Archive for February, 2010

• Thursday links: affect hypothesis
  abnormalreturns, February 18th, 2010 at 12:57 pm, Comments: 0

  Defensive sectors have underperformed during the most recent rally.  (Bespoke) A summary of where we stand from a technical standpoint.  (The Pragmatic Capitalist) Why the [...]

• Wednesday links: shaky prospects
  abnormalreturns, February 17th, 2010 at 12:35 pm, Comments: 0

  Doug Kass makes the macro case for a continued underweighting of equities due to the “shaky” prospects for global growth.  (TheStreet) Is it time to [...]

• Tuesday links: austerity outlook
  abnormalreturns, February 16th, 2010 at 12:51 pm, Comments: 0

  Matthew Lynn, “There are several good reasons for expecting currency trading to be the focus for financial markets this decade.”  (Bloomberg) Rising risk premiums and [...]

• Monday links: mirrored models
  abnormalreturns, February 14th, 2010 at 2:30 pm, Comments: 0

  A reversal of the risk trade as investors sell junk bonds.  (naked capitalism also FT Alphaville) 2009 was a banner year for hedge funds as [...]

• Sunday links: round numbers
  abnormalreturns, February 14th, 2010 at 8:26 am, Comments: 0

  Historical analysis of what the stock market does after President’s Day.  (Bespoke) Futures speculators have given up on the Euro.  (Sentiment’s Edge) Risk aversion is [...]

• Content vs. Aggregation vs. Curation
  abnormalreturns, February 12th, 2010 at 3:18 pm, Comments: 0

  The discussion surrounding the merits of so-called web aggregators went to another level this week as some Internet heavies weighed in on the debate  We [...]

• Friday links: debt levels matter
  abnormalreturns, February 12th, 2010 at 12:36 pm, Comments: 0

  David Merkel, “Ignore anyone who tells you that debt levels don’t matter.”  (Aleph Blog) Rydex market timers have abandoned precious metals.  (Trader’s Narrative) Corporate stock [...]

• Thursday links: jobs, jobs, jobs
  abnormalreturns, February 11th, 2010 at 1:11 pm, Comments: 0

  Bullish sentiment has turned tail in this correction.  (Bespoke) Keep an eye on volatility to help determine trading size and profit targets.  (OptionsZone) Why the [...]

• Wednesday links: shifting landscapes
  abnormalreturns, February 10th, 2010 at 12:34 pm, Comments: 0

  The market can’t fall much farther if you want to continue calling it a bull market.  (Trader’s Narrative) John Roque on why this market needs [...]

• Tuesday links: broken equity culture
  abnormalreturns, February 9th, 2010 at 12:32 pm, Comments: 0

  Rydex market timers are getting bearish.  (The Technical Take) The stock market is as oversold as it was back in March 2009.  (Bespoke) What is [...]