Monthly Archives: August 2011

August 28, 2011: Pavlov Rings the Bell

MUAMMAR MONDAY - FORCED WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION CHEERS MARKETS

Rebels put Gaddafi on the run

TEMPTING TUESDAY - FUTURES SO BRIGHT, WE HAD TO SHORT THEM!

Earthquake shakes up East Coast

W FORMATION WEDNESDAY - WAITING ON THE FED

Kan and Jobs both resign

JOBSLESS THURSDAY - STEVE JOINS THE RANKS OF THE UNEMPLOYED

Buffett announces $5Bn deal with BofA

GDP FRIDAY - WAITING FOR THE BERNANK

Bernanke says “No QE3” ... at least not yet anyways.

BONUS SECTION

BERNANKE’S JACKSON HOLE SPEECH - WITH COMMENTARY BY PHIL

August 21, 2011: To QE3 or Not to QE3

MONDAY MUMBO JUMBO - BUFFETT SAYS “TAX ME” ON FED SPEAK WEEK

Google acquires Motorola Mobile, markets up

TRANS-ATLANTIC TUESDAY - WILL MERKEL AND SARKOZY SAVE US?

German and French leaders labor mightily, produce little

WHICH WAY WEDNESDAY? 1,200 OR BUST!

S&P downgrades U.S. growth expectations while Fitch reaffirms AAA rating

THRILL-RIDE THURSDAY - WILL DUDLEY DO RIGHT SAVE THE DAY?

Philly Fed report sends analysts searching for new words to describe “awful”

TGIF - ARE WE THERE YET?

Time to start thinking about a bottom yet?

August 14, 2011: Whipsawed

MONDAY MARKET MAYHEM - MORE MONETARY MADNESS

Markets drop in steepest plunge in years

TURNAROUND TUESDAY - WAITING FOR THE FED

Markets rebound as FOMC meeting promises Zero Interest Rates through mid-2013

WHICH WAY WEDNESDAY - LET’S TRY DYLAN’S WAY!

Markets plunge as Eurozone debt crisis spreads from peripheral countries into core

HOLY COW THURSDAY - GIVE US A BREAK!

Markets rebound again as wild week continues

FALLING UP FRIDAY - CLOSING THE WEEK GREEN!

Retail sales climb as consumer confidence collapses

August 7, 2011: Dungeons and Downgrades

MAGICAL MONDAY - ALL “FIXED!”

Last minute wrangling on Capitol Hill over debt ceiling deal nears conclusion

TERRIBLE TUESDAY - THIS DEAL SUCKS - FOR YOU!

Markets drop as a deal is finally signed

WHICH WAY WEDNESDAY?

Markets rebound slightly, ADP payroll numbers encouraging

THURSDAY - YENTERVENTION BOOSTS DOLLAR, DROPS FUTURES

Markets plummet in worst day in years

FLIP FLOP FRIDAY - 2% UP OR BUST!

Standard & Poor’s downgrades US debt to AA+