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Author: Arthur Daret Created: 2/24/2008 1:34 PM
This area of the blog looks at the overall investing landscape.

By Arthur Daret on 9/24/2008 10:20 AM

The big swings in the market are remeniscent of what happened after 1987's crash.

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By Arthur Daret on 9/18/2008 7:31 PM

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hits highest level (42) since summer of 2002 indicating extreme investor nervousness. Many others also show high degree of investor fear.

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By Arthur Daret on 9/18/2008 7:23 PM

Stocks surged on news that the government may form a new type of resolution trust to acquire real estate debt from banks. REITS and Financial stocks lead. Naked short selling is also no longer allowed.

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By Arthur Daret on 9/16/2008 2:09 PM

Banks and REITS strong. Russell 2000 gains 3%. A retest of the lows probably needs to happen.

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By Arthur Daret on 9/15/2008 8:59 PM

Here is a list of different sectors and the ticker symbols of the better looking stocks in each of them because of either earnings or sales growth, technicals (the chart), or relative price strength (stock is holding up or outperforming).

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