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OCC and OTS Mortgage Metrics Report Q3 2009OCC and OTS Mortgage Metrics Report Q3 2009 This report is the latest release from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Office of Thrift Supervision on the mortgage industry and the stats on the performance.  It is a great report that...

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VIX Is LowVIX Is Low There is an old saying on Wall Street that when the VIX is high you buy and when its low you go.  For those unfamiliar with the VIX index it is the ticker symbol for the Chicago Board Options Exchange...

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Alcoa Earnings PreviewAlcoa Earnings Preview Alcoa kicks off earnings tonight.  Obviously the industry that Alcoa falls into has been red hot as of late with the falling dollar.  It will be interesting to see what the numbers look like.  Below...

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Shadow Inventory Put At 1.7 Million in 3Q Shadow Inventory Put At 1.7 Million in 3Q A study done by First American Core Logic released by CAR (California Association of Realtors): “Shadow Housing Inventory” Put At 1.7 Million in 3Q According to First American CoreLogic. Summary: As...

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Will History Repeat? If so, SPY @ $52Will History Repeat? If so, SPY @ $52 A lot of happy people out there... or so it seems.  The green shoots have bloomed into amazing profits at banks and a 60%+ rally in the market from the dark lows.  I'll admit I've been a happy camper...

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Naked Hedge Fund Weekly #17

Posted by NHF | Posted in NHF Weekly | Posted on 12:13 pm March 7, 2010

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The bull party.
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NHF Weekly 3-7-10

Naked Hedge Fund Weekly #16

Posted by NHF | Posted in NHF Weekly | Posted on 2:45 pm February 26, 2010

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Volatility Anyone?

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NHF Weekly 2-26-10

Naked Hedge Fund Weekly #15

Posted by NHF | Posted in NHF Weekly | Posted on 5:15 pm February 22, 2010

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Fed rattling it’s sword?

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NHF Weekly 2-21-10

Naked Hedge Fund Weekly #14

Posted by NHF | Posted in NHF Weekly | Posted on 1:36 pm February 15, 2010

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Greece feeling the love of the EU.

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NHF Weekly 2-14-10

Retail Sales Chart

Posted by NHF | Posted in Economic Charts | Posted on 9:08 pm February 9, 2010

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Thursday the retail sales numbers are coming out with an expected 0.5% increase month over month.  This would be $316,616 million in total seasonally adjusted total sales.  The dynamic chart below shows all the data from 1992 to present if you zoom out.  On the chart you can see the drastic impact that the economic downturn has had on these numbers.

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NHF Weekly #13

Posted by NHF | Posted in NHF Weekly | Posted on 8:47 am February 7, 2010

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Wicked Thursday washout.

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NHF Weekly 2-7-10

NHF Weekly #12

Posted by NHF | Posted in NHF Weekly | Posted on 6:52 pm January 31, 2010

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Selloff was our friend this past week.

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NHF Weekly 1-31-10