Friday, April 3, 2009

S&P % swing chart

4/3/09

From The Chart Store, this is really good chart to show the percentage down and up since all time high for S&P back to 10/2007.

Stock market cheap?!


4/3/09

The above chart is courtey to dshort. As seen on data, we are far from average historical lows if you are fundamentalist. PE ratio is golden key for old folks who believe in fundamental approach to analysize stock market. More evidence support my thought that stock market will be seen below 5000 for DOW.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Gann Square of Nine


4/2/09

Notice how nicely 2009 year high 944 and bottom 668 are in the above table. Tomorrow, non-farm payroll number will ignite short term pullback?!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Mild bullish day

4/1/09

It seems bulls is keeping alive.
Let's talk back about the fcuking Geither's toxic assets plan. Now, we have two Nobel Economists said it will be failed. Now, I know the details about the plan and it is totally failure. It needs investors have at least $10 billion amount already invested in toxic securities. How many private investors out there will meet this requirement? And there lots of not make sense stuffs. Now I can declare banking, stock market and US economy is going to great recession. The worst is not over. Yes, we will see new fresh bear low for major stock market indexes in few months.

ADP employment report predict wrost JOB data this friday!!

4/1/09

It seems market is showing some strength as I write this in morning trading hours. However, earlier ADP Employment report is the ugliest one month decline since half century ago(back to 1949). Oh my goodness. If this could indicate the coming friday non-farm payroll report, it would be the worst decline ever possible. Moreover, unemployment rate would be getting close to 9.0% mark. Who ever said the worst is over will be proved to be wrong again!!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Whipsaw Day


3/31/09

The support line on above chart is last bulls defense. Would market keep sell off?! I guess the answer yes. However, I would bet the 760-766 can be good support for tomorrow mild pullback.

Monday, March 30, 2009

G.M. stand for?!

3/30/09

So far, we know that GM stands for:

Government Motors

Gimme Money


Anything else?!

Uptrend losing stream now!!




3/30/09

I decline to post another important chart to show how market internals said to us last friday(Remember last Thursday I post one about CPCE chart?!). Remember primary trend is our Big Bear Market. Would this indicate the recent rally is another sucker rally??! Time will tell.
Moreover, I hate our President Obama administration. Why force out CEO of GM?! GM is still individual company although it got government aids. However, it is still private company. Why our president say a word about those banks which got the TARP funds?? Are any bank's CEO got forced out?? This is different standard to banks and non-banks. F&^% our current administration. I lost my trust on our current government. So, economical and political are shitty. Good luck to America.

Government has committed over $10 Trillion

3/30/09

Economy rescue: Adding up the dollars

The government is engaged in an unprecedented - and expensive - effort to rescue the economy. Here are all the elements of the bailouts.


