Bespoke's 2009 Commodity Scoreboard

The boys over at Bespoke Investment Group (aka The Notorious B.I.G.) just put up a look at how 10 major commodities have done so far in 2009.  Copper For The Win! Sources: Commodity Snapshot (BIG)

Interview With Elliot Q. Wave, Technical Analyst Extraordinaire

I’ve spent the greater part of 11 months ripping sell-side fundamental analysts to shreds on this site for their slavish dependence on discounted cash flow analysis.  Today, I thought I thought it would be nice to visit with my old friend Elliot Wave, technical analyst extraordinaire, to ask some basic questions about how he sees…

The Rally Apologista's Handbook

I hear and read the same scary statistics every day just like everyone else. But the quote screen doesn’t lie. So I apologize for staying in the game and these are my excuses.

Hot Links: Tiger's 99 Problems

from We Love Data Vis Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… The gold correction that began last week seems to be continuing.  (MarketBeat) Credit Suisse joins Morgan Stanley in predicting a sucky 2010 for stocks.  (PragCap) An epic list of big commercial real estate projects that look to be the “next shoes to drop”.  (ZeroHedge) Treasury…

Santa Claus Rally: Preparing My Dumpster-Diving Stock List

This post will be 99% anecdotal, 1% empirical, because I haven’t the time or energy to go dig up supporting data for what we all know:  Most years, the market rips higher during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve and this one week run is commonly referred to as The Santa Claus Rally….

Saturday Night Video: Keenan Kills Me

I don’t why this is so funny to me, but I can’t stop watching it.  Hopefully Keenan Thompson comes on SNL later tonight and does it again. Only one video this week, but its killer. G’night.

Conflict? What Conflict?

Following in the illustrious footsteps of Countrywide VIP Chris Dodd and Barney “Homeownership for the Homeless” Frank, Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee now has some splainin’ to do…

Joining The Gang: TRB Now on the StockTwits Network

That’s right, y’all… I’m reppin’ StockTwits now. I am extremely excited and honored to be joining a network of bloggers and commentators that includes Investing With Options, Market Nut, Leigh Drogen, Gregor, Alpha Trends and of course, the guys pictured above and the rest of the gang. To me, the StockTwits brand evokes a sense…