The Fed’s Dilemma: No Wiggle Room

by LV The Volatility Index (VIX) is a contrarian indicator that gauges whether overall sentiment in the market is optimistic or fearful.  Basically, the VIX is a measure of market anxiety. When the index is low, as it is now, …

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The Flash Boys Make Their Case

by LV Several Wall Street investment bank traders are munching on their lunch, which was hand-delivered from Delmonico’s directly to their desks.  The topic of discussion du jour is Michael Lewis’s book, Flash Boys, which targeted them as high speed …

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A Market Crash Waiting To Happen

by LV It has been almost four years since the infamous flash crash that occurred on May 6, 2010.   There have been numerous mini-flash crashes in individual stocks since then. It has been about one and a half years since …

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The Waves Keep Rolling

by LV This is an update to article written a few years ago. Everybody knows that retail and institutional investors are usually late to a trade.  When they decide to buy, the wise guys are distributing or selling their shares …

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