Where the New PPT Hides

Where the New PPT Hides

By GTM on August 31, 2009

The goal by the end of this article is to draw connections between the greatest financial bubble of all time and how the Fed uses names like AIG in a Ponzi scheme to offload U.S. debt.

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Fall of the House of Ugland

Fall of the House of Ugland

By GTM on May 25, 2009

This five-story office building called Ugland House, in the Cayman Islands, is the official address for 18,857 corporations. About half these companies have billing addresses in the U.S.

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Too Big to Fail but Not Too Big to Sink

Too Big to Fail but Not Too Big to Sink

By GTM on April 20, 2009

Liquidity is to the capital markets what oil is to an engine. The engine is running out of oil. Even PPT Mobil 1 has performance limits.

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How to Trade a PPT Day

How to Trade a PPT Day

By GTM on February 12, 2009

We are in the greatest bear market of our lifetime. Do you really think this market can turn around–suddenly?

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Trader Spreadsheet Examples

Trader Spreadsheet Examples

By GTM on January 11, 2009

Here are few examples of spreadsheets for active day traders. Hopefully some of you will find these useful.

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Front Running A Systemic Market Crash: PPT Style

Front Running A Systemic Market Crash: PPT Style

By GTM on November 9, 2008

Ever notice how official speeches to prop up the US capital markets are timed right before a massive sell off?

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January Lows

January Lows

By GTM on January 25, 2010

Not since 2008 has the market has seen consecutive days of the Dow at -200 points. Last year such days offered great dip buying opportunities. Will it be the same this year?

Thirty Retailers for Xmas

Thirty Retailers for Xmas

By GTM on December 3, 2009

There are a bunch of names setting up this holiday season. Here is what a scan of 113 retailers produced. A list of 37 names near various inflection points.

Two Year Highs

Two Year Highs

By GTM on October 17, 2009

Mean reversion is going to come into play soon with every major index. Because there are so many names setting up this points to shorting certain highs as a very good risk/reward.

Inflection Point Update

Inflection Point Update

By GTM on October 7, 2009

Last Thursday’s -200 point Dow gave a great setup for mean reversion traders. So let’s see how a few names did buying at Friday’s open.

Dow 200 Days

Dow 200 Days

By GTM on October 2, 2009

Wondering how many big days we’ve had this year after yesterday’s move? Here’s a journal entry listing those days.