zenalgorithm's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/151134/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/97976-5-reasons-why-the-700b-bailout-could-translate-to-250-oil?source=feed#comment-272092 272092
The Ponzi I-banks and various speculative commodity hedge funds are no longer propping up the price of oil anymore.
While I do believe that peak oil is coming very soon - within the next 5 years, I've also noticed lately that all the SUVs are disappearing at my condo complex and are being replaced with tiny fuel sipping cars.

Your premise that a $700 billion bailout is going to cause massive inflation is weak IMO. ALL the countries around the world are slowing down and will inevitably lower their interest rates, thus most of them will be matching our inflation/deflation in certain assets and commodities $s.]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:17:58 -0400
The Ponzi I-banks and various speculative commodity hedge funds are no longer propping up the price of oil anymore.
While I do believe that peak oil is coming very soon - within the next 5 years, I've also noticed lately that all the SUVs are disappearing at my condo complex and are being replaced with tiny fuel sipping cars.

Your premise that a $700 billion bailout is going to cause massive inflation is weak IMO. ALL the countries around the world are slowing down and will inevitably lower their interest rates, thus most of them will be matching our inflation/deflation in certain assets and commodities $s.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/97704-positive-divergences-continue-to-stack-up?source=feed#comment-268086 268086 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:40:31 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/96936-can-hank-paulson-lead?source=feed#comment-262782 262782
This stock market is becoming more of a Ponzi Scheme everyday.]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:05:17 -0400
This stock market is becoming more of a Ponzi Scheme everyday.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96936-can-hank-paulson-lead?source=feed#comment-262773 262773 Commercial real estate and credit cards are next.

Paulson and the FED know this, but play dumb. 9 months ago, Paulson was saying that houses weren't overvalued...]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:00:37 -0400 Commercial real estate and credit cards are next.

Paulson and the FED know this, but play dumb. 9 months ago, Paulson was saying that houses weren't overvalued...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96500-morgan-stanley-exploding-the-short-seller-myth?source=feed#comment-260857 260857
Shouldn't insolvent bank stocks be trading at $0?]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:33:21 -0400
Shouldn't insolvent bank stocks be trading at $0?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96506-should-we-try-congestion-pricing-for-security-trades?source=feed#comment-260824 260824
Banning short sales is equal to banning the redistribution of wealth. Very wealthy conservatives love this new rule, while the other 99.9% of us that are relatively poor shake our heads at this obviously rigged, market cronyism.]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:29:38 -0400
Banning short sales is equal to banning the redistribution of wealth. Very wealthy conservatives love this new rule, while the other 99.9% of us that are relatively poor shake our heads at this obviously rigged, market cronyism.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/96497-we-ve-crossed-the-line-from-capitalism-to-socialism?source=feed#comment-260809 260809 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:05:34 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/96449-hank-paulson-buy-sider?source=feed#comment-260797 260797
Our economy is a stacked poker deck. Cronyism is pushing all of our chips to the corrupt.

Paulson and Goldman Scams represent everything that is wrong with the U.S. economy. Disgusting. Under the table handshakes lead to more bailouts for the little guy to pay out. Nothing will change.]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:48:36 -0400
Our economy is a stacked poker deck. Cronyism is pushing all of our chips to the corrupt.

Paulson and Goldman Scams represent everything that is wrong with the U.S. economy. Disgusting. Under the table handshakes lead to more bailouts for the little guy to pay out. Nothing will change.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/95559-lehman-s-collapse-broader-economic-damage-unlikely?source=feed#comment-255517 255517 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:53:50 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/95559-lehman-s-collapse-broader-economic-damage-unlikely?source=feed#comment-255330 255330
On average, there are typically 2 bear markets a decade.

This isn't your average bear market.

The entire banking system may need to be nationalized.]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:25:29 -0400
On average, there are typically 2 bear markets a decade.

This isn't your average bear market.

The entire banking system may need to be nationalized.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/93109-gdp-and-the-decline-of-national-statistics?source=feed#comment-241106 241106 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:37:30 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/92371-obama-is-bad-for-the-economy-barron-s?source=feed#comment-238017 238017 People would just relax and retire if they didn't have debts to repay.
It will be important for our grandchildren to be very, very productive.]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:49:06 -0400 People would just relax and retire if they didn't have debts to repay.
It will be important for our grandchildren to be very, very productive.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/90577-smallcap-stocks-regaining-their-mojo?source=feed#comment-228793 228793
Middle of August is not the best time to go long anything.]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:37:51 -0400
Middle of August is not the best time to go long anything.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/90003-getting-more-constructive-on-crude-oil?source=feed#comment-226130 226130
I love how Goldman upgraded oil services about 4 weeks ago when oil services had just hit the peak in its obvious trading range.

Goldman would stab your grandma in the back if it were profitable...]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:18:09 -0400
I love how Goldman upgraded oil services about 4 weeks ago when oil services had just hit the peak in its obvious trading range.

Goldman would stab your grandma in the back if it were profitable...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/88677-bill-miller-on-this-tough-market?source=feed#comment-220861 220861
The U.S. is in a secular bear market until 2016. Has been a bear market since 2000.
You have to make good trades to make $ in this kind of market. Buy and hold may or may not beat inflation.]]> Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:43:56 -0400
The U.S. is in a secular bear market until 2016. Has been a bear market since 2000.
You have to make good trades to make $ in this kind of market. Buy and hold may or may not beat inflation.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/87274-bear-bottom-yet-to-be-seen-barron-s?source=feed#comment-216147 216147
I expect a major decline coming within the next 8 weeks to a new lower trading range. Bear market charts make a major move lower to a new trading range about every 6-7 months. The volume will inevitably dry up late summer.]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:40:02 -0400
I expect a major decline coming within the next 8 weeks to a new lower trading range. Bear market charts make a major move lower to a new trading range about every 6-7 months. The volume will inevitably dry up late summer.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/87005-what-s-behind-the-slide-in-oil-and-commodities?source=feed#comment-214173 214173 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:10:08 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/85387-thursday-market-commodities-emerging-markets?source=feed#comment-207480 207480 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:13:03 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/84672-putting-1t-subprime-mortgage-losses-in-perspective?source=feed#comment-203653 203653
Most of the stock markets around the world are getting murdered right now...how much of those trillions of dollars in losses could be directly attributed to the U.S. housing market crash?

