"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •820 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,744.00 | +21.20 | +1.23% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 89.17 | -3.70 | -3.98% |
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Gasoline •13 mins | 3.289 | -0.114 | -3.34% |
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Ethanol •820 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •820 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 820 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 820 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 99.35 | -2.96 | -2.89% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.927 | -0.040 | -1.35% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 4.463 | -0.179 | -3.86% |
Markets / Other
The Many Faces Of Deleveraging
It's time to quickly revisit the subject of deleveraging now as per the recently released 2Q Fed Flow of Funds statement. Important now why? Because believe it or not, a…
Markets Memo
Expect above average volatility over the next few weeks: The recent strong US stock market was in part due to anticipation of business favorable political conditions after the midterm election.…
Quantitative Easing: Torching the Recovery
Instead of limiting losses to those that took risks, Bernanke's first round of bailouts in 2008-9 spread the fire to all American taxpayers. Ben's next demonstration of quantitative easing is…
Uncertainty Rules...
GDP met expectations but that wasn't enough as investors fret over elections and QE2 concerns...
Gold, Oil, SPX Trading Around the Election
This week we have a major wild card (Election) happening on Tuesday. Most of you know I don't get involved with political discussion for several reasons... one of them being…
The Federal Reserve Casts Its Ghostly Shadow
This week will see the opening of Ben Bernanke's Quantitative Easing box. Out of which will jump a giant stimulus rabbit along with a few difficult to interpret actions lightly…
Deflation Is Not the Enemy -- Bad Economics Is
Like most of today's economists Blinder doesn't even know what deflation is. Regardless of what is taught in the economics faculties of universities a fall in general prices is not…
ETF Rewind - Week 43 (10/29/10) and October Summary
The major U.S. indices put in a flat week with the S&P 500 (SPY) finishing higher by just +0.1%. Notable outliers, including Real Estate (IYR -1.9%), Midcap Growth (PWJ +2.3%)…
Market Recap: Consolidation Was Generally Not Good For Bulls
SPX has been fluctuating around 1184 for 2 weeks, most likely after the FOMC the next week, the range will be broken. Although theoretically a breakout from a consolidation range…
Thank You QQQQs
I see nothing changing here. The market will take out stops like ours and continue to tread higher. I still see several possible scenarios that the stock market could take,…
