In “The Universal Mind of Bill Evans,” an insightful documentary on the creative process of a legendary jazz pianist, Mr. Evans explains that his students are often faced with a problem that might have them choose to venture down several, various “avenues.” He is careful not to choose their path for them. He explains that his…
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Glorious Patterns, Oratorios, and the Financial Market!
The price action in the S&P 500 futures contract looks strikingly similar to a line of music in the great George Handel’s spectacular oratorio – Judas Maccabeus. A larghetto marks when a section of a musical piece should be performed at a slower tempo. If one has observed or traded the markets this summer, the juxtaposition…
Poem: “Hands”
Click on the headline to read “Hands” in poem format.
Can the Fed Stop “Zirpenstein”? Does the Puppet Master Have What It Takes?
The monster, Zirpenstein, has continued to grow. The headline that is the most significant and is the greatest fundamental (mentioned in “Technicals Inform the Fundamentals: QE4ever?”) is not mentioned by the financial pundits – WE ARE IN THE ERA OF THE CENTRAL BANK AS CENTRAL PLANNER! (read more in “Don’t Be So Pretendtious!”) Japan has…
Amateur Hour: Merkel’s Whipping Boy
Hurrah! The Bailout of the Healthcare Sector and the Government Subsidization of Big Pharma Remains!
The degree to which people are misinformed is astounding. As was so aptly stated earlier in CAVEAT EMPTOR: REVIEW OF DYLAN RATIGAN’S RAGE AND THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR BAILOUT… Dear Sheeple: A Priori Argument So, the healthcare sector that was overcharging for its services before the Affordable Healthcare Act is now handily beating its earnings estimates and outpacing the…
The Endless European Non-Deal
One’s intuition and instinct can work so well at times. See…juxtaposed the European central bankers trying to solve the Greek problem vs. JP Morgan – the peerless problem-solving banker of his time.
Who Will Stop the Global Central Bank Policy Monster – Zirpenstein?
Glitter Bomb: Yeah!? What Did You Think Was Going to Happen? EU Forever?
A great man, Father Kinoti, once explained that “often people rail against something because they sense its innate evil. They might not be able to articulate or fully discern what the slight is, but their heart informs them.” Central banker, Mario Draghi (i.e., the Master of the European Universe) got what was coming to him. In my…
A New Event Within the Cycle of Lower Crude Oil Prices; and an Interesting Juxtaposition
The cycle of cheap energy, a strong dollar, and weak global demand (including a weak China), first described in “Crude Analysis of Crude: I Enter the Center of the Cycle”, might give way to what could be a significant event. The price of the Crude Light Oil contract, traded on Globex, is nearing its 100 day…