intelligentspeculator.net - 11/30/2008
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Is it me or did October look like it finance and the markets were always in the headlines? Friends, family, neighbors, it seems as though it was everyone’s favorite subject. And how could you blame them? Every day, when looking at a newspaper or any news broadcast on TV, the first story seemed ...
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/25/2008
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Over the last 50 trading days, the average
absolute daily percentage change of the S&P; 500 has...
been...wait for it...3.82%! That means the S&P; 500 is averaging a daily move of up or down nearly 4%. This is definitely one of the craziest statistics of ...
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The Most Volatile Market Ever
optiontradingpedia.com - 11/23/2008
ritholtz.com - 11/26/2008
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ritholtz.com —
The Bespoke Boys point out that “over the
last 50 trading days, the average absolute daily percentage...
change of the S&P 500 has been . . . wait for it . . . 3.82%!” In the history of the S&P 500, there has never been a more ...
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The Most Volatile Market Ever
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Giving October Market, ETF Performance Perspective
ETF Trends —
... Sometimes, when the bad news keeps on coming, exchange traded fund (ETF) investors just need a bit of perspective. In October, hardly a day went by when media headlines didn’t shout about another down day on Wall Street, says Intelligent Speculator . But was it really so bad? A little bit of perspective on the month may be all you need to feel a little better about the market turmoil. When comparing the biggest intra-month losses, with the high close to low close, the difference in October was down 26.88%, with 26 trading days total. October 1929 was off 33.69%, and October ...
Investing Carnival #24
Dividends Value —
... at Hello Suckers .... The Fund investor presents Bear Market Mutual Funds posted at Mutual Fund Investing Tips, saying, "The one type of mutual fund investor that has made money in 2008 are those that have been investing in inverse mutual funds" FMF presents Is Buying a Title of Nobility an Investment or a Scam? posted at Free Money Finance, saying, "Is this an "investment"?" Intelligent Speculator presents So just how volatile was October? posted at Intelligent Speculator, saying, "Every day, ...
Weekly Links: Carnivals & Articles - December 7, 2008
Dividends Value —
... Intelligent Speculator presents So just how volatile was October? posted at Intelligent Speculator, saying, "Every day, when looking at a newspaper or any news broadcast on TV, the first story seemed to be a big day on the markets (usually a big DOWN day)." ...
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