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home | 2009
 

Abbreviated and Delayed Holiday Issue
December 27, 2009
Mercury is now in retrograde motion, and it will stay that way until the solar eclipse on January 15. During this three-week period we may see a bearish counter-trend in the equities markets, but the biggest challenge is likely to be one of coming up with accurate market assessments. . . . keep reading
Big Dreams, Big Lies, and Hot Tempers - Traders Beware!; New Tactics from the FDIC; Cassini Sees A Flash; Trade-In-Harmony; Benjamin Franklin; La-Z-Boy, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.; Winter Solstice; Zhu Min Speaks Out; Disguting Senate Debate; Celestica
December 20, 2009
This cluster of astrological energy is likely to be felt in world events, in the markets, and in our personal lives as well--at the very least, it's all about deluded thinking, duplicitous behavior, and hair-trigger confrontations. Even though the facts in any given situation may be extremely elusive, the urge to action is especially strong right now, and therein lies the danger, especially if you're putting money at risk. . . . keep reading
Greek Credit Hits Low; Valley Capital Bank; Mars Going Retrograde; SolutionsBank; Saturn and Uranus; Republic Federal Bank; Open Market Committee Behind Closed Doors; Void-of-Course Market Action; Magna International; Joseph Campbell; Neptune/Jupiter Conjunction; Hospitality Properties Trust
December 13, 2009
As Mars reduces its speed, it increases the intensity of its impact on geopolitical affairs and market activity. So we may be getting some upsetting news, and along with it some remarkable opportunities for short-term profits. . . . keep reading
An Elusive Bottom; A Week of Voids; Greater Atlantic Bank; David Wooding; Benchmark Bank; AmTrust Bank; Tattnall Bank; Ben Shalom Bernanke; Donald Trump; Buckhead Community Bank; First Security National Bank; Kids Buying Sweets
December 6, 2009
FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0949 - December 6-12, 02009 with Tim Bost YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN IN THIS ISSUE: The Bottom LineCommentsLunar Voids Galorebr . . . keep reading
Hungry Consumers; Xiao Lin the Human Punching Bag; Venus/Uranus and a Market Turn; Dubai World; Standard Motor Products; Nu Skin Enterprises; Scott Craven; Wayne Dyer; W. D. Gann; Ralf Lautenbach; HDFC Bank Ltd.; AMBEV Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas; AnnTaylor Stores Corporation
November 29, 2009
FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0948 - November 29 - December 5, 02009 with Tim Bost YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN IN THIS ISSUE: The Bottom LineCommentsEarly Astro . . . keep reading
A Failure at Critical Resistance; W. D. Gann; Société Générale; William Olsen; ABB Limited; Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida; Warren Buffett; Central Bank of Stillwater, Minnesota; CyberSource Corporation; Global Economic Collapse; Basic Stock Market Astrology Home Study Course; Creating Personal Wealth with Astrology; Gann Secrets Revealed: Beyond Symbolism in Financial Astrology
November 22, 2009
This is not a time for blind bullishness, but if for any reason you're uncomfortable with short-selling strategies, the best course of action is to take a little breather and stay out of the market altogether, at least for the short term. . . . keep reading
Gold and the Dollar; S+P Hits Resistance; Gann Secrets Revealed; Void-of-Course Moon; Mailorama.fr; Pacific Coast National Bank; Orion Bank; Water on the Moon; Sunwest Bank; Century Bank; Apple Inc.; IberiaBank; Marshall Brickman; W. D. Gann; The Stanley Works; Thomas and Betts Corporation; Spiritual Focus; Creating Wealth with Astrology; Saturn/Pluto Square
November 15, 2009
Even though we will be paying attention to the short-term trading opportunities presented by some of the current more rapidly moving planetary dynamics, we will continue to be attentive to the possibility of a major sell-off in equities as we move ahead toward the end of the year. . . . keep reading
