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Global Macro Pair Trade Short Spain vs Long Chile

Try Match.com – One Week Free Short Spain (EWZ)  vs. Long Chile. Spain (ECH) Go Dollar for Dollar. Beta’s are equal on this pair. Try to catch a small bounce in EWZ because it got hit hard the last 3 trading sessions. But ECH there’s no timing required.

7 High Yield Paying Stocks with Huge Upside (Follow Up)

Magazineline.com Regarding these 7 high yield paying stocks, those of you who read my post on Seeking Alpha, a quick update on the positions after all moved favorably since the buy alert.  For clarification, I am not a yield chaser, even a high yield chaser, but there are times when I recognize market anomalies and as [...]

Invitation to Join Proprietary Traders Wordlwide

Try Match.com – One Week Free With all of the clutter and insanity due to groups turning into recruiting grounds and advertising forums for esoteric and mindless products, I was compelled to launch my own LinkedIn Group which is being emphatically embraced by the systematic and discretionary proprietary trading universe, to my delight. I know [...]

Stealth Drone Handed to Iran by US on a Silver Platter

Try Match.com – One Week Free February 11, 2012 - With the recent transfer of next generation Stealth technology to Iran, too many questions remain unanswered. The unharmed take down of a Stealth Drone by Iranian military intelligence is considered one of America’s biggest military blunders. What’s even more embarrassing is Iran’s recent decision to return [...]

Weekend Update on Greek Debt and the Euro

Free 10GB Photo Storage in the Cloud Early Thursday morning, I commented on an article on FT.com discussing the most recent developments surrounding the Greek Debt Drama. The article was written on LinkedIn within a private group called “Proprietary Traders Worldwide”, a group I strongly recommend because it’s spam free, no recruiters, marketer’s, self-promoter’s, or [...]

Greek Debt Deal Imminent Regardless of Last Minute Head Fake

Free 10GB Photo Storage in the Cloud Who said the founder’s of Democracy were civilized? Greece balked at pension cuts w/ elections 2 months away, but agreed to deep cuts over next 2 yrs. Markets should’ve tumbled on last min. surprise, especially the risk carry. Bids remain strong regardless of Greece. Cuts in defense likely [...]

The Death of Osama and the Re-Election of Obama

Try Match.com – One Week Free I always assumed the killing of Osama Bin Laden would trigger a volatility spike in financial markets. More specifically, a rally in stocks, and a drop in oil. However, this event came and went very quietly. The Administration is facing a rapidly approaching debt ceiling and the sooner they [...]