tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post4771642141964767163..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: March 4 2009: Un éléphant, ça trompe énormémentIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-43097697755435219012009-03-05T18:47:00.000-05:002009-03-05T18:47:00.000-05:00Oh and Noon Summary ROCKS!Oh and <B>Noon Summary ROCKS!</B>Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-89381009078909463532009-03-05T18:43:00.000-05:002009-03-05T18:43:00.000-05:00@jal and Ahimsa jal said...Hi Ahimsa!I also got a ...@jal and Ahimsa<BR/><I> jal said...<BR/>Hi Ahimsa!<BR/>I also got a relative as a financial advisor.<BR/><BR/>Of course ... I'm the one who does not know what is going on....</I><BR/><BR/><B>Makes 3 of us</B><BR/><BR/>@aitrader :<BR/>Thanks for the time wrap peek<BR/><BR/>@bluebird<BR/>Thanks for the Denniger link<BR/><BR/>@Ilargi & Stoneleigh<BR/>Thanks for sharing your forum and for peelingPersephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84400428641624775452009-03-05T18:00:00.000-05:002009-03-05T18:00:00.000-05:00Z,Thank you.I (we) must cultivate equanimity in th...Z,<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I (we) must cultivate equanimity in the midst of the evolving chaos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62755003963872839692009-03-05T17:17:00.000-05:002009-03-05T17:17:00.000-05:00Aitrader,It wasn't a directed criticism as such. J...Aitrader,<BR/><BR/><I>It wasn't a directed criticism as such. Just a stream of consciousness flow. Noon summary, in all of his humor and wisdom, noted that I had something to say but held back. So there you have it. My no-holds-barred snapshot of where we are headed.</I><BR/><BR/>No problem :)<BR/><BR/>I find dialogues with you very useful. You articulate what many are probably thinking, so in Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-22083449863443129062009-03-05T17:07:00.000-05:002009-03-05T17:07:00.000-05:00Decent report here (relative to most crappy Canadi...<A HREF="http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/story.html?id=1208081" REL="nofollow">Decent report here</A> (relative to most crappy Canadian reporting) about talks between Canadian bankers and the Bank of Canada preparing for widespread intervention. Sounds a lot like what the the US Fed/Treasury Hydra is doing now: buying up or guaranteeing the entire financial and commercial system. This is Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18363044425480129562009-03-05T16:33:00.000-05:002009-03-05T16:33:00.000-05:00Tea Leaves: Headed to S&P 580, possibly 532.Tea Leaves: Headed to S&P 580, possibly 532.Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883913065391637120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-47840182182040253582009-03-05T16:12:00.000-05:002009-03-05T16:12:00.000-05:00Hi Stoneleigh,It wan't a directed criticism as suc...Hi Stoneleigh,<BR/><BR/>It wan't a directed criticism as such. Just a stream of consciousness flow. Noon summary, in all of his humor and wisdom, noted that I had something to say but held back. So there you have it. My no-holds-barred snapshot of where we are headed. FWIW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-6108884213297862252009-03-05T16:06:00.000-05:002009-03-05T16:06:00.000-05:001982 is one date (the latest chronologically) give...1982 is one date (the latest chronologically) given for the beginning of the mania. When bubbles burst they ALWAYS retrace more than the preceding expansion, so the suggestion that we are headed for 1982 is actually quite optimistic. There are other dates one can use for the beginning of the expansion, all of which suggest much lower targets for any kind of lasting bottom. I'm one record here as Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80463360835352117412009-03-05T15:55:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:55:00.000-05:00@ aitrader,1982? Great year, for me at least. I wa...@ aitrader,<BR/>1982? Great year, for me at least. I was still at UCLA and California was a great place to be. I could certainly do worse:-)John Hemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835706404432796187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-4488158120027187232009-03-05T15:45:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:45:00.000-05:00Last night I saw a big FDIC ad on a bus stop with ...Last night I saw a big FDIC ad on a bus stop with Suze Orman and the reassurance that "as long as your deposits are below the FDIC limit, you can't lose a cent".<BR/><BR/>Why is everyone so worried, again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78671147615531753172009-03-05T15:42:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:42:00.000-05:00there is a TA support level of 666 today for SPX, ...there is a TA support level of 666 today for SPX, it is only 11 points away now. back a while ago, BDI hit 666 and marked the low (and had since rebound about 2X). could there be an interesting coincidence?zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017460356674195796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68851295467183643662009-03-05T15:33:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:33:00.000-05:00Yay! I can't wait to get to 1982 because then...Yay! I can't wait to get to 1982 because then it will be Morning in America again! I'll wash off my BO with a little R&R deficit spending coupled with tax raises.EBrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894676347259218501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39608524062308455212009-03-05T15:27:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:27:00.000-05:00Aitrader,And how about that herdonomics bounce in ...Aitrader,<BR/><BR/><I>And how about that herdonomics bounce in the markets today? That rush of swine swelling the air. That gaggle of geese all flapping in the same direction. Could you feel them? No? Me neither. Herds is the kwaziest kweatures. All instinct and no guts. I say we neuter the lot.</I><BR/><BR/>I didn't call for an immediate bounce, but said that the market seems to be approaching aStoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73622458699975488122009-03-05T15:04:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:04:00.000-05:00America has an embargo against Chinese arms so Ame...America has an embargo against Chinese arms so American arms manufacturers couldn't possibly benefit. <BR/><BR/>The embargo hasn't stopped certain 'independent contractors' (the kind who will benefit under Obama) to ship Chinese weapons anyway. