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WTF Chart Of The Day: Hope(less)-er

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/27/2013 21:19 -0400

Since expectations of Q3's GDP growth began to get ratcheted lower with reality (in March), 'economists' have banked on Q4's fiscally-dragless-renaissance to fill the wedge between equity prices and fundamentals. That 'hope' has been dashed (once again) on the shores of QE insanity as Q4 2013 expectations have collapsed 30% in 2 months to only 1.8%... but 'hope' and 'faith' remain as Q1 2014 will save the day. Of course, all this is magically achievable - like this.

How much longer until everyone gets the joke?

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Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:20 | 4195590 Debeachesand Je...

Until they run out of paper????

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:23 | 4195598 wee-weed up

The Obungler Economy!

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:30 | 4195627 knukles

Say, haven't I seen this somewhere before?
Like every year end since 2007?

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 23:14 | 4195880 Againstthelie

I thought Black Friday was a US date? WalMart has expanded to Africa, too?

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:30 | 4195599 Cult_of_Reason

And absolutely no one, not a single bull or bear, expects a recession.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fbx7RjwsQtM/UWHDV64zUTI/AAAAAAAAG74/09ctt3TGgF...

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 22:31 | 4195775 TheFourthStooge-ing

Recession would be an improvement.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:23 | 4195600 Jumbotron

Toilet paper ? Same diff...I suppose.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:30 | 4195624 Van Halen

There won't be a recession as long as, in just under 36 hours, we have shopping like this going on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWnL0NsjGx0

Warning - view at your own peril. You won't be able to watch this and not be depressed.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:35 | 4195639 knukles

Last year just for shits and grins Mrs K and Favorite Numblah One son went to Wal-Mart for the Black whatever Xmas shopping midnight opening.

They were catatonic next morning and said it was every bit like the YouTube stuff.

Depressing they said...

Mr K stayed home reading a good book, BTW.
If I'd gone all I'd have wanted anyhow was a CokeaCola Slurpee...

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 01:31 | 4196145 Seer

I drop in every now and then for grease for my tractor. Yeah, I get all excited about it!

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:43 | 4195661 Pure Evil

You're right I was depressed after watching.

Damn fat assed retards ruined a good Black Friday store rush into Targets.

Must be all the chemtrail spraying causing people to go Full Retard.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 01:34 | 4196150 Seer

Can you see the dilema here?

There's TPTB on one side and on the other...

I'm afraid that the "as good as it gets" days have peaked.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 23:12 | 4195872 Againstthelie

That's excatly how the Globalists want it. 3rd world population everywhere. Mission almost accomplished.

One cannot say, they have not been successful.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:41 | 4195657 GTO

Hope is not a plan.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:45 | 4195672 Oldwood

Hope is when you have no plan.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 22:48 | 4195805 gonetogalt

That's actually quite profound.

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 01:27 | 4195875 Seer

Best definition I'd ever encountered was from Derrick Jensen. He and an audience once defined it as:

"Hope is a longing for a future condition over which you have no agency."

One cannot "plan" under such situations. Jensen equated it to flying, saying that he hoped the plane wouldn't crash. But on the other side he stated that "he didn't HOPE to eat," rather, he "WOULD eat."

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 08:13 | 4196326 petolo

"Hope is the dream of the waking man"........Diogenes?

Thu, 11/28/2013 - 01:32 | 4196144 Ryan Langemeyer

"Hope clouds observation" - from the book Dune. Relying on hope means that you will miss what is actually happening right in front of you. Seems like that is a favorite passtime of the Sheeple in the US right now.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:44 | 4195666 Oldwood

Confidence is high for those spending other people's money. The rest of us, not so much.

Wed, 11/27/2013 - 21:48 | 4195677 JamesBond