Trader’s Narrative

For economic and market news and to see what interesting reading you may have missed last week, check out the list below. To see it all, go to news.tradersnarrative.com:

• “Show me a stupid risk, and I will take it.”
• Galleon Group’s Insider Trading Case
• Head of SEC Enforcement from Government Sachs
• Dow Theory Gurus Don’t Agree
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• An emotion mirroring system for traders
• Unmask the Fed
• The Role of Naked Short Selling in the Financial Crisis
• FREE 50-page eBook: The Ultimate Technical Analysis Handbook (lmt time offer)
• New 52 week Highs Expanding Rapidly

The above is a small sample, for the complete list, follow the link to news.tradersnarrative.com:

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Is the SEC Back in Business?

For economic and market news and to see what interesting reading you may have missed last week, check out the list below. To see it all, go to news.tradersnarrative.com:

• Doug Kass: The Hangover (no, not the movieIs This a Real Bull or “Red Bull” Market?)
• Fed telegraphs need to cut US Dollar in half over next 14 years
• Charlie Booker’s take on the cringe inducing Windows 7 ads
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• Why Capitalism is Unstable
• 10 Odd Economic Indicators: Hot Waitresses, Men’s Underwear, Blacked-Out Football Games
• Volcker to Banks: Stop Trading with Taxpayer Money
• Is This a Real Bull or “Red Bull” Market?
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• Taibbi on Bear Stearns Naked Short Selling Fiasco
• Jim Chanos for SEC Chairman!

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The Week Ahead:

The sideshow to the dead cat bounce (more like a rocket ride) was the brewing TV feud between The Daily Show and CNBC. If you missed the final show down, check out the link to watch the complete, unedited version. While Stewart rightfully gutted Cramer like a fish, what I wish Stewart had mentioned explicitly is that if you give a platform for analysts, CEOs, etc. to spout off, then you also have the responsibility to fact check, ask tough questions, research, etc. You know, journalism. It is a sign of our upside down world that a comedian is playing the role of a serious journalist while a former hedge fund manager is playing a clown.

That and more, in this week’s reading list at news.tradersnarrative.com:

• Jon Stewart’s secret Wall St. insider connection
• Suppress the Urge to Call the Bottom
• Parabolic Move in Financial Sector
• One Last Bubble Remains to be Popped
• Bear Market Rally… or Real, Lasting Reversal?
• Stocks That Aren’t Coming Back
• Ignoring the Austrians Got Us in This Mess
• Greenspan Tries to Re-write Monetary History
• How Wall St. Bought the Govt & Cut Regulation at the Knees

And remember to check regularly since there are links added regularly throughout the week.

So the Fed gave $2 Trillion to some banks but won’t name them. Remember that? Bloomberg is suing them to get the information, Congress is asking and being rebuffed. But the WSJ got the scoop!

That and more, in this week’s reading list at news.tradersnarrative.com:

• Fed Using Enron Style Acctg to Bailout Wall St.
• WSJ Names Names: Who Got Secret Fed Money
• (Expected) SEC Fee Increase in April
• Tricks of the VIX
• When Will the Bull Return?
• Credit crunch tent city haunts California
• Investment Banks receive $50 through backdoor
• USO Finds Itself at the Mercy of Traders
• Dispelling Myths About Stocks in the 1930s

And remember to check regularly since there are links added regularly throughout the week.

The bad news is… well, look around. The good news is… it is almost over. The year that is.

The bear market? For that we’ll only know in hindsight. Until then, its the weekend, so kick back and grab your favourite beverage to catch up on some interesting reading you may have missed over at news.tradersnarrative.com:

• The Fed’s fierce battle plan
• The Madoff economy
• Rates help refinancing, not home sales
• The hedge fund collapse
• Wall St. where bonuses are real, profits? not so much
• Markopolos, Certified Fraud Examiner, told SEC about Madoff in 1999, 2005 but was ignored
• Madoff’s auditor… doesn’t audit
• OPEC’s cuts ignored as oil falls below $35

Don’t forget to check regularly since there are interesting links posted regularly.

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