EPIC PLUNGE: -633.78, 6th Largest Drop In Dow Jones History

And there you have it: following last Thursday's massive 500 point drop which so many said was a buying opportunity, here comes a -633.78 plunge in the DJIA, which is the 6th largest absolute point drop in Dow Jones Industrial Average history, following 4 larger drops in 2008 following the Lehman bankruptcy, and one back in 2002. We just made history. If the DJIA can drop more than 800 points tomorrow, which it probably will if Bernanke does not announce QE3 in some form, 2011 will be #1!

Charting The Historic 5 Day Market Slide

This is what happens when everyone shifts from the same side of the boat to the other... at the same time.

Tepper Sells His $110 Million Bank Of America Position.... What About His $300 Million Citi Stake?

Following today's apocalyptic trading in Bank of America, David Faber disclosed that one of the biggest cheerleaders of the increasingly doomed bank, David "Balls to the Wall" Tepper, had cut his entire stake in BAC and Wells Fargo (despite presenting the most laudatory powerpoint back at the 2010 Ira Sohn conference which predicted BAC going to $27... no comment). That's great, however, as we disclosed the other stock that is currently causing Paulson to scramble and to extract "value" out of every non MTM 2nd lien currently held by the fund, is none other than Citigroup which tumbled just a little less than BAC, closing down 17%. The issue is that as per the just released Appaloosa 13F, Citi is the top stock held by the hedge fund currently... Although probably not after today. Which is surprising because if Tepper expected Bernanke to announce QE3 tomorrow, he would pull more of his on screen antics and instead of dumping his financial holdings, he would be adding. Then again as the chart below demonstrates, Tepper is a guy who is happy to buy high and sell low, if in the meantime he can take advantage of the Fed's generosity with taxpayer capital to make billions in his Christmas bonus. Anyway, while Tepper may or may not have been skewered on his top position today, below is the complete summary of all position changes between Q1 and Q2.

Market Commentary: What An Ugly, Ugly Day

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/08/2011 - 16:50 Peter Tchir submits: "I have no idea on the next move.  Headlines will continue to dominate.  If the ECB can't or won't keep Spanish and Italian rates down tomorrow, and the Fed doesn't initiate QE3, it could get really ugly.  Seems weird saying that it could get really ugly after a down 6.66% day in SPX, but it could.  BAC is another wild card.  With market volatility so high, and liquidity minimal, the one thing that makes the most sense is to stay small and nimble."

Senate Probing S&P Downgrade

If anyone thought that the Congressional subpoena of Meredith Whitney was taking it too far, you ain't seen nothing yet. According to flashing headlines, the idiots in the Senate now have S&P firmly set in their sights. Reuters adds that, "the Senate Banking committee has begun probing last week's decision by Standard and Poor's to downgrade the U.S. credit rating, a committee aide told Reuters on Monday. The aide said the panel was gathering information about the S&P move but no decision had been made on whether it will hold hearings into the downgrade. But, the aide added, all options were being weighed." At least this action did not involve the Feds and a SWAT team breaking into the company's headquarters unlike a comparable escalation in Italy. We are currently conducting a Lexis-Nexus search to find when the last time that a rating agency upgrade of a nation resulted in the type of prosecution which the glaringly terrorist and racist S&P (in the US) and S&P and Moody's (in Italy) are subjected to currently. We will be sure to bring you the results as soon as have them. We are confident the search will be very, very fruitful. In the meantime, keep an eye on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list. The face below may soon be staring at you from it. And if not, Deven Sharma should prepare for a lifetime of body cavity searches courtesy of the TSA.

Morgan Stanley's ClientServ Is "Transitorily" Unavailable; Withdrawal Requests May Or May Not Have Surged

Update: it is now back online. Redemptions and liquidations shall proceed in an orderly, dignified manner please.






Armageddon Put Trade Up Over 500% For The Week, More Room To Go And More Trades To Set Up!

Posted by : Reggie Middleton

Post date: 08/08/2011 - 15:29

500+% in less than a week! Not bad. Expect to give some back as the kick the can down the road parade begins: QE3.56, concerted central bank buying, bannig shorts, outlawing puts, whatever. I fully...

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