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Bailouts, Vix Down to 50, Now What?

posted 10/21/08 12:36 AM | Viewed 86 times

So aside from a potential "stimulus" proposal, the bailouts for America have pretty much come to an en... (More)

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USSA? We're There. Bye Capitalism, Hello Socialism

posted 10/14/08 09:57 PM | Viewed 160 times

When the TARP was announced we thought the feds were gonna focus on buying distressed mortgages. ... (More)

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Market May Get a Boost, Futures Are Up

posted 10/13/08 03:03 AM | Viewed 131 times

We all know that futures mean squat but the heavy heavy volume capitulation we saw on Friday was very ... (More)

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My IRA...Resuscitation Using Closed-End Funds

posted 10/12/08 06:35 AM | Viewed 178 times

After watching my ROTH IRA fall more than 55% from my contribution balance, I have decided to take som... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 10/12/08 06:38 AM
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Mysterious Crash in Gold and Silver Today, Feds Buying Bank Stocks, Wipeout in Commodities

posted 10/11/08 03:56 AM | Viewed 207 times

There was a mysterious crash in the spot market for silver and gold markets right in front of the G8 s... (More)

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VIX at 63, Foreign Markets Tanking, Last Chance for a Friday Surprise?

posted 10/09/08 09:51 PM | Viewed 160 times

Now we finally realized how the short selling ban on financials was detrimental to the markets.  ... (More)

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When the Dust Settles, The Humbling of the World and Myself

posted 10/09/08 12:38 AM | Viewed 340 times

I have to admit I was a bit greedy. I bought stocks that I thought were value stocks, but I didn't re... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 10/09/08 12:41 AM
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The Death Spiral Continues, Pensions Lose 2 Trillion Dollars, Stock Market Needs a Bailout

posted 10/07/08 10:10 PM | Viewed 208 times

Let me start with a link to this CNN article "Pensions Lose 2 Trillion Dollars".Unless you a... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 10/07/08 09:53 PM
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Capitulation vs Ongoing Death Spiral?

posted 10/06/08 08:21 PM | Viewed 177 times

The meltdown today in the markets (Dow down 800 at one point) was not caused by short selling.  C... (More)

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Socialism, the USSA Back in Business

posted 10/01/08 10:38 PM | Viewed 153 times

The Senate today took the Socialism Bill (aka Wall Street Bailout Bill) padded it with even more socia... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 10/07/08 10:20 PM
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End of the World? Conversion to Socialism Halted?

posted 09/29/08 11:39 PM | Viewed 124 times

Today the house voted down the "bailout to end all bailout" bill.  In the meantime WaMu... (More)

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The Monday Long Squeeze? USSA Part 2

posted 09/21/08 04:17 AM | Viewed 186 times

More details came out from the Bush Administration on turning the USA to the USSA.700 billion dollars ... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 10/07/08 10:20 PM
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USSA - United Socialist States of America

posted 09/19/08 08:56 PM | Viewed 161 times

I am a pretty liberal person, I am the type to not like rich people but I also hate govt deficits and ... (More)

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Commodities Are Back? Financials Done?

posted 08/13/08 10:09 PM | Viewed 253 times

I heard on CNBC today that Quant Funds (Pools of Funds Traded Solely By Computers Using Algorithms and... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 08/13/08 10:12 PM
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Cisco Leads Us Higher?

posted 08/05/08 09:27 PM | Viewed 111 times

Cisco Systems earnings historically ended rallies in tech, and never previously lead us higher before.... (More)

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R.I.P. Commodity Stocks

posted 08/04/08 10:19 PM | Viewed 177 times

I appreciate all the comments to my "Obliterated Account Based on Bad Hunches and Theories" ... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 08/04/08 10:26 PM
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Obliterated Account Based on Bad Hunches and Theories

posted 08/02/08 11:24 PM | Viewed 287 times

Everything I believed in and traded around has blown up in my face.  As you can see by my trading... (More)

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Quant Funds Gone Wild...Financials Rally for 8th Day?

posted 07/23/08 11:05 PM | Viewed 142 times

Today was Day 7 of the rally in financials, which I will call Orgasm of Subprime Past.  Today was... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 07/23/08 11:18 PM
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Ammo Left for the Feds to Continue Saving Financials?

posted 07/22/08 11:51 PM | Viewed 162 times

Each time The Fed and the Feds try and save financials, it works in the short-term, but each time they... (More)

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Buy/Short and Hold? Yeah Right.

posted 07/19/08 11:54 AM | Viewed 295 times

As a trend investor, I try and hold on to things that are working and short things that are not. ... (More)

Edited by ALPHAJC at 07/19/08 11:57 AM
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