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Call it a pure coincidence, but the second the OMO closed at 11am, someone(s) sold a boatload of dollars. Stocks looking so much prettier since.




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Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:18 | Link to Comment Cheeky Bastard
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thank you; i was wondering what caused the move upwards in stock in 11:02.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:31 | Link to Comment mgarrett84
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TD-  can you post a chart of  (.25 delta puts : .25delta call) spread on SPX over 1 month?  

 

 

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:35 | Link to Comment Anonymous
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:01 | Link to Comment Anonymous
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:24 | Link to Comment Anonymous
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:27 | Link to Comment phaesed
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part of the natural intraday pattern, as long as we don't go above the open, we're selling off.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:53 | Link to Comment Arm
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Agreed.  What matters now is if panic selling sets in.  I would expect that to happen if we have 3 or more similar down days.

At this point the stars are alligned (figuratively).  The rally has lost steam, valuations are fundamentally irrational, interest rates are under pressure, and government balance sheets are starting to show the wear and tear.

Should be interesting to watch.  Hope my P&L for the year gets rescued by Fall

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:07 | Link to Comment phaesed
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Umm Arm.... The stars aren't aligned figuratively... they're aligned literally. We are currently going through opposition with Neptune, we were in opposition with Jupiter (which is doing a once every 5.7 year flyby). Additionally Mercury is entering retrograde and we are currently in a Grand Cross formation. Look outside tonight and glance around for the brightest star.... that's actually Jupiter. Even more interesting is do some research on Jupiter's black scar which appeared 3 days before the July 22nd total Eclipse in China. I could go on and on, Friday was 161 days from March 6 (the absolute low in the S&P), which is essential a fibonacci ratio of the 666 low, on top of that it was just over 120 trading days, etc,etc... cyclically speaking though, the turn is here... although end of month vacations combined with Ramadan will alleviate some selling pressure

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:22 | Link to Comment Arm
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Thnx for the very unconventional perspective.  Hey! If the powers that be want to throw me a bone, I'll take it.  =)

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:33 | Link to Comment phaesed
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np... It's scary how much I know about that crap now, studying Gann, Jenkins and Elliott have totally screwed up everything I ever thought about the market :) I suggest those authors very highly if you'd like to improve your trading ability, however the things you learn will change the way you look at everything. And for a bit of perspective... I got my degree in theoretical mathematics.... *sigh*

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:34 | Link to Comment jg
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Hey, if it was good enough for Nancy Reagan, it is good enough for me.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:56 | Link to Comment phaesed
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Best quote about astrology comes from the original JP Morgan on whether millionaires use astrology. His answer was "Millionaires don't use astrology... But billionaires do!".

However if you are seriously into this topic, please start with reading Larry Pesavento, he gives the best intro, or you can email me on this website and I can give you resources offboard.

And oh yeah... hocus pocus  doesn't substitute for discipline and confirmation through technical signals.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 16:18 | Link to Comment Anonymous
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:55 | Link to Comment Jeanbon
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cool

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:31 | Link to Comment Project Mayhem
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BOJ , so nice to see you this morning

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:33 | Link to Comment Cheeky Bastard
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dude, where the fuck were you ?

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:48 | Link to Comment Project Mayhem
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Lol  I had to play a final show here in DC before I left the country.  Spent most of last week on it.   It's got fight club quotes. 

mp3 online here: 

http://www.mediafire.com/?5migdwwtgty

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:59 | Link to Comment Cheeky Bastard
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DLing it; gonna blast that, pour a couple of cans of red bull in me and maybe go dynamite fishing again if im insane enough and my Asian shorts perform well. thank for the link man.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:07 | Link to Comment Cheeky Bastard
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awesome stuff dude; only it doesnt play in WMP, but does in VLC.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:42 | Link to Comment D.O.D.
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Maybe it's because the recession is easing?

