Why A Stock Market Bubble Is Forming Right Now [View article]
You think unbridled capitalism is a positive? Really? Seriously?
Do you ever stop and think about the lives of those who make the iphones and the cheap clothing? Unbridled capitalism is enslaving millions and keeping billions in poverty.
Good grief - I pity you if you truly believe what you wrote above.
Beware Long-Term Damage From Stock Market Bubble Forming Now [View article]
"In my view, there are essentially only two things that can prevent a major stock market bubble from materializing in the next 6-12 months."
Um, we are in a MASSIVE stock market bubble right now, right this minute, right here, right now.
If this stock market was a hotel (apologies to Blackadder) it would be a massive 50 storey hotel, carpeted and luxurious throughout with the finest fittings, 24 hour porterage, the finest restaurants and above the hotel there would be a huge flashing neon sign proclaiming "THIS IS A MASSIVE BUBBLE!"
I suggest people read Adam Hamilton's latest article at zealllc for the hard figures on why this is a bubble - he explains it far better than I could.
Market recap: An anticipated pullback fizzled out early, and stocks continued to climb to new records, this time led by utilities and consumer staples which had been lagging recently. Tech shares trailed, as Apple continues to drop. Reports on manufacturing, industrial production and producer prices all were disappointing; though nothing seems to touch the broader stock market, most commodities were whacked. [View news story]
Only about another 170 up days until Christmas.
How can ordinary people invest, let alone enter, this market now. This is about making the banks rich and luring in suckers to off load high priced shares on.
Why A Stock Market Bubble Is Forming Right Now [View article]
That is the problem with investing or buying assets - be they stocks, houses, commodities - in the current climate. The game is rigged and unless you are part of the elite inner circle, which 99.9% of us are not, how can we safely put our cash into such things?
It is clear that the past 5 years in the US and UK has been one of having financial policy that recapitalises the banks, and puts them back in their all powerful position, at the expense of hundreds of millions of people from Greece to Spain to the UK to the US. Can remember 2008/09 when banksters were petrified of being arrested or even lynched? Can you remember all those photos of them walking out of their failed banks looking very worried and anxious to avoid the cat-calls of the public?
Now look where we are 5 years later on - the banks are making money hand over fist, the bankers are enjoying huge bonuses and the rest of us are scared stiff to invest and scared still not to invest.
Why A Stock Market Bubble Is Forming Right Now [View article]
The same thing is happening in the UK where bubble house prices of 200 to 2007 never collapsed - instead, there was a ZIRP and a flight out of the Euro into Sterling assets by the rich of Europe. Hence why London house prices have gone ballistic, and dragging up all UK house prices. A housing bubble on top of a housing bubble.
What I don't agree with you on - as much as I would welcome it personally - is a sharp uncontrolled rise in IRs. I think Bernanke has tied his reputation onto ZIRP and he is in such control that I cannot see anything forcing him to raise IRs - what did you have in mind as perhaps being the cause of such a sharp uncontrolled rise in IRs?
The UK gets a new Bank of England Governor in July and it is widely rumoured that he is going to turn on the printing presses like the US and Japan. More asset price dis-inflation? Yep, I think so.
The Best Way To Hedge Against A Stock Market Decline [View article]
The stock markers appear to offer potential of another 2% to 5% upturn but the serious risk of a 10% drop or even much greater - that is what I have been reading in numerous financial articles on-line in the past week. Heck, some even warn of 50% drops from here.
So now appears to not be the time to be entering the market.
My worry though is what if they are wrong? Many of the bears have been wrong for all the time that QE has been around - what if QE does push the DOW and Co up another 10% or even another 20%.
Market recap: What spring swoon? Earlier shaky economic reports were tossed aside as investors cheered a jobs report that easily beat expectations, pushing the S&P to a 1600-plus close for the first time and the Dow briefly to 15,000. Cyclical industrial and materials sector paced gainers. Nymex crude rose 1.7% as prospects for energy demand enjoyed a jolt. Treasury prices slid; the dollar gained 1% vs. the yen. [View news story]
"I'm really scared that one day in the near future everything's gonna fall apart with dire and tragic consequences"
ARM Holdings: The Real Reason That It Ends Badly [View article]
Thanks for the link Rob.
I am a bit confused by reading it though - is the article saying that Lenovo is basically going to design its own ARM based CPU? In other words, ARM will be making money eventually from each Lenovo 'ARM' chip sold?
Or is the article saying that Lenovo is starting to design its own 'ARM-like' CPUs as a competitor/threat to ARM?
Why Microsoft Stock Is Going Up Despite Windows 8 Going Down [View article]
So the only reason the stock has gone up is that a hedge fund bought a 2 billion position in the stock?
Hmm, I think I will wait and see what happens in the coming months before buying MSFT - we would look a bit silly if the price was only pumped by the hedge fund and then us Joe Public mugs went and bought the higher priced shares from the hedge fund?
Isn't that what hedge funds do - buy a big chunk of shares in a company, push the price up, sit back and wait for Joe Public to think the price is going upwards and then the hedge fund sells to Joe Public and laughs all the way to the bank?
You are probably right... but between 'then' and 'now' how much higher can the markets go?
I have been reading about Bernanke's deputy in the last week - Janet Yellen? Apparently she is more keen on QE than Bernanke and she is rumoured to be the favourite to take-over from Bernanke next January.