Date Bailout Allocated Spent
December 2007 Term Auction Facility
Lending program that allows commercial banks to unload hard-to-sell assets, including mortgage-backed securities: Fed takes assets as collateral and banks get cash.
$600 billion $468.6 billion
February 2008 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
Tax rebates of up to $600 for individual filers and $1,200 for couples in effort to boost the economy. Businesses received more than $60 billion in tax breaks.
$168 billion $168 billion
March 2008 Bear Stearns bailout
Program to guarantee potential losses on Bear Stearns' portfolio; smoothed the way for JPMorgan Chase to buy the failed investment bank.
$29 billion $26.2 billion
March 2008 Term Securities Lending Facility
Federal Reserve facility that loans Treasurys to banks against hard-to-sell collateral like mortgage-backed securities.
$200 billion $88.6 billion
March 2008 Primary Dealer Credit Facility
Long-time lending facility for commercial banks that was opened to investment banks for first time in March 2008.
n/a $61.3 billion
May 2008 Student loan guarantees
Program to purchase federal student loans from private lenders. Aim is to provide financing to companies that provide student loans.
$130 billion $9 billion
September 2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailout
Cost to the government of taking the mortgage finance companies into conservatorship.
$400 billion1 $59.8 billion
September 2008 Foreign exchange dollar swaps
Exchange of dollars to 13 foreign central banks for collateral. Aim is to provide liquidity to foreign financial institutions.
Unlimited $327.8 billion
October 2008 FHA housing rescue
Funding set aside for insurance of new 30-year fixed-rate mortgages for at-risk borrowers, tax credits for first-time home buyers and assistance to states and municipalities.
$320 billion $20 billion +2
October 2008 Auto industry energy efficiency loans
Low-interest loans to help speed the industry's transition to more fuel-efficient vehicles.
$25 billion $0
October 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program
Financial rescue plan aimed at restoring liquidity to the financial markets. Funds thus far allocated for capital purchases in banks and emergency bailouts.
$700 billion $323.4 billion
October 2008
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Bank capital investments
$250 billion $198.6 billion
November 2008 Citigroup capital investment
Emergency funding to keep bank afloat; in addition to previous $25 billion capital investment.
$20 billion $20 billion
November 2008 Citigroup loan-loss backstop
Funds set aside to backstop potential losses to Treasury from Citigroup loans.
$5 billion $0
November 2008 TALF loss provisions
Funds set aside to backstop potential losses to Treasury from purchases of consumer loan-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities.
$100 billion $0
December 2008 Auto industry bailout
Program that will provide capital on a case-by-case basis to systemically significant institutions that are at substantial risk of failure.
$29.8 billion $24.8 billion
December 2008 General Motors
Government bailout of automaker to keep company afloat and help it achieve viability for the future. Last $4 billion subject to congressional approval
$13.4 billion $13.4 billion
December 2008 Chrysler
Government bailout of automaker to keep company afloat and help it achieve viability for the future. Last $4 billion subject to congressional approval
$4 billion $4 billion
December 2008 GMAC
Government bailout of auto finance company to which Federal Reserve granted bank holding company status. $5 billion went to GMAC directly and $1 billion to GM to make an investment in the company.
$5.9 billion $5.9 billion
January 2009 Chrysler Financial
Government bailout of auto finance company to which Federal Reserve granted bank holding company status.
$1.5 billion $1.5 billion
March 2009 Auto Supplier Support Program
Program to help stabilize auto suppliers by guaranteeing debt owed to them for shipped products, and providing financing to continue operations.
$5 billion $0

January 2009 Bank of America capital investment
Emergency funding to aid Merrill Lynch transaction; in addition to previous $25 billion capital investment.
$20 billion $20 billion
February 2009 Foreclosure prevention
$50 billion4 $0
February 2009 Public-private investment fund
Taxpayer funds used in partnership with private investment that will buy up at least $500 billion of toxic assets from financial institutions.
$100 billion $0
March 2009 AIG common stock investment
Money to help troubled insurer pay off now defunct lending facility set up by Fed in the initial version of the company's bailout.
$40 billion $40 billion
March 2009 TALF investment $20 billion $20 billion
March 2009 AIG preferred capital investment $30 billion $0
March 2009 Small business loan-backed securities purchasesFunds to purchase securities backed by SBA loans in effort to unlock credit for small businesses $15 billion $0
n/a Funds left unallocated
$20.2 billion n/a

October 2008 Money market guarantees
Four programs to help money market funds by insuring against losses; financing bank purchases of debt from funds; buying funds’ debt; and lending to funds directly.
$659 billion $15 billion
October 2008 Commercial Paper Funding Facility
Purchases of short-term corporate debt aimed at boosting the struggling market and providing critical three-month financing to businesses.
$1.4 trillion $241.3 billion
November 2008 Unemployment benefit extensions
Funds to help states expand unemployment benefits.
$8 billion $8 billion
November 2008 Citigroup loan-loss backstop
Funds set aside to insure against losses from bank’s mortgage-backed securities investments.
$245 billion $0
November 2008 Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
Program to buy consumer loan-backed securities. Aim is to revive the securitization market for consumer loans like credit cards and auto loans.
$1 trillion $4.7 billion
November 2008 GSE mortgage-backed securities purchases
Program to buy mortgage-backed securities held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Aim is to reduce rates on home loans.
$1.25 trillion $236.2 billion
November 2008 GSE debt purchases
Program to buy debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Aim is to reduce rates on home loans.
$100 billion $50.4 billion
November 2008 FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
Guarantees on newly issued bank bonds with maturities of more than three months. Aim is to restore liquidity to the corporate bond market and provide long-term financing to banks.
$1.5 trillion $297.1 billion
2008
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FDIC bank takeovers
Cost to FDIC fund that insures losses depositors suffer when a bank fails.
n/a $18.5 billion
January 2009 Bank of America loan-loss backstop
Funds set aside to insure against losses from bank’s Merrill Lynch merger.
$97 billion $0
January 2009 Credit Union deposit insurance guarantees
$80 billion $0
January 2009 U.S. Central Federal Credit Union capital injection
$1 billion $1 billion
February 2009
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Infrastructure spending, funding for states, help for the needy and tax cuts for individuals and businesses to stimulate the economy.
$787.2 billion n/a3
February 2009 Tax cuts for individuals and businesses $212 billion n/a
February 2009 Direct spending $267 billion n/a
February 2009 Appropriations spending $308.3 billion n/a

