From SurlyTrader
January 25, 2012 at 8:21 pm
The implied volatility surface can truly hold a bit of investor sentiment that not many pay a lot of attention to. In the last few months, we have witnessed ... (
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January 24, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Nice infographic from Crisp360 showing where the United States is losing jobs and where it is creating jobs
Related posts:Visualized Jobs Situation
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January 23, 2012 at 10:09 pm
It seems challenging to interpret the continued discrepancy between the current level of US interest rates along with the current levels of risky assets. ... (
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January 22, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Economy:
How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work – New York Times
3 Huge Recent Economic Developments You May Have Missed – Motley Fool
What the Top ... (
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January 17, 2012 at 9:41 pm
The most recent census showed that in the decade from 2000 to 2010 Detroit lost an astonishing 25% of its population. This makes Detroit the 18th largest ... (
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January 16, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Guest Post from Chris Vermeulen at TheGoldandOilGuy.com
Over the past five months gold has fallen sharply and is no longer headline news which it once ... (
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January 15, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Economy:
5% of Americans Made Up 50% of U.S. Health Care Spending – The Atlantic
Things We’re Supposed To Be Quiet About – New York Times (Krugman)
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January 11, 2012 at 9:15 pm
It always amuses me that there are many examples of large companies falling from grace shortly after they put their company logo on a sports stadium. Many ... (
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January 10, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Guest Post from JW Jones from OptionsTradingSignals.com
Last week we received reports that the unemployment rate in the United States was improving markedly. ... (
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January 9, 2012 at 11:38 pm
The Euro can drop, but the S&P marches on. I can talk about divergences between markets that have been strongly correlated over the last year, but how ... (
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January 8, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Economy:
The Myth of Japan’s Failure – New York Times
The zero lower bound in our minds - Economist
We Added 1.6 Million Jobs in 2011— Where Did They ... (
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January 5, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Enjoy a Saturday Night Live TV Funhouse cartoon titled “Media-opoly” that was banned right after it was first aired. It seems even more fitting ... (
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January 4, 2012 at 7:59 pm
There are certain times when the markets just seem to disconnect. Right now that disconnect is between the US dollar, US interest rates and US equities. ... (
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January 3, 2012 at 10:32 pm
With the Iowa Caucus grabbing full headlines, maybe it is time for us all to learn a little bit about the land of rolling prairie:
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January 2, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Economy:
Nobody Understands Debt – New York Times (Krugman)
U.S. Growth May Accelerate as Europe Shrinks - Bloomberg
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From SurlyTrader
December 29, 2011 at 6:24 pm
What a ridiculously precarious place for the market to enter into the New Year. At a close of 1263.02, the S&P sits just 4 points above the 200 day moving ... (
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December 28, 2011 at 11:25 pm
With market volatility that has only been witnessed during the Great Depression, it seems that we should all be asking some questions.
Is the volatility necessary?
Are ... (
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December 27, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Just when you thought you have read the most negative articles and predictions possible, you stumble across a whole other level of negativity. James Petras, a ... (
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December 26, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Economy:
Economic growth expected for winter – MarketWatch
The Year In 4 Charts – NPR
Economic predictions for 2012: Bank of America and the other ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 21, 2011 at 10:24 pm
Most of the time I consider myself a pretty optimistic guy, but sometimes you cannot put on the rose colored glasses because it just does not feel right. I ... (
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December 18, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Economy:
Are we at the beginning of a 25-year recession? – The Week
A Financial Crisis Needn’t Be a Noose – New York Times
Snap analysis: Fed ... (
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From SurlyTrader
December 15, 2011 at 9:59 pm
The media has played a tremendous part in describing the rich versus poor in the United States or the 99% versus the 1%. There is a great truth to the fact ... (
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December 14, 2011 at 11:20 pm
The 5 year implied volatility on the S&P 500 is currently 29%. The math to take an annual standard deviation or volatility metric and convert it to a daily ... (
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December 13, 2011 at 11:22 pm
The BBC released a series of graphs from the top economists that highlight and summarize 2011 from a visual standpoint. My personal favorite shows the interest ... (
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December 12, 2011 at 7:03 pm
With the equity markets down over 2% intra-day as the participants realized Friday’s European Summit did not provide a silver bullet to the Eurozone problems, ... (
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