Get Darwinian on Your Portfolio!
Of all the many battles on Wall Street, the one that strikes us as peculiarly absurd is the recent sniping between Economists and...
Covering the Gold Short
I just covered the short in GOLD. My view continues to be there is more upside for the yellow metal over the long haul, but this trade...
Top Ticking Real Estate is Different Than Stocks
Nice pair of charts from Northern Trust that show even as sales slow down: Prices still remain relatively robust: That may seem counter...
Buy Volatility
Last month, we looked the the Death of Volatility. One of my favorite secondary sentiment indicators, the VIX, begins trading options...
Trading Resolutions for 2006
Alan Farley asks: Did the 2005 market slap you around so much you’re feeling like a hockey puck? Good news. It’s almost over...
Death of Volatility
Light posting this weekend, but I came across two fascinating VIX graphs that demanded discussion. The VIX, for those of you who may not...
Window Dressing
Jason Goepfert of sentimentrader.com noted the following statistics regarding Window Dressing, i.e., mark ups for the quarter-end (as...
Year End Rally Comparos
Thanks to the year-end rally, the S&P 500 recently closed a fraction below a new 4-year high. Today’s offering from CotD...
On Being Short in a Rising Equity Market
I always try to post a "How-To" on Sundays, as the slower pace of the weekend allows for some quiet contemplation. Given the...
Sell some winners and most of your losers
On the possibility that the year end rally isn’t all that: "On the wild assumption that those nearly universal bullish...