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The "Chicago Cubs No Hitter" Indicator Spells Doom For The Market
Following Milt Pappas' September 1972 'no hitter', The Dow dropped over 40%.
Carlos Zambrano's 'no hitter' in 2008 came during the Lehman bankruptcy weekend and was followed by a 30% plunge in the S&P in the next three weeks, as well as a 6000-point-plus total collapse in the Dow.
So, when we saw Jake Arrieta's 'no hitter' this weekend, we can only imagine what doom it implies for US stocks.
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And if that is not worrying enough, as Spencer Jakab reminds us, the last time The Cubs won the National League Pennant was in 1945, two cities were destroyed by atom bombs.
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P.S. this ridiculous post is dedicated to those who enjoy pitching goalseeked "charts" that justify their market predictions, but prefer to ignore anything that detracts from their narrative, as idiotic as it may be.
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Head for the hills!
Who knows what might happen after a no hitter like that, maybe Chicago might go penniless.......oh, wait.
That's it. I'm out...
The moon was a bit blue last night as well.
It is as good an indicator as any other in a totally "managed" market.
I heard he got paid a bonus but it was an IOU.
this theory is as plausible as anything else in this fucked up world.
So just stick to your stackin' plans, bitchez. Anything and everything can happen. But at least if you hold phyzz...then you own phyzz. Everything else is just paper.
***Stack guns, ammo, food, water, hunting/fishing/camping supplies, clothes, real books, and everything else important to you as well.
The market has always been managed. There has never been a "free" market anywhere in the world.
It's the fuckin' Dodgers' fault.
Duck the Fodgers.
(Spoken like a true SF Giants fan!)
Dodgers fans, they are the guys that beat opposing fans into comas in the parking lot after the game, nice bunch.
Just because you can't see the linkages between the Cubs and Wall street, it doesn't mean they aren't there. Maybe the FED is a Cubs hater? More study at great expense needs to be done. Where do I sign up?
I'm with ya', asteroids! As an independent neutral third party San Fran observer I'll detemine impartiality.
It was bright orange in Indiana.......really pretty honestly.
See, my beloved cubbies do amount to something.
Wrigley Field is at 1060 West Addison so I'm gonna go out on a limb here and call the apex of market turmoil on 10/6
Shoulda been nice to the goat.
http://mindoversports.com/2012/05/05/chicago-cubs-the-billy-goat-curse-a...
Chitcago's No Hitter got elected.
yeah, last 2 time i ate chinese food i shit my pants.
something about past performance and all.
That MSG fucks you up.
The problem with comparing the past and present is the present currently awards trophies for participation.
Everyone agrees Arrieta did not pitch a no-hitter, he was just given credit for one so he would feel better about himself.
When this is all done(the Crash)...we can attend B'Ball games for 5 cents admission(just like the good ole days).
The Bartman Effect.
Awesome correlation, thanks Tyler.
..except 2 data points do not define a correlation.. funny article nonetheless
LMAO !!!
I wish I knew this before the 401k "professional" with a Sports Science degree from Ohio University came into our office this morning to remind the muppets to BTFATH and keep pumping money into their accounts.
That would have been a good ice breaker.
More accurate than Gartman I bet!
Gartman may not be accurate but he is consistant... BTOOG (Buy The Opposite of Gartmen).
Guaranteed 3 pm selloff!!!
We have markets?
Why is it I think of the Cubs whenever I see a CO flag?
it was fixed to take chicagos mind off the financial situation of chicago and Illinois.
Seriously, I know that October 26 is the day the economy and markets implode. Thats the day the Cubs win the pennant and the world series is called off.
actually the 25th is a sunday and last day of the national league playoff, I used monday the 26th because its convienent.
This kind of analysis and insight is worth every penny I pay for this site.
It would be awesome if this really was the indicator of collapse. Forget fundamentals, forget trend, forget central planning. It all comes down to a game that is only fun when drinking.
Oh for the Cub's days of Jack Brickhouse and Hamms Beer commercials while fans dreamed of a World Series spot.
there are a lot of folks rooting for the Cubs to go deep in the playoffs if for no other reason to see how they implode-perhaps the economy and markets and Cubs implode the same day?
That would be an interesting pool to be in.
Any Cub win is an 'end of days' indicator. A no hitter is probably an asteroid headed our way this time.
No true Cub fan 'dreams of a World Series spot". We are happy with a 500 season and even next to last is seen as a good omen for the eternally hopeful 'next year'.
You have a real reading comprehension problem, don't you?...Do you even know the references made in my post?...Sheesh!
Their farm club is a couple miles away, hope there is no butterfly effect.
Banks, Santo, and Jenkins....when they return to the line up I'll have 'Cub Hope' again.
Don't forget Don Kessinger
...or Ernie Broglio!
one thing is for certain, this gives the manipulation monkees one more idea to toy with in the casino.
If the Cubs win the World Series that will be the signal to go underground and not come out until the geiger counter readings are back to normal.
Back to the Future II
As far as I am aware, they still haven't let the Billy goat back in to the park. In keeping with the superstitious nature of this article, we're safe from a north side world series win.
Tyler,
You left out 1987 market crash when Janet Yellen was in Chicago and was pitched a no hitter by her husband George Akerof, although he did manage to hit her in the ass with a 50 pointer when he returned to their room in a drunken state.
we need to ban no-hitters
How dare those pitchers be so niggardly!!!
Betting that the Cubs will win the World Series, is like betting that central banks will actually let markets fall, or betting that HFTs will lose money at least one day a year, or betting that the FBI will actually prosecute Hillary for deleting emails.
Oops, did I do that? - Adam Bahm
I bet the powers that be in China are all over this .....they play baseball right....I am sure they are looking for some correlation..
Play ball!
Wow, we will really be in the shits if they win the series!!
Quick, somebody sacrafice a Lamb...
Synchronous events are considered to be related by significance, not by causation. While this distinction seems to be lost on many, including the author of the p.s. comment, the no-hitter may be the last signpost on the road to the collapse of financial markets, a sign to the wise as it were.