Waiting for the GD Pee

[DrStool]

If the sales tax figures from CA and FL are any guide, the GDP numbers are going to be very weak. The Fed has done a massive, and unprecedented $18 billion 5 day forward 3 day repo for Monday. Are they preparing for the worst? If so, this would be just another case of bad news being bullish because it forces the pumps into operation.

[I_Am_Madness]

If the sales tax figures from CA and FL are any guide, the GDP numbers are going to be very weak. The Fed has done a massive, and unprecedented $18 billion 5 day forward 3 day repo for Monday. Are they preparing for the worst? If so, this would be just another case of bad news being bullish because it forces the pumps into operation.

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Does that mean we should buy the drop?

[I_Am_Madness]

Everyday it's someone crushing earnings and jamming the futures into the moon.

 

Today it's our good friend MSFT.

[Drano]

did someone say "crushed"?

[I_Am_Madness]

LOL

"Microsoft profit rises on deferred Vista sales"

 

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070426/microsoft_results.html?.v=1

 

So essentially what they are doing is counting sales for "next" quarter's orders.

Can they do that?

[shorty]

breakdown?

 

will the 200 hold?

 

buying opp?

[shorty]

naked short squeeze?

[Whadda I Do Whadda I Do]

mmoy: May I suggest you read the last letter to the editor at this link

Subject: AMDDell

for your own prospective.

[LeeWhee]

Everyday it's someone crushing earnings and jamming the futures into the moon.

 

Today it's out good friend MSFT.

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Have a feeling running up MSFT AH is a s/t Pigmen? headfake. Up to 30 AH. No big whoop. Has "room" to 30-31+ without upsetting the womenfolks and horsies. Crooks are probably hoping folks take the bait.

 

OTOH, note that our semi-friends KLIC-KLAC, BRCM and SNDK all getting pooped on. All of 'em down 4-5%. Perhaps that has something to do with the fact the sexy SOX is only 2-3% from what I would consider a potential inflection zone (518-520ish).

 

Here's a sexy SOX chart that lays it out.

[bigsky]

BIDU knocks one out of the park , up $20 AH

[I_Am_Madness]

S&P futures gave back the entire 2 point pop.

[Drano]

S&P futures gave back the entire 2 point pop. 

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I can dream, can't I?

[I_Am_Madness]

If i were these call buyers, i would take profits and short anything over 130.

[Drano]

I wonder how many the Fed owns?

[LeeWhee]

BIDU knocks one out of the park , up $20 AH

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BIDU made $11M on $35M in revs in 1Q. Annualized $44M on $140M revs.

 

Market crap: $4.3 billion. 41x sales, 115x yearnings.

 

Sweet.

 

I'll short it for a trade when it gets to 500 P/E.

 

Apparently the big "funnymental" driver of these valuations is the theory that a billion Chinese are going to spend 24 hours a day on the Internets during the 2008 Olympics since the Chinese are going to field a very strong team and most Chinese won't be able to attend.

 

Of course, that's 15 months away and it only lasts two weeks.

 

Have a sneaking suspicion that the stocks running on the "Chinese Olympics Boom" theory won't be holding up until the games begin at 8:08 pm on 8/8/08.