Reading through some of the headlines, one says that he made $10-mil from a $10 stake. Back then $10-mil was a shitload of money. (Like turning a...
He is not 'long the dollar' in the sense those on ET tend to think. He just did a long interview with Bloomberg and what he said was he 'owns...
There is a well known scam running on Craigslist 'For Let' boards now. The scam artist will post a flat/home for rent at an extremely attractive...
Yeah, and of course everyone knew real estate never goes down, so of course the insurance was cheap. Writing those policies was like printing...
Another incredible close ... wow.
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You appear to suggest that you think the S&P will fall into the 80s most likely 12-24 months out. It that case I would want to work a position...
Holders of the futures contract will not collect dividends paid out by some of the underlying stocks between now and March. Stock/index holders...
Books: Daniel Yergin's The Prize for a sweeping history of the oil industry Simmons' Twilight in the Desert to peek behind the curtain and...
All purposefully successful trading begins and ends with anticipation of a price move. Swing and intra-day are simply different time frames one...
With regard to timing, note that in 1979-80 the blow-off top occurred late Jan and early Feb, when gold typically reaches its high for the year....
Timing is tough. All I can say is, I expect $1,400 before we see $1,000 again. Once we get there we'll have another look. Something to consider...
I just read a note referencing Wednesday's Topix 100 (?) stating P/B was below 1.0, and half their average over the last 15 yrs. How cheap is...
I see us climbing into the $2,000 - $3,000 range and then simply gapping up to $5,000 over 2-3 weeks as we saw in 1980. The time to sell is...
This is only the beginning people, because this economic downturn has only begun. A mindset shift began with implosion of the Nasdaq bubble, and...
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It helps if, when you call or e-mail, that you mention that you are a shareholder. You have to understand short-sellers and others unwelcome...
Happy to agree to disagree. Putting on a leg of puts sounds neat and tidy, but his portfolio will be a mess when it hits the fan. When Latvia and...
When you've committed your entire portfolio to a long option position and the market turns against you, watching doesn't help.
I posted that with the assumption that the CC stocks would be bought unlevered. That is how I buy stocks and how I think about them, probably...
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