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US Government probes JP Morgan silver trades

Alex — Sun, 09 May 2010 16:34:41 +0000

Federal agents are probing JPMorgan Chase's silver trading activity in order to determine if the bank used derivatives to artificially lower the price of the precious metal.

It’s time for a new and improved uptick rule

Alex — Sun, 09 May 2010 01:32:43 +0000

Since the SEC eliminated the uptick rule on July 6th, 2007 there has been a marked increase in volatility. Of course other factors significantly contributed, but the fact remains that with the uptick rule in place, selling would have been more controlled and orderly.

Leak before end of day boosts stocks

Alex — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:24:38 +0000

Yesterday at about 340pm, the US government, through Geithner's treasury department, leaked a plan that will allegedly help distressed mortgage borrowers lower payments.

VIX should bounce soon

Alex — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:25:28 +0000

The VIX has bounced off the 20 day moving average after briefly testing it earlier in the day. We saw it hit the top bollinger band, as we have many times in the past. Each time it reverts to the …