Archive - Oct 2012 - Blog entry
October 15th
15 Oct 2012 – “ Blue Monday ” (Nouvelle Vague, 2006)
Submitted by AVFMS on 10/15/2012 10:58 -0500European equities trying to decouple from EGBs and US equities, trying to trade “No news is good news”.
Low action day.
Short term trading strategy buy Spain on weekend bail-out hopes and resell rapidly might need to be deepened. Not much to chew on eventually.
It's All About Timing
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 10/15/2012 09:35 -0500The markets are all about timing. In this case, 55 weeks.
October 14th
Investor Sentiment: In a Vacuum
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 10/14/2012 19:37 -0500It's like we are in a vacuum, and the silence is palpable as the bulls hope that the announcement of QE3 hasn't become a bull trap.
I will never forget the name "Gavyn Davies!"
Submitted by lemetropole on 10/14/2012 18:37 -0500Goldman "Hannibal Lecter" Sachs used to be the visible ringleader of The Gold Cartel. They have since disappeared from the gold price suppression scheme totally, at least as far as this eye can see.
Shuffle Rewind 08-12 Oct " Sleeping Satellite " (Tasmin Archer, 1992)
Submitted by AVFMS on 10/14/2012 06:00 -0500Particularly light on hard data, take away from this week’s action was reduced volatility in the EGB world (unlike rather more jumpy and eventually depressed equities).
After rainy weeks, better weeks, we pretty much had a rather sleepy week.
The REAL Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan
Submitted by George Washington on 10/14/2012 01:45 -0500Hint: It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives
October 13th
Blame Isn't a Platform
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 10/13/2012 11:31 -0500Real leaders don’t WHINE about their jobs. They don’t blame others for their mistakes. And they surround themselves with quality advisors to help them in making decisions.
On the Fall of the PU
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 10/13/2012 10:00 -0500
Ryan has a bad plan, Biden has no plan at all.
October 12th
What do Henry Kissinger, Le Duc Tho, Yasser Arafat, President Obama, And The EU Have In Common?
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/12/2012 20:55 -0500From a "Europe in pieces" to a "Europe of peace" and back?
Did Bernanke Bluff About QE3?
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 10/12/2012 13:06 -0500
I want to draw your attention to the fact that the Fed balance sheet is DOWN $50 billion year over year. This confirms that the Fed has in fact been engaging in mostly verbal intervention over the last year rather than actual monetary intervention.
No, the Gulf Oil “Sheen” Is Not Oil Coming from the BP Wreckage
Submitted by George Washington on 10/12/2012 13:04 -0500BP’s Explanation Is Incorrect
12 Oct 2012 – “ Sleepy Time Time ” (Cream, 1966)
Submitted by AVFMS on 10/12/2012 11:08 -0500Stronger Periphery trapping European equities, with the latter dragged down by US apathy.
Risk adverseness factors (equities – Periphery - EUR) decoupling.
US equities seem utterly tired.
Somehow the last months’ rally ahead of QE has tired everyone and since delivery every step seems sooooo heavy.
On Jamie Dimon's "Favor" to the Fed: Bear Stearns Shenanigans Revisited
Submitted by EB on 10/12/2012 10:09 -0500Dimon: "So, we were asked to buy Bear Stearns. Some said the Fed did us a favor...No, no, we did them a favor. Let's get this one exactly right. We were asked to do it."
