aussiebear Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 All a bit scratchy for the early openers: Kiwis +0.1%, Aussies flat, Nikkers -0.8% and Sth Korea +0.3%. Aussie sectors : Telecomms +1.5%, Healthcare +1.4% with Energy -0.9% at the other end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebear Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=asia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebear Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 http://money.cnn.com...s/morning_call/ http://www.kitco.com http://www.kitconet....ase_metals.html http://finance.yahoo.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebear Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Found at Japan Toys R Us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebear Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Another one building a base: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebear Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 A bit of a churn 'n burn day. All Ords closed -0.1% with Energy, Financials and Gold, all -0.6%, down the most. Healthcare +1.4% was the main upward performer. Over in Asia, India +1.3%, China -0.3%, Honkers +0.4% and Nikkers +0.2%. On to UK/Europe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebear Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 ECB temporarily suspends Greek bonds as collateral FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank said on Tuesday it was temporarily suspending the eligibility of Greek bonds for use as collateral in its funding operations and that national central banks would have to provide banks with liquidity using an emergency measure. The move came after ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut Greece's long-term ratings to 'selective default' after Athens launched a bond swap to lighten its debt burden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I expect the next flash-crash will be approx 1500 Dow points in less than a minute, with no bounce, just a slow grind down of another 1500 or so within two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 http://wallstreetexaminer.com/2012/02/27/fed-sits-tight-as-the-world-waits-for-the-appearance-of-el-toro-grande/ "And even if they are not correct, any number with 11 zeros on the end will have an impact, regardless of the first digit. But what if the expected amount comes up short?" Obviously it will be spinned as "the banks are healthier than the market thought" - big finangler rally ensues. eurostoxx bankster sector: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Lowest euro zone short term rates since 2010: http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/EUR001M:IND/chart/ Irish yields are perking up http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/GIGB10YR:IND/chart/ while other troubled EU countries have their yields going down today. TED spread straight down YTD http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/.TEDSP:IND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrStool Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Gold Tenacious At Major Resistance Level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Not enough QE: "Orders for U.S. durable goods fell in January by the most in three years, led by a slowdown in demand for commercial aircraft and business equipment. " http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-28/durable-goods-orders-in-u-s-drop-4-marking-worst-decline-in-three-years.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameover Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Another morning when all you need to do is get long right after the cash open and watch the wheelbarrow fill up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Dumped puts on the open. Squeaked a few hundred profit. Can't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameover Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Or, will today be different. I will say, the 60min ES chart looking bearish, with multiple negative divergences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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