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    • Tue Sep 30th 20:53 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      'No Shorts' Outperforming
      Shorts add liquidity and price discovery to the market – a very very important function needed for smooth functioning of the market. They take the maximum risk – they are outnumbered and out gunned, and despised. Just imagined of the market was shorted enough so the bubble would not have formed. That does not happen because these same individuals likely on the long side of the market at that point.

      Shorts have exposed the lies in the balance sheets and flawed business models – Fonie/Fraudie, GS, MS etc. Wamu and Wachovia fell under the weight of their own balance sheets, not by shorts. Lehman was insolvent – all the liquidity that Fed provided could not help it.

      Shorts have been completely vindicated they are the heroes.
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    • Sat Sep 27th 17:16 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      It Could Happen - Cramer's Mad Money (9/26/08)
      All the bailouts have propped up these markets. This new bailout if it happens will postpone the crash by a week or two. But the big crash is coming, it aptly will come after the biggest bailout.

      Greenspan/Bernanke/Pau... - thank you all very much - RIP.

      Commodity price action is clearly indicating major global slowdown. For all the optimists- even S&P fell 50% after the dot scam bust. Even Greenspan couldn't prevent it.

      The biggest credit bubble has burst - stock aversion will happen. Sell every rally. All confidence in the system is gone.
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    • Fri Sep 26th 23:42 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      The Calm Before the Storm?
      Get out and stay out of these markets. Ben-Paulson are manipulating them big time - policy changes on option expiry, short sale bans, bail outs and more mail outs,...

      I have had it with this duo. Ben - please go back to the Princeton debating society where you belong. Paulson - please enjoy your ill gotten $ 600 M with your Wall street buddies. Stop killing the 401Ks of ordinary American.
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    • Tue Sep 23rd 22:16 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      The Shorts Aren't the Problem
      Let the bust cycle play out. Stop trying to prop the markets. The markets must be allowed to fall to their natural values/sentiment. Govt meddling is destroying the markets.

      It is not the shorts, longs have gone into hiding for obvious reasons.

      Good luck and good bye.
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    • Mon Sep 22nd 17:54 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Healthcare Stocks: Due For a Selloff?
      When the inevitable recession happens and the companying stock aversion - all stocks will fall - HC may not fall as much as others - it is popularly believed to be a defensive sector.

      In any case - Sell Sell is the mantra in the current times.
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    • Mon Sep 22nd 13:28 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Short Selling: Myths and Facts
      Short selling – nothing is at all wrong with it. All market participants and institutions and regulators, academicians have always seen great value in it. It is somehow when we hit bear markets shorts start getting blamed. Shorts provide very important service to the market – price discovery and liquidity.

      Lot of studies were done on depression and stock market downfall – the unanimous conclusion after even Congressional studies– shorts did not cause the market slide – it was over valuation and the reckless bullish speculators.

      Let us take the case of Lehman – it was insolvent – no run on the bank on liquidity issues no rumor mongering. Unlike Bear it had the Fed window for any liquidity issue. No one wanted to buy it at any price. Its prized asset now has been sold to Barclays for $1.75 B –a third of the estimated distressed price, and Barclays was the only bidder. If the Lehman had any value – someone would buy it whole or parts at decent price- but that was not the case.

      Bears are the heroes they have exposed the balance sheets of these institutions. Shorts did not put leverage or the toxic stuff on these balance sheets. The institutions have been lying – “we are well capitalized and everything is marked down conservatively”. All lies.

      The action of banning short selling is exposing – what a house of cards there is – even after a Trillion $ bailout – still these institutions are vulnerable. So short selling has to be banned – no up uptick, no naked short banning. Simply a ban.

      Just remember shorts are out gunned and out numbered and despised. They have no means to over power the markets. Most market participants are simply long only.

      Have lost all confidence in these markets – Govt. has become the biggest manipulator – coming up with these draconian rules on option expiration day (not the first time).

      Getting out of the market –closing all my long and short positions. Investing in Gold, money markets, and China – at least the Govt. stays out of the market.
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    • Mon Sep 22nd 01:20 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Global Stock Markets: Surviving the Most Turbulent Week Since 1987
      Bailout nation. Audacity of stupidity. This dynamic duo of Ben-Paulson have been wrong every step of the way. The bazooka misfired now they want a nuclear missile.

      The wall street fat cats must be protected - that is the mantra of the country.

      Get out and stay out these markets manipulated by the Govt.
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    • Sat Sep 20th 17:44 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      A Paulson Fan's View of the U.S. Mortgage Company
      If Paulson is so smart - why is he wrong every step of the way. At the onset of the financial crisis last year he is first one to come to come up - this is not a crisis at all. Then subprime only, small crisis, crisis contained, worst is behind us. Give me a bazooka - trust me I will not use it. Now (after Fannie/Freddie bail out) - he needs a nuclear tipped missile.

      He is destroying capitalism (as we knew it or imagined it to be) - just to protect Goldman. When Goldman went down to 87 - he knew he has lot friends to protect.

      Wall street is just a den of thieves - old boys network - fat bonuses and Hampton homes.

      Rebel against it - call your congressman.
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    • Sat Sep 20th 10:36 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Going to Hell in a Handbasket: The Rush To Protect More Stocks
      I am tired of these bailouts and market manipulation by the Govt. Fat cats on wall street must not be bailed out – not by may tax money. These guys screwed up big time – now they raise the boogeyman- too big to fail. Fire all the CEOs – zero the equity - erase the golden parachutes.

      Call your congressman- jam their lines. Do something. There has to be accountability – if I screw up on my job – even if it is not me - I get fired. Why are these pompous overpaid fat cats in Wall Street not already fired.
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    • Sat Sep 20th 10:11 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Prepare to Sell Monday - Cramer's Mad Money (9/19/08)
      Igonre Cramer, he simply is a populist bubble maker. He has a new knee jerk idea everyday.

      However I am bearish on markets - after these market manipulating moves by the govt. - I have lost all confidence in the markets. Will sell out all my remanining positions - long/short - get into gold, CDs, Mmkts.
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    • Wed Sep 17th 23:01 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      VIX Spikes to 35
      We would hit new highs on VIX. It is different this time - Tsunami of the century has hit us.
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    • Thu Aug 21st 01:24 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Lehman, Fannie, Freddie: This Must Be Groundhog Day
      Yes, it is surprising Fannie/Freddie etc are still alive, and the market is where it is. Can't imagine who the buyers could be- are pros simply taking the gullible for a ride - leave them high and dry. Feels like that - with all the volatility +/- 20% moves on daily basis in mid caps etc.

      Brad Miller - he is a lost cause - probably caught in some kind of time warp - denial.

      At this point there is no uncertainity - it is ceratin the accident has happened - it is the dmage assessment phase -statring with denial.
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    • Tue Aug 5th 00:15 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Upbeat Outlook for Credit Card Backed Securities - S&P
      Is this an upbeat or downbeat report?
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    • Thu Jul 3rd 04:11 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Have the Financials Found Their Bottom?
      Long way down. We are in long drawn cyclical bear market.

      Credit unwind and world wide inflation- leading to stagflation, ultimately depression.

      Be very very defensive.
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    • Thu Jul 3rd 04:01 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      U.S. Markets: Just How Oversold Are We?
      We are in a bear market- avoid bottom fishing and value traps.

      Bottom will only be achieved after we stop looking for one. Meanwhile we may get bear market rallies, like the one we just had from March-May.
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