I had not heard the rumour that gggl mentions of them extending QE in 2014 but, well, why wouldn't they. They have kept it going for years already and if Yellen gets the top job????
Why A Stock Market Bubble Is Forming Right Now [View article]
Do you ever stop and think about the lives of those who make the iphones and the cheap clothing? Unbridled capitalism is enslaving millions and keeping billions in poverty.
Good grief - I pity you if you truly believe what you wrote above.
Beware Long-Term Damage From Stock Market Bubble Forming Now [View article]
Um, we are in a MASSIVE stock market bubble right now, right this minute, right here, right now.
If this stock market was a hotel (apologies to Blackadder) it would be a massive 50 storey hotel, carpeted and luxurious throughout with the finest fittings, 24 hour porterage, the finest restaurants and above the hotel there would be a huge flashing neon sign proclaiming "THIS IS A MASSIVE BUBBLE!"
I suggest people read Adam Hamilton's latest article at zealllc for the hard figures on why this is a bubble - he explains it far better than I could.
http://bit.ly/14f19VL
Market recap: An anticipated pullback fizzled out early, and stocks continued to climb to new records, this time led by utilities and consumer staples which had been lagging recently. Tech shares trailed, as Apple continues to drop. Reports on manufacturing, industrial production and producer prices all were disappointing; though nothing seems to touch the broader stock market, most commodities were whacked. [View news story]
How can ordinary people invest, let alone enter, this market now. This is about making the banks rich and luring in suckers to off load high priced shares on.
Why A Stock Market Bubble Is Forming Right Now [View article]
It is clear that the past 5 years in the US and UK has been one of having financial policy that recapitalises the banks, and puts them back in their all powerful position, at the expense of hundreds of millions of people from Greece to Spain to the UK to the US. Can remember 2008/09 when banksters were petrified of being arrested or even lynched? Can you remember all those photos of them walking out of their failed banks looking very worried and anxious to avoid the cat-calls of the public?
Now look where we are 5 years later on - the banks are making money hand over fist, the bankers are enjoying huge bonuses and the rest of us are scared stiff to invest and scared still not to invest.
Unbridled Capitalism is just plain evil.
Why A Stock Market Bubble Is Forming Right Now [View article]
What I don't agree with you on - as much as I would welcome it personally - is a sharp uncontrolled rise in IRs. I think Bernanke has tied his reputation onto ZIRP and he is in such control that I cannot see anything forcing him to raise IRs - what did you have in mind as perhaps being the cause of such a sharp uncontrolled rise in IRs?
The UK gets a new Bank of England Governor in July and it is widely rumoured that he is going to turn on the printing presses like the US and Japan. More asset price dis-inflation? Yep, I think so.
Silver: Lower Levels Still Ahead Despite High Premiums [View article]
Which is what they will do or be forced to do.
I am looking at 22 on the way down to mid 19s. When it gets to mid 19s it will be time re-evaluate.
The Best Way To Hedge Against A Stock Market Decline [View article]
So now appears to not be the time to be entering the market.
My worry though is what if they are wrong? Many of the bears have been wrong for all the time that QE has been around - what if QE does push the DOW and Co up another 10% or even another 20%.
These are scary times for ordinary investors.
ARM Holdings: The Real Reason That It Ends Badly [View article]
You miss my point.
Market recap: What spring swoon? Earlier shaky economic reports were tossed aside as investors cheered a jobs report that easily beat expectations, pushing the S&P to a 1600-plus close for the first time and the Dow briefly to 15,000. Cyclical industrial and materials sector paced gainers. Nymex crude rose 1.7% as prospects for energy demand enjoyed a jolt. Treasury prices slid; the dollar gained 1% vs. the yen. [View news story]
Probably best not to read zerohedge then :-)
ARM Holdings: The Real Reason That It Ends Badly [View article]
I am a bit confused by reading it though - is the article saying that Lenovo is basically going to design its own ARM based CPU? In other words, ARM will be making money eventually from each Lenovo 'ARM' chip sold?
Or is the article saying that Lenovo is starting to design its own 'ARM-like' CPUs as a competitor/threat to ARM?
Did I mis-read?
ARM Holdings: The Real Reason That It Ends Badly [View article]
ARM Delivers A Strong Quarter [View article]
Why Microsoft Stock Is Going Up Despite Windows 8 Going Down [View article]
Hmm, I think I will wait and see what happens in the coming months before buying MSFT - we would look a bit silly if the price was only pumped by the hedge fund and then us Joe Public mugs went and bought the higher priced shares from the hedge fund?
Isn't that what hedge funds do - buy a big chunk of shares in a company, push the price up, sit back and wait for Joe Public to think the price is going upwards and then the hedge fund sells to Joe Public and laughs all the way to the bank?
S&P 500: Respect This Rally [View article]
I have been reading about Bernanke's deputy in the last week - Janet Yellen? Apparently she is more keen on QE than Bernanke and she is rumoured to be the favourite to take-over from Bernanke next January.
I had not heard the rumour that gggl mentions of them extending QE in 2014 but, well, why wouldn't they. They have kept it going for years already and if Yellen gets the top job????
S&P 500: Respect This Rally [View article]
10% would be massive but not impossible.
http://bit.ly/18ktytu