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Archive for June, 2009

  • Sunday links: too big to exist
    , June 21st, 2009 at 8:56 pm, Comments: 0

    High frequency trading is now a dominant force in stock market trading.  (MarketBeat) “Stock buybacks by S&P 500 companies plummeted 73% in the first three [...]

  • Friday links: golden crosses
    , June 19th, 2009 at 10:05 am, Comments: 0

    The linkfest is a bit earlier (and less comprehensive) than usual today. Long term charts of the real price of silver and the Dow.  (Fundamental [...]

  • Thursday links: real people and capital
    , June 18th, 2009 at 12:07 pm, Comments: 0

    The correlation between the US Dollar and the S&P 500 is now at a historical low. (Bespoke also FT Alphaville) A long term look at [...]

  • Wednesday links: random market moves
    , June 17th, 2009 at 11:57 am, Comments: 0

    “(T)he price of risk is finally returning to normal.”  (Crossing Wall Street) How “errant explanations” of random market moves can cost you money.  (The Frontal [...]

  • If it walks like a duck…
    , June 17th, 2009 at 8:31 am, Comments: 0

    Or as FT Alphaville states the issue: So when is an ETF not an ETF? When it’s an ETP or structured product. The debate around [...]

  • Tuesday links: sentiment is contagious
    , June 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, Comments: 0

    “If we’ve learned anything during the last year it’s that risk doesn’t take care of itself.”  (behavior gap) “This is a mistake many investors make [...]

  • Monday links: intraday extremes
    , June 15th, 2009 at 12:17 pm, Comments: 0

    Is the current rally simply a cyclical bull market or the beginning of new secular rally?  (WSJ) Nasdaq volume is surging relative to NYSE volume.  [...]

  • Know what you own, redux
    , June 15th, 2009 at 8:42 am, Comments: 0

    The ETF Industry The ETF business, nee industry, is exactly that, a business.  As of April 2009 the Investment Company Institute calculated the nation’s exchange [...]

  • Sunday links: surging global liquidity
    , June 14th, 2009 at 3:04 pm, Comments: 0

    Is the current rally all about surging global liquidity?:  “Silver is up 59% from December lows on futures markets; copper is up 90%; corn, 45%; [...]

  • Friday links: ETF excess
    , June 12th, 2009 at 12:18 pm, Comments: 0

    Blackrock-BGI is a done deal.  (DealBook, 24/7 Wall St., Economist) Is the combined Blackrock too big for its own good?  (IndexUniverse, ibid) Is the top [...]