Archive - Oct 21, 2010 - Blog entry
10/21/10 Midnight Report: The market weebles and it wobbles but the Fed won't let it fall down
Submitted by MoneyMcbags on 10/21/2010 23:22 -0500A funny thing happened on the way to the frontrun today as after a huge opening driven by slightly positive relative macro data and NFLX's jizztacular earnings, the market dove on no real discernible news other than maybe investors waking up to just about EVERY FUCKING PIECE OF ECONOMIC DATA released in the last few years (though highly unlikely).
Run Over by the Grain Train
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 10/21/2010 23:01 -0500We are entering a major secular bull market in food, as the world is making people faster than the food to feed them. A 175,000 new customers a day. When push comes to shove in the global economy, the commodities you have to have are the grains. The Scottish reverend Thomas Malthus must be smiling from his grave. (CORN), (AGU), (MOS).
Who's Your Daddy 101 - Multiple Pledged Notes
Submitted by 4closureFraud on 10/21/2010 22:29 -0500A woman goes to a party or is promiscuous and sleeps with 6 men in a night or week. The following week she is pregnant. Who is the daddy?
A Whiff of a “Mini” QE-2?
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 10/21/2010 20:02 -0500I thought I smelled something today.
An "In Your Face" Entitlement - FERS
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 10/21/2010 09:18 -0500A piece of the entitlement pie.
The Astounding Failure of the US Educational System
Submitted by smartknowledgeu on 10/21/2010 04:23 -0500If there is a provable relationship between formal education and intelligence, it is probably an inverse one. The more letters you have behind your name (MBA, PhD, JD, MFA, CPA) the greater level of stupidity one likely possesses, as the attainment of a higher level of education means that one has been exposed for a far longer time period than the average citizen to the indoctrination process.
Daily FX Retail Trader Contrarian Analysis 21st Oct
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 10/21/2010 03:07 -0500Retail traders are notoriously wrong at picking market direction/tops and bottoms. Most retail traders very naturally seem to adopt a counter-trend stance and this offers very accurate signals for individuals looking to trade against this group. This daily report is designed to help traders focus their efforts on higher probability pairs. So what are the signals?
Elliot Spitzer (Harvard Club non grata)--Here's To You Elliot!
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 10/21/2010 02:15 -0500I have one question: Are Lloyd Blankfein, Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin members of the NYC Harvard Club? If not, they should be...
