Definitely agree that a lot of carnage has floated to the surface. However, the banking sector still has a long way down. JPMorgan, for example, has $7.8 TRILLION in CDS exposure which needs to be marked to market. The monoliner issue is not one that won't be resolved with massive writeoffs affecting most major institutions. The property markets are not close to bottoming. The consumer spending slowdown is just starting and job layoffs will take time. This is not going to be resolved any time soon, and over the medium term shorting financials will be a very good trade. There are still quite lot of bulls - only when everyone is bearish will a potential bottom be reached.
A Bet Against the Banks [View article]
Definitely agree that a lot of carnage has floated to the surface. However, the banking sector still has a long way down. JPMorgan, for example, has $7.8 TRILLION in CDS exposure which needs to be marked to market. The monoliner issue is not one that won't be resolved with massive writeoffs affecting most major institutions. The property markets are not close to bottoming. The consumer spending slowdown is just starting and job layoffs will take time. This is not going to be resolved any time soon, and over the medium term shorting financials will be a very good trade. There are still quite lot of bulls - only when everyone is bearish will a potential bottom be reached.