The price ratio between gold and silver is currently 80:1, near the highest level in 15 years. It has averaged 60:1 during that time, falling to as low as 40:1. It was 55:1 in August. Would going long silver and shorting gold be a good pairs trade right now? Why or why not?
Also, the...
You may be right. At some point, you will be.
However, with the elimination of the short-tick rule, all these ETFs, and thousands of hedge funds that can't bear to be underwater, I think such rules are less relevant than in the past.
If you write down every single dollar of subprime exposure on the BS to zero - a ridiculous proposition - the book value of Citi is $15 per share.
The market is giving you a once in a generation opportunity to buy banks, retailers and homebuilders. We aren't there yet, but its coming...
What I found most amusing about this article was that it laid bare all the gushing praise about Goldman after they reported such good earnings while all the other brokers were taking huge charges. PM after PM who owned or admired Goldman fawned all over about the quality and how they were...