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Wild Wednesday Morning
Phil’s Stock World — ... and finishing as the day’s low, down almost 20% since 9/22.  The Nikkei fell over 9% with a horrible finish and once again we have to worry if our governments are coming in with too little, too late. ...

Hedging For Disaster - Part II
Trading Goddess — ... Speaking of volatile:  The Nikkei closed up at the 2.5% rule on a chopy session but the Hang Seng was having none of it and dropped 4.44%, saved by the bell from a 5% dip but still in the zone for follow-through on Monday and ...

Friday Already?
Trading Goddess — ... Asia followed the US lead and turned up a bit this morning. The Hang Seng was flat but the Shanghai picked up 1.6% and the Nikkei finished the day up 2.5% but doing very little to reverse a 10% down week. Japan was led higher by exporters as the Yen weakened against the dollar and semiconductors did well after hearing the Obama stimulus package. Just a little bit of confidence is sneaking back into the Asian markets but games are still being played, as they are in the US: "It seems people aren't as worried about ...

Freak Out Friday
Phil’s Stock World — ... So good morning World Leaders - clearly the investors have no confidence in you whatsoever and the rats are leaving the ship in droves - certainly not without good reason as it is getting very wet in here!  The Nikkei dropped 3.8% this morning with a very ugly finish as they barrel towards a re-test of the 60% off mark.  The Hang Seng broke below 60% off the highs and the Shanghai finished the day 66% off the 2007 highs, which seem like a long-forgotten dream at 588.  ...

Freak Out Friday - 2nd Attempt!
Phil’s Stock World — ... So good morning World Leaders - clearly the investors have no confidence in you whatsoever and the rats are leaving the ship in droves - certainly not without good reason as it is getting very wet in here!  The Nikkei dropped 3.8% this morning with a very ugly finish as they barrel towards a re-test of the 60% off mark.  The Hang Seng broke below 60% off the highs and the Shanghai finished the day 66% off the 2007 highs, which seem like a long-forgotten dream at 588.  ...