The relevant issue isn't just subprime losses, but the collateral damage to everything else - those who are about to abandon their negative equity house, those who have lost almost half of the value of their stocks.]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:08:12 -0400
Most of the stock markets around the world are getting murdered right now...how much of those trillions of dollars in losses could be directly attributed to the U.S. housing market crash?

The relevant issue isn't just subprime losses, but the collateral damage to everything else - those who are about to abandon their negative equity house, those who have lost almost half of the value of their stocks.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/84273-nuclear-power-s-second-coming-will-lead-to-a-uranium-boom?source=feed#comment-201348 201348 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:26:31 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/84075-three-themes-i-m-tracking-for-signs-of-a-reversal?source=feed#comment-200418 200418 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:13:49 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/83986-yahoo-invites-microsoft-to-make-a-proposal-immediately?source=feed#comment-200256 200256 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:18:40 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/83665-the-u-s-dollar-a-six-month-outlook?source=feed#comment-198337 198337 When the U.S. pulls out of Iraq, the dollar will start to rise.]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:35:21 -0400 When the U.S. pulls out of Iraq, the dollar will start to rise.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/83344-that-was-ugly?source=feed#comment-196390 196390 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:36:45 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/83136-petrobras-set-to-become-a-global-oil-major-barron-s?source=feed#comment-195620 195620 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:33:45 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82668-upside-to-oil-stocks?source=feed#comment-192905 192905
The last time I received so many pamphlets/junk mail about funds for a specific industry that was taking off and was going higher was for networking stocks circa early 2001.

There is a huge imbalance right now threatening to overwhelm world economies - oil price. I think current oil prices will send the world into a great depression which could severely weaken demand. This expensive oil is driving up food prices higher and higher, and many people could die in the third world...

I think these expensive prices will bring a swifter end to the age of fossil fuels.

Be careful, if this economy tanks hard again - like most think it will - the strongest performing industries usually are the last to follow the big dive.]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:36:14 -0400
The last time I received so many pamphlets/junk mail about funds for a specific industry that was taking off and was going higher was for networking stocks circa early 2001.

There is a huge imbalance right now threatening to overwhelm world economies - oil price. I think current oil prices will send the world into a great depression which could severely weaken demand. This expensive oil is driving up food prices higher and higher, and many people could die in the third world...

I think these expensive prices will bring a swifter end to the age of fossil fuels.

Be careful, if this economy tanks hard again - like most think it will - the strongest performing industries usually are the last to follow the big dive.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/82206-oil-bubble-breaking-barron-s-outlines-the-case-but-the-argument-is-weak?source=feed#comment-190416 190416

"In fact, that's what's happening. Even without price controls, Exxon-Mobil has decided that selling gas in this country is not a worthwhile endeavor. They are in the process of closing their stations."

The reason they are closing their gas stations is because they see the writing on the wall. If the market for hoola hoops was going to die, you'd sell your hoola hoop stores before they became worhless, right?
Plug-in cars with range extender motors won't require very many gas stations.]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:24:16 -0400

"In fact, that's what's happening. Even without price controls, Exxon-Mobil has decided that selling gas in this country is not a worthwhile endeavor. They are in the process of closing their stations."

The reason they are closing their gas stations is because they see the writing on the wall. If the market for hoola hoops was going to die, you'd sell your hoola hoop stores before they became worhless, right?
Plug-in cars with range extender motors won't require very many gas stations.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/82018-powershares-db-energy-too-late-to-join-the-party?source=feed#comment-188866 188866 Energy products fluctuate can fluctuate 4-6x from their low price in less than a year or so.
Imagine if a Honda Civic fluctuated from $15,000 in January to $90,000 in December.

Why is energy production allowed to be kept so scarce?
]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:33:58 -0400 Energy products fluctuate can fluctuate 4-6x from their low price in less than a year or so.
Imagine if a Honda Civic fluctuated from $15,000 in January to $90,000 in December.

Why is energy production allowed to be kept so scarce?
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/81938-can-offshore-drilling-bring-down-gas-prices?source=feed#comment-188843 188843 www.youtube.com/watch?...]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:33:47 -0400 www.youtube.com/watch?...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/82034-so-is-capitalism-working-or-not?source=feed#comment-188817 188817
The FED and SEC don't seem to be doing much to control the amount of leverage the banks keep raising magically higher and higher.

Just recently Senator Levin weakly closed the Enron Loophole in the recent Farm Bill to stop flagrant manipulation in the markets.
But JP Morgan is trying to reintroduce the Enron Loophole:

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3...

We have problems, and the banks are just perpetually making them worse.]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:15:46 -0400
The FED and SEC don't seem to be doing much to control the amount of leverage the banks keep raising magically higher and higher.

Just recently Senator Levin weakly closed the Enron Loophole in the recent Farm Bill to stop flagrant manipulation in the markets.
But JP Morgan is trying to reintroduce the Enron Loophole:

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3...

We have problems, and the banks are just perpetually making them worse.]]>