Tony Musulin on Facebook; Creating Personal Wealth with Astrology; Gateway Bank of St. Louis; Amazon.com; Fort Hood; International Reserve Position Report; United Commercial Bank of San Francisco; Crude Oil; East West Bank; Citigroup; Central Bank of Kansas City; Gold Prices; Business Bankruptcies; Given Imaging; Prosperan Bank; Home Federal Savings Bank; Alcon; Robert R. Prechter Jr.; United Security Bank; International Energy Agency; Conquer the Crash; Cardinal Climax; W. D. Gann; Charles Darwin
November 8, 2009
FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0945 - November 8-14, 02009 with Tim Bost   YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN IN THIS ISSUE: The Bottom LineCommentsHow Muc . . . keep reading
R. Buckminster Fuller; IDEXX Laboratories; CIT Bankruptcy; Ansys; Winning Big in a Down Week; Architects and Victims; Stocks Plunge Around the World; No Buyers for $1 Houses; 9 FBOP Banks Shuttered; Target Corporation; Reaction to the Saturn Ingress; A New Video on Lunar Triggers
November 1, 2009
The big Neptune event on Wednesday signals the possibility of a strong down day; the market's ability to produce a full rebound later in the week is uncertain. . . . keep reading
Sheila Bair on YouTube; Partners Bank; American United Bank; Companhia de Bebidas das Americas; Washington Irving; Neptune and Venus; Diedrich Coffee; Stonegate Bank; Bank of Elmwood; Hillcrest Bank Florida; Flagship National Bank; Riverview Community Bank; Tri City National Bank; First Federal Bank of Florida; Amazon.com; Cardinal Climax, Saturn/Uranus; W. D. Gann
October 25, 2009
FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0943 - October 25-31, 02009 with Tim Bost   YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN IN THIS ISSUE: The Bottom LineCommentsBad New . . . keep reading
Celebration; 3M Company; Cardinal Health; Grace Slick; Miss Homeless; Barbie's Ankles; Traders World Webinar; Canadian Dollar; San Joaquin Bank; Christian Louboutin; Aline Duportail vs. Jacqueline Aubenas; American Express; Galactic Trader
October 18, 2009
There's nothing like extreme bullishness in the popular consciousness to suggest that a big downturn in the markets is just around the corner. . . . keep reading
Joy Global; George Soros; Young and Unemployed; Lundberg Survey; High Marks for Hong Kong; Ron Paul; Prices at the Pump; Economic Freedom; Auditing the Federal Reserve; Eclipse Report Discount; WMS Industries; Pablo Picasso; Profitable Trading with Planetary Timing; Fraser Institute; W. D. Gann; Ebix Inc.
October 11, 2009
Last week gave us the best weekly gain since July, and there was a hint of strength as the zone that had provided challenging resistance in August showed signs of turning into support, but without more widespread enthusiasm it's hard to believe that we will see a significant extension of this bullishness. . . . keep reading
IMF Targets Forex Tax; Arnold Schwarzenegger; Jennings State Bank; Gore Vidal; Michael Moore; Guess? Inc.; Dominique Strauss-Kahn; Southern Colorado National Bank; Punternet; Flextronics; Zombieland; Harriet Harman; Priceline; Warren Bank; James Tobin
October 4, 2009
Even though the general outlook is increasingly bearish, we still haven't broken through critical support levels in a way that will trigger a major crash. . . . keep reading
Unemployment at 52.2 Percent; Looking for Some Sanity; Robert Zoellick; Arnold Bennett; Stephen Bennett; Mercury Direct Station; Georgian Bank; Dress Barn; Lowered Expectations for the Dollar; Terex Corporation; SciClone Pharmaceuticals; Creating Personal Wealth
September 27, 2009
Astrologically, there are always unique factors at work that give us amazing advantages as astro-traders. But right now the astrological indicators are a little bit confusing, thanks mainly to the fact that we are facing the final days of the current Mercury retrograde period. . . . keep reading
Vladimir Putin and Jeffrey Immelt; More Bank Failures; Wealth DVD; Guess? Inc.; Cognizant Technology; Hunter S. Thompson; Robbery with Stupid Intentions; Ready for a Big Decline
September 20, 2009
There's some potential for rational discourse instead of emotion-driven conflict, so unless there are unwelcome interruptions from geopolitics and systemic economic weakness, we are likely to see some moves toward market consensus, which I would read as an extremely bearish sign. . . . keep reading
