Morning Audibles 5.14.10 What You See If You Look

Many of you have probably already seen the video that I'm linking here. I finally got to it this morning.


Why did it take me so long? I'll give you three simple reasons (and then let you follow whatever your personal "thought trend" leads you to fill in the numbers from #4 to #100)...

1. I'm not particularly, um, a fan, of "Lady Gaga" (some catchy songs I suppose, but I'm not a fan of "schtick" performers)
2. I'm not a fan of American Idol. (That said, I've NEVER watched it, EVER, not even 5 minutes). I don't have to, I know I'd be bored out of my mind in less than half that time.
3. 6th graders don't move me in any particular way either (or, at least the 99.9% of them who spend 99.9% of their waking hours gossiping, twittering, & texting messages back and forth between one another discussing #'s 1 & 2 above...

But I finally broke down and watched it. I'm going to skip right through the fact that it was a FANTASTIC rendition (most who have seen it already know that)...

So why am I bothering to use it to open up discussion on a blog which discusses Capital Markets? Answer: Because "markets" ARE emotion. RP, I believe, calls it "Socioeconomics"...

CV found himself watching the "faces" of the other 6th graders in the audience as the performance began. Remember, these were raw emotions. This was not some TV director doing "cutaways". There were no lights, no fog, no sequined outfits. Just a bunch of bored 6th graders in an auditorium, probably wishing they were somewhere else, but perhaps slightly happy because they got to skip their "Earth Science" class...

Now what I just said isn't apparent to EVERY naked eye. Some of you will just see a bunch of faces (and they all will look the same). But I can see the ones, who, were unexpectedly taken aback by this performance. The blonde girl up top for instance - you can see it in her eyes - her eyes start moving a mile a minute SEARCHING, looking to catch the eyes of someone else in the room and basically say, SILENTLY, "Wow - Are you hearing what I'm hearing"?. (There are others who clearly react in the same way - go ahead and pick them out on your own).

They are not ALL afficianados. There's a girl in the middle with black hair. During the middle of the performance she's twirling her hair with her finger. Body Language experts tell you that when a girl twirls her hair she's "flirting". This was not flirting, this was. "I don't get it, & I'm bored".

Anyway, the reason I bring this all up is that both in markets (and in the blogosphere), some people GET IT, and some people DON'T. CV has known this from watching the faces of people (in a live setting) for over 25 years teaching group fitness. You're pouring your guts out day after day trying to be unique, challenging, and motivating - with hardly any regard of your own needs. You're just trying to CREATE SOMETHING, an EXPERIENCE for people to enjoy (and let everyone be themselves in the process).

So that's my metaphor for the day. It's probably the reason the markets have been so frustrating for a long time now. Why, because there IS NO FREEDOM, there IS NO EXPRESSION when governments and banksters all try to control the outcome.

It would be as if the principal of the school (before the kid's performance) instructed everyone that they had to paint a smile on their face and stare straight ahead because this was all being filmed for broadcast. Worse - If there had been an attempt to manufacture the outcome in a manner like that, most of the audience would have likely been to distracted with their "duty" to actually enjoy the performance the way they did. It's further likely that then entire thing would have NEVER become a sensation. And of course, SURELY all of America would have been forced to watch the "other" kid play the kazoo while juggling coconuts as an attachment because, well, it's NOT FAIR to have people FAIL in society now is it?

Instead, we live in a world of teleprompter Presidents who get elected because they say what they think people want to hear. They think that people want to AVOID FAILURE at all costs. They will do everything legal in their powers to avoid that outcome, and if the laws themselves aren't helping out, well they'll change those.

The truth is, that "failure" or any notions of "avoiding failure" are not scripted into the Declaration of Independence. Instead, the DOI refers to the "pursuit of happiness".

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

Moreover, these unalienable rights are NOT endowed by their President, Congress, King, or Czar. They are endowed by their Creator.

So the moral of this story is to get yourselves off your "screens". Get off your i-Pods, your crackberries, your AI, and your market tickers. Just glance up for a minute and look into peoples faces. See what that is telling you. Mostly what CV sees are people who are saying. "Just let me make my own decision and stop trying to make it for me"...

I'm wondering if the President, while riding through Buffalo, NY yesterday in his limousine took time enough to glance up and see THESE faces on a billboard ad put together from some of the locals.



For you, spoonman (or anyone else)

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mcHAPPY said...

@Ben

Funny how you remember where you were during moments. During that dunk contest I was on a road trip with my university ball team. It was a good night.

McFearless said...

McHappy,

r2k broke a rule, wave 4 prices have gone into wave 1...impossible so you are on the right track.

the best count right now is on the $wlsh, cleanest waves out of all of them by far, and we know why, "they" can't manipulate the entire market, which is basically what that is.

CV said...

@karen

Not to get MY HAT mixed up with YOUR SHOES...

But you can just tell people I'm your

- chauffeur
- lawn maintenance dude
- pool boy

I won't be insulted... I promise!

CV said...

@McHappy

Only DUNK CONTEST I ever remember was when I "dunked" my 6th grade teacher into a barrel of water with my fastball...

mcHAPPY said...

Stupid question coming (please don't insult too much):

What does the $ sign mean in front of some symbols?

