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Dollar Taking Reappointment Of Its Executioner In Stride

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Oddly, the dollar has taken the news of its imminent demise well... too well, judging by the massive diarrhea occurring in commodity land. In the meantime 170/70s sure aren't having a nice day.

h/t dollar vigilante and momo alcoholic extraordinaire y2

 

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Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:19 | 47687 TumblingDice
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The king is dead!

LONG LIVE THE KING!

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:25 | 47702 Anonymous
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Apparently, the dollar has some growthyness.

The answer to my math question was -1.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:25 | 47704 wwtdd
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why wouldn't the dollar go up...everything traded in the USA must increase in value...didn't you get that memo??

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:27 | 47706 Anonymous
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170/70's??

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:13 | 47771 Shamwow
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Long/short perhaps?

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:17 | 47776 Gilgamesh
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High Blood Pressure victims.  Attending the ObamaCare rallies has not worked out well for them.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 17:39 | 48061 chunkylover42
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nice.

+1

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:29 | 47708 Sancho Ponzi
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News from BloomGreenShootsBerg on another big Dem supporter and Harvard grad 'Smartest in the room' type:

'Nemazee Is Arrested in $74 Million Citibank Fraud'

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aRJzVy_8GrIM

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:36 | 47721 gmrpeabody
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First of all.., why hasn't that banker been arrested for stupidity.

No matter, they will all soon be pardoned for the sake of the DNC financial future.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:51 | 47733 Sancho Ponzi
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Perhaps he is a former mortgage broker

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:07 | 47759 AN0NYM0US
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circa 2006
Senate Dems Boast $38 Million Cash On Hand -- With Help From Press Shy Iranian American Businessman You've Never Heard Of

"Senate Dems have just announced that they hauled in $8.8 million in June. They have nearly $38 million in the bank.

Few people know this, but a key person who's helping Dems rake in all the bucks is a press-shy Iranian-American businessman named Hassan Nemazee."

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2006/07/senate_dems_boas...

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:11 | 47766 peoplesdemocrat...
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"Press-shy"   Just priceless!

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:12 | 47768 D.O.D.
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ahhhhhh hahahaha, the one , the true, ANONYMOUS....almost sounds like a greek god.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 18:09 | 48102 Anonymous
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Well, that explains how the idiots at State nominated Maliki (Iranian sympathizer) to head up Iraq. I wonder how much money was funneled from Iran to Republican coffers for that one.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:30 | 47711 B_Movie
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did the music just stop in this game of musical chairs ?

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:02 | 47855 mossberg (not verified)
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ascent over last decade has lowered the degree of separation between and the global economy

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:31 | 47715 Jeanbon
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Crude Oil is one of the best shorts for the

next 6 month.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:34 | 47718 Gilgamesh
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ERX if you can find the borrow.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:38 | 47725 Anonymous
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Long the dollar, short everything else.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:49 | 47832 Anonymous
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yip, the most crowded trade in the world? short the US dollar. When/if it rallies, good night commodities and stocks.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:54 | 47734 Anonymous
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Or DUG if you cant find the borrow.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:42 | 47727 pivot
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agree.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:47 | 47732 peoplesdemocrat...
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Amen to that.

I'm short USO & XLE.

Although I am really looking for the fire works in Russia. Once we tank, (Chinese having gotten "the ball rolling" so to speak) the Russian stock market is going to be a thing of beauty to watch as it implodes (3rd world, commodity based, criminal syndicate run, yada, yada, yada).  Anyway, it should be a fun time to be had by all. Short RSX.

But by all means, lets bring Bernanke back....

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:49 | 47990 There ya go again.
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SCO works for me...

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 18:10 | 48103 Anonymous
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What, have you been reading Groklaw again? I do. Just to keep up with the saga.

Wed, 08/26/2009 - 00:25 | 48439 peoplesdemocrat...
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SCO is great.

Tried to get calls on SCO but my broker seemed to be having "difficulty". Really, great pick!