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:56 | Link to Comment Anonymous
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:24 | Link to Comment molecool
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Open market operations. Check the NY Fed.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:36 | Link to Comment zeropointfield (not verified)
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 12:56 | Link to Comment Joe Sixpack
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Thanks, I saw the headlines on MW, and was wondering if there was a connection.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 17:42 | Link to Comment t0gn (not verified)
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:02 | Link to Comment Hephasteus
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It's going to retrace 40 percent. Then in few more months just how badly fucked we are will cause it to finally accurately put a number on this screw up that makes some sense.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:03 | Link to Comment gr8t4ever
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Fed has an endless supply of money, they will manipulate the market to their end.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:18 | Link to Comment Hephasteus
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If that where true then why did the great depression happen. HUH WHY.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:25 | Link to Comment Joe Sixpack
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Because the Fed did not have an endless supply of money [gold] then. Since 1971 we have been running on printers ink and electrons.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:58 | Link to Comment Anonymous
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Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:09 | Link to Comment Cheeky Bastard
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LOL. don't listen to Farrell, hes insane. He wrote a book about how astrology effects the market. Although, he wrote some good stuff in the past months.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:02 | Link to Comment Jeanbon
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but there are several good technical analysts, like

the one from http://www.oystercatcher.nl/ who expect a 

market top between mid august, beginning of september.

I don't understand anything about these cycles, but at 

least the guy with the moon and the stars has some support:

Another tech guy wrote on the 11th of August:

Conclusion: The SPX is approaching our projected target at 1020 and with this week’s trading, we are moving into the 

time window of our projection mid August top. As we highlighted last week, a temporary overshooting is something we 

cannot rule out and as we have yet not key reversal in place it is obviously still too early to call a top. However, given the 

deteriorating technical internals we think a potential overshooting would just be a fake as part of a final buying panic. 

Within the next 5 to 10 trading sessions, we are looking for a key reversal as the start of a top-out phase that could last into 

the first week of September. Our key message is that from current levels we see the next bigger move in equities as being 

on the downside. From an assumed top around 1020, we expect the SPX to at least retest its early July lows. The worst 

case would be a move towards 850, which would retrace the March/August rally by about 50%. From a cyclical 

standpoint, we expect the next major tactical buying opportunity to come in October, November at the latest. From a 

strategic standpoint, this potential November low should be a bullish springboard into Q1 if not even early Q2 2010.  

 

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:13 | Link to Comment Anonymous
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Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:40 | Link to Comment Gilgamesh
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CNBC going for the Double-D shaped recovery.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 13:26 | Link to Comment Anonymous
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Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:11 | Link to Comment Anonymous
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:36 | Link to Comment newstreet
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2:30 est.  EU and BP on their highs since 6:30 am.

Sell?

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:39 | Link to Comment SWRichmond
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So here's the setup:

  1. Chinese have announced they're on a shopping spree for commodities.
  2. Chinese are flush with USD for shopping
  3. Bernanke announces end of QE, which was causing the Chinese a lot of heartburn.
  4. U.S. market tanks on the announced end of QE
  5. USD strengthens and commodities crash
  6. Stronger USD raises value of Chinese Treasury holdings and gives them buying power for...shopping.

Cui Bono?

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:00 | Link to Comment Stuart
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And this benefits the White House how?  An End to QE would blow interest rates through the roof.   Not exactly what an ailing economy needs if it ever wants to get up off its face again.   Unless economic improvement comes quickly, the Fed's Govt deficit will guarantee an end to the republic...and that is not even including raising money to fund these so-called 60 Trillion unfunded liabilties..    The White House does not want an expensive dollar as evidenced by all actions to date to get it lower. 

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:24 | Link to Comment SWRichmond
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Who said anything about the WH?

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:34 | Link to Comment Stuart
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The point is because it doesn't in anyway, is why the idea of chinese angle of letting $ rise so they can capture cheap commodities is too tinfoil.  

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:34 | Link to Comment Stuart
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The point is because it doesn't in anyway, is why the idea of chinese angle of letting $ rise so they can capture cheap commodities is too tinfoil.  

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:53 | Link to Comment gmrpeabody
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I don't think it matters what the WH wants anymore. They are running out of options fast, and Chinaman will pull the strings to increase their purchasing power before the binge begins. They feel they have earned that right, and they do have leverage over the party in power.

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:38 | Link to Comment zeropointfield (not verified)
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:51 | Link to Comment SWRichmond
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Not really a conspiracy, just going along and getting along, ya' know?  The Chinese will keep buying (some of) our debt if we do them a favor every now and then.  It's "just business."

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 16:09 | Link to Comment zeropointfield (not verified)
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 15:37 | Link to Comment Anonymous
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 16:11 | Link to Comment Gilgamesh
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Was I hallucinating earlier when walking past the TV, or did CNBC really have a banner something along the lines of -

Breaking News:  S&P still almost 50% above market lows; NASDAQ up over 50%

?

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 19:00 | Link to Comment Anonymous
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