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Comparison to July 2009
The mean-reverter in me is having flash backs to July of last summer. The technical parallels are fairly significant. In both cases, price tagged major support on the second leg of a "w" bottom, which then prompted sustained moves higher with only minor pauses along the way that flushed out...
Influence: Chapter 2
Value investors believe that Mr. Market's mood swings offer them excellent opportunities to buy low and sell high. But how does an investor avoid becoming Mr. Market rather than taking advantage of him? Influence, by Robert Cialdini, helps us understand the factors that influence us, which are...
A Few Notes From the Fordham Conference
I will have a more comprehensive post tomorrow on my thoughts on bank regulation, but I will offer a few thoughts here. One thing I found interesting at the conference was what did not get much play in terms of what helped to create the crisis. It was fascinating that no one talked about why...
Video feast: Make Markets Be Markets
The Roosevelt Institute recently hosted an investment conference, Make Markets Be Markets, in New York City. All the presentations are posted on Vimeo, icluding speakers such as George Soros, Joseph Stiglitz, Simon Johnson, Jim Chanos and Elizabeth Warren. Click here if you have some spare time...
Picture du Jour: Chinese construction – boom or bubble?
It would not take too much guessing to figure out where the bulk of the world’s construction activity is taking place. Of course, it is in China, but who would have thought global construction would decline from a year-on-year rate of almost 20% to close to zero once China is stripped out? This...
Lehman Brothers, the next Enron?
Dylan Ratigan talks with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer about the release of a 2,200 page report laying out a potential criminal case against Lehman Brothers, whose collapse led to a major financial meltdown. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source:
National debt – maxing out the card!
The image below shows the national debt history of the US as a credit card statement. The Congressional Budget Office said this week (via Bloomberg) publicly held debt will zoom to $20.3 trillion, amounting to 90% of GDP, by 2020. By then, interest payments on the debt will have quadrupled to...
Marshall Auerback: Fighting deficit hysteria
Are deficit hawks right about the dangers of mounting government debt? Or, is pursuing fiscal sustainability a recipe for continuing the economy’s downward spiral? BNN speaks to Marshall Auerback, fund manager, RAB Capital. Click here or on the image below to view the video. Source: BNN, March...
The week ahead
The video clips below provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead. US: News MarketWatch’s Stacey Delo has a preview of what will figure into the business and financial headlines in the coming week. Europe:...
$ vs €
Source: Luotjie, GoComics.com, March 7, 2010. Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
Trend Trading for Beginners
There is a paradox at play when it comes to learning to trade in that beginning traders need to be much more patient than experienced traders. This is because beginners need to focus on taking just trend trades, and avoid counter-trend trading; while experienced traders can take...
System Trading Plan: Current 200 Day Moving Average Signals for March 15, 2010
The media is full of stories about the market breaking out to new highs. The media and technical analysis websites are full of stories about Double Tops. In fact, some Indexes are now exhibiting Triple Tops. What is an investor to do? The answer is simple, stay with a systematic trading...
The Trend Trader For Futures Trading on Monday, March 15, 2010
The Trend Trader helps to identify the current trend status of your favorite futures markets. It not only helps us to stay on the right side of market direction, but also helps us avoid those without a trend. You can even use the grid as a spread matrix too - buying strength and selling...
The Trend Trader For ETF Trading on Monday, March 15, 2010
The Trend Trader helps to identify the current trend status of your favorite ETF markets. It not only helps us to stay on the right side of market direction, but also helps us avoid those without a trend. You can even use the grid as a spread matrix too - buying strength and selling weakness....
The Trend Trader For Stock Trading on Monday, March 15, 2010
The Trend Trader helps to identify the current trend status of your favorite stocks. It not only helps us to stay on the right side of market direction, but also helps us avoid those without a trend. You can even use the grid as a spread matrix too - buying strength and selling weakness. Before...
