August 2011

  • Fear Sells at the Times

    The pic above was snipped from the NYT after Monday’s sell off (Aug 1).  The guy in the mask conjures the swine flu hysteria. $NYT editors provoking the fear response to sell adwords, cameras, razors or whatever…  

  • Tilt and Risk Management

    I wish there were a flashing light to tell me when I’m on tilt. – @NereusProject A few things tend to happen when markets correct and intraday volatility increases as we’ve seen recently: 1. The mood of traders gets looser and more apt to change quickly and with wider extremes. 2. Traders becoming looser with their…

  • Quick Poll: Are We Double Dipping?

    The worry du jour focuses on the risk of a double dip recession in the US. Meredith Whitney has been out and about and was spotted at a Baskin Robbins ordering Two Scoops and The Atlantic is citing chapter and verse on the relapse… So what do you all think? Is the US headed for…