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David MacDougall responded to question on Stockpickr Answers on Thursday.

Throughout the trading week on Stockpickr Answers, investing professionals answer questions posed by members of the Stockpickr community.

TheStreet.com Ratings Senior Financial Analyst

answered questions on Thursday. Recently on

TheStreet.com

, MadDougall wrote about the

, which include

Gilead

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Sohu.com

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and

DeVry

(DV)

Here are some questions from the Stockpickr community that MacDougall answered on Thursday.

Futures are looking higher this morning after the lateday financials rally yesterday and a new bit of Geithner testimony coming today.Is this optimism justified or are we being set up for another slide?
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What do you think is the best investment thesis for getting into commodities atthis point? Inflation hedge? Global growth? I'm trying to understand why commodities are rallying here and whether it's too early to get in.
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Do you have an opinion on if we're in a cyclical bear market, and if so, what point do see us currently in?
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Is there a light at the end of the tunnel when we can trust earnings and guidance again? If it's sector by sector, what sectors will be reliable the soonest?
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Which sectors should we turn to at this time as we pull out of this mess? And which sectors will follow behind that?
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I've been watching Powershares DB Agriculture (DBA) - Get Report. With the fall of the dollar, do you think this will take off?
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Are you a fundamental or technical trader?
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