Millicom International Cellular; Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson; Pull-Back at the Pluto Station; Jarden Corporation; Center for Responsive Politics; Insider Selling; Carrizo Oil and Gas; Albert Camus; Teleseminar and Workshop; Creating Personal Wealth with Astrology; Saturn/Uranus opposition; Corus Bank; Gold Tops $1000; Brigham Exploration Company; Brickwell Community Bank; Shifts in Intermediate Trend; Venture Bank
September 13, 2009
Stock prices advanced last week, except for a small pull-back on Friday, the date of the Pluto direct station. Along the way we got some technical confirmation of an intermediate bullish trend, which came (wouldn't you know it?) on the eve of a big line-up of particularly stressful planetary dynamics that bring a big potential for a market decline. . . . keep reading
Deutsche Bank AG; The Hole Story; A Silver Breakout; Jean Cocteau; Gap Inc.; Luxottica Group; Gold Near 1000; Mercury Retrograde; TechData Corporation; More Bank Failures; Sarah Palin; Sold Out Teleseminar; Record Unemployment
September 6, 2009
Last week the astrological factors that often help establish market direction were pretty much overwhelmed by the Street's determination to read positive results into negative numbers. . . . keep reading
Economic Death Spiral; Bernanke Nomination; Ron Paul Meets Barney Frank; LSI Industries; Fairchild Semiconductor; More Bank Failures; Heliocentric Saturn and Uranus; Howard Davidowitz; Dame Margot Fonteyn; IDEXX Laboratories; Ansys, Inc.; Getting Ready for Major Market Swings
August 30, 2009
I think the horoscope for the close of trading on September 22 is worth a particular look, with the Moon on The New York Midheaven square Chiron and Neptune; retrograde Mercury conjunct Saturn in opposition to Uranus; Vulcanus conjoining the South Lunar Node on the seventh house cusp, and the Pluto/Hades opposition adding its full intensity to the mix. . . . keep reading
Planetary Stations for Ademetos and Cupido; AFLAC Inc.; Cell Therapeutics, Inc.; A net gain of $1,911.00; Soren Kierkegaard; Bernanke's Magic Words; Planetary Timing; Guaranty Bank; The End of Rational Dialogue; Oplink Communications Inc.; BBVA Compass; How Safe Is Your Bank?
August 23, 2009
The sharp pull-back we were expecting last week materialized in the opening session, followed by trading days that pushed hard to make up for the ground that had been lost since the August 13 peak. That was a challenging feat to say the least, but thanks to a big push upward on Friday the major averages all managed not only to recoup their losses, but also to push to new highs for the year. In the meantime, last week provided another demonstration of the way that astrology can reveal market trends in advance, often with amazingly accurate and profitable results. Of course there's always an opportunity to introduce some good old human error into our efforts to interpret the astrological signals, but the tools of astro-trading definitely offer some real advantages! . . . keep reading
Waiting for Bearish Confirmation; A Critical Period in the Market; Solar Return Relocation; Shah Rukh Khan, Colonial BancGroup; AZZ Inc.; Fair Isaac Corporation; Bob Dylan; 77 Bank Failures; Profitable Trading with Planetary Timing; Lennar Corporation; BB+T; Protective Life Corporation; Bruce Lee; Acting on Opportunities
August 16, 2009
Even if we don't get a major market pull-back during the coming week, we need to stay alert for a big trend reversal at this time. The likelihood of a significant correction is extremely high during the next 4 to 6 weeks. . . . keep reading
California Pizza Kitchen, Paul Krugman, First State Bank, NVIDIA Corporation, October Workshop in Orlando, CyberSource, Bigger Wheelbarrows, Sir Isaac Newton, Community National Bank, Community First Bank, ABB Limited, House-Flipping without the Houses, Solar Eclipse Monograph, Asian Weakness
August 9, 2009
Of course nowadays all money is imaginary, but in this case it's perhaps a little more so. After all, the Federal Reserve doesn't even have to run the printing presses to create more of the increasingly-worthless stuff. It's all just extra zeros on computer screens. . . . keep reading
Starbucks, Buying Gold, Larry Summers, Neptune and Taxes, Ezra Pound, FDIC Bank Closures, An Accurate Forecast, Barclays, Lunar Eclipse, Trading Pyschology, Cott Corporation, Problems and Opportunities, Eclipse Monograph, Fossil Inc.
