Investing & Markets

Seat Belts

12 February 2012 – 12:30 am PST

It appears the VIX got a head start last Friday after peering over at what the analog has in store for the SPX this week. The market will inevitably audible from this analog, although knowing how frothy sentiment has become and where Greece is in their political and fiscal quagmire – I wouldn’t bet against [...]

Volatility Becomes Unhinged on Friday

12 February 2012 – 12:30 am PST

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Over the course of the last week, the VIX has risen 21.6% while the S&P 500 index has been essentially unchanged (-0.17%). During this period, the VIX has decoupled from the technical changes in stock prices and become more focused on event risk or event volatility associated with the latest act in the Greek tragicomedy [...]

Forex Technical Analysis for Week 02/13—02/17

12 February 2012 – 12:25 am PST

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Floor Pivot Points Pair 3rd Sup 2nd Sup 1st Sup Pivot 1st Res 2nd Res 3rd Res EUR/USD 1.2748 1.2888 1.3042 1.3182 1.3336 1.3476 1.3630 GBP/USD 1.5481 1.5605 1.5679 1.5803 1.5877 1.6001 1.6075 USD/JPY 75.43 75.96 76.76 77.29 78.09 78.62

Regarding The Facebook IPO & My Lazy Wannabe Penny Stock Trading Students

12 February 2012 – 12:25 am PST

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Regarding The Facebook IPO & My Lazy Wannabe Penny Stock Trading Students

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"Reading the Bump in Inventories"

12 February 2012 – 12:23 am PST

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David Altig says he isn't too worried about inventory accumulation in the fourth quarter of last year translating into slower growth in the first part of this year (I added some general comments on the recovery at the end): Reading the bump in inventories, by David Altig: Yesterday's wholesale trade report, with its positive surprise [...]

Links for 2012-02-12

12 February 2012 – 12:23 am PST

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Making Shareholders Liable for Big Banks – Tyler Cowen Bubbles and Economic Potential – Paul Krugman Asset Prices and Potential Output – Brad DeLong How the Stimulus Fell Short – NYTimes.com Employment Graphs – The Denouement What to Say – Modeled Behavior Severely X – Language Log Reading Fallows's "Obama, Explained" – Brad DeLong The [...]

Financial Readings

12 February 2012 – 12:20 am PST

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Hi everyone!! I wrote a bit about bonds today and found it interesting to find out that Buffet had called them dangerous! Anyway, don’t have much to report, I hope you’re enjoying your weekends, here are some good reads if you have some extra time:) All the best! -Why so many ETF’s are being launched [...]

Saturday night tango

12 February 2012 – 12:20 am PST

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Monica Paz and Santiago Steele a few years ago, featuring the perfect back sacada,

Note to self:

12 February 2012 – 12:20 am PST

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Unchain a PR campaign prior to CPAC to promote this blog. Show up, maybe.

Five Commonly Asked Resume Questions

12 February 2012 – 12:16 am PST

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US News lists five commonly asked resume questions. Here are the questions, their answers (in red), and my take on the answers. 1. How long should I make my resume? Essentially, the longer your work history, the longer your resume. If it’s more than two pages, you risk losing the readers’ interest. Try to stick [...]