Archive - Sep 2011 - Blog entry
September 26th
New Study – Traders are worse than Psychopaths
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 09/26/2011 09:58 -0500Traders are "crazier" than true "psychos. Who would have thought?
Put Your Hard Hats On
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 09/26/2011 09:28 -0500Put your hardhats on as the ride is going to get bumpy.
Chartology
Submitted by thetrader on 09/26/2011 06:45 -0500Markets have reachede extreme levels. Huge Squeeze set up here, that risks killing many of the "new smart" shorts.
Gold on Hold; The New Play May Be in Munis
Submitted by Econophile on 09/26/2011 00:43 -0500The markets are signaling price declines all over the place. Platinum is trading about $40/ounce below gold. This is anomalous. MIT's Billion Prices Project reported price declines in the U.S. in August (see final chart). The Economic Cycle Research Institute on Friday took the rare step of commenting in print that the stock market is at a significant risk for a further decline. Dangerously, Markit's CMBX index (or, more precisely, some of their constituent indices) that tracks mortgage-backed securities broke Friday to yet another new multi-year low.
Right now, the only investment opportunities I see that are both relatively attractive vis-a-vis the alternatives and offer a likelihood of growing nominal capital are investment grade municipal bonds.
September 25th
Investor Sentiment: Ugly but There is Always Hope
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 09/25/2011 22:35 -0500It is ugly but with prices still above support, there is hope.
Ackerman Takes Fresh Look at Old Foe Lira’s Ideas
Submitted by RickAckerman on 09/25/2011 21:44 -0500With deflation tightening its choke-hold on the global economy, we thought we’d drop in on our supposed nemesis, Gonzalo Lira, to see how he was coping in these very un-hyperinflationary times.
What's up in Cyprus? War?
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 09/25/2011 15:18 -0500Strange series of events in Cyprus.
Twisting in the Wind
Submitted by ilene on 09/25/2011 12:48 -0500Cash remains king into the weekend. I’d love to say BUYBUYBUY but it’s a crap shoot.
Up AGainST THe WaLL STReeT
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 09/25/2011 09:25 -0500"You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists."-- Abbie Hoffman [WB7: or Bankster Bailout Queens...]
Roubini and Soros Say The U.S. Already in A Double Dip Recession and Warn of Uprising
Submitted by EconMatters on 09/25/2011 02:01 -0500Roubini and Soros talked the same double dip recession doom regarding the U.S. and the rest of the world.
September 24th
Police Brutalize Peaceful Wall Street Protesters
Submitted by George Washington on 09/24/2011 23:05 -0500Tahir Square 2.0? Or a tempest in a teapot?
The Great American Debt Flow
Submitted by EconMatters on 09/24/2011 10:38 -0500The infographic serves as a scary reminder that America is at a treacherous debt crossroad, and most signs seem to suggest that things could get even more difficult from here on out.
You can’t go faster than the speed of light – And other lies
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 09/24/2011 09:56 -0500What Lies?
September 23rd
Obama to EU: Get Your S__t Together; Got An Election Next Year
Submitted by testosteronepit on 09/23/2011 21:29 -0500The White House is lobbying European governments to shut up and do something. No more disputes in public. The world is collapsing, and it's time to act boldly. Hank Paulson's extortion racket is back.
