WOW futures and oil already up big since I posted putting cash to work 1/3 C, 1/3 index calls,1/3 USO - no way I can commit with that big of a...
I view it as bullish for the banks & brokers as a portion of the MBS they have taken write downs on are now made whole. Bullish for the general...
I think the relative strength of financials the last two days was previous knowledge. This could give big holders of toxic MBS a get out of...
If it had been a 9.3 million barrel draw down we would have spiked like $10, this should have been worth $3-4 on the downside, see what tomorrow...
I invariably get the "isn't that gambling" response. I live in the Hamptons and immediately reply with: "How many of those ocean front...
Definitely the dollar strength. Looked at FNM and other stuff and decided it didn't matter with dollar that strong. Bought the open and let...
Been a real pain in the ass to short finnies with this going on - I trade short term and my brokers have been requiring a phone call followed by a...
none available at Fidelity - no MS or MER either.
$9.6 Billion writedown works out to $9.75 a share. Selling off valuable assets. I don't know how the hell MER is in the twenties, much less...
The fed bumped the puppy - I know people who did not participate in housing speculation, or bought MBS - who are now starting to get in real...
I quit my job in '99 after working a $5k acct to 50k over a few months, then doubled it in one day to $100k to become a "daytrader". I lost...
usually it is as simple as there are no available shares - especially in heavily shorted issues. Got a for instance?
I emailed the fed on numerous occasions before the rate cuts a few months ago. Explaining how and why rate cuts would not help the banks and do...
I only had to put up $2k, i was wondering if it even possible to only put up the same $2k in oil futures and making the same profit. Kind of...
There's a whole lotta really nice homes in the Hamptons. A bunch of them are owned by people involved in trading stocks / commodities /...
Dude - You're 18 - you got a long time to hit home runs, make mistakes, etc. Forget well known stocks like GE, what are you going to get like...
I faded oil this morning buying 10 otm USO puts for $2 / contract. Oil dropped @ $5 intraday, puts went to $4, for a $2k profit. What...
The immigration problem is being solved as immigrants soon find they can make a higher real wage and have a better standard of living in their own...
Scmidt = oil was up on dollar weakness from europeans raising rates + Israel talks of attacking Iran. IMHO todays sell off was a very small...
Probably the same guy who bought otm puts on BSC and made millions - roll the dice again..:cool:
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