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Sorry, but that doesn't sound like a very robust methodology to me. If the initial trade moves in your favor, you will cash on only 3 contracts. However, if the trade is a loser, you will be exposed on 9 contracts.

Grapes of Wrath?

Typical "I deserve it all, and I want it now" middle-aged American couple. Well, guess what? You don't deserve it. You don't deserve a house you can't afford. You don't deserve a beach-house vacation. You don't deserve shopping as a recreational activity. Live within your friggin' means...

What do you want to bet that Obama and Congress will check under the cushions and find a few billion loose dollars to give to the dealers to ease the pain.

Pfffft. Do a little homework. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a.4K5haosekE&refer=home

What the fuck have you ever posted that was worth a damn? Welcome to ignore.

I dunno, maybe its just me, but if I look for example at the period from 1985-2000, unemployment was in a downtrend, but credit card losses were in an uptrend.

For the record, that was Mark Haines.

Anyone catch the irony with his SN?

In 2000, GM bought a 20% stake in Fiat for $2.4B. However, those crafty Italians put in the contract that they could force GM to buy the remainder. By the 3rd Q of 2002, GM had written down its stake in Fiat to $220M. In 2005, GM paid Fiat $2B to get out of the deal. Tells you what GM...

Well, other than ICSC Store Sales, which is already out; Redbook (yawn), and Consumer Confidence Index for March @10:00, what other "reports" are you referring to?

Surf, your post adds a whole new meaning to Hook Up, here on ET.

A mortgage is nothing more than security for a promissory note. There is no question the mortgages exist, they are recorded in the public records. (My how simple things would be if the lenders as a matter of routine, also recorded the note). Any way, since the mortgage is security for the...

Seems to be in agreement with the premise of this article. http://zerohedge.blogspot.com/2009/04/incredibly-shrinking-market-liquidity.html

Look at the positioning of the overturned truck in the 5th photo and the other truck in the 6th photo. The exact same positioning of both trucks appear in the 7th photo. Furthermore, how many trucks went into the water. Answer: 2. The red truck in the 5th photo and the green truck in the 6th...

Amusing, even if it is clearly photo shopped.

An even better question comrade. Is your computer now infected?

By JUSTIN LAHART New research shows corporate bonds have been far better at predicting where the economy is headed than anyone thought. Unfortunately, that suggests the economy is going to get much worse. In the fall of 2007, before the economy began to falter, corporate-bond prices were...

Ya got a link to that story?