Cross ref from:
http://anatrader07.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/hos-ballroom-grand-hyatt-on-may-15-2010/ HOS @ Ballroom Grand Hyatt on May 15 2010
May 16, 2010 Idkit_Ana
Here are some pix of the annual free seminar at the Ballroom , Grand Hyatt ,Singapore: Courtesy of Yun, Photographer for the event. Record turnout : more than 800 registrations but […]

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BarroMetrics Views: Is there a Double Dip on the Cards?
S-E Asia had a ‘phony recession’. Unlike the US and Europe, folks, for example, in Hong Kong and Singapore said:
“Recession, what recession?”
They should not get too comfortable. Black Swan Capital  made an interesting observation in its recent newsletter.

We are told the US is in a […]

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BarroMetrics Views: The St Louis Fed Reserve
RoboYak asked:
“So from this graph how can you tell when banks start lending to main street, will the value start trending lower, say below 2,000? ”

Figure 1 shows the deposits in the St Louis since 1910. We see an exponential rise from 800 at the start of the […]

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BarroMetrics Views: Quant Trading and Dark Pools
In his current book, The Master Swing Trader Toolkit, Alan Farley argues that quant trading has forever changed the pattern of trading, at least for Stock Index futures and equities. I am not sure how much I agree with him about that.
Certainly quant trading and dark pools appear to […]

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 BarroMetrics Views: When to Stand Aside
Jerry and Tim wrote in and posed the two sides of a question. Jerry asked under what conditions do I stand aside from trading; Tim asked when do I trade - I seem to stand aside  when volatility is low and stand aside when volatility is high.
Here’s are the answers:
Excessive […]

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Cross ref
http://anatrader07.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/on-call-to-bloomberg-asia-confidential-over-market-volatility/ On call to Bloomberg Asia Confidential over Market Volatility
May 10, 2010 Idkit_Ana
Owing to the recent financial crises,  both CNBC and Bloomberg have called on Ray Barros to give his  opinion.
Today, Ray has been on Asia Confidential this morning on Bloomberg TV.
Also Jim Rogers but […]

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Ray Barros on call today over the volatile markets :
Volatility will decrease and the S&P 500 will correct to 1,062 over time before markets rally again, says Ray Barros, CEO of Ray Barros Trading Group. He talks to Michael Yoshikami of YCM Net Advisors, Enzio von Pfeil, CEO […]

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BaroMetrics Views: Black Monday  Revisited?
Coconut commented that last night’s price activity was shades of 1987. It felt like it as we saw the S&P rally from 1072 to 1116 (down 42 points) and the Dow rally from 9869 to 10879 (down 348). I have no idea how accurate those numbers will prove but you get […]

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BarroMetrics Views: The Right Side of The Chart
Quite amusing actually. On May 4, (the day following May 3’s inside day in the ES (E-mini [S&P] Futures)), I received an e-mail asking why I did not exit all my positions; today I received a query about why I cut 1/4 of my shorts since May 3 […]

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