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Muppets Try Viral Marketing
Last week I wrote about Benjamin Zander, the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, and his quest for “shining eyes”. This week it is the Muppets, and their “Ode to Joy”. Frankly, in this market, I’ll take a little joy anywhere I can find it. I’m posting it because it made me smile. Hope it does
Weekly Commentary through July 18th 2008
This was a very interesting week. Tuesday saw the markets hitting new lows at levels we first saw in 1998. Investors Intelligence says bearish sentiment is now higher than it has been since then too. Batman opened this week, just in time to see the warning signs over Gotham.The SEC intervened by prohibiting “naked short”
Weekly Commentary Charts through July 18th 2008
Here are a few charts that caught my eye. The first is from the Trading Godess site. It is from a post called, “Did someone ring a bell.” It shows that a break above the downtrend, on volume, with MACD turning up. In other words, it has the makings of a decent long set-up. On
"Shining Eyes" - One Buttock Classical Music and Awakening Possibility
Here is a video from the Ted Conference. Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, expounds on “one-buttock” classical music, awakening possibility and being someone who creates “shining eyes”. It was inspirational and funny. He is also the author of “The Art of Possibility“. I didn’t post this when I first watched the video. Yet,
Market Commentary from July 4th, 2008
As we moved into the July 4th long weekend, the bears remained in control. This chart comes from Breakpoint Trades. It is a long-term chart of the S&P500 Index with a 20-Month moving average. Yes, we are deeply oversold and sentiment is sufficiently fearful that a rally is likely soon. On the other hand, we
11 Foods You're Not Eating - But Should
The NYTimes had an interesting article about 11 foods that are good for you and easy to find, but that most people don’t eat. Here is the link and here is a link to a related article on the Men’s Health site.