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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Is This a Sucker's Rally?
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From the WSJ: Here are three reasons why this isn't a sustainable rally: - Armageddon is off the table. It has been clear for some time ...
A Quick Look at Market Sectors
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Below are 1 year charts of all the major ETFs. Take a close look at each chart and you'll notice a very important point: all of them ha...
Central Bankers See "Inflection Point"
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From the WSJ: Central bankers see an economic turnaround coming -- though not just yet. "We are, as far as growth is concerned, around ...
Treasury Tuesdays
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Click on all images for a larger image Last week, the Treasuries were right at the 200 day SMA. They are in the exact same place today. Th...
Monday, May 11, 2009
Today's Markets
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Click on all images for a larger image This morning I noted the QQQQs were moving lower -- contrary to the other markets on Friday. Let...
Credit Cards Defaults and Consumer Credit
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Click on all images for a larger image. From the NY Times: Every major credit card issuer has been approving fewer new applicants, reining i...
Two More Points in Employment
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From economicpic data, notice the huge jump in the number of people who are part time for economic reasons. From Economists Blog we see th...
More on Employment
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Click on all images for a larger image The above chart is from the PDF news release from the BLS. Notice we can break down the graph into...
Market Mondays
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Click on all images for a larger image The QQQQs have been the leading index for this rally. However, there are some possible problems deve...
Friday, May 8, 2009
Weekend Beagle and Weimar
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It's that time of the week. Don't think about the markets or the economy. To that end.... Sham-Weimar --- made in Germany so you k...
The Stress Tests, Part II
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Let's move to the latest report from the Treasury Department. It indicates several problems. 1.) "Each potential BHC (bank holding...
The Stress Tests Part I
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Yesterday the Federal Reserve issued the stress test report. This is all I'm going to write about today because it's really importa...
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