protests, bear market bounces, links and what have you

A very busy day today but I have a few things to share with you guys…

First, I was on the Brian Lehrer Show this morning on WNYC with Brian and Henry Blodget from Business Insider.  We talked about how Wall Street is looking at the Occupy Wall Street protests.  Then some schmuck from Goldman Sachs called in and I obliterated him … with mind bullets.  Embedded below, enjoy!

Also, Ben Bernanke spoke on Capitol Hill this morning and sounded utterly despondent.  I think he may have read my Season of the Witch post from this morning…Here’s a review of the important things he said as curated by my girl Simone Foxman:  (Money Game) and (New York Times)

I want you to read this post from Tadas about how 99% of people don’t really want to trade, I think it’s spot-on.  (Abnormal Returns)

Finally, the market appears to want to bounce today, you should not be surprised – here’s why:  (MarketBeat)

More later….