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Net Insider Trading Turns Positive

Insiders sell for a lot of reasons, including diversification, retirement, paying for kids’ college expenses or a new vacation home, etc. But they generally only buy on the open market for one reason — i.e., they think the stock is undervalued relative to growth prospects and should go up.

You forgot to mention another reason for insider selling " fear", insider selling was extremely heavy throughout the rally, but now after the markets are up 60% with many stocks up several hundred percent, you now believe the insiders are buying because they believe their stocks are undervalued. If you really think about it your saying insiders who didn't have a clue back then now have found the courage to buy at the potential top, yes that is an indicator to follow,

Analyzing U.S. Economy in Terms of Housing

As to your timely remarks " The bottom in housing" todays news indicates a real estate group says home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year as heavily discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals.

So maybe the bottom that Cramer predicted and claimed was the second quarter and one that you just said was " plainly obvious, was not as plain, obvious or the bottom, better luck next time!

Why Won't Obama Just Create the Jobs?

" Show me one time in our history when the US economy moved forward when Wash. DC, Wall Street and Main Street were at odds with each other" which is currently the case. Ive asked this question many times before without ever getting an answer, your post is saying the same thing lets see if anyone will dispute either. None of what we have seen happening the last decade can stand much longer and it will correct, but to what end, I believe as you state " As the US Regime increases, so America decreases. " when all the dust finally settles there will be the Fed Government, presiding over two classes, the rich and the poor, the middle class, would have been rendered "endangered" but without benefit of protection by the Government and would soon be just a shadow of what it was was and represented, this is after all the ultimate goal of the Fed government


On Nov 09 09:06 AM User 353732 wrote:

> Do thieves create real jobs?
> Do deceivers create real jobs?
> Do bullies create real jobs?
>
> Do parasites increase production?
>
> Real jobs can only be created when businesses and households have
> confidence, just access to credit for the worthy, equitable alignment
> of risks and rewards and a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship.
> These conditions do not exist in Nov. 2009 in America....... Because
> of the malevolent will and actions of the US Regime.
>
> Just as Wall St is the objective enemy of Main St and WashDc the
> objective enemy of the Middle Class, so in combination, the US Regime
> is the great destroyer of real Middle Class jobs.
> As the US Regime increases, so America decreases.

Why Won't Obama Just Create the Jobs?

Its very simple: Creating jobs empowers people, fosters self thinking and independence which works against what this Admin is after, on the others hand, saving and or creating union jobs, as this stimulus bills has done fosters allegiance to the party, extending or providing additional funds to support social programs as this stimulus has done creates dependence on government for ones existence and results in blind loyalty which is necessary, before any substantial stimulus money trickles down in support of the free market a new socially dependent worker base needs to be established, thats why the big heavy handed push for passage of Universal Health Care without benefit of first trying to reform the private health care system, this is the ultimate power grab that once established will allow the Fed Gov unprecedented power and control over all our lives, creating private sector jobs does little to help the Democrats create the socially dependent base they desperately need to cement their control over the masses.

Unemployment: It's Even Worse than You Think

If you want to truly understand the true state of our economy, believe 1/2 of what you hear from the government and 100% of what you see. Dont be fooled into believing what you know is not true

Sentiment Overview: A Scarcity of Bulls

Does any of the reports reflect a margin of error, because what consumers say they will do and what they actually do is often times not factual. If consumers say they intend to spend more going forward then they have been, why take what they say at face value,. People tend to tell you want you want to hear, say one thing and do another. So if 10% of survey respondents say they expect to buy a new car in the next year, will auto dealers ramp up the assembly line to get ready for the surge in sales, probably not, what if consumers tell Walmart they will increase spending at their local store by 20%, will Walmart stock shelves and build their inventory, probably not, does the Government really believe they can manipulate what happens in the future by providing a false sense of security today?

Trading Week Outlook: November 8 - 13, 2009

You said " A spotlight event will deliver the preliminary estimate of the U.S. Consumer Sentiment, the University of Michigan's monthly survey of 500 households on their financial conditions and outlook of the economy, scheduled at 9:55 am, ET."

Based on other recent reports consumers are becoming more pessimistic but juts like the weather is subject to many variables and can change quickly and so is not something to hang your hat on, but on the other hand learning of conversations between top advisors and the President, well that could really mean something, in the last two weeks P Volcker had such a meeting at which time he stressed to the President that GDP needed to be less dependent on what we consume and more on what we sell. Something tells me the Admin doesnt want to let on that the " consumer home equity and revolving credit excesses" that drove our GDP are gone for the foreseeable future so I expect further decline in sentiment.

While Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein understands that "people are pissed off" with bankers, he says everybody should be happy: "Companies are looking to grow again and raise money. That's where we come in. The financial system may have led us into the crisis but it will lead us out."

