Just shut up. I expect to see zero comments left on my blog today. I declare, there should be a moment of silence on iBankCoin today, in remembrance of the bears. If you have something to say, please, say nothing at all.
As you know, I was out all day, but was checking in every 15 seconds or so. Much to the ideologues chagrin, the market melted their faces off—like a snow cone on the sun. I took egregious profits in PL (44% win): thank you Uncle Gint. And, I initiated new positions in GLW, ERX and IR. I know a guy who knows a guy who says “IR is fucking smoking.” Synergies with Trane are going well and the company is on track to blow away numbers.
We shall see.
For the most part, small crappers took the day off, as all of the money homed in on the heads of bank/cre shorts. I enjoyed monstrous gains in TWi, CUZ, SD, OVTI and PL, while enjoying light wins in RFMD, DELL, BEE, GMO, ATHR, and ERX (new position).
In short, there are signs of recovery within the housing market. If this continues, you will see real estate investors step in hard, afraid to miss out on a potential bottom. In my opinion, you’re better off pouring gasoline over your head, just prior to lighting a cigar, instead of shorting this market—during rampant hopes of a housing recovery.
For the love of dirty mugs and unkempt office space, if housing starts to reflate, we’re going to 10,000 in short order.
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