Wednesday, February 24, 2010

TF 5 Day 24 Feb

Source: ESignal

NG Forward Curve 24 Feb

Source: FutureSource.com

UNG 5 day 24 Feb

Source: ESignal

Mid Week News 24 Feb

  • Goldman says it did "nothing inappropriate" in Greek Swaps. (Bloomberg)
  • CMBS Delinquency Rate not likely to peak until 2011. (Seeking Alpha)
  • Desperate FDIC begs Americans to open savings accounts. (ZeroHedge)
  • Marc Faber sees stocks lower on year, no major downside risk however. (Bloomberg)
  • Market's Historical Response to Discount Rate changes. (ZeroHedge)
  • Secret AIG document shows Goldman minted most toxic CDOs. (Bloomberg)
  • Record Direct Bidder Share in 5 yr treasury auction- The continuation of the no confidence vote of the broad market on US fiscal/monetary policy. (ZeroHedge)

Commodities 2010

Friday, February 19, 2010

Weekend News 21 Feb

  • Weekly Review (IOAMT)
  • Indicator Update- Feb 21 (Trader Feed)
  • The Quants: Wall St. Alchemists- Must See TV! (Zerohedge)
  • Foreclosures in U.S. set record. (Bloomberg)
  • Art of Distraction- This week's hawkish gum flapping by Bernanke to lure buyers to next week's round of money printing via the US Treasury Auctions. (Zerohedge)
  • Dollar's 6th weekly gain v Euro- The Dollar Carry Trade unwind continues. (Bloomberg)
  • 11 Natural Gas Rigs added to National Count (Seeking Alpha)

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Mid Week News 18 Feb

  • Japan becomes largest holder of US Debt- China sells $34.2 Billion in Treasuries- Dollar Bears Unite! (Zerohedge)
  • Goldman Sachs & Greece fail to disclose Greek liabilities in currency swap transactions- "They were legal then" they say. (Bloomberg)
  • Goldman dusts off their most benign, panglossian permabull propagandist, Abbey Cohen, in SP 1250-1300 "fair value" forecast- Fair Value 1300?? Really??? (Bloomberg)
  • Baker Hughes Natural Gas Rig Count Data (Seeking Alpha)
  • Soros double speak describes gold market as "ultimate asset bubble" in Davos while doubling his position (Seeking Alpha)
  • Morgan Stanley: "Sell the Rally"- Outlook on sovereign debt market effects et. al (Seeking Alpha)

TF 5 Day 12 Feb

Source: ESignal

TF Mid Term 12 Feb

Source: ESignal

UNG 5 Day 12 Feb

Source: ESignal

UNG Mid Term 12 Feb

Source: ESignal

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Judge Napolitano & Ron Paul discuss AIG and Constitutional Rights

Marc Faber v. CNBC Bubbleheads.... Dr. Faber Wins












Weekend News 13 Feb

  • US Foreclosure Filings top 300,000 for the 11th Month, Modifications Fail (Bloomberg)
  • CME increases margins across all classes (Zerohedge)
  • Sovereign Default Truth (Zerohedge)
  • ISM Commodity Survey showing increasing inflation pressure (Seeking Alpha/Bespoke)
  • China Economy will slow in short term says Marc Faber (Bloomberg)
  • Bernanke's Latest Testimony- interest rate on reserves could supplant Fed Funds Rate (Zerohedge)
  • Sovereign Debt Crises according to Niall Ferguson and Marc Faber (Zerohedge)
  • China raises reserve requirements for 2nd time in one month (Bloomberg)

TF 5 Day 11 Feb

Source: ESignal

UNG 5 Day 11 Feb

Source: ESignal

Mid Week News 11 Feb

  • Bernanke says Discount Rate may rise before long- Now that he's re-inflated the equity bubble with cheap money, it's time to take that money away. (Bloomberg)
  • China Investment Corporation's (CIC) Oil and Gold Exposure (Bloomberg)
  • Hank Paulson's latest P.R. Campaign "Bush was like a mother to me"- Huh?? (Zerohedge)
  • Deutsche Bank/UniCredit pull out of Greek Repo Market (Zerohedge)

Wednesday, February 3, 2010