Also does the $wlsh mean the Wilshire 5000?

McFearless said...

Let's all remember stuff like this when they ban shorts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caI6R4UrDfg

I like HH more every single day.

mcHAPPY said...

CV

My best dunk contest memory was when I was in high school and we were goofing around at lunch time I broke the rim in the school gym. They ended up welding it back together a week later. I was popular for a day then when they realized the rim was broke and not fixed - not so much.

CV said...

@McHappy

It's just a GLYPH...

As in... ANCIENT GLYPHS (in Egyptian or Aramaic)...

It symbolizes... Something that will be long forgotten in the far distant future... Only to be un-earthed and "intellectualized" about (with regards to meaning), by SMUG liberal eggheads...

CV said...

Oh well...

Looks like the PPT arrived at the right moment...

NO SOUP FOR YOU!

I tried... Gotta wait until Monday... Sigh!

Anonymous said...

$ means it's an index

karen said...

ben, that was TOO GOOD! and don't you just ADORE his accent!

McFearless said...

Karen,

I like everything about that guy. He's one of the few people in the public eye that isn't afraid.

CV said...

HH was THE ONLY THING that kept me sane during my 12 years in Italy... (other than the food & the beauty of the land)...

If you guys can believe it or not...

He was on CNBC Europe practically every morning!

Why do you think CV is so weird?

McFearless said...

and karen, notice the date on that? March of this year. Of course now we do know who should have been scared. I love how the guy tries to attack his reputation in order to slight his message.

I-Man said...

Whatup team... back fi the close.

Feelin the 1126...

LOVIN THE SUNSHINE

bob said...

Great call on the 1126 I.

McFearless said...

I shut my tickers off, I'm tempted to go long into the close but I dont' want to hold anything over the weekend.

CV said...

@I-Man

You did RIGHT today my mellow...

I'm about to bolt and do the same... Nice warm weather here... CV must head out to the farm in about 15 minutes and do some MOWIN & HOEIN...

Nothing to see here... Basic PPT doin' their Wil E Coyote (off the cliff) on a Friday afternoon...

Monday we dip... Tuesday we trough...

Then all the "funnies" start for OPEX week...

Kinda boring... ACTUALLY...

We need LB here to LIVEN things up...

I-Man said...

Dude... I unfortunately am monitering the tape with cnbc, not on mute...

As I look at the EURUSD right now, its either catastrophy on monday, or anyone still short is going to get their face ripped off.

Thats just a dicey trade either way... unless its straddle.

I-Man said...

Yeah... where is the good fellow, LB?
He would be hedging right now I suspect.

72bat said...

yeah, who does monitor the s.a.m. portfolio when lb is off with the twins?

CV said...

@I-Man

No doubt... "Sir" LB likes to get his chill on over the weekend...

As does CV...

In A-N-T-I-P-A-T-I-O-N of Andy T's Sunday Evening Post

mcHAPPY said...

mcHAPPY is 100% cash and slightly green. No more 45% swings.

I-Man said...

Way to stick it out McH! Remember how that shit feels, yo.

One love peeps, I'm back out to work.

Thx for the props, all praises to Jah.

Have a good weekend I-veryone!

CV said...

Ok kids...

I'm out...

C-ya over the weekend...

BTW - This is PREAKNESS weekend (the run for the "Black Eyed Susans") in Baltimore...

But... CV has NO PICK...

I ought to stick with "Super Saver" (my Derby winner)... But 'ol Hilltop (PIMLICO RACETRACK) is a strange track...

Thus, CV suggests to see who Nick Zito decides to give an EXERCISE RIDE to (on this race), and if it come out nice, bet that horse (or his stablemate) in the BELMONT...

So just mix yourself up one of these:

Preakness Black-eyed Susan

1 ounce vodka

1 ounce rum

3/4 ounce triple sec

Lime wedge

Pineapple juice

Orange juice

Fill a 12-ounce glass with ice. Add vodka, rum and triple sec. Add lime wedge and equal parts of pineapple juice and orange juice. Shake well and serve. Makes 1 serving.

This refreshing drink can be made ahead of time in quantity for your party guests, and stored in a large pitcher or beverage server.

---

And ENJOY YOURSELF this weekend! :-)

over & out
CV

karen said...

running off! check in over the weekend..

mcHAPPY said...

"I shut my tickers off, I'm tempted to go long into the close but I dont' want to hold anything over the weekend."

I was debating the same thing but then I thought, "Do you really think they'll drop another T this weekend?"

I will exact my revenge on TZA and catch up with FAZ again soon.

CV said...

BTW -

It's DOWN on Monday...

mcHAPPY said...

Thanks, I.

Have a good weekend all.

DXY, Andy! DXY!

mcHAPPY said...

CV 4:11,

Hopefully.... but only after a bounce to begin.

McFearless said...

the VIX appears in a rising wedge, what do you all think?

this is bullish for the VIX.

Bruce in Tennessee said...

I think we have this time, transferred a private debt bubble onto the government books. And the neatist thing is, we still have almost all of the private debt! No one or their uncle Bob can seem to get the hang of cutting spending. So Washington, Illinois, California, Los Angeles, and on and on...it never changes, and the real treatment never seems to arrive.

Japan....

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