Monthly Archives: April 2009

Google Adds Public Data to Search

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Tom

Google announced “a new search feature that makes it easy to find and compare public data” a few days ago.  This is pretty awesome and very valuable to traders who want macro-economic information in an easy to navigate way.  Check … Continue reading →

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Data Mining Social Networks

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Tom

All the stuff you post about yourself and what you like in Facebook or some other social network is a marketer’s wet dream.  Data mining companies are now capitalizing on the free information you post about yourself, mining it, and … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn Monte Carlo Discussion

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Tom

I recently started joined the Monte Carlo Simulation, Excel and ModelRisk LinkedIn Group and found a very interesting discussion thread on the type of probability functions people use for there daily Monte Carlo modeling.  Since I use RiskAMP, an Excel … Continue reading →

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Links for April 28th

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Tom

These are my links for April 28th: Citigroup, Bank of America Decline on Capital Report (Update2) – Bloomberg.com – after the Wall Street Journal said early results of the government’s so-called stress tests show the banks may need more capital. … Continue reading →

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Links for April 26th through April 27th

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Tom

These are my links for April 26th through April 27th: Xinu Returns – SEO Site Statistics Tool – Check PageRank, Backlinks, Indexed Pages, Rankings and more – Neat – Via Fallond H1N1 Swine Flu – Google Maps – Scary stuff, … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-04-26

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Tom

Yes, Looks Do Matter – NYTimes.com via maoxian (tags: news)

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Links for April 20th through April 25th

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Tom

These are my links for April 20th through April 25th: ‘Horse Boy,’ family find respite from autism in Mongolia – CNN.com – Rowan, now 7, rides Betsy by himself. His parents never abandoned more orthodox treatments for his autism, and … Continue reading →

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More Lipstick On This Pig

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Tom

The markets are still sucking bad and this rally is probably going to fall apart now or around the 1000 level in the S&P500. Continue reading →

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Checking Out AUDUSD

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Tom

My whole AUDUSD neural net model is shot to hell because of the massive selloff last year, so I’m forced to rebuild it from scratch.  As I ponder the inputs for the model this time, I’m spending time familiarizing myself … Continue reading →

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Links for April 19th through April 20th

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Tom

These are my links for April 19th through April 20th: Debt Settlers Offer Promises but Little Help – NYTimes.com – More often, they say, a settlement company collects a large fee, often 15 percent of the total debt, and accomplishes … Continue reading →

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Bill Miller Back To Making Money

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Tom

I really admire Bill Miller, he’s my kind of value/contrarian investor. Bill Miller, who lost 55 percent in 2008 running the Legg Mason Value Trust after beating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index for a record 15 straight years, is … Continue reading →

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Links for April 18th

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Tom

These are my links for April 18th: Brooklyn Philharmonic Cancels 2009-10 Season as Donations Fall – Bloomberg.com – The orchestra found it would fall short of its $3 million budget, provided by individuals, corporations and foundations, and so decided to … Continue reading →

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