MEA - Metalico

SSRI - Silver Standard Resources, Inc.

Energy Information Agency - Natural Gas

Natural Gas Stores

Well, the information is out there... Looks like we are heading into that part of the year during which inventories begin to fall...

This week's report will be out tomorrow morning. On a side note, damn it's ugly out there! I mean Goldcorp (GG) under $17 bucks? Platinum in the $800's... As Joey Lawrence once said, "Whoa!"

SOURCE:
Energy Information Agency (EIA)
Weekly Natural Gas Report
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/ngs/ngs.html
October 16, 2008

Mortgage Bankers' Assoc. - Weekly

I was going through the Economic Calendar for tomorrow. I went to The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) website and began poking around the place. I found the most recent report. Then I went back to November 2004, and checked out that information...

Two quick observations I find interesting:

2004 - % of total loans that are ARM's ~35%
2008 - % of total loans that are ARM's ~3%

2008 - One Year ARM = ~6.6%
2008 - 30 Year Fixed = ~6.5%

Mortgage Applications Report - November 2004


Mortgage Applications Report - October 2008


SOURCE:
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
Weekly Applications Survey
http://www.mortgagebankers.org/NewsandMedia/PressCenter/65784.htm
October 15, 2008
November 10, 2004

DOW and S&P Long Term Before Crash

S&P 500


DJIA

$WTIC - Crude Oil

S&P 500 Stocks Above their 200 Day MA

S&P 500 Stocks Above their 50 Day MA

AUY - Yamana Gold

Yamana Gold

Various Murdered Names

Archer Daniels Midland


Cameco


Arch Coal


Mosaic

S&P 500

Sections 112 and 115 of Bailout Bill

SLB - Schlumberger - Chart Art

DJIA - Extended Out

$SILVER - Spot Silver

SILVER

I whipped up this chart two days ago, just in time to go long 1000 SLV on Monday afternoon. Let's just say it appeared we were in for an oversold bounce, although what we got today in the precious metals was breathtaking...

Difference Between Alaska and Nassau

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quick Facts

FNM - Fannie Mae

$GOLD - Spot Gold

VLO = Valero Energy

$RUT - Russell 2000

SBUX - Starbucks

CAL - Continental Airlines