InterOil’s short squeeze?
With new regulation against naked shorting, the number one nakedly shorted stock is a prime canditate for a short squeeze. Smart traders will appreciate the opportunities.
Solvent companies can be taken down by naked shorting
This guy knows, he’s been there, done it, and we couldn’t agree more..
China easing
US options to stimulate the Economy are pretty limited (there are a couple of interest rate cuts and liquidity injecting measures left, but not a whole lot more). China is […]
It’s a new world
America is squandering (or has already squandered) it’s position in the world. Others are jumping in the void..
Silver lining?
There might actually be a silver lining to the quite unprecedented turmoil in the financial markets. Apparently, the SEC is going to speedily implement emergency rules against naked shorting. That […]
Conoco’s bid for Origin
Coal seam gas in Australia is hot. Conoco just trumphed an earlier bid from BG for (50% of) Origin, sitting on some very big coal seam gas reserves. The following […]
When Liquidity and Market Protections Clash
Some more stuff on naked short selling from investigatethesec.com, the emphasis is ours. The (nakedly) shorting hedge funds are planning various routes out of the upcoming legislation to require them […]
E-paper grows up
Do you take too many books on holiday (we’re guilty)? We’re technology buffs, really, although we don’t show too much of this. But this thing, you gotta see, it’s the […]
Companies fight back at shorting hedgefunds
The Black Hole When things get bad enough, a single company can bring down a sector or even the entire market. Cramer called this his “black hole” theory and said […]
Synthesis Energy Systems (SYMX)
Sometimes, you do a lot of research on a company, and the more you do, the less you like it. This is a little bit the case with the company […]