tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post409467449118396049..comments2024-02-10T02:18:27.240-08:00Comments on Trader Dan's Market Views: This time it's LockhartTrader Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05484363461047659198noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-73651239209512799442011-04-05T08:33:16.106-07:002011-04-05T08:33:16.106-07:00When you see such obvious manipulation in stocks f...When you see such obvious manipulation in stocks following the poor ISM #, how can you not like gold? It was like a bell went off over at the Fed/Treasury POMO station.blisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134417986456312557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-78119234454892927342011-04-05T08:31:16.684-07:002011-04-05T08:31:16.684-07:001440 surpassed. 1500s, here we come.1440 surpassed. 1500s, here we come.blisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134417986456312557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-72782332002863766802011-04-05T07:10:26.702-07:002011-04-05T07:10:26.702-07:00Dan,
Could you, please, tell me what you think wil...Dan,<br />Could you, please, tell me what you think will happen when (IF) the FED decides to raise interest rates? I am not interested by the heavy price the housing market will pay but by the market reaction on the USD. Right now the market reacts based on propaganda -I mean NO action, just words- how is it going to react when -and it will- the FED finally is forced to raise the rates.<br />Thank you for your reply.Huberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233332512788687701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-16259082997410618622011-04-05T04:03:23.227-07:002011-04-05T04:03:23.227-07:00By now, the hedgies' high frequency trading al...By now, the hedgies' high frequency trading algorithms are programmed to respond to sound bites from these con-artists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-71625740622626711202011-04-04T22:54:55.739-07:002011-04-04T22:54:55.739-07:00I just keep wondering for how long will the FED/JP...I just keep wondering for how long will the FED/JPM/market manipulators be able to control the market. So far , they seem to be in control. <br />Maybe the next 'correction' in the precious metals,due any time between now and May(?) will be interesting to see ...how far down the Elite market engineers can plunge the prices before buyers show what kind of power we have.<br />I think China has a big voice in this whole process now. and maybe India too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-50200655427843927222011-04-04T21:30:26.443-07:002011-04-04T21:30:26.443-07:00Thanks for the explanation beeba, makes a lot of s...Thanks for the explanation beeba, makes a lot of sense!Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515700883088254668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-50549076670286034562011-04-04T16:48:33.284-07:002011-04-04T16:48:33.284-07:00We've entered the Twilight Zone of financial e...We've entered the Twilight Zone of financial ethics and irresponsibility.<br /><br />When faced with stark reality they changed the accounting rules and regulations and tried to move as much as possible off of balance sheets and then radically revalued their own assets.<br />Not too mention that printing press thing they got going for themselves. <br />They lost all sense of reasoning and ethics due to greed and desperation.DarkPurpleHazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725074790604681185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-48202999428429832042011-04-04T16:31:03.256-07:002011-04-04T16:31:03.256-07:00hey joey,
QE has effectively put a floor under bo...hey joey,<br /><br />QE has effectively put a floor under bond prices, since QE *requires* the federal reserve to *purchase* bonds all along the yield curve. if they end QE, that price floor will crumble as the biggest buyer of treasury debt exits the markets. just talk of the biggest buyer exiting sends the traders into a panic to sell and exit *before* the biggest buyer leaves.<br /><br />(i'm pretty sure i got this right - any others have any additional input?)<br /><br />look at it this way: bill gross has left the bond market, china is probably in the process of leaving...there's no one *left* to buy this stuff. when everyone is selling and no one is buying, the price will fall (and since we're talking about bonds, yields will rise...*fast*).<br /><br />this is a horrendous situation. people on fixed income (like retirees) are getting clobbered on any recent fixed income purchases because yields are so low, and any longer-dated instruments are going to get clobbered when the bond market sells off. even if they hold to maturity, the real rates they'll earn at maturity are likely negative considering the current inflation rate. these people are getting it coming *and* going. it's awful. and it's really awful because most of the people i know who are in this situation played by the rules, saved all their lives, and invested conservatively. they're getting clobbered by the dollar's demise.<br /><br />the other big question is: what happens to the stock market if they attempt to end QE? rising interest rates will clobber any carry traders who did a short dollar / long "everything" style trade. you do *not* want to be in front of that when it starts to unwind. <br /><br />what do others think about that? personally, i'm long about 50 deltas on the S&P, but just a small amount of capital. i've been too scared to buy in size because of the fact that the market is a slave to the fed talking heads.<br /><br />the federal reserve should be dismantled for this level of incompetence.beebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029314704269741196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-61621774015258120772011-04-04T15:38:13.244-07:002011-04-04T15:38:13.244-07:00Sorry, can you please explain why talks of ending ...Sorry, can you please explain why talks of ending QE makes long bonds market go lower?Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515700883088254668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-24939704638604991382011-04-04T15:35:33.720-07:002011-04-04T15:35:33.720-07:00Dan - Hear! Hear! I share your disgust.
It is all...Dan - Hear! Hear! I share your disgust.<br /><br />It is all simply more lies from the deceivers in our "evil system of things".Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820258639423060074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-27576326514095251162011-04-04T15:14:45.219-07:002011-04-04T15:14:45.219-07:00I used to shake my head at Pravda back in the day ...I used to shake my head at Pravda back in the day knowing the anchors were only mouthing words prepared by the govt leaders. It is astounding that we now have the same thing in the good ole USofA.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017550857251040572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-23001338350112274482011-04-04T14:52:07.939-07:002011-04-04T14:52:07.939-07:00Blame it on the 24/7 news cycle that gives these p...Blame it on the 24/7 news cycle that gives these pawns airtime!nickt1yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845613357116375746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-44459117420799044982011-04-04T14:25:40.735-07:002011-04-04T14:25:40.735-07:00Brilliant!
I think the only logical solution is ...Brilliant! <br /><br />I think the only logical solution is to withdraw wealth from the whole game. Gold and Silver, land, supplies, community. If you don't need the fed, they are powerless over you!Saulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223726282638853316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708908742323002823.post-72659008148591071652011-04-04T13:24:27.772-07:002011-04-04T13:24:27.772-07:00Trader Dan,
Wanted to thank you for everything (y...Trader Dan,<br /><br />Wanted to thank you for everything (your gold and silver charts especially, which I utilize on a daily basis for my trading). Your blog and KWN interviews are invaluable. <br /><br />I also wanted to draw your attn to a Jim Rickards comment from early February which relates to your last few Fed blog posts and won't surprise you in the slightest:<br />------------------------------------------------<br />HRN: Won’t rising prices make most Americans poorer?<br /><br />Jim Rickards: The Fed doesn’t care about that. The Fed doesn’t care about people. They don’t care about workers. They don’t care about wages. They say they do, but the Fed only cares about banks.<br /><br />HRN: Bernanke has been in the media, saying that inflation will stimulate the U.S. economy and help create jobs without causing prices to go up.<br /><br />Jim Rickards: It’s propaganda. I had a discussion with former Fed governor, no reason to mention the name, who is a very well known economist, and what he said was that behind closed doors the Federal Open Market Committee spends about 10% of their time on policy and 90% of their time on communication. They very quickly arrive at what they’re going to do and then spend the vast majority of their time thinking about messaging and wordsmithing. Well, there’s a name for that. It’s called propaganda.Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063130562257680445noreply@blogger.com