Archive - Oct 2011 - Blog entry
October 3rd
Prying Into the Brain
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/03/2011 19:31 -0500Now: quantitative models recreate thoughts, and brain signals control mechanical devices. The flash crash will look quaint, and Google and Facebook will have a field day.
The SNB's risky move
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 10/03/2011 18:46 -0500There's so many ways this could go wrong.
Make or Break-Chartology
Submitted by thetrader on 10/03/2011 16:13 -0500Longer Term Charts, as promised earlier. Make or Break as volatility increases.
Seriously Folks, This is the Great Collapse
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 10/03/2011 16:10 -0500The fact that leverage levels prior to this round of the Crisis were even higher than those from the Tech Bubble… combined with the $600+ TRILLION in derivatives floating around in the financial system… should give you a sense of how serious the market declines can and will be as this whole thing breaks apart.
ViSUAL CoMBaT DaiLY (10.3.11) (AMerRiCaN LiBeRTY BLooMBeRG)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 10/03/2011 15:40 -0500"Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money."--J. Edgar Hoover
[CONSUME COFFEE AT YOUR OWN RISK...]
Operation #InvadeWallStreet | A Message To The Media – On October 10th, NYSE Shall be Erased from the Internet
Submitted by 4closureFraud on 10/03/2011 14:28 -0500A new Anonymous statement to the media regarding a DDOS attack set forth to take place October 10th. Expect a day that will never, ever, be forgotten.
Hunting the Squid, Part 2: Since When Is Enough Derivative Exposure To Blow Up The World Something To Be Ignored?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 10/03/2011 10:32 -0500How will GS put a real hedge, a counterparty risk mitigating prophylactic if you will, over that big green stalk that is representative of Total Credit Exposure to Risk Based Capital? Short answer, Goldman may very well be to big for a counterparty condom. You pretty, brand name Goldman counterparties out there (and yes, there are a lot of y'all - GS really gets around), expect to get burned at the culmination of that French banking party I've been talking about for the last few quarters.
Graham Summers’ Weekly Market Forecast (Crisis Mode Edition)
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 10/03/2011 10:06 -0500I suggested to get defensive weeks ago. I urge you to be even more defensive now. Use rallies to lower exposure to stocks to the longside and to establish some shorts. I would also be heavily exposed to cash as the US Dollar rally I forecast last month looks ready to go into hyperdrive:
Some signs of reversal in the Market?
Submitted by thetrader on 10/03/2011 09:35 -0500Squeeze time again, as now everybody bearish again? Full Chartology to follow later this evening.
Prophets Of Doom: 12 Shocking Quotes From Insiders About The Horrific Economic Crisis That Is Almost Here
Submitted by ilene on 10/03/2011 00:18 -0500It's over. There is no coming back from this.
October 2nd
Hokey Pokey Plan
Submitted by ilene on 10/02/2011 16:50 -0500“you put your short bonds in, you pull your long bonds out, you put your short bonds in and you shake them all about.”
Protesters Target Federal Reserve
Submitted by George Washington on 10/02/2011 15:12 -0500William Banzai ... for the win.
To THe BRiDGE!
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 10/02/2011 13:12 -0500"I would rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it." --Will Rogers
College Dropouts And Unemployment, At What Cost?
Submitted by EconMatters on 10/02/2011 07:41 -0500High college dropout rate has been a persistent trend in the U.S. for decades. One study put the cost to nation at $4.5 billion per year in lost earnings and tax revenues. Meanwhile, Russia and South Korea now outrank the U.S. in terms of college graduate rate.