August 2, 2009
Because I knew in advance that the Moon would be void, and because I also anticipated a positive start to Thursday's trading action, I was able to position myself correctly. But if I had tried to make the appropriate trading decision during the lunar void, I never would have come away with a profit, and had I tried to trade the market trend that day, the results would have been disastrous. So the real value in applying astrology to the markets is often what it does for the trader, rather than in how precisely it can predict the future. And when I'm the active trader, I'm generally quite pleased with that outcome. . . . keep reading
Questionable Euphoria; Bogus Bullishness; Serious Depression; General Electric; Fox News; UPS; Texas Instruments; Absa Bank; Microsoft; Uri Man; Bank Failures; Eclipse Report; Ainsley Earhardt; Pepper Spray; Marianne Williamson; Spartan Motors; TeleTech Holdings; Immunomedics; Cameron International
July 26, 2009
FinancialCyclesWeekly.com #0930 - July 26-August 1, 02009 with Tim Bost YOUR WEEKLY ASTRO-TRADING PLAN IN THIS ISSUE: The Bottom LineCommentsQuestionable Euphor . . . keep reading
A Stunning Turnaround?, Timothy Geithner, Charles Darwin, Goldman Sachs, Spartan Motors, Robert Rubin, Maxwell Technologies, Henry Paulson, CIT Group, Christopher Whalen, Solar Eclipse, U.S. Treasury
July 19, 2009
There's more here than meets the eye. Transiting Neptune is forming a trine to First-Trade Venus, and First-Trade Neptune is receiving an opposition from transiting Mercury and a trine from First-Trade Mars. All these factors add a cloudy atmosphere to the situation, hinting at possible duplicity or outright deception. The question is, what's going on behind the scenes? . . . keep reading
Another Accurate Forecast; Confusion in the Markets; Good News from Singapore; A Special Gold Member Benefit; Thomas S. Szasz; Chico's FAS; Hurricane Bill; 10 In-Demand Jobs; Eclipse Report Coming; FactSet Research Systems; A Wall Street Adage; Boredom and Serenity
July 12, 2009
This was at best an inconclusive week in the markets, one that avoided a commitment to either the bulls or the bears in favor of some extra frustration for just about anyone who was trying to trade in the midst of mixed signals and thin market volume. The astrological approach to market analysis once again gave us clear guidance about what to expect during the trading week. . . . keep reading
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX); Jupiter/Neptune Conjunction; Muhammad Ali; Partial Lunar Eclipse; Riksbank Rates; California SuperLotto Plus; Brinker International (EAT); 467,000 Jobs; Clyde Persley; Center for Labor Market Studies; Lying Eyes; Fisher Plaza; Authorize.net; Uranus Retrograde; O'Hare International Airport; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Dotster
July 5, 2009
There were, of course, the stories about rioting and civil unrest in various parts of the globe. There were also reports of events that had even more obvious Uranian connections. . . . keep reading
Cigarette Hanging in Iran; Yorba Returns; Michael Jackson; Nehran Astrology; Farrah Fawcett; Uranus Retrograde; Ed McMahon; Antonio Machado; Dr. Reddy's Laboratories; APAC Customer Services; Billy Mays; Video Fans; Food and Drug Administration
June 28, 2009
It's an interesting contrast to compare the passing of noteworthy performers with that of noteworthy pitchmen. While many in the current economic crisis seem to be looking for the appearance of the next big superstar to miraculously and dramatically turn things around, it may very well be that what's really needed is just renewed attention to the vanishing art of sales. . . . keep reading
Void-of-Course Trading Rules; Arnold Palmer; HMS Holding Company; Felix Rohatyn; Kuwaiti Expatriates; Mirz Aslam Beig; Cash in the Streets; The Price of Unrest; Big Bonuses at Goldman; New Trading Video; Warren Buffett
June 21, 2009
The markets hate uncertainty, and with unresolved geopolitical issues added to the mix, there seems to be plenty of uncertainty to go around right now. The net result is likely to be a fairly bearish bias for the short term. The current market is extremely treacherous, so as astro-traders we need to pay close attention to strategies that emphasize capital preservation rather than looking for spectacular opportunities to prove that we are right about market trends and turning points. . . . keep reading
Planetary Pictures, Justice Louis Brandeis, Helen Keller, Alfred Witte, Ben Bernanke, Thomas Mitchell, Chris Story, Robert Kahre, John Peter Zenger, Greg Damm, Thomas Jefferson, Amkor Technology, Computer Failure, Sedition Act, Jupiter Retrograde Station
