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Upcoming Headline Risk: Another U.S. Credit Downgrade

WRC559 wrote 6 days ago: by Thomas Kee, Seeking Alpha: All eyes are fixated on Europe right now, and the market swings with e … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Greece, congressional budget office, Spain, Portugal, Italy, bush tax cuts, Thomas Kee

Eurozone crisis - why you should avoid listening to the mainstream press1 comment

thejollyprophet wrote 3 weeks ago: The best use of newspapers? A few months ago, when I was starting up this blog and my trading, I wou … more →

Tags: Trading Ideas, Eurozone, European banks, EU, The Euro, greek elections, brussels, destruction of the EU, Trading

What The Street Tells About the Future of Online News

247wallst wrote 1 month ago: Jim Cramer, one of the founders of The Street (NASDAQ: TST), recently said the company is in turmoil … more →

Tags: media, featured 2, tst

Trading Apple before earnings: No shortage of free advice

Philip Elmer-DeWitt wrote 1 month ago: Will Apple tank on Tuesday or set new record highs? These guys think they know. FORTUNE — You … more →

Tags: Apple 2.0, Apple, China, iPhone, quarterly earnings

My Comment to the Treasury on Floating Rate Notes2 comments

Win Smith wrote 1 month ago: As I noted here, the U.S. Treasury is considering the sale of floating rate notes (“FRNs … more →

Tags: Bonds, Economics, Floating Rate Debt, Frns, Interest Rate Risk, Treasury Floaters

27th March 2012: Rosenberg Recommends: Rent the Rally, But Don’t Own It2 comments

TIP wrote 2 months ago: Quote of the Day: These are rallies that you rent not rallies you necessarily own. David Rosenberg M … more →

Tags: FED, QE, Ben Bernanke, David Rosenberg, Volatility

Treasury Floaters: An Update1 comment

Win Smith wrote 2 months ago: In an earlier post, I drew attention to my Seeking Alpha article about the possible issuance of … more →

Tags: Bonds, Economics, Floating Rate Debt, Frns, Interest Rate Risk, Treasury Floaters

Speculating on the iPad event: Not for the faint of heart

Philip Elmer-DeWitt wrote 2 months ago: Trying to make a quick buck on Apple in a market this uncertain may be a fool’s game Click to … more →

Tags: Apple 2.0, Apple, iPad, Tablets, speculation, Paul Santos, Investments

Trading Idea #2: European Banks

labutesir wrote 3 months ago: Long Position on European Banks, which should continue to benefit from the liquidity injections done … more →

Tags: Trading, Long stocks, Stock Trading, Banks, Long/Short

Why did Apple close Friday at record high $522.41 a share ...

Philip Elmer-DeWitt wrote 3 months ago: When Tim Cook’s failure to announce a dividend was supposed to send it tumbling? If you spent … more →

Tags: Apple 2.0, Apple, Tim Cook, Jason Schwarz, hedge fund, dividend, Stock Split

Seeking Alpha Article on Treasury Floaters6 comments

Win Smith wrote 3 months ago: Seeking Alpha has published my article Treasury Floaters Muddy the Waters. It discusses the possibil … more →

Tags: Bonds, Economics, Treasury Floaters, Interest Rate Risk, Frns, Floating Rate Debt

Apple's $40 rise and fall: Was Goldman Sachs behind it?

Philip Elmer-DeWitt wrote 3 months ago: Something jammed its blood funnel into Apple’s share price last week  “Goldman Sachs has … more →

Tags: Apple 2.0, Apple, Tim Cook, Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi, goldman sach, Paulo Santos

FIO UPDATE: ioDrive2 Trouble?

stevenjsattler wrote 3 months ago: from Seeking Alpha’s Spencer Knight: “Fusion is working out the kinks for the ioDrive 2; … more →

Tags: technology, Financial, Performance, Fusion-io, LinkedIn, EMC, Fio, ioDrive2, Spencer Knight

An Apple chart for Mr. Market

Philip Elmer-DeWitt wrote 4 months ago: Something is amiss when Apple’s price per earnings per trailing growth approaches zero Click t … more →

Tags: Apple 2.0, Apple, Asymco, Horace Dediu, Marc Gerstein, Pc's

Buy -- or sell -- Apple at your peril ahead of today's report1 comment

Philip Elmer-DeWitt wrote 4 months ago: Betting on a stock this volatile on a day like this is an exceedingly dangerous game  Trading in App … more →

Tags: Apple 2.0, Apple, Investment, Jim Cramer, Mad Money, Options, quarterly earnings

The Remarkable Rise In The Price Of Silver

BrotherJohnF wrote 4 months ago: Seeking Alpha January 23, 2012 I’ve not checked lately, but my guess is that many technical in … more →

Tags: Silver, Gold

E-Commerce China DangDang Inc(Dang) Soaring in January! Call Options Active! By: Tim Bolger

optionshoney wrote 4 months ago: Chinese E-commerce company DangDang Inc(Dang) has been soaring in the past month and is up big this … more →

Tags: technology, Dang, Options, call option, Inc. - Shares, Trade, stock, Business, Investing

Contrarianism and Its Limitations

Bevan wrote 4 months ago: We frequently hear reports of how bearish market positions on Euro currency are at record highs, and … more →

Tags: short sellers, market positions, Commitments of Traders

How NOT to bet on Apple's quarterly earnings report

Philip Elmer-DeWitt wrote 4 months ago: Buying puts or calls just before the numbers come out is a fool’s game Click to enlarge. Sourc … more →

Tags: Apple 2.0, Apple, Investing, Options, Equities, Calls, puts, Kim Klaiman


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