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My thoughts... By historical standards, there is presently excessive optimism reflected in the COT of the 5-year and 10-year notes. Commercial hedgers in the treasury market are net negative, and when that happens, rates tend to rise. Commercials are usually right, and it would imply then that...

I don't, but recommend buying a Thompson/Reuters data feed if you can pony up for it.

These ideas won't all be right, and in fact they may all be wrong, but here are some themes that I think are worth watching... Surprise disruptive upshot in rates over the next 30 to 90 days likely, yield of the 5-year is the biggest gainer, 30-year is the laggard Long high yield trade begins...

The answer really come down to the timeframe of your edge. If you believe and can credibly replicate a trading edge within that stated timeframe, then another person's rule has little bearing on whether or not you should be trading within those hours.

Just a guess here, but I believe some ETNs are backed by futures contracts (as opposed to ETFs that are backed by shares) and thus may be vulnerable to price erosion when 1) slippage is introduced due to contract rolling and 2) far-dated contracts decline in value over time if the contracts are...

Interest rates on the long end of the yield curve are dropping. Banks need them high to make profits.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goldmans-cohen-says-sp-may-hit-1100-this-year-2009-08-06

If they are that large a bank I'm sure it will be easy for them to raise 25M. I don't see what the big deal is here on this story.

See, guaranteed green. Every day is groundhog day in July and August.

there's the pop...last hour follow through to happen

defnitely close in the green. Captain Save-A-Loss is in the building.

Financials are up because boomer politicians are protecting the assets of the boomer electorate. The right thing to do was to let these banks fail and let the few solvent institutions take their place. Let price drop down to normal levels. At that point the survivors would be the younger...

notice how those on this board who insult the boomers for their factual theivary and immoral ways can never come back with a serious reponse and tend to just personally insult the commentater.

boomer = rat boomer = thief boomer = scum boomer = kleptomaniac boomer = criminal boomer = snake boomer = america's disease exterminate the boomers. no longer productive, always thieving and askin for a handout. get your hand out of my pocket, boomer!

kill the boomers. take away their benefits and houses. let's create a living hell for them where they can rot in sickness and poverty, and envy the good lives of gen Yers. boomer-friendly policy has doomed the young generations of the US. give the boomers generational genocide in their waning years.

scatophaggot, already got the operation after your mom and I had you. I never knew you could piss in a whore's mouth and she'd birth a child from it, but you're a lucky first, sonny. boomers voted for those pols. they voted for the policies they wanted. boomers could have rejected the...

no, it's i'm desireable cuz i have hiv, not full blown aids.

soc gen

the boomers will never be in trouble. they comprise the biggest voting block and therefore will continue to pass legislation that passes the buck of their profligacy to younger generations. boomers have made a profession of raping the young and will not cede power until they die off.

this is the f@cking twilight zone.