There’s a peculiar patois in which the financial charlatan speaks. Below, we collect some of the tropes and tricks of the unhinged market rhetorician.

Full disclosure: If you search my site or past commentary, you will probably find instances of me using some of these terms or words. It’s a little unavoidable to not parrot some of the stuff I consume, even if inadvertently. So I guess what I’m trying to say is to be wary of anyone using this stuff daily or deliberately. Because the majority of these terms and phrases are being employed in an effort to distract you from your long-term investment goals or to talk you out of what is likely a sound course of action.

Charlatan catchphrases and red flags

Sunlight is the best disinfectant What the market doesn’t understand is… As you know… Inflection point There is a fundamental misunderstanding… “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” “Textbook” The mother of all ____ 1987 Price discovery Picking up nickels in front of a steam roller Euphoria Party Like It’s ____ “Druck says” The smart money Punishing savers It’s safe to assume… Next leg higher (lower) To be clear the greenback Hyperbolic TINA Window-dressing “Hussy” Generational Retracement Sucker’s rally Running on fumes Dr. Copper In yen terms Extreme readings Holding the bag Simultaneously calling for a crash and a melt-up Fiat currency Asset price inflation Rigged Detached from reality Manipulation I’m just early I’ve seen this movie before and I know how it ends Idiosyncratic risk “Spoos” Unless this time is different… “Flashing” Day of reckoning Pivot Bullish or bearish “of” instead of “on” Adopting a Shakespearean affectation while (whilst?) speaking anything Sun-Tzu Lehman.

And of course, if we missed any good ones, tell us on the twitters!

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This post originally appeared here on January 17th, 2017