It has been 2 years today... that I woke up from a 6 week coma... and got to spend another 6 weeks learning to walk talk and feed myself at 53 years old...Never EVER Trust a Doctor...

Question of the day...
What is that Hemorrhoid in the oval office signing into law tonight... that's going to completely Fu@k all legal American Citizens???


See... Obama administration crams over 1,200 new regulations just before the new year

Public Now Gambling “All In” On Soaring Stock Markets

from KingWorldNews:
With the Dow pushing above 18,000 and the Nasdaq nearing all-time highs, is the public finally gambling “all in” on soaring stock markets? If you look at the shocking chart below, the answer is clear.
SentimenTrader: “From an intermediate-term point of view, investors had been pulling money aggressively from mutual funds. The past several days, however, have seen a huge surge in funds going to the S&P 500, a shorter-term caution sign.” KWN note – look at the remarkable multi-year chart below which shows the massive surge in cash now pouring into the stock market from the general public. Is this the beginning of a blow-off phase in stocks?
Dr. Roberts Audio Interview @ KingWorldNews.com

50 Numbers From 2014 That Sound Fake But That Are Actually Real

by Michael Snyder, End of The American Dream:
2014 was quite a bizarre year, wasn’t it? The past 12 months brought us MH370, Ebola, civil war in Ukraine, civil unrest in Ferguson, the rise of ISIS and the fall of the Democrats in the midterm elections. Our world is becoming crazier and more unstable with each passing day, and I have a feeling that things are going to accelerate greatly in 2015. But for the moment things are relatively quiet as much of the world stops to celebrate the holiday season, so now is a good time to look back and see where we have been over the past year. The facts that I am about to share with you sound false, but they are all quite true. If you doubt any of these facts, just click the link on the number to find the source. It has been said that truth is stranger than fiction, and that was definitely the case during the past 12 months. In no particular order, the following are 50 numbers from 2014 that sound fake but that are actually real…
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Premature Extrapolation: Did The Santa Claus Rally Come Too Soon?

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2014 - 13:07
 

The High Yield Energy Trader Theme Song: "I Will Survive"

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2014 - 15:00 Wells Fargo Director/Senior Analyst James Spicer re-imagines Gloria Gaynor's Disco anthem for the High Yield E&P market... "At first I was afraid, I was petrified, When OPEC didn't cut and oil prices began to slide. But then I spent so many nights thinking how the Saudis did us wrong; And I grew strong - and I learned how to scrape along..."

US Yield Curve Collapses To 6.5 Year Lows

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2014 - 14:30 As yields across the Treasury complex continue to rise this week - amid desks complaining of no liquidity at all (and following yesterday's weak auction) - the yield curve (5s30s) has collapsed to 108bps, its flattest since June 2008. 2s30s continues to slide also (at 212bps) almost eerily perfectly tracking the plunge in the curve of the early 2000s...

Global Investors Rush To BTFRD

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2014 - 14:00 If you have been watching (or reading) mainstream financial media, you would be entirely unaware of the fact that global investors have surged to Buy-The-F##king-Russian-Dip. Withe the plunge in US equities last week predicated on Russian instability, it appears the critical need to maintain the Santa Claus rally has pushed Russian stocks up a stunning 41% in the last 6 days (as the Ruble strengthened over 30%)...

Did The Saudis And The US Collude In Dropping Oil Prices?

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2014 - 11:58 The oil price drop that has dominated the headlines in recent weeks has been framed almost exclusively in terms of oil market economics, with most media outlets blaming Saudi Arabia, through its OPEC Trojan horse, for driving down the price, thus causing serious damage to the world's major oil exporters – most notably Russia. While the market explanation is partially true, it is simplistic, and fails to address key geopolitical pressure points in the Middle East.

Russia Says It Has Evidence From Ukraine Military Defector Kiev Was Responsible For MH-17 Crash

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2014 - 11:38
Back in July it was all everyone could talk about: who shot down Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 flying over east Ukraine? A hurriedly-prepared official report (by Western authorites) quickly put the blame on Russia, ignoring any suggestion the downing may have been the result of a Ukraine fighter jet, and said the catastrophe was the result of a Russian-made missile shot by Russian separatists. Then the story promptly disappeared. Russia, however, continued digging, and overnight, Russia’s Investigative Committee says it has uncovered evidence Ukraine was involved in the crash citing a military defector from the Ukraine.

Why Everyone Is About To Rush Into Subprime Mortgage Debt (Again)

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2014 - 15:30 If there is one thing the investing public has 'learned' in the last few years, it is 'no matter how bad the fundamentals, if it's been working, buy moar of it'. And so, it is with almost certain confidence that we should expect a resurgent flood of yield-chasing muppetry into no more egregious idiocy than the subprime-mortgage-debt market. As Bloomberg reports, the subprime-slime-backed securities that were created in the years before the financial crisis in 2008, which marked the last time they were issued, have gained almost 12% this year, or six times more than junk-rated corporate debt, according to Barclays. As one money 'manager' proclaims, "a lot of the uncertainty around the asset class has been taken away." Indeed, home prices will never go down ever again, right? (Just ignore this and this)