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Heading higher?

April 1, 2009 by Ryan Barr

Who knows any more   It looks to me as though we are getting close to a very important cross roads here in the /NQ and /ES. I’ve jumped into a slew of SPY Calls to balance off the Puts that are open right now. The papermoney page is up to date. The futures are [...]

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Amazing… Simply Amazing – AIG dumping trades at a loss – Transfers the wealth to counter parties…

March 29, 2009 by Ryan Barr

This is a must read… If the actual data ends up supporting this, the entire establishment should be locked up. This is simply amazing. AIG is acting as a funnel for our taxpayer dollars to other banks through massive unwinds – enormous, total portfolio unwinds. This is like selling a $100 bill to your friend for $10. Bad deal for you (A.I.G -> Taxpayer) great deal for your friend (BAC, GS etc…)

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Up, up and… down we go :)

March 18, 2009 by Ryan Barr

Unreal price action today. First time I’ve actually watched the /ES action on a fed day. Just amazing. You can see my analysis in this post. I think we’ve got another drop in the cards here.

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Chartology – March 17 2009

March 17, 2009 by Ryan Barr

Chartology for March 17 2009. I’m still pretty bearish, targets are highlighted on the charts.

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The Case for Paying Out Bonuses at A.I.G

March 17, 2009 by Ryan Barr

At least a few people in the media haven’t lost their minds. A rational argument as to why these bonuses should be paid.

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Here we go – Mark to Make Believe!

March 16, 2009 by Ryan Barr

Mark to Make Believe is now on the table. Up for vote on April 2nd and will be allowed in Q1 financial statements. Let the games begin.

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Let this be a lesson to you – Don’t remove your stops

March 16, 2009 by Ryan Barr

Here is a picture of one of the charts I actually look at during the course of a day.  I woke up this morning to find out that the /ES has taken a nice hike upwards into the 765 zone, and I remained short through the entire hike. Now, don’t get me wrong here.  I’m [...]

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Jon Stewart lets CNBC have it

March 9, 2009 by Ryan Barr

Jon Stewart and the Daily Show give CNBC an absolute lashing. If you haven’t seen the clip yet, take a moment to check this one out.

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Mark to Market Rules

March 7, 2009 by Ryan Barr

Rumor is building that the government is talking about the suspension of Mark to Market accounting. What a great idea, let’s all pretend that our worthless garbage is worth something! You’ve got to be kidding me… My commentary on this whole mess, and a fantastic Ziggy Cartoon!

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More haphazard bailouts…

February 26, 2009 by Ryan Barr

From the WSJ – Citigroup Inc. and the U.S. are close to an agreement in which the government will substantially increase its stake in the bank and will demand boardroom changes in return, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal, expected to be announced Friday morning, is designed to ease jitters about the [...]

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