Train To Be Clutch

The Long Roots of the Chinese Economic Boom

This is part 1 of 10.  I'm only about half way though but I've found it very interesting thus far. Enjoy.

Big March Roll on VIX

Asch Conformity Experiment

Current Daily Option Volume

Daily Scan

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Daniel Goldstein: The battle between your present and future self

Hayman Capital Nov 2011 Investor Letter

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Hayman Capital Management Letter Dec 2011

Hayman Capital Management Letter to Investors (Dec 2011)

BAC: Not Banking On This

GMO Quarterly Letter

Grantham Qtrly Letter

Steve Jobs Quote

David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff on Europe's crisis and U.S. economy

Kyle Bass on The Global Economy & Finance Situation

Bloomberg TV's Scarlet Fu speaks to Michael Darda of MKM Parnters

Bloomberg Ranks the Best Small Hedge Funds

HALO, SIMO, JPNR, QCOR - Stock Charts - Harry Boxer

DeMark Says S&P 500 May Peak Above 1,250 This Week, Decline 5.6%

DeMark Says S&P 500 May Peak Above 1,250 This Week, Decline 5.6%
   
S&P 500 may advance as high as 1,254 before falling at least 5.6%, technical analyst Tom DeMark wrote in an e-mail today.

This rally should squeeze short sellers and exhaust late buying: DeMark; The rally should be fast.

DeMark's prediction last month that the S&P's decline would stop at 1,076 proved prescient, it bottomed at 1,074.77

S&P would produce sell signal today by closing above its Oct. 12 close of 1,207.25, marking 9th consecutive day the benchmark exceeded its final price four days earlier: DeMark

Close above 2-mo. high of 1,224.58 reached on Oct. 14 would "perfect" the sell setup:


-DeMark


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Options Flow Recap Oct 11

Macro / Thematic

EEM – 76,000 of the October 36 / 39 put spread was sold at $1.11. The put spread was sold to close and likely closes a position opened approximately one month ago for a $0.55 debit.

SPY – 30,000 of the January 110 puts were bought for $4.44. 40,000 of the January 105 puts were bought for $3.29. 20,000 of the January 85 puts were bought for $0.92. 50,000 of the January 100 puts were sold at $2.43 and 40,000 of the January 90 puts were sold at $1.28. The trade was done as a package.

VIX – 18,000 of the January 25 puts were bought for $1.075.

XLF – 17,000 of the January 12 puts were sold at $0.98.

Morning Note Oct 11th

October 11, 2011


US equity futures are following European markets lower as ECB's Trichet reiterated a sense of urgency in regard to dealing with the Eurozone Sovereign debt crisis in order to avoid contagion. The Slovakian vote on approving changes to the EFSF rescue fund is expected at ~7:00 ET is looking less likely to be approved though there are reports that the parliament can put the ratification to repeated ballot once a political agreement with the opposition is in place. Earnings season unofficially kicks off with Alcoa (AA) after the close.

EU/IMF/ECB inspectors say Greece will miss 2011 target, says Greek 2011 fiscal target no longer within reach.

Sep NFIB Small Business Index 88.9 vs. 88.1 in August

Michael Jordan: Mind of a Champion