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Royal Bank Of Scotland, Barclays, Lloyds, Hit By Market Turmoil
The shock-waves from Wall Street have officially made their way across the pond this morning. Three of the country’s top banks may require an investment of 45 billion pounds, the equivalent of $79 billion, according to a...
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The Difference Between The Volatility Index VIX And The VXO
In the past, I have gone to some length to differentiate between the VIX (^VIX) and the VXO (^VXO), but given all the confusion I have seen in the media over new VIX records, I think it is time to offer up some history that may help...
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Stop Looking For A Market Bottom
Another day, another hair-pullingly tumultuous stock market. Zacks Senior Market Analyst Charles Rotblut, CFA was thankfully on-hand to talk us through this most precarious time with practical knowledge of what we should be doing next. ...
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Can The US Government Afford Not To Back Citigroup, BofA And JP ...
On the Citigroup (C)/Wachovia (WB) standstill:. “I believe the Fed got the idea very quickly that this wasn’t going to produce a very good result for anybody,” she said. FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said yesterday that...
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Federal Reserve Announces Another ‘Facility’
Yep.. the Federal reserve is enacting another emergency measure:. Press Release. Release Date: October 7, 2008. For release at 9:00 am EDT. The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the creation of the Commercial Paper Funding ...
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Some Voices Of Calm In A Maelstrom
With Europe in turmoil and US equity markets continuing its free fall, virtually every investment professional that I know is seriously worried. However, there are a couple of voices of calm and hope in this maelstrom. ...
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Is The Stage Set For A Tradeable Bounce In Stocks?
Uh-oh. For a few hours there, things were looking hunky-dory. The stunning late-session rally in the SPX, which carried over into overnight futures trading, has reversed with a resounding “thud.” It all looked so promising. ...
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Whom Should We Trust?
There is an argument making the rounds. The first incarnation was in opposition to the Paulson Plan. It has morphed into a question about whether the plan — and other measures — will work. We did not take an advocacy position on the ...
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Can IMF Save The World?
Global crises used to remind us why we have the IMF. If the Fund doesn’t come up with some new ideas for how to handle this one, it may remind us why it has become increasingly unimportant. The IMF could reassert its relevance by aiding ...
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Swing in scalp out
It's nearly impossible to scalp this market the way I do usually so I got to use swing trading ideas for my entry. I did exit in scalp manner because I'm not used to carry positions with various swings. Overall it was very good day ...
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Decoding Round 2 of the Financial Crisis
As you may know, I am a HUGE fan of the public radio show this American Life with Ira Glass. In this week’s broadcast, he invites two NPR commentators to talk about the following the economy and the financial crisis. ...
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Panic Selling in Forex Begs Coordinated Easing
It has been an extremely volatile day in the currency markets with big figures (100 pip) moves in USD/JPY happening in a blink of an eye. The more than 4 percent decline in USD/JPY is the largest single day percentage drop in close to ...
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07 October Probability Studies - FOMC minutes eyed
Tue, 07 October 2008 By Johan Kriek (jkriek@fxinstructor.com). Key notes: -BoJ keeps rates steady at 0.5% -RBA cut rates with a full 100 basis points, does not seem to send the AUD lower -Equity indexes globally plummet, ...
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October 07 market commentary and technical levels
Tue, 07th of October, 2008 By Setyo Wibowo (analyst@fxinstructor.com). EURUSD Outlook Yesterday the EURUSD continued it’s bearish momentum. The pair hit my short target at 1.3530, even further, bottomed at 1.3442 and closed at 1.3486. ...
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Live Trading Room Daily Recap - October 6, 2008
Hi there fellow traders! Herewith is my daily video recap for October 3, 2008, in which I discuss what happened on the market today, in our Live Forex Trading Room. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoE_tMAr9RU ...
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