Monthly Archives: March 2011

Enantiodromia blog – new post(s)

Its been a while since I highlighted the Entiodromia blog, but with quite a few new posts up since, now is a good time. If you haven’t checked it out, or are not a subscriber to the blog, here is … Continue reading

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Awaiting the NFP?

Few items of interest. The S&P / ES seems to be at a juncture. But. maybe its just the wait for the NFP that is poising it here. All the recent bad/terrible/tragic news seems to have been pushed aside. A … Continue reading

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Citibank Reverse Stock Split

Just putting this up so I don’t have to search for it again. The date of the Citibank reverse stock split. Citi anticipates the reverse stock split will be effective after the close of trading on May 6, 2011, and … Continue reading

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Pinch and a punch

So, has the 1st of the month effect been trashed, I think it was 1 March that drove a stake into its heart? Can’t remember. Reason I ask, its the 1st here already (cue Spaghetti Trees report on the TV), … Continue reading

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Kudos

Kudos to Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns, a blog I pretty much only read for Marc Chandler’s contributions. Except for this morning. Harrison had this, early this morning (my time): The QE2 trade is now officially over Good food for … Continue reading

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Buy a megaphone for this one

Read this from the Dynamic Hedge blog, buy a megaphone and shout it in the streets:.. or at least post it in the comments section of one of those whiny blogs. Hand Crafted Short Squeeze Reversal http://dynamichedge.com/2011/03/24/hand-crafted-short-squeeze-reversal/ For those out … Continue reading

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Pre-cash update … paying up for oil

1257GMT 24MAR2011 What are the worries/concerns for the US equity markets at present? If you answered “Nothing” I am tempted to give you full marks. The strength of the S&P is amazing, with all the negatives I can see around. … Continue reading

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The bombardment of FMT

Farnam Street is bombarding me with great articles today. Here are three, but I had to cull the list down from more. Really great stuff. (I am reading all of these articles in a trading and getting-better-at-trading context). The Ambiguities … Continue reading

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Pre-cash update

1243GMT WED 23MAR2011 Still 45 mins until the cash open. The ES is just below yesterday’s cash close, but having made a reasonably active 10-point range in the overnight. Model #2 is telling me there are quite good bids around … Continue reading

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Anti-HFT lobbyist’s latest

The latest post from Themis trading to lobby against HFT (so as to protect Themis’ business) is up on the net( check out: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/03/hft-reverse-splits-and-hidden-signals/ at The Big Picture blog). Unfortunately, the post from Themis contains a number of cognitive biases … Continue reading

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