Earnings misses give cheerleaders pause
Its dumbfounding to watch a bunch of last week’s cheerleaders do a 180 degree spin and lament the recent earnings misses. While...
VIX follow up
Since our VIX piece last week, several commentators have discussed the volatility index. I wanted to clarify some of the errors, myths...
Reuters does VIX
Reuters picked up the VIX analysis (nice write up, too): Investor sentiment index may signal troubles ahead
Barron’s picks up VIX Analysis
Mike Santoli, who wrotes the Trader column for Barron’s Market Week, referenced the VIX analysis from Thursday: Earnings Fall to...
READ IT HERE FIRST
A few of last week’s posts got picked up by Reuters and CNN/Money: Last Tuesday’s piece, A/D Breadth Thrust Suggests More Upside,...
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Profit Reports Should Reveal Clues About Broader Economy Tax Revenue at 44-Year Low as % of U.S. Economy Beyond the [telecom] bubble All...
Bloomberg radio appearence
A quick heads up: I will be on Bloomberg Radio (1130 on your am dial in NYC) today, Friday, October 10, starting at 4pm and running into...
Margin Follow up
A quick follow up to the Margin issue we looked at in September (NASD Firm Margin Levels Spikes to Record Levels 9/17): The NASD website...
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Is it any wonder why so many investors, economists and strategists are confused? Here’s a news round up: Holiday sales forecasts...
Are Discounters & Big Box Chains Hurting the Music Industry?
Two interesting articles worth discussing: Kevin Laws, a former music biz consultant and now VC, is guest blogging at Tim Oren’s...