Posts Tagged ‘ foreclosure ’

Playing With Financials, Not Fire, in 2010

Feb 4th, 2010 | By Rob
Playing With Financials, Not Fire, in 2010

The last week has seen 100 day moving averages torn apart, surprises from economic data reports, and one of the most notable sell-offs for stocks in some time. Recently, many home gamers and pros alike, have put financials out of their purview. The erratic and effectively risky nature of these names are less than inviting, but
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Bernanke’s Mandate, A Contradiction

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Rob

Amidst all the hypotheses and strategies of guys like myself "probing for profits", the most recent security to have stolen the limelight must be currencies. It's no secret that the U.S. Dollar has been falling against nearly every major currency throughout the world over the past six months, however it's soon to become a bigger issue,
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A Fresh Look At Shorting

Jun 2nd, 2009 | By Rob

A modest trader is a sharp trader and we at Diamond Slice maintain our short strategy, despite the rally extension in U.S. equities . Fundamental economic data continues to show that the broad economy continues to decline despite government stimulus efforts to increase consumers' ability to purchase goods. The home purchase program is extremely attractive
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U.S. Equities Confused at 800 Level of S&P 500

Mar 26th, 2009 | By Rob

U.S. equities have charged from 666 to 821 in the S&P 500 index, catalyzed by the removal of bankruptcy risk from the financial sector. While prominent fears that the government would nationalize TARP banks pulled the broad market to its bottom, the new found confidence in financials naturally led stocks to surge across the board,
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Market Inevitably Must Confront Housing Woes

Mar 25th, 2009 | By Rob

The mass of unanswerable questions facing investors navigating this market are nothing less than maddening. Will the economy depreciate back to its lows after such a strong rally? Will the Treasury plan to buy distressed assets help or hurt banks? Yet it is the most pivotal query, concerning when the housing market will recover, that
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