stockstradr, although I agree with your sentimental on the world economy, all your trades are betting that the market has only one direction to go. Have you noticed that Shanghai index is creeping up recently? If the major economic crash is irreversible now, wouldn’t one predict that it should drop? Bernanke’s Fed is creating a long, steady incentive to borrow and speculate. I don’t think it will have major effects on the economy (including unemployment), but it could have major effects on financial players (e.g. banks and hedge funds) to be more aggressive and speculative. The carry trade could allow the Shanghai index to climb up over 3K easily. And other markets could follow because China is really the growth engine of the world at the moment.