On Friday, we noted that Fannie Mae Looks Like Hell. In the weekend linkfest, we noted the Fortune article about Fannie Mae, as well as...
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Wow! That was one helluva day: DJIA: 13,307.09 up 319.54 for 2.46%Nasdaq: 2,673.65 up 89.52 for...
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One of the first books I read in this business oh-so many years ago was Stock Market Wizards. It had a profound impact on my thinking...
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Futures look strong this morning, and I’m running into a few appointments. Before I hop, I wanted to get you this quick chart from...
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Chelsea Art Galleries in New York is showing a photography exhibit by Jill Greenberg called Ursine. It is, as you might expect, a show of...
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Over the years, we have repeatedly commented on Margin Debt. Its has been our well considered position that that Margin Debt is a...
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Despite fantabulous growth data from Google, several Dow stocks have cast a pall on the markets today, with the Dow off ~ 200 points as I...
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I’m loving this orgy of chart-porn via this Justin Lahart column in the WSJ today: click for interactive version at free WSJ: You...
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Asian bourses are down 1.75 – 2% as of this moment — might this be a coincidental forewarning on the 20th anniversary of the...
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Sometimes, short term mechanical concerns can magnify market moves. Example: Consider option gamma and this week’s option...
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