Month: February 2012

TDI Podcast: VIX Surges, Apple (AAPL) Climax and Das On Europe (#250)

Guest: Satyajiy Das brings some important perspective on the EuroZone progress as well as the world economic condition. In this episode we also discuss the market’s worst weekly decline for 2012, Apple’s (AAPL) climax top, the surging VIX. Some of the recent unrest in the Middle East is beginning to...

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Sunday Fun: Global Warming Debunked – 16 Major Scientists Sign On

Old news, but still important. Is there global warming? Yes… Is their global cooling… Yes.

There is obviously a great deal at stake here and greedy companies are surely providing some fuel to the fire… or is that a cold shower?

Don’t shoot the messenger…

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Natural Gas (UNG): Is the Short Trade Over?

Let’s agree on something: Natural Gas is unloved. We had seen what looked like a flush out of the final holders a couple of weeks back and decided that is was an opportunity to start accumulating some shares in UNG.

Now there is what seems like every trader short the commodity,...

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OH NO! – Barton Biggs Contrary Signal Warning

Can it be? Markets have been acting so nicely and so very cooperative. But, the last few times Mr. Biggs was quoted as increasing or decreasing his equity exposure, markets appeared to reverse course. Not that Mr. Biggs is a contrary indicator or anything.

Maybe is just coincidence or   maybe...

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