Has Bitcoin Infected Wall Street?

By Adam O’Dell It’s been difficult for me to believe that bitcoin (!) – the wackiest of financial products – could ever infect traditional capital markets. “It’s so fringe. It has to be a fad,” I’ve thought. But now, I’m beginning to change my mind. Harry’s …

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Wall Street Casino; Do you feel lucky?

Link to slides and supporting sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/hidde… When derivative bets on mortgages failed in 2007 and 2008, we all learned who was “Too Big to Fail” as Banks were bailed out on the backs of the taxpaying public. We’re told …

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#VIX was seen as sure thing — until it suddenly wasn’t anymore: Inside Wall Street's $8bn VIX time bomb.

  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2018-02-07/a-crash-course-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-hottest-trade-video   Before whirlwind, banks turned volatility into the hot item VIX was seen as sure thing — until it suddenly wasn’t anymore https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-06/volatility-inc-inside-wall-street-s-8-billion-vix-time-bomb?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=180207&utm_campaign=ritholtz L O L $VIX pic.twitter.com/QQXjX3bd1i — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 7, 2018 h/t @Schuldensuehner

Two More Lies by Wall Street

by Trivirus A few days ago I incinerated one of Wall Street’s favorite myths: “buy and hold.” The reasons are obvious: stock market crashes can be severe and the recovery time-consuming (Dow took 25 years to recover its former peak value …

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Wall Street Journal says that the Fake Steele Dossier may have been an effort to undermine America.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-steele-dossier-fits-the-kremlin-playbook-1517175564 Um, Democrats, Clinton cronies, and communists DO NOT get to get away with this by claiming “muh Russians did it”. This was an Obama/Jarrett/Clinton operation that began as way to cover-up crimes and progressed into an ongoing coup attempt. …

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The Scariest Charts That Wall Street Ignores

$HYG Triangle of Death pic.twitter.com/yrHMIMBFms — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 16, 2017 China home sales vs. 3yr yield $acwi pic.twitter.com/RhCrpmnmGs — Teddy Vallee (@TeddyVallee) November 16, 2017 Fear of glut grips commodities. Bloomberg Commodity Index has lost all 2017 gains. pic.twitter.com/20GYOAoMS0 …

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Even the New York Times Wants the Transcripts of Hillary’s Speeches to Wall Street Firms

This editorial appeared in today’s New York Times, the stalwart of the left-wing media: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/opinion/mrs-clinton-show-voters-those-transcripts.html?ref=opinion&comments&_r=0#commentsContainer The more Hillary Clinton tries to dodge the issue, the more it will continue to dog her campaign for president.  One can only imagine what she …

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Having Escaped Jail Time Once Again, Wall Street Bankers Proudly Issued A Manifesto Defending Their Integrity And Service To Our Nation

This New York Times article prompted Wall Street bankers to defend themselves in a manifesto: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/business/dealbook/5-big-banks-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-felony-charges-but-punishments-may-be-tempered.html?ref=business&target=comments&_r=0 _______________________________________ We, the bankers of these United States, want to assure all Americans that we are devoted, heart and soul, to the interests of …

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The Wall Street Manifesto of 2015

After meeting to discuss scurrilous attacks on their profession, Wall Street bankers proudly issued the following manifesto, defending their integrity and service to the nation. We, the bankers of these United States, want to assure all Americans that we are …

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Main Street Answers Wall Street

Main Street Responds to the Wall Street Manifesto Main Street America has issued a point for point rebuttal to the Wall Street Manifesto, with a manifesto of its own. Each paragraph of the original Wall Street Manifesto is reprinted below …

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Wall Street Manifesto

We, the bankers of these United States , want to assure all Americans that we are devoted, heart and soul, to the interests of this great nation.  Contrary to countless disparaging remarks by so-called pundits, there is absolutely no daylight …

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