http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ud?s=FUN

some say sell, others say buy, and some say hold. proof of how unstable the market is and nobody really knows which way to go.

Well nobody really knows 100% but you can come up with a high probability of an outcome.

...A KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst downgraded Cedar Fair LP ( FUN - news - people ) to "Hold" from "Buy" on Friday, saying the amusement park operator would continue to be hurt by a soft economy and bad weather....

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/08/28/...ll_6825955.html

Well there you have it. KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst are also weather forecasters. Thats the thing with the weather nobody really knows.

Open up a Farmers Almanac, you would be scary how close a book written a year in advance can be....

Also, look at the wording they used: CONTINUE to be hurt by a soft economy and bad weather....

Besides, the reasons given by management throughout the industry when bad results or less than stellar results are reported are invariably (and usually accurately) a soft economy and bad weather.