Monthly Archives: September 2009

While not directly market related, I would like your indulgence for a few moments on a topic I am interested in. I will tie it in to the markets but really it’s more of a social zeitgeist matter. One of … Continue reading →

I am on record here on this blog and on StockTwits TV as having the opinion that the three agencies primarily responsible for putting ratings on mortgage backed securities are among the most responsible entities for the economic crisis the … Continue reading →

While working on research for this blog, my StockTwitsTV show or my business I often use many sites for reference. I have listed them in an earlier blog here However I want to single out one particularly great source of … Continue reading →

I am one of the people who has expected to get a correction in the Equities Markets for some time now. I think there are many data points that support this position but the general market sentiment and certainly that … Continue reading →

Hard to believe it has been 8 years since that day. Many of the folks in the financial industry and especially those of us from the New York area have stories of friends lost, lives changed forever. Joe Donohue, upsidetrader … Continue reading →

Currently I am short the 30yr U.S. Treasury Bond by being long the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) TBT and short the ZB Futures contracts from ZBU09 (Front month Sept 09) as far out as ZBH10 (Mar 2010). I added to … Continue reading →

I read a story today in the New Yorker about a guy who was executed in Texas and it is very likely that he was innocent of the charges against him. Here’s a link to the article I am not … Continue reading →

While spending some time on the new StockTwits desktop I came upon a tweet by Nick Fenton http://twitter.com/nickfenton that linked to an article about focus. I believe the ability to focus upon a task, whatever it might be, is the … Continue reading →