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Expanding Range Slightly On S&P 500; Next Key Area 1120

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:59:13 GMT

We've poked our head a bit higher than the highs of yesterday (S&P 1117) on the opening flood of buy orders; a small positive there. The last 2 sessions have been marked by new highs as the market poked its head out of the box, and then reversals back down - so it would seem unlikely for that to happen 3 days in a row.[More...]

Dollar (UUP) Rises Most Since June, Gold (GLD) Falls Most In A Year, Traders Move Up Date For First Fed Hikes

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:47:17 GMT

This trio of Bloomberg headlines is exactly why I've been cautious about jumping in the crowded trade. (in fact we actually went long the dollar as an insurance policy last week in case the crowded trade finally burns down) Anyone who lived through 2007 and 2008 knows what happens when crowded trades reverse... not to mention those of us around in March 2000. Those who continue to play the crowded trade have been big winners, and it's the right thing to do as long as you can jump off the bubble before the hedge funds all try to exit the narrow door at exactly the same time.[More...]

A Quick Look At The SP500 Current Trendlines

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:50:20 GMT

With the Jobs Report more than surprising the market this morning, let’s take a quick look at the current trendlines that will either contain this bullish surge… or break through to create a larger move to the upside.[More...]

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:07 GMT

As expected, Bank of America (BAC) will repurchase its $45 billion TARP preferreds, funded in part by an additional $18.8 billion in "common stock equivalents", $4.0 billion in asset sales, and $1.7 billion in restricted stock issued to employees in lieu of cash bonuses.[More...]

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:30 GMT

Good morning. Stocks tanked in the last half-hour on Thursday and while the major news outlets attributed the decline to either profit taking or some trepidation in front of this morning's big Jobs report, we'd like to offer a little more substantial reason for the 85 point dive on an otherwise subdued day of trading.[More...]

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:14:41 GMT

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet declined by $15 billion to $2,183 billion from the prior week, after the Fed presumably offloaded $2.7 billion in MBS: this is the first time since QE started that MBS holdings have declined. If anyone can tell us just who the idiots are who bought MBS from the Fed (and at what price), and who the even greater idiots are who are supposed to believe this, please send us an email.[More...]

Choppy And Volatile Range Boundaries For SPY

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:58:27 GMT

If you take a look at the 30 min chart of the SPY, you find a market filled with landmines and gaps along with a clearly defined trading range in which the market trades currently.[More...]

Options Intelligence Report: Gold Bulls And Bears Place Bets On Bullion

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:45:18 GMT

Today's tickers: GLD, MTG, ACN, BAC, HUN, PSS, ARO, HUN, APWR & FDO[More...]

Treasury prices drop on oversupply concerns

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK - Treasury prices fell Thursday amid worries about an increase in debt supply.
Bond yields, which move opposite to their prices, had fallen too low in recent days to make new debt being auctioned next week very attractive, said Nick Kalivas, a vice president of financial research at MF Global.
Investors typically sell out of Treasurys ahead of auctions to maximize yields on the new debt being issued.

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Expanding Range Slightly On S&P 500; Next Key Area 1120

Dollar (UUP) Rises Most Since June, Gold (GLD) Falls Most In A Year, Traders Move Up Date For First Fed Hikes

A Quick Look At The SP500 Current Trendlines

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Choppy And Volatile Range Boundaries For SPY

Options Intelligence Report: Gold Bulls And Bears Place Bets On Bullion

Treasury prices drop on oversupply concerns

Business Highlights

Treasury prices drop on oversupply concerns

Major business events scheduled for Thursday

Fed moves to drain some money out of economy

Fed moves to drain some money out of economy

James Overstreet: No plans to pay the mortgage? Expect economy to keep sinking

Gold Participation and Income Fund Declares Monthly Distribution

Union Bank Vice Chairman John F. Woods Appointed Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding David I. Matson

Frontier State Bank Selects Kroll Factual Data to Provide Independent Verifications

Anworth to Make Presentation at FBR Capital Markets 2009 Fall Investor Conference

Dynex Capital, Inc. Announces Purchase of Joint Venture Interest

Existing-Home Sales Record Another Big Gain, Inventories Continue to Shrink

Fremont Bank Increases Market Share Ranking for Home Mortgage Originations for Third Straight Year

Form 4 DYNEX CAPITAL INC For: Dec 02 Filed by: Osborne Daniel K (10K)

Form 4 DYNEX CAPITAL INC For: Nov 30 Filed by: AKIN THOMAS B (10K)

Form 3 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAG For: Nov 17 Filed by: Plutzik Jonathan (10K)

Form 3 FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGA For: Oct 12 Filed by: Kari Ross Jay (10K)

Form 4 BUCK JAY For: Sep 17 (10K)

Form 3 Edwards Terence W For: Sep 14 (10K)

Form 3 Witherell Bruce M For: Sep 14 (10K)

Form 4 Osborne Daniel K For: Sep 10 (10K)

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