Monthly Archives: October 2011

Quantitative easing to infinity and beyond….or is it? All I know is a lot of shorts must have been trapped this month, and probably finally threw in the towel today. They were looking for another Lehman moment, convinced that a … Continue reading →

A lot of the debate regarding the future direction of the markets seems to hinge on the question: can the banks be bailed out fast enough? Who knows, and to some extent, who cares. Longer term you either believe that … Continue reading →

Oftentimes perception, and not reality, rules the day with the thousands or millions of speculators placing short term bets with assets like silver. These perceptions are particularly strong given that paper players in the silver market often control the price … Continue reading →

The continuing coverage of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations has degenerated into the usual drivel so often provided us by many in the media. Of course, it may also be the case that many of the protestors are in fact … Continue reading →

Back in February, during the uprising in Egypt, I penned an article that could not get published on many sites because it was too political. But after the growth of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement (whatever you think of it), … Continue reading →

Yes, the bad news keeps coming, the margin clerks keep closing out positions, the hedge funds keep blowing up, and banks no one thought could set the world on fire are doing just that (Dexia for one, but also keep … Continue reading →