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End of Recession Predictions Look Increasingly Flawed

Obama is neutral on foreclosures and unemployment. He figures these "minor" matters will sort themselves out and when they do he will claim victory vis a vis his "stimulus". His foreclosure plan is a JOKE.

Not that McCain would have been any better but we elected a guy that is poison for a capitalist society.

Obama 'Shines' Natural Gas

Obama is owned by the ethanol lobby; he could care less about support nat gas even though we have huge domestic supplies. He would rather import crude oil then promote nat gas and that is a something he should be ashamed about but he is not. Politics as usual with this guy, he is a fraud.

Would Reinstating the Uptick Rule Make It a Fairer Game?

The SEC does nothing and they know nothing. Mary Schapiro is just as big a disgrace as Cox.

Mortgage Refinancing Is Not the Solution

I like Cramer's idea of 4%, 40 years, at current value, to EVERYONE.
If you can't meet these terms you would have to sell.

What would be the downside for the USA if we did this?

Obama's Housing Plan: Elegant and Costly

That's not a bad idea.

I propose a flat 4% fixed for 40 years to all mortgages up to 2 million dollars.

The government is trying to figure "who is worthy". What stupidity. These morons can't come up with a simple unified plan that will jolt the economy.
Obama acts smart but he is INCOMPETENT.




On Feb 18 11:39 PM Celcius wrote:

> Let's refinance their loans to 50 year or 75 year mortgages at a
> high interest rate, 6 to 8 percent, but with manageable monthly payments.
> They keep there houses, and the government makes a profit!

Will Expected Rally Be Part Bear or Bull?

The market is totally dysfunctional and the only rational approach is day-to-day assessment. Unless your time horizon is > 2 years and arguably 5, only trade day to day and stay is cash. That is what I am doing.

Citigroup: The End Draws Near

Worthless article, no analysis, opinions do not equal facts.

The Odds in the Financial Sector: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

UYG and SKF seem to mirror closely per centage wise, especially over time windows of a few days. Even at this low level for UYG; if it goes up +25%, skf will go down close to 25%. I have seen a few days where they did not track that well but most time they correlate IMO.


On Nov 21 05:59 PM hoodamac wrote:

> the charts/analysis dont work with these etfs together. take a look
> at historical prices. skf when it was back at 150, uyg was 18? if
> skf goes back to 150 uyg will now be around 7. dont trust my numbers
> here, i am just throwing them out from memory. Look at it yourself
> and you will see. there is something worng here.

The Odds in the Financial Sector: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

The market is so abnormal, chart analysis and history have little value especially for etf's like these. You can only daytrade them; holding skf or uyg overnite is a huge risk; believe me I know from experience with these two.

John Hussman: The Market Is Not in Uncharted Territory

The world in 1929 was completely different. Yoiu did not have huge emerging economies like China, India, Brasil. We're much more resilient.
I don't believe charts from the 1920's, 30's or even 70's are that useful.

Hedge Funds: Forced Selling Provides Opportunities

Hedge fund dumping massive amounts of stock to come up with cash for redemptions, loans, margin calls, etc.

This dumping lowers the value of the remaining stocks they own which forces more selling. And so on. What is the sense to all this? Qui bono?

Short Selling Levels Down. Is This a Surprise?

Agreed and that idiot Cox still has not come out clearly and firmly against naked short selling. Where did they get that guy from? I know, Orange County; lived there.

How the Lehman Bailout Increased Moral Hazard

I am sooooo sick about hearing about Lehman. What per centage of the world economy was Lehman?

What we have here is big money sitting on the sidelines waiting patiently for the huge wave of panic selling to subside.

Is the Media Actually Fomenting Current Market Volatility?

Bloomberg is the most restrained; they report w/o passion or prejudice.
The rest (the NBC's, FOX, its a soap opera).

The Bottom's Within Sight - Barron's

My guess (and we all can only guess, lets be honest) is the path up is after the election.