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Risk Reversals Can Be Such a Bitch!

by Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Wow! Risk reversals can be such a bitch! It was like someone flipped a switch at precisely 3:30 p.m. in New York, and suddenly the rally was over. The sell recommendations from market timers poured out like confetti at a New York ticker tape parade. The pundits, talking heads, and faux financial... More »

Mon, Sep 28, 2009 •SPY
It's Boomtime Again for IPO's

by Mad Hedge Fund Trader

The spectacular debut of the IPO for A123 Systems (AONE), a maker of high powered, quick recharging lithium ion phosphate batteries using advanced nanophoshate technology, put a great shining spotlight on a sector I have been harping about all year (search my data base for... More »

Mon, Sep 28, 2009 •AONEQ.PK
Why the Stimulus Program Was a $750 Billion Dollar Mistake

by Kimball Corson

The gospel according to a misreading of Keynes is that if aggregate demand falls, it is appropriate to intervene and have the government take up the slack. More broadly conceived, the idea is to have government run surpluses during good times and deficits during slumps. But is this true all the... More »

Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Iridium Rises From the Dead

by Mad Hedge Fund Trader

In an amazing comeback from the grave, satellite phone maker Iridium (IRDM) announced a reverse merger with GHL Acquisitions, giving it the capital it needs to launch a new generation of satellites. When the company filed for bankruptcy ten years ago we all had visions of their 66 satellites in... More »

Mon, Sep 28, 2009 •GOOG
Quote of the Day

by Mad Hedge Fund Trader

“The good news is that the recovery train is leaving the station. The bad news is that it’s a local,” said David Kelley, chief market strategist at JP Morgan.

Mon, Sep 28, 2009
S&P500 Performance through recessions since 1950s

by Anil Sharma

Every recession is different in the way it unfolds, the underlying problems which make it happen and time it takes for stock market to respond to it. The Peak to Trough decline and then rise from Trough to Peak... More »

Mon, Sep 28, 2009 •SPY, S P 500 Performance
October 2009 $SPY Long Iron Condor Update

by Kinsman Redeemer

October 2009 $SPY Long Iron Condor UpdateSee http://www.spyoptions.com for complete details. October 2009 $SPY Long Iron CondorToday, I closed out the 95/92 put spread (net debit $0.08, 22% profit in 31 days) from my October 2009 Long Iron Condor (LIC) and re-deployed the capital... More »

Mon, Sep 28, 2009 •SPY, long iron condor
Abbott Labs (ABT) Breaks Out

by Itz Stock Chartz

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Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Sheila Bair Will Sacrifice Small Banks And Lending For Small Businesses To Keep FDIC Alive

by PPY

FDIC is the worst run insurance corporation in the world.Who can't do Sheila Bair's job when all one needs to do is talk positive, hand out billions to the banks of his/her choice, and take on risks without any collateral?Just spend, spend, spend.Reports have emerged that FDIC will most... More »

Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Small Stocks Driving the Market

by Frank Holmes

This article is adapted from the latest edition of U.S. Global Investors’ Weekly Investor Alert, published each Friday and distributed free to subscribers. Click here to view the entire Investor Alert. The stock market has been on a tear since bottoming out in early March 2009, with the... More »

Mon, Sep 28, 2009 •Small Caps vs. Mid- and Large Caps