Archive - Aug 2, 2013 - Blog entry
Margin Credit Charts And Money Market Funds
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 08/02/2013 17:52 -0500It's not just the level of actual credit being lent that is the problem, it's the patterned behavior tied to the hubris of rallies that allows people to rationalizing borrowing without the liquid assets to back it up.
Friday: Fools Rush In Where Fundamentals Fear to Tread
Submitted by ilene on 08/02/2013 17:09 -0500Should we throw logic out the window and run with the bulls?
The Trader Games Are Ending
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 08/02/2013 13:27 -0500
Traders shot for and managed to hit 1,700 on the S&P 500. At this point, there is no real reason for this other than trader games (start of the month buying).
NFP Shakedown!
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/02/2013 10:31 -0500A discussion post NFP of markets, economics and tapering!
THe HeRo (revisited)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 08/02/2013 09:11 -0500The man who saved the global economy...
LBMA Data: Beyond The Smoke And Mirrors
Submitted by GoldCore on 08/02/2013 06:52 -0500The LBMA clearing statistics therefore essentially represent huge daily trading through unallocated accounts, most of which is classified as spot delivery, but which is backed by very small physical metal foundations. The clearing statistics while interesting, need to be made more transparent and granular beyond the headline data. Otherwise they tend to obscure rather than illuminate.
