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1000s of Tweets Is Not the Secret to Profits

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:35 +0000

One inventive fellow, attempting to base his hedge fund around tweets, tossed this gem out: "If you can do this [follow tweets] it gives you a massive edge on the market as you know the mood." The principle lies in analyzing the 120 million tweets, which are posted daily by the 180 million-strong Twitter members [...]Read More at TraderPlanet.com »

Bond Market Dreams, Fears and Musings

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:43:48 +0000

Caught this excerpt floating in the ether: Now the message is similar, except that all of the worries over European debt problems have pushed T-Bond prices up even higher toward "expensive" territory. And now with a deal reportedly getting worked out between Greece and its creditors over the size of the "haircut", traders are concluding [...]Read More at TraderPlanet.com »

Talking Loud and Saying Nothing: The Daily Grind for Meaning

trendfollowing, TraderPlanet.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:20:00 +0000

Caught this comment floating in the blogosphere: I agree that we are heading to 1370+. However we are very close to a correction of 5% or more to finally launch that last run. Being long here for the 70+ points is not bad in the long run but for ST you could be looking at [...]Read More at TraderPlanet.com »