ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
Scripting News: Google vs iPhone and Facebook It's as if Google, not knowing who is winning the war, is fighting it everywhere, just in case it turns out that's where the true enemy is hiding. That's how big rich companies that are scared compete. Everyone needs to get a piece of the battle. (tags: Google … Read more
Trade the Oversold Bounce – Stocks, Futures and Options Traders (Dr.Duru) Profits from oversold periods start either from entering the market long on the first oversold day (aggressive) and/or from waiting for VIX to increase at least 20 percent from the first oversold day or entering the market the first day after the oversold period … Read more
How to Make an American Job Before It's Too Late: Andy Grove – Bloomberg Clearly, the great Silicon Valley innovation machine hasn’t been creating many jobs of late — unless you are counting Asia, where American technology companies have been adding jobs like mad for years. The underlying problem isn’t simply lower Asian costs. It’s … Read more
California on 'verge of system failure’ – The Globe and Mail Golden State, like many others, is nearly bankrupt and desperately needs a bailout (tags: California bankruptcy economy govt_spending) Gold Prices – Saudis Hoard Twice as Much Gold as Thought – CNBC Analysts believe that central banks could be net buyers of gold this year … Read more
Risk Index Spike Means Carry Trade ‘Sell-off,’ Barclays Says – BusinessWeek A gauge of risk has surged to the highest level in 15 months, signaling investors are reversing strategies of borrowing money in countries with low interest rates to invest in high-yielding assets, Barclays Plc said. (tags: forex trading_strategy carry_trade) A quintuple nine-to-one up day … Read more