February 2009 Foreclosure prevention $25 billion4 $0
March 2009
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AIG
Multifaceted bailout to help insurer through restructuring, minimize the need to post collateral and get rid of toxic assets from its balance sheet.
$182 billion5 $129.3 billion5
November 2008 Bridge loan
Financing to help company through its restructuring process as it spins off non-core businesses.
$60 billion6 $43.2 billion
November 2008 Collateralized debt obligation purchases
Facility to buy private investors' loans on which AIG sold insurance. As the value of loans plummeted, AIG was forced to post more collateral to back up the insurance contracts, known as credit default swap agreements.
$30 billion $27.6 billion
November 2008 Mortgage-backed securities purchases
Facility to buy company’s securities backed by residential loans.
$22.5 billion $18.4 billion
March 2009 Treasury preferred capital investment
Loan to help pay off a now defunct lending facility set up by the Fed in the initial version of the company’s bailout.
$30 billion $0
March 2009 Investment in ALICO and AIA life insurance units $26 billion $0
March 2009 Purchases of life insurance-backed securities $8.5 billion $0
March 2009 Treasury common stock investment $40 billion $40 billion

March 2009 U.S. government bond purchases
Federal Reserve will buy up to $300 billion of U.S. debt to support Treasury market and help keep interest rates down for consumer loans.
$300 billion $15 billion
2009
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FDIC bank takeovers
Cost to FDIC fund that insures losses depositors suffer when a bank fails.
n/a $2.3 billion

Total: $10.5 trillion $2.6 trillion
1$200 billion set aside in September 2008; $200 billion additional in February 2009
2At least $20 billion
3Estimated budget impact for 2009 is $120 billion
4Making Home Affordable foreclosure prevention program will get $50 billion from Treasury, $20 billion from GSEs and $5 billion from HUD.
5Includes $70 billion from TARP
6Bridge loan allocation to be reduced to not less than $25 billion once government takes stakes in life insurance units

Sources: Federal Reserve, Treasury, FDIC, CBO
Note: Figures as of March 30, 2009

Mortgage Crisis not over yet!!

3/30/09

The following is someone's comment about "Mortgage Crisis over?!"

Things are going to get a lot wrose. I am more convinced than ever that real estate has another 25% to fall, and best case, it is dead money for another five to ten years. The New York Times produced some insightful data on inflation adjusted home prices for the last 120 years, which baselines at a $100,000 for a single family home in 1890. Few people realize how superheated the recent real estate bubble really got. Past bubbles very consistently peaked at $125,000 in 1896, 1979, and 1989. This last one peaked at $205,000 in 2005, almost double the previous record highs. And while we have dropped 34% since then, to $135,000, we haven’t even fallen to the past all time highs yet. If you look at historical lows, my call for a further 25% slump looks positively bullish. We saw lows consistently around $66,000 in 1920, 1932, and 1942. Postwar lows came in at $105,000 in 1976, 1983, and 1996. These figures suggest the best case low is down a further 28%, and the worst case is down another 51%. I think I’ll go find something else to trade.

The data is produced by NY Times. History is always repeating whether you believe or not. This time is no different. You think home price now is cheap. Think again. I would say house price keep falling to around the end of year 2010 the least. Good luck if you consider to buy your house right now.

Market Value for Global Banks from 1999-2009



3/30/09

Look at above charts of Now and Then about Market Value for Global Banks have been shifting from US to China. Also, next major industrial sector is going to change is Auto as today that GM and Chryler are about falling the cliff very soon. No doubt China will be stronger nation than US in another 20 years period.