buyitcheap, Could be. As I said, I wouldn't buy the common; it's too easy to pay $5 and get 50 cents a week later. As for TBT, I'm not just sticking with it, I'm growing it. There's a near-term triple top, a 5-year double top, a broad 15-year rising wedge, and 50-year resistance. Then there are the fundamentals, which make those horrid technicals look downright bullish. There are even two ways to win with this trade: things get better and the fear bid dries up, or things get worse and supply explodes on more government bailouts. The only way to lose in this trade is to allow oneself to be stopped out.
If Wall Street pariah BSC got a lifeline of any description at all, it's safe to say LEH will get a sweet deal. Would I buy the common? Nope. But I'd be happy to buy their paper. There is zero chance this company will fold. If it can't operate, someone will buy it if the New York Fed has to lend them the whole purchase price at 0% and insure them against all losses.
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