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    David Fry

    By David Fry | December 04, 2008 | 8:41 PM | 0 Comments

    Have you ever accidentally deleted an entire word document without saving it? I just did that thinking I was deleting an image but not the document. So after two hours of writing I’m starting over... read more »

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    David Fry

    By David Fry | December 03, 2008 | 7:34 PM | 0 Comments


    The bulls have seized the tape for now. The news remains terrible but those that need to prop things find tidbits of news to rationalize buying. They cherry-pick what news they like, spin it... read more »

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    David Fry

    By David Fry | December 01, 2008 | 8:07 PM | 0 Comments

    So many images and thoughts, so little time. But, let’s just go with the image above since it’s short, snappy and makes the point: Black Friday is really dumb. That leads nicely to a Black Monday... read more »

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    David Fry

    By David Fry | November 25, 2008 | 8:01 PM | 0 Comments




    The US consumer needs a credit card bailout like a crack addict needs another fix. Now we’re going to backup credit card debt and auto loans.

    When all this bailing... read more »

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    Chip Hanlon

    By Chip Hanlon | November 25, 2008 | 9:04 AM | 3 Comments

    In a not-so-suprising announcement today, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) said it is giving up its long-running attempt at a hostile takeover of Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP). Not only would such a deal have faced... read more »

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    David Fry

    By David Fry | November 19, 2008 | 6:23 PM | 0 Comments

    Another Big Wednesday? Oh yeah! Of course what Laird Hamilton is doing in this video is an awesome ride of guts but ultimately beautiful at the same time. We can’t say the same thing about the... read more »

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    David Fry

    By David Fry | November 18, 2008 | 6:25 PM | 0 Comments

    It's been a day traders market and today was no exception. Another messy opening, a ramp higher, a dump lower and lastly a nice stick save higher into the close. Since headline writers don't... read more »

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    Matthew Bradbard

    By Matthew Bradbard | November 17, 2008 | 11:32 AM | 0 Comments

    It’s tough to keep up with the day to day happenings, but the most important recent events as we see it are the re-structuring of the TARP, the announcement of a Chinese stimulus plan, the G-20... read more »

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    David Fry

    By David Fry | November 13, 2008 | 6:59 PM | 0 Comments

    Previous lows were reasonably tested and we rocketed higher in a preprogrammed fashion. Every trading desk, hedge fund and no doubt the government had their fingers on the buy button as soon as 8000... read more »

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    David Fry

    By David Fry | November 10, 2008 | 7:39 PM | 0 Comments

    Friday after the close stock futures rallied mightily and I posted that image for subscribers on Sunday. Something was up, as in someone or some group had some inside information and was running with... read more »

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