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2009-02-05/news/indicted-miami-beach-weapons-dealer-efraim-diveroli-is-still-making-millions-of-dollars/" Pennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708171159556556875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77314168777006079892009-03-05T14:26:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:26:00.000-05:00Hi Ahimsa!I also got a relative as a financial ad...Hi Ahimsa!<BR/>I also got a relative as a financial advisor.<BR/><BR/>Of course ... I'm the one who does not know what is going on....<BR/><BR/>jalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-39622395171571017302009-03-05T14:24:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:24:00.000-05:00@ Ahimsa on LaoZi:do you know why and how?how abou...@ Ahimsa on LaoZi:<BR/><BR/>do you know why and how?<BR/><BR/>how about:<BR/><BR/>天地不仁,以万物为刍狗;<BR/>圣人不仁,以百姓为刍狗。<BR/><BR/>roughly translate:<BR/><BR/>Nature has no kindness, treat everything the same as straw and dog;<BR/>The sage has no kindness, treat people the same as straw and dog.<BR/><BR/>if one understands this, then there is no need to sit up in the dark.zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017460356674195796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-51735557847172328372009-03-05T14:16:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:16:00.000-05:00OK Nooner, here ya go...Let’s take a walk down mem...OK Nooner, here ya go...<BR/><BR/>Let’s take a walk down memory lane folks, shall we? The year is 1982. The world has a population of 4.6 billion people. The skies are blue. The spring is cool. Folks are skipping merrily to work and drivin’ at 55. Ronnie Reagan has just moved from B-movies to the big time. We said goodbye to Leonid Breznev and Princess Grace. England beat the pants off of an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-84200659873911861322009-03-05T13:56:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:56:00.000-05:00From Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching:Forty-sevenWithout goi...From Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching:<BR/><BR/>Forty-seven<BR/><BR/>Without going outside, you may know the whole world.<BR/>Without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven.<BR/>The farther you go, the less you know.<BR/><BR/>Thus the sage knows without traveling;<BR/>He sees without looking;<BR/>He works without doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-5400597027420509052009-03-05T13:52:00.001-05:002009-03-05T13:52:00.001-05:00* Possible collapse triggers: Major bank run; WTC ...* Possible collapse triggers: Major bank run; WTC II; Escalation of violence in Eurasia <BR/>* This summer may be last chance to start doomstead <BR/>* Obama's advice apparently taken for one day; Those in SDS take it briefly in the shorts; Slipping out of shorts feels good <BR/>* Ridley Scott reveals that Deckard and Dick Cheney are Replicants <BR/>* Hope is the mind-killer. Hope is the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79047903352906016502009-03-05T13:52:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:52:00.000-05:00* Possible collapse triggers: Major bank run; WTC ...* Possible collapse triggers: Major bank run; WTC II; Escalation of violence in Eurasia <BR/>* This summer may be last chance to start doomstead <BR/>* Obama's advice apparently taken for one day; Those in SDS take it briefly in the shorts; Slipping out of shorts feels good <BR/>* Ridley Scott reveals that Deckard and Dick Cheney are Replicants <BR/>* Hope is the mind-killer. Hope is the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-18881072949298408312009-03-05T13:23:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:23:00.000-05:00Jal,My story illustrates the foolishness and arrog...Jal,<BR/><BR/>My story illustrates the foolishness and arrogance of the so-called knowledgeable. My sister and her husband trust authority and have faith in the system. When they fall, they'll be shocked.<BR/><BR/>BTW, my sister and her husband (ages 66 and 64) who just retired are not part of the elite, perhaps they aspire to be or delusionally identify with the elites as so many do in our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-76349541275748835912009-03-05T13:19:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:19:00.000-05:00Anon:26If I am reading Denninger , Stoneleigh and...Anon:26<BR/><BR/>If I am reading Denninger , Stoneleigh and others correctly, they are not all over the map with up and down predictions. Just as some patients might suddenly spring to life a few moments before their imminent death( this happened with my dying mother), or a warm day occasionally occurs in the middle of a frigid winter, so might the market rebound for a spell. I suppose a real Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-56025017534038783582009-03-05T13:08:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:08:00.000-05:00Thanks Z for your links. Listening to Hudson now, ...Thanks Z for your links. Listening to Hudson now, Orlov is next.bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600634086150466162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-33792182156347798512009-03-05T13:04:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:04:00.000-05:00Anon@200903051226 said:"Denninger is all over the ...Anon@200903051226 said:<BR/><I>"Denninger is all over the map. He was predicting a Dow over 10 000 recently. And now he's predicting the end of the world."</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, that's a rather gross misrepresentation of what Denninger said. He's been warning about the potential for sucker rallies of about 50% of the current overall decline for a while now. Of course, Stoneleigh warns about the Greyzonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03675706201111951125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-48184961312837605242009-03-05T13:03:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:03:00.000-05:00Orlov talk on video with Q/A section starting from...<A HREF="http://fora.tv/2009/02/13/Dmitry_Orlov_Social_Collapse_Best_Practices" REL="nofollow">Orlov talk on video</A> with Q/A section starting from chapter_16<BR/><BR/><I>Being poor takes a lot of practice.</I>zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017460356674195796noreply@blogger.com