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I notice in the case of DryShips Inc. stock symbol DRYS, on two occasions stochastic indicator shows negative divergence to price value trend followed by an upward trend from about $ 20 / share to $ 120 / share. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2520985 \img>

crgarcia noticed backwardation in USA 30 year treasury bond futures prices: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=170306 I notice backwardation in the FTSE 100 series futures contracts also. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2506263 \img>

I wonder if the near term premium represents a flight to quality or inflation concerns. I remember reading about bombings in Indonesia, rioting in China, North Korea testing missiles and California issuing IOU's. Some events might trigger a flight to quality near term. <img...

I am curious. What did the instructors at the University of Chicago teach you about trading?

Stock symbol DUC Duff & Phelps Utility & Corporate Bond Trust Price behavior of DUC might correlate with bond prices. Bigcharts.com price graph begins year 1993, so maybe there is about 16 years of historical price data to analyze.

BSE Sensex. I notice an approximate 15 % opening gap about 17 May 2009. <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2499062 \img>

Short positions and no stops = disaster.

Brazil and South America's Soybean Reserves Reach Low Levels Brazzil Magazine - ýJul 8, 2009ý According to Oil World latest forecast, Brazil and South America's soy bean reserves suffered a strong reduction following recent sales while the global ...

http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/09/soybeans-corn-exports-markets-commodities-usda.html China Gobbles Up US Soybeans Forbes - Melinda Peer - 13 hours ago China ordered 283500 metric tons of the beans before the upcoming 2009 harvest and 830000 metric tons for delivery after Sept. 1. The USDA...

To disable the touchpad: 1) Power off the computer. 2) Power on the computer. 3) Press F1 to go into setup. 4) Disable the touchpad. 5) Exit setup. You might have to restart the computer.

Are you using Microsoft Vista?

I think this is odd. I interpret stock as fractional equity ownership in a business. I think of an ETF as a portfolio of stocks and fractional equity ownership in a collection of businesses. This UMM DMM ETF is not backed by anything. There is no underlying asset.

I wonder if California IOUs are equal to money. IOUs might be a state currency. I think IOU's are money if they are freely exchanged for USA dollars. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2009/06/29/daily40.html Wells Fargo will accept California IOUs, for now Minneapolis / St...

A similar story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Law_(economist) "The wars waged by Louis XIV left the country completely wasted, both economically and financially. Since, following the devastating War of the Spanish Succession, France's economy was stagnant and her national debt was...

http://www.alor.org/Library/The%20Guernsey%20Market%20House%20Scheme%20.htm "In 1835 a second bank was started and more bank notes were issued to an extent to produce inflation, and by 1836 there was something akin to panic in the island. This was the end of what was commonly known as the...

Is an IOU issued by the State Of California equal to money?

I do not know of this is a globex quote but I use it for a casual check of futures markets. http://finance.yahoo.com/indices?e=futures

I do not remember a thread about a systematic way to select securities for long term position trading on the basis of trading volume. Perhaps we might share some ideas here. I avoid trading securities if my position size is greater than 1 % of the average daily trading volume of the prior...

http://nastybrutishandtall.com/2006_09_01_archive.html "Amaranth Hedge Fund Equity Portfolio - A Quick Look This spreadsheet was posted yesterday by stock guru Bill Cara and shows Amaranths equity portfolio as of 6/30/06. While this was not the section of the portfolio that Brian Hunter...

I wonder if a large oil price value decrease could cause a banking crisis. I notice vague long term loans and loans to BNP Paribas, Citigroup and JP Morgan. Arab banks may have significant business relationships with European and USA banks...