How Bear Got Burned
Don’t walk, run to Calculated Risk’s explanation for what really happened with those two Bear Stearn’s hedge funds:...
Contain THIS!
>"If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s...
Russell Indices Rebalance Today
As if the "well-contained subprime mortage" issue wasn’t adding enough volatility, today is the Russell Indices...
Asset Manangement/Research Website Design
On an unrelated note, I am playing with the design of a new project (big announcement, hopefully next week) that is geared for active...
Oversold !
The watchword for today is "Oversold." Bonds were oversold, and snapped back yesterday. The market got oversold and REALLY...
China & The Mother of all Double Tops?
Shanghai was down 6.5% this morning. The alleged cause was news that Chinese officials were raising the tax on stock transactions from...
Uh-Oh: Front Page WSJ “Why Market Optimists Say This Bull...
Today’s WSJ has a very bullish, front page article on the current Bull market lasting another decade or so. In the past, that has...
How to Fail As a Trader in 10 Easy Steps
via Trader’s Narrative comes this look at surefire ays to lose money as a trader: How to Fail As a Trader in 10 Easy Steps There is...
Why Are Stocks Falling?
Yesterday morning, Doug Kass gives us his short list of why stocks ought to take a stumble: 1. The price of gasoline rises to a new high,...