Archive - Jan 5, 2010 - Blog entry

In this 1.5.10 edition of the Fibozachi Technical Update (FTU), we present 12 technical profiles of the S&P 500 Futures (ES), the VIX, the US Dollar Index (DXY), Crude Oil Futures (CL), Gold Futures (GC) and Silver Futures (SI)...

On December 28, 2009, amid the eggnog-sloshed holidays, the Fed solicited comments on a proposed amendment to Regulation D that would create a new Term Deposit Facility (TDF). As we will soon demonstrate, the innocuously sounding facility is nothing more than a de facto debt issuance mechanism that once again pushes the envelope of the Fed’s statutory (not to mention Constitutional) authority.

Krugman agrees with El-Erian ...

Will 2010 be the year of sovereign defaults ... or can the boys duct tape the system together until 2011?

Right. Accurate economic reporting is literally guaranteed to come out of China! Goldman says so!

Stocks hit all time highs, the dollar soars, and precious metals and commodities crash. Hedge Fund Traders left scratching their heads.

The Mad Hedge Fund Trader’s Top Ten Surprises for 2010

Morgan Stanley, appears to have reacquired the title of the "Riskiest Bank on the Street" with increasing VaR and declining risk adjusted returns that reflect growing risk in its investment portfolio, which is rife with assets that I am quite bearish on.

I will be the first to admit that 2009 was a disappointing year for my investment results. Although the first quarter of the year was the strongest that I ever had during the Asset Securitization Crisis, and I clearly saw the trend reversal coming at the end of the quarter, I significantly underestimated the length, breadth and depth of the trend reversal. With that being said, I do want to put things into perspective...

A peek into what the top hedge funds and institutional funds are buying for 2010...