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:01 | 47719 Dixie Normous
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If I put on my "New Market" thinking cap, this is setting up perfectly for a drop in the dollar and a move to 1050 on the S&P 500. Oh yeah, throw in some $76 oil too.  Ahh what the hell..... 118'115 or lower on the 30 yr.

The question is will it happen in between 1:00 and 3:30AM or 3:00-4:00PM.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:36 | 47722 Anonymous
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The death throes enervate the body and initiate powerful spasmodic, muscular movements throughout the episode.
It is an episode, however, that is terrifically short compared to rigor mortis and putrefication.

EWWW! What is that goo on my hand? Did you accept US greenbacks? That goo is the rot and pustulence of 38 years of practiced self-harm and neglect. Smells nice doesn't it?

Shame you worshipped it so, as it has turned out to be a false staff upon which you depended.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:40 | 47726 Jeanbon
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The USD is the carry trade, the Monopoly Money for Hedge-Funds

and a good indicator for the deleverage trade. If the USD

starts to drop in line with commodities, we are in a very

deep sh..

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 18:12 | 48105 Anonymous
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Seems there was an article somewhere concerning the drop in the dollar in March of 2008. Added $30-40 to the price of crude oil because it took more worthless dollars to buy the same barrel of crude. The rest came from speculators who have no business being in the energy trading business.

The dollar drops, commodity prices rise.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:44 | 47730 B_Movie
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momentum not yet following price intraday in making new lows ....

 

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:56 | 47737 My cognitive di...
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"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"

USD

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:12 | 47770 lizzy36
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bdi off 45% from its june highs

Iron spot below $100 - 

Natty on its way to $0

Copper on its way to $1.50

somebody is going to need depends...

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:16 | 47774 Shamwow
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BDI off 45%!  I'm gonna hire a ship and host monkey knife fights just outside the 200 mile limit.  Red Bull, blow and satellite trade terminals included!

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:23 | 47781 Project Mayhem
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YES   Are you my long lost brother?? 

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:26 | 47784 Cheeky Bastard
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count me in as an investor in that venue

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:06 | 47862 lizzy36
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i'd be a buyer

 

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:37 | 47958 Shamwow
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Alright, Toronto departure, September first.  One stop in Montreal to get dirty Francophone strippers, poutine and Labatt Bleue and then its out to sea!

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 18:29 | 48120 KevinB
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Where do you live, buddy? Half the strippers in Toronto are from Quebec - in fact, the best looking ones like coming to Ontario 'cause they make more money here. You can get good poutine at Poutini's (classic) or Caplansky's (with a smoked meat gravy), and Blue is from Ontario. All Montreal has to offer is corrupt politicians and better hockey and football teams.

Wed, 08/26/2009 - 01:37 | 48487 Shamwow
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Lol, actually half our strippers (if not all) in Ontario are from the former Soviet Union.  I agree with the Blue comment, my undergrad degree was from that beer's hometown!

Maybe we'll get some St. Ambroise!

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 18:14 | 48108 Anonymous
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Wow. And China is sitting on a heap of dollars. Bet you can buy a lot of resources with that dollar stockpile and use in your manufacturing sector. Now, if there were only someone to buy the China goods.

Hmmm... which should help strengthen China if the dollar continues to rise and commodities happen to become cheaper.

I smell a global conspiracy... of fools.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 15:25 | 47783 Anonymous
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DXY is negative now. Pump is on the way! (Wasn't that Kerry's campaign slogan?)

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:01 | 47851 mossberg (not verified)
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Canada's Council Member Timothy Lane has some interesting

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 16:40 | 47963 Anonymous
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the proxy for it, UUP, has intermediate support at the -1SD 20 BB; there might be a bounce here.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 17:48 | 48073 Anonymous
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I'm impressed. Usually we only see the USD mentioned on negative performance around here. Welcome change.

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 21:41 | 48303 whacked
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Me too ... Go USD

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