Comments on: DEEP THOUGHTS FROM AN INSIDER http://pragcap.com/deep-thoughts-from-an-insider Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James http://pragcap.com/deep-thoughts-from-an-insider/comment-page-1#comment-7265 James Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:13:10 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=10933#comment-7265 TPC, the two quotes before this rally began that I really like is "With the government involved, volatility will increase", "Don't fight the dummy with the printing press". The question isn't if the markets should fall, but if they will be allowed to fall. And with that being said...are we saying that a few people can fight the ubiquitous markets? There is a time that they will fail...isn't there? Makes for very confusing trading. TPC, the two quotes before this rally began that I really like is “With the government involved, volatility will increase”, “Don’t fight the dummy with the printing press”.

The question isn’t if the markets should fall, but if they will be allowed to fall. And with that being said…are we saying that a few people can fight the ubiquitous markets? There is a time that they will fail…isn’t there? Makes for very confusing trading.

]]> By: HDr http://pragcap.com/deep-thoughts-from-an-insider/comment-page-1#comment-7264 HDr Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:19:48 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=10933#comment-7264 Hey, just wanted to say awesome site. Thanks for all you do. Hey, just wanted to say awesome site. Thanks for all you do.

]]> By: TPC http://pragcap.com/deep-thoughts-from-an-insider/comment-page-1#comment-7260 TPC Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:26:49 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=10933#comment-7260 I'll look into it Rob. I have to wonder at what point these high oil prices start becoming a major concern. It looks like Bubble Ben is reflating in a lot of the wrong places.... I’ll look into it Rob.

I have to wonder at what point these high oil prices start becoming a major concern. It looks like Bubble Ben is reflating in a lot of the wrong places….

]]> By: Rob http://pragcap.com/deep-thoughts-from-an-insider/comment-page-1#comment-7225 Rob Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:50:58 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=10933#comment-7225 Another conundrum is that gasoline prices (at least in California) are falling at the same time that oil prices are rising. Lots of excess capacity at the moment. Demand is still rather weak. TPC, In the past, I have seem a comparison of China's electric usage versus official GDP figures which leads one to believe that they underreport GDP growth in boom times and overreport in relative bust times. Do you have any good source for recent data on electric usage in the US, China and other countries? Another conundrum is that gasoline prices (at least in California) are falling at the same time that oil prices are rising. Lots of excess capacity at the moment. Demand is still rather weak.

TPC,

In the past, I have seem a comparison of China’s electric usage versus official GDP figures which leads one to believe that they underreport GDP growth in boom times and overreport in relative bust times. Do you have any good source for recent data on electric usage in the US, China and other countries?

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