Archive - 2010 - Blog entry
December 28th
December 27th
Outlook 2011: China Says No More Cars, Down Goes the Auto Industry
Submitted by asiablues on 12/27/2010 19:57 -0500While the world is still unwrapping the surprise Christmas gift from China in the form of an interest rate hike of 25 basis points, this other piece of news with ample implications to the auto industry seems to have gone largely under the radar.
Why Is It So Cold? Should the Big Freeze Alter Our Approach to Climate Change?
Submitted by George Washington on 12/27/2010 17:23 -0500Snowpocalypse now?
Mandarin Monday – China Tightens, Snow Chills Markets
Submitted by ilene on 12/27/2010 14:41 -0500Of course we felt that last week's zero-volume move higher was fake, Fake, FAKE but, when the acting is that good, there's nothing else you can do but sit back and enjoy the ride.
This Time Is Different
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 12/27/2010 11:30 -0500It is those famous 4 words of investing that should have you running the other way and that should be relegated to the trash bin of investing along with such phrases as "stocks climb a wall of worry" and the "stock market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent".
The BaNZai7 MooCHeRs aND SHaKeDoWN aRTiSTS oF 2010
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/27/2010 10:19 -0500I thought I would do the Top 10, but I lost count...
December 26th
Outlook 2011: Five Stocks Due For a Pullback (CAT, AMZN, NFLX, X, BIDU)
Submitted by asiablues on 12/26/2010 18:38 -0500It is inevitable that when you have a market run up like we have had recently driven mostly by liquidity and the Santa Claus Rally, many stocks would see pullbacks in the New Year. These are just five of such candidates that I believe capable of some meaningful downside risk.
Investor Sentiment: Extremes Persist
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 12/26/2010 16:35 -0500The markets don't have to go down just because everyone is bullish, but if you are a "believer" and buyer at these levels, then you will need to identify a market top and get to the exits before the next guy to extract profits. This is a very crowded trade and identifying the top is a tall order.
"WHO KILLED THE DiSNeYLaND DReaM"
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/26/2010 12:06 -0500This is a must view, particularly for all Americans...
HoLiDaY OPeN THReaD WoRD CLouD (a brief moment of introspection)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/26/2010 02:55 -0500I took all of the 782 comments on the Holiday Open Thread and ran them through a word cloud generator...
China’s Grinch Raises Rates on Christmas
Submitted by Jack H Barnes on 12/26/2010 00:32 -0500For the second time in the last few months, China’s Central Bank has raised its rates to fight internal inflation. The new rate goes into effect Sunday. Here is an English version of their announcement.
December 25th
Dan Wallrath's Christmas Message
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 12/25/2010 14:24 -0500You don't need to be Bill and Melinda Gates to give back to your community...
Outlook 2011 & the Next Decade: Is The Smart Money Right About China?
Submitted by asiablues on 12/25/2010 04:40 -0500China has been ranked as the top growing country among the G20 since 2001 and is expected to retain that title for at least another five years. However, the news coming out of China for the past three months has not been good.
A WiNDoW INTo CHRiSTMAS' PaST
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/25/2010 01:11 -0500Christmas (circa 1920s), in pictures...









