The Greatest Show On Earth!

Mish Schneider | October 28, 2014

It’s one thing to be grateful for calm, but what emotion does this exuberance evoke? Cheers or Fears? Some live in perpetual fear, which is why the market tends to climb the Wall of Worry.

Monday night I wrote that …


No Pressure, No Diamonds

Mish Schneider | October 27, 2014

Thomas Carlyle

If there is a calmness in life lived in gratitude, then it stands to reason that there is gratitude in a market that finally lived in calmness, at least for the day.

With many companies reporting this week …


No Pressure, No Diamonds

Mish Schneider |

Thomas Carlyle

If there is a calmness in life lived in gratitude, then it stands to reason that there is gratitude in a market that finally lived in calmness, at least for the day.

With many companies reporting this week …


Borrow Money From a Pessimist. He Won't Expect It Back

Mish Schneider | October 26, 2014

Oscar Wilde

This year, one can begin every conversation about the market with, “I’ve got good news and not so good news”. I don’t know about you, but as soon as anyone starts a conversation like that, through clenched jaws, …


Borrow Money From a Pessimist. He Won't Expect It Back

Mish Schneider |

Oscar Wilde

This year, one can begin every conversation about the market with, “I’ve got good news and not so good news”. I don’t know about you, but as soon as anyone starts a conversation like that, through clenched jaws, …


With The Power Of Conviction, There Is No Sacrifice

Mish Schneider | October 24, 2014

Pat Benatar Invincible

Monday morning I awoke with vivid recall of a dream. In the dream, I met a safecracker who specialized in cracking those antique safes made of steel or iron with vault doors and frames. (Incidentally, they sell …


With The Power Of Conviction, There Is No Sacrifice

Mish Schneider | October 23, 2014

Pat Benatar Invincible

Monday morning I awoke with vivid recall of a dream. In the dream, I met a safecracker who specialized in cracking those antique safes made of steel or iron with vault doors and frames. (Incidentally, they sell …


Why Then A Final Note Prolong, Or Lengthen Out A Closing Song

Mish Schneider | October 22, 2014

Marmion: Canto VI.-The Battle by Sir Walter Scott

Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we go long cause we believe! (Believe that the market will go straight up that is.)

After hoots and hollers on Tuesday, reality set …


Why Then A Final Note Prolong, Or Lengthen Out A Closing Song

Mish Schneider |

Marmion: Canto VI.-The Battle by Sir Walter Scott

Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we go long cause we believe! (Believe that the market will go straight up that is.)

After hoots and hollers on Tuesday, reality set …


No Shortcuts; No Easy Button; No Crystal Ball

Mish Schneider | October 21, 2014

Let’s begin with a shout out to the Dow for its observance of “200 is the New 100” one more time! Another shout out to the S&P 500 for the best day in 2014! Cheers!

Payday for the bulls, a …