June 14, 2009
There was something different about the action on Friday. Shortly after 11:00 a.m. that day the transiting Mercury/Admetos midpoint also precisely conjoined the position of the Sun in the birth chart for the New York Stock Exchange on May 17, 1792. . . . keep reading
Retrograde Hanging On; $9 Trillion Missing; Elizabeth Coleman Meets Alan Grayson; Robert Kahre and the Gold Standard; Jean Anouilh; Aeropostale; ICU Medical; RTI International Metals
June 7, 2009
We're still very much under the influence of the recent Jupiter/Neptune conjunction, and the markets this week are likely to reflect that positive energy. In fact, it will be very interesting to watch the fine points of the astrology at work during the next six or seven weeks, with the Jupiter/Neptune remaining in fairly close orb throughout most of June and July. It could give us exactly what we need for a remarkable summer rally. . . . keep reading
Mercury, Chiron & Neptune Stations; Consumer Mood Shifting; T-Bond Yield Jumps; Bernanke's Zimbabwe; Sunspots Lagging; Debt Eating GDP; End of the Line in Detroit; Stimulus Sugar High; Juan Somavia's Word on Unemployment; Shai Reshef; University of the People; Theodore Roosevelt; CONSOL Energy; Commscope; US Steel
May 31, 2009
Mercury will not be out of its retrograde shadow until June 15, the same day that Jupiter goes retrograde, and we are unlikely to have all of the impediments to a clear-cut trend removed until then. But even with that limitation, there are plenty of very tradable opportunities ahead, including some profitable alignments during the next two weeks. . . . keep reading
A Short Trading Week; Market Fake-Outs; National Retail Properties; Unhappy Brits; Bancolombia; Jupiter Meets Neptune; Rally in the Metals; Mexico Bounces Back; Mobile Telesystems; Pluto and the Fed; Avenet; Edgar Allan Poe
May 24, 2009
What we are getting ready for is a huge bear-market rally for the summer. While its extent certainly remains to be seen, what's missing right now is a lot of the money that's been sitting on the sidelines for the past few months. . . . keep reading
Changyou.com; Stress Test Strangeness; DigitalGlobe; Miss California and Nancy Pelosi; Rosetta Stone; Bobby Ray Meets the Banana; Manadatory Convertible Preferred Shares; Voltaire; Lunar Apogee Slams Silver; CoStar Group; Jupiter/Chiron Bearishness; Goodyear Tire and Rubber; Debt-to-Equity Magic; Bridgepoint Education; Hibbett Sports; OpenTable; Consuming a Concealed Weapon; Dr. Reddy's Laboratories; Shanghai and Mumbai; SolarWinds
May 17, 2009
The banks are expected to make a noble effort to get funding from private investors, who will presumably rush to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to put their money into such well-run, solid institutions. . . . keep reading
Three Weeks of the Unexpected; Golden History; Chukwuma Soludo Bails Out; Colombian Coffee; Financial Times of London; Nigerian Central Bank; International Paper Company; Jekyll Island; Winston Churchill; Celestica; Stumbling Over The Truth; Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
May 10, 2009
With the Federal Reserve and its cronies increasingly resorting to Funny Money tactics in their bogus bailout efforts, a mere $40 billion may seem like a drop in the bucket. But as economic reality inevitably dawns, gold may start to glitter more and more brightly. . . . keep reading
Mercury Retrograde; A Slump in the U.K.; Federal Reserve Stress Tests; Presidential Fund Raising; Jupiter/Saturn Cycle; Sarah Gibbs; George Santayana; Mars/Zeus Opposition; Accurate Forecasts; Chico's FAS; CarMax; New Zealand Recession Proofing
May 3, 2009
While it's always very satisfying to make accurate forecasts, it's especially important to remember right now that making money in the markets is not nearly as much about forecasting precision as it is about managing our own emotions and psychological responses. . . . keep reading
Swine Flu and the Markets; Forecasts from the International Monetary Fund; Repligen Corporation (RGEN); CONSOL Energy (CNX); Charlie Chaplin; Globalize Justice; Job Growth; Factset Research Systems (FDS); James Bullard; Venus/Zeus; Bank Closures; David Kellermann; Youssef Boutros-Ghali
April 26, 2009
This week's wild card in the markets could turn out to be the swine flu outbreak. With over 1600 suspected cases and more than 100 confirmed deaths so far in Mexico, and with newly confirmed cases showing up in both the U.S. and Canada, governments around the world have already sprung into action. In the days ahead we are likely to see increasing restrictions on imports and travel, with all sorts of ancillary challenges along the way. . . . keep reading