That GS thrives in such an egregious manner during these dificult times proves its our silence that permits this type of behavior to continue. We are guilty by association because if you believe the Markets are a reflection a microcosm of the American economy and its people why havent the markets shown its displeasure with what is happening by selling off when there is news that will sooner or later cause the economy and markets to implode. Why does the market go higher with so many problems facing our economy sunset of the Bush tax cuts, tax and trade, health care, bailouts of, AIG, GS, GM, Fannie, Freddie on and on, and how do the markets respond, they goes higher, shares skyrocket. "That which you tolerate your encourage", there was a time when this type of news would cause a stock to sell off but no longer, the markets are voting with their dollars saying we are OK with all this wasteful heavy handed government intervention. Funny though because main street has been for the most part sitting this rally out, I want to believe its because they are not only leery of what they see and hear but also because of something called "principle" where as the WS MM are only about " profit" when you put profit above principle you end up with a total corrupt system, exactly where we are today. Its a if we are deliberately poisoning ourselves so we can cash in on our big fat life insurance policy, its a mad world.

David Rosenberg on 'The Mother of All Jobless Recoveries'

For any one to try and make sense of the convoluted reports the Fed Gov. makes available almost every week would take a team of forensic accounts, and this as they want it to be, keep you off balance, not being able to make sense of what is being reported so there is unending confusing debate. Though it can be quite simple to just " believe 1/2 of what you hear and 100% of what you see" think about what is being touted with a straight face " jobless recovery" an oxymoron statement that has yet to be taken to task by anyone of any stature, but IMO main street gets it but cant do anything about this without the support of WS &DC who have their own somewhat different agendas but close enough to become allies

While Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein understands that "people are pissed off" with bankers, he says everybody should be happy: "Companies are looking to grow again and raise money. That's where we come in. The financial system may have led us into the crisis but it will lead us out."

its not that the CEO may believe his ridiculous inane statement its that he has no qualms or reservations to make such an obscene observation out loud, in the full light of day, it goes to the fact that he must feel like he has very close friends in very high places in Government, it appears we have returned to the times of Sodom and Gomorrah, Caligula, Nero, Marie Antoinette all of which ended badly

Q3 GDP: Obviously Fictional

The truth is in the eyes of the beholder

We have Capitol Hill truth, Wall Street truth and finally Main Street truth, while CH & WS share similar goals and ambitions and have appeared to formed a strong alliance MS has been left to fend for itself, CH gets more powerful, WS gets wealthier and MS gets the shaft, it was the same during the GD, there is a method to this madness which favors the carpetbaggers once again

On Nov 08 07:30 AM chris coonan wrote:

> why isn't there a major questioning of statistics in the media?
> i know from looking at the BLS for the Architecture profession that
> the numbers are far from accurate. In a field which is suffering
> due to lack of billings, lack of future projects, and no credit....the
> unemployment rate is reported as 9 percent in the Q3 of 2009, below
> the national average. how can that be possible? IT ISN'T

'Buy American' Horror Stories in Canada

Many of the bad policies, procedures we are seeing employed today were employed with horrendous results during the GD, its as if Obama is channeling FDR, so there is nothing new about the politics that is happening today. One good example Universal health care, its been on the progressive agenda since the beginning of the 20th century!

Consumer Credit: Dreadful

And what does the Fed do to help fix our problems they support it and wont let it fail and cleanse itself, prop up failing banks, prop up failing industries, cash for clunkers, extend unemployment, support social programs, home buyer credits, cash for clunker appliances, fannie & Freddie lease in lieu of foreclosure programs, they are going down the same road as Hoover and FDR did in the GD, while we may have taken a different road then they did, its just a reverse fork in the road headed to the same house of pain.

Meanwhile, IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says progress is being made on a possible financial sector tax, also known as the IMF tax, which would be an incentive to take less risks, but also create an insurance fund to be used in case of a future crisis.

That the US would seriously consider participating in such a ridiculous tax just goes to show you the sad state we find ourselves in, letting a non USA agency dictate when it believes our financial industry has caused harm to other nations and then to decide on how the collected penalty tax is to be divided up is insanity, one world government is here, Obama will embrace this with both arms believing he made a positive change in the world. This has to be a bad movie, a nightmare it really cant be happening!

Job Losses Worse than Expected

Yes true but what we have now is high unemployment and historically low rates, as employment and the economy improve rates will rise which will impede economic recovery. Quite a big different in the scenario that you imply. In the 70s we had the wind to our back pushing us forward now we have the wind in our face.


On Nov 06 10:24 PM E Nuff Sed wrote:

> Situation was worse in the 70's. Unemployment was similar or worse
> and interest rates were sky high. Somehow we came back for a 20
> year bull market.