Reggie Middleton

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• The Doo Doo 32, Revisited

  Published 25 August 2009 | viewed 4,662 times

  Recently, the Chairman of Sunturst Bank said lending institutions are not out of the woods yet and will probably continue to report losses on commercial…

• The Folly of US Financial Political Games

  Published 21 August 2009 | viewed 3,669 times

  In a previous post, I featured this chart sourced from Bloomberg: It is quite telling, considering the state of affairs. Let us move on to…

• So, Exactly What is Causing This Big Stock Run Up?

  Published 18 August 2009 | viewed 6,244 times

  I was having lunch with a portfolio manager at a big $16 billion hedge fund the other day, trading ideas and chewing the fat. She…

• Fact, Fiction, Farce and Lies! What happened to the Bank Bears?

  Published 13 August 2009 | viewed 4,913 times

  I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that that market neutral strategy illustrated through the blog research is working…

• Direction Neutral SP Strategy Analysis, 1H 2009

  Published 10 August 2009 | viewed 2,674 times

  I have received a few emails inquiring about the new strategy testing we have implemented and as a result I have decided to release the…

• Combining BoomBustBlog Forensic Research with Volatility Strategies

  Published 07 August 2009 | viewed 3,096 times

  Note: The Goldman Sachs direction neutral strategy empirical analysist is now available to Pro subscribers. Click Goldman Sachs Option Strategy Pro Analysis 2009-08-05 09:52:44 1.02…

• Marginal Companies with Marginal Business Models are Going to Crack

  Published 30 July 2009 | viewed 4,511 times

  I know the stock market has been on a tear as of late, which did not do well for those of us trying to short…

• PNC plus CRE = Doo Doo hitting the Fan

  Published 28 July 2009 | viewed 4,245 times

  To highlight more of the damage to be done to TARP recipient banks such as Wells Fargo and PNC, I know turn my attention to…

• BoomBustBloggers Appear to be Pressuring PNC

  Published 27 July 2009 | viewed 3,135 times

  It looks as if a BoomBustBlogger subscriber has made it into the news with a large option trade - STOCKS NEWS US-Bears flock to PNC…

• The Long-biased Forensic Analysis is Now Available to the Public

  Published 23 July 2009 | viewed 4,014 times

  This blog's first long biased forensic analysis is now available, and I am releasing it to the public (this one time) to illustrate the depth…

• Anecdotal Observations from the JP Morgan Q2-09 Conference Call

  Published 17 July 2009 | viewed 4,161 times

  For those of you who don't follow me regularly, I find it a travesty that banks insured by taxpayer dollars (ultimately) are allowed to take…

• The Difference Between a Professional Investor and a Professional Reporter is...

  Published 10 July 2009 | viewed 3,386 times

  That the professional (fundamental) investor always looks for the numbers to back up the assertion while the reporter may often run with the assertion. I…

• Professional Asset Manager Performance: Are you Getting What You are Paying For???

  Published 10 July 2009 | viewed 2,501 times

  In case you haven't noticed, I am pretty much anti-establishment. In keeping with that streak, I feel obligated to highlight the sham that is the…

• Beware of Bank Earnings Propaganda - They are Still in BIG Trouble!

  Published 07 July 2009 | viewed 3,617 times

  If one were to parse the bullshit that the government has allowed the banks to proffer in the name of earngings, one would find the…

• Market Manipulation from the Big Boys: Is there really a PPT (Plunge Protection Team)?

  Published 01 July 2009 | viewed 4,988 times

  I decided to dedicate some resources into the reason stock prices have diverged so far, and so fast from the underlying fundamentals. The preliminary results…

• More on My Stagflation Rant

  Published 26 June 2009 | viewed 3,436 times

  This is a reponse to a comment I made in another post. I thought I would make a new post of it since it is…

• Reggie Middleton's Take on Investing for Inflation: Part V

  Published 19 June 2009 | viewed 3,070 times

  In continuing with my rant on investing during inflationary periods (see Reggie's take on investing for inflation Parts I, II, III and IV for the…

• Reggie Middleton's Take on Investing for Inflation: Part IV

  Published 18 June 2009 | viewed 3,918 times

  One of my blog subscribers asked me, "So does this (inflation correlated returns - see Reggie's take on investing for inflation parts I, II and…

• Reggie Middleton's Take on Investing for Inflation: Part III

  Published 16 June 2009 | viewed 4,214 times

  The Performance of Inflation Correlated Assets: Reggie Middleton's Opinion This is part 3 of my thoughts on investing in inflationary times (see Reggie Middleton's Take…

• Reggie Middleton's Take on Investing for Inflation: Part II

  Published 14 June 2009 | viewed 4,677 times

  As stated in part one of my inflation series of blog posts, I am not sure if we will have rampant inflation in the near…