January 2012

Markibble – Plank of risk revamp

by Henry Becker 01.26.2012

If you have followed my Markibbles one of the most popular ones is The Plank of risk.  I had it jazzed up by a professional cartoonist.  More relevant now that we are seeing QE to infinity…

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The tug of war

by Henry Becker 01.26.2012

James Rickards wrote it in his book Currency Wars I just put it into an image.  Thanks for the great book Jim!

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S&P earnings that make you go hmmm

by Henry Becker 01.20.2012

Below is a curious slash worrisome chart that outlines record inflation adjusted corporate earnings. This would be fine if we did not consider the current economic backdrop is not very supportive of this continuing. But, then again how did the earning plummet then go stratospheric? Perhaps central planning has something to do with it?? 

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Was 2011 the most volatile year?

by Henry Becker 01.16.2012

Recently, I put together a study of market volatility. The study used the daily New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) advance-decline data going back to 1970. Advance-decline data simply looks at the number of stocks advancing (increasing) and the number of stocks declining in value. What I looked for was outsized ratios of daily advance-decline data. [...]

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Current Environment

by Henry Becker 01.07.2012

I had my my current market commentary conference call transcribed and turned into report form. Current Environment 2012

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