Technical Tuesday – Weak Bounce Sucks In The Suckers Once Again
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 9:55 AM EDT
Actually it's a rule of thumb at PSW that dip buyers need to get burned 3 times before they wise up to a proper correction, so they still have at least another try in them before they finally walk away from this crazy market.
Argentina – The Economic Backdrop To The Default
Article By:
Acting-Man
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Monday, August 4, 2014 10:37 AM EDT
By now it is well known that Argentina has been declared in default by the major credit rating agencies.
Some Thoughts About The Week Ahead
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Monday, August 4, 2014 6:25 AM EDT
Four central banks meet in the week ahead, and non-manufacturing purchasing managers surveys will be reported.
Volatility Shocks & The Cheapest Hedge
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Monday, August 4, 2014 4:58 AM EDT
Low volatility is being driven, in BofAML's view, by both fundamental and technical factors. Fundamentally, the volatility of real economic activity and inflation has fallen to near 20 year lows in what some are calling the Great Moderation 2.0.
Work And Worth
Article By:
Robert Reich
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Monday, August 4, 2014 3:21 AM EDT
What someone is paid has little or no relationship to what their work is worth to society.
What Are The Ripple Effects If Argentina Defaults?
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Peter George Psaras
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:46 AM EDT
Atul Lele, chief investment officer at Deltec International Group, and Bill Janeway, managing director at Warburg Pincus, discuss how a default by Argentina’s government could impact emerging markets and global economies. They speak on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
What Is The Effective Limitation On The Fed's Ability To 'Print Money?'
Article By:
Jesses-Cafe-Americain
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Monday, July 28, 2014 9:46 PM EDT
The notion that a sovereign government issuing their own currency and debt cannot fail flies in the face of history, if not common sense.
It's Déjà Vu Disappointment All Over Again
Article By:
Michael Pento
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Monday, July 28, 2014 1:33 PM EDT
It’s the time of year when Wall Street and Washington apologists trot out their dog and pony narrative, in an attempt to spin the actual data, proving we have finally embarked on the summer that will launch sustainable economic growth. But is it true this time?
How RenTec Made More Than $34 Billion In Profits Since 1998: "Fictional Derivatives"
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 3:15 AM EDT
Ten days ago Bloomberg reported that as a result of various tax dodges, one of the fastest-trading hedge funds in the US, Jim Simmons' Renaissance Technologies, had managed to avoid paying ordinary income tax on billions in profits...
Monday Market Movement – Do We Ever Go Down?
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Monday, July 21, 2014 9:51 AM EDT
There is just no way to win betting against this market! Well, actually, there is one way and that's betting that each pop is nonsense and tends to have a subsequent pullback intra-day but, long-term, the cumulative effect of all that low-volume pumping has been a rousing success, to say the least.
Thursday Flip-Flop – Rally Gets Manic/Depressive
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:30 AM EDT
This morning, the market is depressed, giving up all of yesterday's gains in the Futures. So much so that we took a long poke on the Russell (/TF)Futures that we had been shorting from 1,160 – at the 1,135 line.
The Pschology Of Investing: T Is For Texas Sharpshooter Effect
Article By:
Tim Richards
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:15 AM EDT
The Texas Sharpshooter Effect is a doozy, although it's less of a bias and more a sleight of hand trick. Impressed by that fantastic mutual fund history? Amazed by that stock tipping sheet performance?
Batman Strikes – Some Thoughts On Short Sellers
Article By:
Bankers Anonymous
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Friday, July 11, 2014 10:31 AM EDT
In the bad old days of the 2008 Crisis, a casual reader of the financial news might have been fooled into thinking that “short-sellers,” those financial firms that bet on the price of some financial instrument (like a stock, or bond, or currency, or commodity) going down, rather than up...
Which Sectors, Styles And Strategies Are Working In 2014
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 2:35 PM EDT
Remember when stable, self-sustaining recoveries were led by Utility stocks outperforming every other asset class and sector?
Buyback ETFs: Hold Off On The U.S. Version, Evaluate The International Adaptation
Article By:
Gary Gordon
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Monday, June 30, 2014 2:42 PM EDT
According to a study by LPL Financial, the “smart money” may be exiting equities.