Archive - Mar 16, 2011 - Blog entry
UN: Radiation to Hit U.S. By Friday
Submitted by George Washington on 03/16/2011 23:16 -0500Before you freak out, the authorities say it will be very low-level radiation which will not cause any health effects. (But can we, um, get our own radiation monitoring network up and running to make sure?!)
The Great Japanese Unwind?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/16/2011 20:19 -0500The death of the yen carry trade? Sounds like mass hysteria to me...
Smoke on the Water
Submitted by ilene on 03/16/2011 13:51 -0500Why is it that the average investor has a firmer idea of what his next $50 clothing purchase should be than his next $5,000 stock purchase?
International Citizens Radiation Monitoring Network
Submitted by George Washington on 03/16/2011 13:43 -0500Let's do it ourselves ...
Sheila says goodbye to the ABA
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 03/16/2011 12:09 -0500She thumps the bankers on the way out.
Shorting Apple and Why Software Developers Can Make More Money On Android
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 03/16/2011 11:41 -0500It's about that time!
Nuclear Plant Operator: Water in Pool Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods May Be Boiling, an Ominous Sign for Release of Radioactivity
Submitted by George Washington on 03/16/2011 10:42 -0500Forget a "Chernobyl-like" meltdown ... we're already getting bad scenarios from the spent fuel rods.
Long Term Treasury Bonds: Very Positive Backdrop
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 03/16/2011 10:14 -0500The fundamental and technical pictures are now supporting a higher move in bond prices.
Why Oil Has Peaked
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 03/16/2011 07:35 -0500The real price of crude oil really topped out at $120/barrel last week. Anyone in the oil industry will tell you that, considering only the true supply and demand for oil, the price should be about $70/barrel. All of the $23, or 27% increase in the price of oil in the last four weeks has been about fear. We are going to see $90/barrel before we see $150. Saudi Arabia is not Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, or Libya. The Saudi’s had a lot more money to spread around to keep everyone loyal. This is why Al Qaida has made absolutely no inroads there for the past 10 years.
Trade Against The Retail Herd 16th Mar
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 03/16/2011 02:01 -0500In yesterdays session we saw some very 2 sided action especially in the Euro, we initially saw a EURUSD sell off as a flight to the safety took hold due to a sell of in far eastern equities. In the early part of the NY session this fear reversed and strong buying took us back the levels at which we started the day. this show of strength has pushed GBPUSD and EURGBP in the long zone and edges EURUSD into the strong long zone.
