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abnormalreturns.com - 12/10/2008
Tuesday links: bubbles, bulls and bears
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Did you know we were in a new bull market ? ( MarketBeat , Clusterstock ) Did you know we were in the third worst bear market in history ? ( Bespoke ) The market has moved a long way, pretty quickly . ( Trader’s Narrative ) Are corporate bonds and bank loans a better bet at ...
abnormalreturns.com - 12/17/2008
Tuesday links: another Ponzi post
— abnormalreturns.com — Madoff’s strategy supposedly used options, but it never added up. ( MarketBeat , Barrons.com ) When did... Madoff go Ponzi ? ( Curious Capitalist ) “Why did so many smart people get suckered into losing billions on an implausible ... (more) Tuesday links: another Ponzi post
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aleablog.com - 12/17/2008
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— aleablog.com — SEC Sues National Lampoon, Inc. and Others for Wide-Ranging Market Manipulation Schemes National Lampoon’s Farcical Market Manipulation... SEC Had Chances for Years to Expose Madoff’s Alleged Ponzi Scheme Bernard Madoff ... (more) #Links
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Daily Options Report:  A Volatility Bubble?

Phil’s Stock World:  A Volatility Bubble?

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A Volatility Bubble?
Daily Options Report — Are we in one? Well, I do so love calling everything a bubble. Not. But this sure feels like a long period of extended advance in an asset class or statistic. This from Bespoke (hat tip Abnormal Returns). A couple of weeks ago, we did a post showing that the 50-day average daily change of the S&P 500 was higher than at any other point in the index's history. After yesterday's close, another record was eclipsed when the average daily change moved above +/-4%! As shown below, this volatility blows away even the highest levels ...

A Volatility Bubble?
Phil’s Stock World — ... A Volatility Bubble? Courtesy of Adam Warner at Daily Options Report Are we in one? Well, I do so love calling everything a bubble. Not. But this sure feels like a long period of extended advance in an asset class or statistic. This from Bespoke (hat tip Abnormal Returns). A couple of weeks ago, we did a post showing ...

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