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Equities Update: Late Slide on Job Jitters

Everyone's waiting for unemployment rate to turn around in order to confirm the end of the recession in the real economy (even though that too isn't the best measure of the real economy). It has to come at some point and every new number now brings us closer to that reversal. Bailing out on it right now isn't the cleverest thing to do.

Thursday Options Recap

Despite a negative day in equities, options action is surprisingly bullish with the total equities put call ratio dipping 21 basis points to 0.68. Yes, put call ratio do not only measure long positions or opening trades but it has a long history of being generally in the direction of the newly longs. This also confirms the fact that most options traders are speculators rather than hedgers. www.optiontradingpedia...

Tuesday Options Recap

total equities put call ratio echoed the optimism today as it dropped by a significant 0.19 in favor of call options. www.optiontradingpedia...

Equities Update: Stocks End Broadly Higher

stocks rally but major indices are still within tight short term neutral channels. We should see a breakout soon.

Monday Options Recap

a lot of optimism in the stock market today but little change in the options market. Total Equities Put Call Ratio ( www.optiontradingpedia... ) remained relatively unchanged at around par. This is still an undecided market it seems.

Equities Update: Solid Monthly Gains

The Dubai World wasn't and will not be a big deal. Its nothing near the scope and depth of the collaspe of Lehman brothers.

Global Markets in Review: Waiting for Fundamentals to Play Catch-Up

I like even more how they declared suspension only hours after selling more bonds! hahahahhaa! Truly there is a sucker born every minute.

Holiday Boom or Economic Doom?

Every economic turnpoint are full of such debates and mostly on an academic basis. As a trader, I look at the charts and trade the charts and for the past year, I don't care what other people say, but it has been a GREAT bull ride for me and that's what matters.

Equities Update: Retail Takes Back Seat to Dubai

^...for the first time, i agree with you. its no big deal for now until it degenerates into a default. Its just a suspension for now.

Dubai World: A Great Precedent

Is it a default or suspension? Default is outright admission that they are incapable of and will not be paying and all assets will be up for liquidation, which opens a ton of great deals for us investors. I don't think its there yet, its just a suspension or I would already be in Dubai.

Is Dubai's Default a Black Swan Event?

I think we need to be clear on one fact, that it is a suspension, not yet a default. A default would have very different effects.

$59 Billion Dubai Debt Default Could Have Much Wider Implications

Suspension isn't default. It would be interesting to see what happens in a default. I don't think its going to affect the world but it will definitely open the door to a ton of great bargains for investors in Dubai. :)

Ahead of Black Friday: Has Consumer Confidence Been Restored?

From the economic numbers (chain store sales, retail sales etc), consumer confidence is definitely coming back even though it would really be interesting to compare black friday sales this years vs last year. That would paint a clearer picture.

Will Dubai's Standstill Spark a Reversal in the Dollar?

This is why people like me don't put on new positions before extended holidays.

International ETFs: 2009 Returns

Been invested in ETFs on the BRIC nations whole year long. Not bad so far.