http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:24:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-554 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-554#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:24:53 +0000 Pop Socket http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-554 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-554/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-543 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-543#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:59:31 +0000 sigerson http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-543 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-543/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-542 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-542#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:58:33 +0000 sigerson http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-542 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-542/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-534 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-534#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:43:34 +0000 Choire Sicha http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-534 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-534/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-527 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-527#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:39:41 +0000 ValerieFlame http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-527 it had nothing to do with ken lewis. the rally was on borrowed time already. it had everything to do with options expirations last friday. i mean, look at SLG - it rose 50% in one week and then today drops 25%. the rally of the last week was about inflicting some pain on the shorts. And what Tom said: This is the shorts weaving their magic. Anyone with half a brain would be far away from banks at this point. If there remains a doubt, read BAC's nitwitted description of the reason for the gains. When you have a board that allows this sort of public explanation of performance, they deserve to tank. Obvs.]]> it had nothing to do with ken lewis. the rally was on borrowed time already. it had everything to do with options expirations last friday. i mean, look at SLG - it rose 50% in one week and then today drops 25%. the rally of the last week was about inflicting some pain on the shorts. And what Tom said: This is the shorts weaving their magic. Anyone with half a brain would be far away from banks at this point. If there remains a doubt, read BAC's nitwitted description of the reason for the gains. When you have a board that allows this sort of public explanation of performance, they deserve to tank. Obvs.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-527/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-517 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-517#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:34:09 +0000 ADismalScience http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-517 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-517/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-509 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-509#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:09:46 +0000 NotAndersonCooper http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-509 http://www.theawl.com/2009/04/the-market-sucked-but-not-for-everyone-who-got-out#comment-509/feed 0