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Are Hedge Funds Missing the Rally?

Bingo White Shield.

There is nothing left to trade that isn't a scam to fleece the taxpayer.

The hedgies' are doing what they should be doing -- building massive short positions in equity markets (why else doe one note the aforementioned PPT computer trading of GS) and long commodities.

Don't agree? Watch what happens the next three months.

The Bubble of Uncertainty Is About to Burst

"This new bubble, which I call the ‘uncertainty bubble’ is different because its price action is negative, however, the bubble-like characteristics are the same as the previous bubbles in tech, housing, and oil."

Let's see, tech bubble - fraud, housing bubble - fraud, and oil - all fraud.

You are correct, we are nothing but fraud on borrowed time.

Fraud, fraud, fraud, and more fraud....

Cycles, Recessions, and Looking Forward

I think stimulus in the right places is needed.

This does NOT mean those that created the problems get the stimulus, contrary to nearly every politician. Banks are utterly out of control in the US and arguably the world. Power is as corrupt as the banks are in power.

The previous poster is optimistic compared to the forecast that I would predict.

Have financial problems? Thank a banker (preferably with your fist).

Reports of Equities' Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

I think that this commentary illustrates one premise:

No one knows what is going on. Not investors, not Wall Street, not the government.

I would liken the present investing environment to dumping the board of checkers. Simply placing the pieces back on the board doesn't make any sense whatsoever to what the game "ought" to look like prior.

No jobs, rampant spending, debt-laden consumers are dead.

How can one possibly presume a direction in markets whatsoever?

Laszlo Birinyi: S&P 750's the Bottom - Barron's Interview

Even Helen Keller could see that THE best indicator of a "bottom" is the unemployment line, just like last time in the 30's.

Credit Started This Recession; It Will Also Help End It

Not a chance. Credit is the red-herring.

Bad policy fueled by self preservation and greed caused the crisis and will continue to perpetuate it.

Second-Guessing Buffett's November Bottom Call

It's important to assess Buffet's investment moves in context.

In terms of exposure, I seem to recall that his strategy still includes 2/3 cash!

To me, he is playing ultra conservative - and that of which he has increased his exposure is in "sweetheart deals" with companies he already has a vested interested in preserving. In other words rich playing other rich like vipers.

After all, 15% returns in preferred stock is better than our good friend Scrooge-Bernard!

Does the Santa Claus Rally Exist?

"Past performance is not indicative of future performance"

Since we're trying to be so statistically sophisticated, perhaps the author cares to offer commentary of deviation from historical trends and what that means for longer term... 15 year bubble?

As a meat and potatoes investor, I don't have my stocking out, that's for damn sure! I'm expecting a "scrooge" decade of deflation.

Wall Street Boys Cautiously Bullish - Barron's

BUY! BUY! BUY! YOU STUPID PEOPLE, STOP THINKING AND JUST BUY!

Time to Cautiously Get Back in the Game

Translation: Time to get your ass kicked, one eye-poke at a time.

Last Thursday Was the Bottom - It's Time to Get Back in

It's this kind of arrogance that leads a civilization to ruin -- blindly.

The truth is that not a person on this board knows $hit from apple butter in this current environment and the mechanics of manipulation, oversight (regulation), bubble-innovation and even fundamentals are countless levels of smoke and vapor deep.

Folks, the curtain just got pulled off the wizard -- sit back and enjoy the fireworks.

We still have tens of TRILLIONS of dollars in value to vaporize.


On Nov 30 05:51 PM sickofthehype wrote:

> One of the best contrarian indicators is sentiment, and after reading
> the comments it appears we're most likely at least 'near' a bottom.
>
>
> 1,000 on the Dow? Nice. Go back to your shack in the mountains
> and make sure you have plenty of ammo in the guns.
>

Last Thursday Was the Bottom - It's Time to Get Back in

...complete garbage.

The author will be slaughtered along with his following.

If anyone reads this and wants to go long, give their money to me. I'll take 25% and kick you in the "bottom" and hand you your returns.

The Truth About Bailouts

Anyone who supports bailing out Detroit is an incompetent fool. They've had their countless chances, and their protectionism - both labor and garbage products landed them squarely where they are now.

HISTORY!

LET THEM ROT, IT SERVES ABSOLUTELY THE CONTRARY PRESERVING THEIR BAD BEHAVIOR.

The Shallowest Generation

For all the "boomers" that think this essay is absurd -- pull you head's out of your asses and objectively approach your "success", not individually, but as a generation.

"Mission Accomplished" if by accomplished you meant obliterated sustainability.

The Shallowest Generation

For all those that are NOT described by the aforementioned perspectives and it makes you angry, stop and think about why and start helping the rest of us that are sinking.

The US is heading towards ruin. It is going to take ALL of us to see it through the next dark time.

It's no longer about "fault" or "blame" its about accountability and redemption -- an American redemption.

We're the new guys in humanity. The rest of the world is licking it's chops to take the United States away.