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Columns Institutions are hedging more capital than the 2008 level over last week. What does that mean?
Last week, traders of fifty or more options contracts bought to open nearly five million put options, spending $8.1 billion on those contracts, almost double the amount of any other week in 22 years, according to JasonGoepfert, chief research officer at Sundial and founder of SentimenTrader.
Goepfert describes the chart below as the most remarkable he’s seen in his career.
The net dollar value of premi...
Goepfert describes the chart below as the most remarkable he’s seen in his career.
The net dollar value of premi...


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When the percentage of S&P 500 stocks trading above their short- and medium-term has cycled quickly from low to high, it never failed to lead to long-term gains over the next year.
Why we say that?
If we correlate the percentage of S&P 500 stocks above their10-, 50-, and 200-day moving averages of the 50 days since June low to every 50-day rally off of a one-year low since 1928, the rally off of the June 1926 bottom showed the highest value of a 0.83 correlation ...
Why we say that?
If we correlate the percentage of S&P 500 stocks above their10-, 50-, and 200-day moving averages of the 50 days since June low to every 50-day rally off of a one-year low since 1928, the rally off of the June 1926 bottom showed the highest value of a 0.83 correlation ...



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Green as the color of hope is connected with the color of springtime; hope represents the faith that things will improve after a period of difficulty, like the renewal of flowers and plants after the winter season. In the stock market, green indicates the stock is trading higher than the previous day's close.
That's why you can usually see investors wearing smiles when green stuff shows up.
Okay, let's see some green stuff, and the happiness came along.
@Kit Kat Crazy: send it ...
That's why you can usually see investors wearing smiles when green stuff shows up.
Okay, let's see some green stuff, and the happiness came along.
@Kit Kat Crazy: send it ...



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Warren Buffett can't seem to get enough of $Occidental Petroleum(OXY.US)$ stock.
He bought shares several times this week,according to a regulatory filing released late Wednesday.
The transactions bring Berkshire's total stake in Occidental to 18.7%. Berkshire is by far Occidental's largest shareholder.
Why Buffett takes more OXY shares?
The moves have been a boon to Berkshire.
Against the backdrop of soaring commodity prices, Occidental has benefited from th...
He bought shares several times this week,according to a regulatory filing released late Wednesday.
The transactions bring Berkshire's total stake in Occidental to 18.7%. Berkshire is by far Occidental's largest shareholder.
Why Buffett takes more OXY shares?
The moves have been a boon to Berkshire.
Against the backdrop of soaring commodity prices, Occidental has benefited from th...

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71404971 : Looks the big boys know something, big drop coming when that .75 hits! S and P back to 3300!