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Bailouts, Vix Down to 50, Now What?

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

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

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

Market May Get a Boost, Futures Are Up

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

My IRA...Resuscitation Using Closed-End Funds

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

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

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

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

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

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

Capitulation vs Ongoing Death Spiral?

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

Socialism, the USSA Back in Business

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

End of the World? Conversion to Socialism Halted?

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

The Monday Long Squeeze? USSA Part 2

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

USSA - United Socialist States of America

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

Commodities Are Back? Financials Done?

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

Cisco Leads Us Higher?

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

R.I.P. Commodity Stocks

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

Obliterated Account Based on Bad Hunches and Theories

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

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

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

Ammo Left for the Feds to Continue Saving Financials?

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

Buy/Short and Hold? Yeah Right.

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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