More bad sushi for the Eurozone. Eurostat's numbers for Greece were bad, but they also had bad numbers for the most of the rest of the member...
Scale in and scale out. I like holding positions for a longish amount of time; I've recently started to trade around a core position -causing...
No worries; the written word is often misstated/misinterpreted. I do it all the time. :)
Cambist, I read it and was looking for posts from others. I didn't think about specifically mentioning you in my post - perhaps it should have...
Bond spreads continue to blow out, as Greek-German 10 year spreads reached 529 basis points today, a new post-EU record. Portugal and Ireland...
Clambill, if you're looking for a currency-related currency play, I'd think that the NOK (Norwegian Kroner) would be a cleaner play than the CAD....
Here's a good article on various possibilities due to the volcanic eruptions:...
Depending on how violent Katla erupts (if it erupts), there could be loss of agricultural crops and livestock in Europe along with some loss of...
Icelandic volcanoes have a tendency to be multimonth events - it's beyond my knowledge in the field to explain to you why. And when...
I just found that there are some tremors at Hekla and Katla. http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/Katla2009/stodvaplott.html That ain't good; it indicates...
Thank you very much for explaining your logic ... it's always good to hear why someone's taking the opposite side of your trade. I completely...
Cambist, I understand that you're looking at the technicals but I'd keep the fundamentals in mind here. Wait until it appears that the...
Classic! I'm stealing that one.
Clambill, more than air transport, this volcanic ash has the potential to destroy Europe's agricultural/farm industry for several years. Longer...
Yes, I'm a pilot. Haven't flown for quite a while tho. I left active duty Air Force to fly for United in 2000. Needless to say, that hasn't...
If you were to buy GS, consider also buying puts to hedge yourself. The wheels could come off of GS rather quickly.
A quick update on the Greek/German 10 year bond spread. It's now at 425 basis points. Article:...
Clambill, thanks. I just don't have the time right now for learning the rule of technical trading - all of my spare time is currently spent on...
NiN, Cambist, thanks for the words. I'm a refugee from another financial forum - the owner opted to make it a pay site for 16 hrs/day (5A-9P EDT)...
Uexkell, all valid points. It's interesting that Merkel has yet to publicly confirm that she's backing the bailout plan. Here's an article about...
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