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The Danger of Low Trading Volume

the correlation looks strong only for the last year, add the fact that volume increases with bad news and ta-dah

Confusing Volatility With Risk - A Costly Investment Mistake

damn you warren buffett. giving the chinese our investment secrets. i'm on this bandwagon, though.

The Economy and Free Money: Too Late to Play it Straight?

ahh. to take a break from the depression and sarcasm in the markets, one can always tune in to the perennial comedy that is american politics. barack obama and hilary clinton should merge together to form ultra-clown. john mccain should get cheney as his running mate. just shoot each other with water pistols and birdshot, and leave the freaking taxpayers alone.

What Credit Crunch?

plastic is not paid back from reselling your freaking purchases. unlike speculate mortgages and ARMs. where is the logic people? the banks are not full of idiots, despite what you hear on fox business.

Now is the Time to Buy Long-Term

people seem to be making a decision based on how slowly this knife is falling. the bigger question is, are there bigger, sharper, faster knives following this one?

The End of the Bear Market?

so a badly beaten sector bounces back, relatively speaking. are you implying there's now a buyout premium? isn't that reason to sell into this 'rally'?

Some Fascinating Facts About Fed Injections

i knew housing was on a downturn when they advertised 'isoldmyhouse.com' on television. took a while for the numbers to catch up, but there it was.

Is the Fed Keeping Inflation Under Wraps?

a huff and a puff and voila! no inflation. only deflation here. where did it go? it's magic, man. now we can throw all the money we want to. there is no inflation. please vote for your fed-friendly candidate so the magic fed can defeat the evil inflation with the magic stick.

Risk Assessment of Credit Derivative Market Turmoil

fed/inflation risk? geopolitical risk? earthquakes in california and floods in louisiana? giant lizards in tokyo and revolting muslims in france? jews fighting arabs? missiles shooting down satellites? peak oil and tellerium? carry trade reversal? google missing targets? nyc governors with prostitutes? dictatorships in nuclear states? democrats in the white house? dying bee colonies?

Commoditizing the 'Decoupling Theory'

'just' 8% of gdp? how exactly is that decoupling?

5 Reasons to Save the Greenback

a cheaper dollar helps the americans. therefore it will come to pass. g w bush ftw

The Minotaur, the Labyrinth and the Icarus Rally

who will slay this monster? Theseus Bernanke

Chart of the Day: Stock-Bond Divergence

given a monoline bailout, how would this trend change? i'm guessing protection will get cheaper

Options Trader: Tuesday Outlook

your theories are crazy enough to be accurate. and no way oil stays at 100. i'm starting to doubt this speculation. why always on so little volume?

4 Indications Fed Rate Cuts Are Near an End

prediction markets have almost a perfect 1000 on this one for the prior month. i'd say 25bps this time