Paul Volcker the Virgo; Fearful Anticipation; Earnings Announcements; Stock Market Astrology; Federal Reserve Act; Helicopter Ben; G-7 Finance Ministers; Venus Direct Station; Joseph Roux; Emulex; Greif Brothers; Juniper Networks; Joe Biden and Social Security
April 19, 2009
As always, what is most needed for profitable involvement in the markets is the ability to step outside of the emotional fray, at least long enough to get in and out of a trade successfully. Discretionary trading demands supreme levels of clarity, knowledge, discipline and self-confidence if it is going to get the desired results. Trading a mechanical system is of course the clearest way to act without undue emotional interference, but even the effectiveness of mechanical systems can deteriorate when the traders executing the system come under exceptional stress. And exceptional stress, it seems, is increasingly the norm right now. . . . keep reading
Gold and Canned Goods; CommScope; Zodiac Quiz; China and ASEAN; Mars/Uranus Conjunction; Henry Miller; VASCO Data Security International; Shenanigans from Bernanke
April 12, 2009
No one seems to believe that the recent rally means very much. There are all kinds of doubts and uncertainties about jobs, about the direction of the market, and about the soundness of the economy as a whole. Some traders say they're getting too uncomfortable to keep up their regular trading routine, because even though there's enough short-term volatility to make for profitable day trading, the underlying signals are increasingly difficult to read correctly. . . . keep reading
A Dangerous Situation; Kevin Rudd and George W. Bush; A Run on Guns; Arkady Dvorkevich Goes for the Gold; A Bear Market Rally; Henry David Thoreau; A G20 Goof; Lawrence Summers; Panera Bread Company; Market Geometry
April 5, 2009
In a bear market rally, things start to look very good just because they're not quite as bad as they might have been, and maybe because they're just a little bit better than they were last month or last week. In other words, the market is so bone-tired weary of bad news and negative forecasts that it's ready to grab anything that looks like a bright spot on the horizon, turning mirages into miracles and converting hype into hope. . . . keep reading
Inept initiatives; Bailout Boomerang; Failure as an Economic Stimulus; Farewell to Omni; Astro-Trading Charts; New Levels of Membership; 2009 Credit Markets Symposium; Gaborn Val Orden
March 29, 2009
We are not, repeat NOT in a bull market at this time. While the turnaround in stocks has been impressive, we still lack key confirmation for a shift in trend assumptions. With White House initiatives coming across as increasingly naïve, inept and/or sycophantic as big portions of the economy continue to decompose at an alarming rate, there's little to inspire optimism from consumers or from entrepreneurs at this time. In the meantime, any open trading positions must be aggressively protected, even if the trades involved weren't originally intended to last a long time. . . . keep reading
G-20 and People in the Streets; Bad News and Good Profits; Expensive Divorces; Mick Jagger; Sophos and Diebold; Sir Fred Goodwin and RBS; Marie Douglas-David; AIG, Scotland Yard and Financial Fools Day
March 22, 2009
Right about now we should be moving out of the Piscean fog we've been in lately, but that clearly hasn't happened yet. If we're going to assess the markets correctly we have to start by wiping the sleep out of our eyes. . . . keep reading
Another Accurate Forecast; Ron Paul; Cupido Goes Retrograde; Kronos Goes Direct; Alex Jones; Earmarks; ENRON; Kurt Vonnegut; The Ben Bernanke Show
March 15, 2009
The dramatic bounce in stock prices was certainly spectacular, but it was a far cry from the kind of action we needed to get a clear reestablishment of bullish sentiment for longer time frames. In the meantime, there are calls for prosecutions of the bonus-heavy executives of failed banks. . . . keep reading
Venus Goes Retrograde, More Sleepless Nights, Redoing Detroit, E. B. White, Global Economic Reversals, Copper and Gold
March 8, 2009
With so much negativity in the air, the impact of just a little positive energy right now could be amazing. This is a time when the weak of heart will do best to step aside, but for seasoned traders with deep pockets and a lot of intestinal fortitude it's clear that a huge opportunity is about to unfold. At the very least, we can expect a lot of Wall Street drama! . . . keep reading