I have become very interested in the technical aspect of Thread Analysis.
Studying Thread Analysis has enabled me to develop my skills in stock market investing.
For instance, I have learned.................
Threads with postings over 100 have saturated the Thread market and need to be avoided. Posting to these threads will result in a long expensive wait on your return.
Threads that fall to the bottom of the list are questionable. I ask myself why has no one invested in this thread lately? These threads should be thoroughly read for content. Look at the fundamentals in this case.
Those Threads at the top of the list are hot.
Guaranteed your postings will be read and the percentage of return responses will be high.
Depending on the topic, some threads are long term investments and are worthwhile contributing steadily to.
Some threads fluctuate like the penny stocks or the commodity market. They can be like a wild card, high risk gamble whether the conversation will strike gold or crash in value.
I tend to keep a conservative 40:60 split between posting and reading. That way I know my long term investment in the Mudcat is guaranteed to bring me a good return over the years.

Little Neo