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The communist manifesto: "But not only has the bourgeoisie forged the weapons that bring death to itself; it has also called into existence the men who are to wield those weapons -- the modern working class -- the proletarians. " 1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents...

It's a shame people in washington don't have your thought process. You have nailed it.

Is the US government trying to destroy the wealthy?

VIX options are for suckers if you don't take into account implied volatility. But it's great for hedging if you trade it at least 3 or 4 months out. I've made some good money buying calls over the summer, but it is very tricky, you have to be able to keep from being shaken out.

Doesn't matter, the congress dimwits now feel they have the authority and justification to pass this thing.

Where would the doctors move? I think doctors are paid more in the US than anywhere in the world. Your logic is flawed. I have experience with the french health care system, they not only have close to free health care, but the treatment is much better there. If you have a small issue, they...

Actually, when the major bank ceo's were in washington, this issue was brought up. Jamie Dimon and a couple others, I can't rember exactly who, said that they wouldn't object to a transaction tax to help repay the tarp. I am pretty sure this thing will pass.

FRE, FNM going to subsidize stressed homeowners and buy down the principal.

I'm well versed in the Austrian school of economics, but it seems that Ron Paul got schooled here. How can we have free markets without price discovery?

Just by looking at the shipping index, it seems this has already changed. International trade has essentially collapsed.

That would trash the dollar in the process as other holders of treasuries front run the Chinese. It would be a nightmare.

China is becoming much more aggressive lately. They are trying to assert their dominance over the US. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the coming year.

The subscription price was too high. They finally lost all credibility when they added commercials.

So, under this theory, how do you solve the current crisis. That's the issue I have with the article. They try to change the paradigm, but don't give any solutions.

I agree with the post above on indicators in general. Typically stoch, macd, rsi, most oscillators only work well with sideways price action. During trends, you can get killed trying to find a short term top or bottom. They are best used in tandem with an overall macro view of the market, and an...

The market is not trading around the stimulus right now. I see another round of de-leveraging happening in some funds that are in trouble.

It can make money in one day. The key is implied volatility. If you pick the right stocks where vols are somewhat squashed, any move will bust out vols in your favor. But if you pick stocks that are already busting over the top in vol, you're going to get killed. That said, your directional bets...

It's pretty dumb to take a positional bet before a potentially large market moving event. If you were to take a trade, it should have been some type of straddle. The market is liable to go in either direction but in a huge move.

Huge dump. Then a new basing level, maybe around 7000 on The $indu.

What causes concern to me is the treasury market. The fact that it has been selling off every day for the past month tells me that this stimulus may have a tough time finding decent financing. The fed may have to abandon the strong dollar. We could be very close to the beginning of a dollar crisis.