Comments on: 4 Crashes: 1929, 1962, 1987 and 2008: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/4-crashes/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:43:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Simon http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/4-crashes/comment-page-1/#comment-141069 Simon Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:37:07 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=16622#comment-141069 The interesting thing about these charts is the similarity of the pattern. Patterns being all important to traders and economists eh? The interesting thing about these charts is the similarity of the pattern. Patterns being all important to traders and economists eh?

]]> By: Chuck Ponzi http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/4-crashes/comment-page-1/#comment-140163 Chuck Ponzi Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:35:45 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=16622#comment-140163 This is terrible real-time reporting. You don't know what the bottom is until well after you hit it, so the scale on the current chart is unknown. Or, is Bob claiming to know what happens? Perhaps he wouldn't mind lending out his time machine? Chuck This is terrible real-time reporting.

You don’t know what the bottom is until well after you hit it, so the scale on the current chart is unknown. Or, is Bob claiming to know what happens?

Perhaps he wouldn’t mind lending out his time machine?

Chuck

]]> By: Cleodus http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/4-crashes/comment-page-1/#comment-140154 Cleodus Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:16:36 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=16622#comment-140154 IOW, this barrel to which i'm affixing suspenders has a new bottom IOW, this barrel to which i’m affixing suspenders has a new bottom

]]> By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/4-crashes/comment-page-1/#comment-140147 Mike in Nola Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:20:32 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=16622#comment-140147 Appears so. News of monumental losses started dribbling out yesterday. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=akejqgjre9D4&refer=worldwide Looks like the RBS did "make it happen." :) Appears so. News of monumental losses started dribbling out yesterday.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=akejqgjre9D4&refer=worldwide

Looks like the RBS did “make it happen.” :)

]]> By: Chief Tomahawk http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/4-crashes/comment-page-1/#comment-140126 Chief Tomahawk Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:12:51 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=16622#comment-140126 What's up with the British banking system today??? Did I hear right (CNBC) several British financial stocks have plunged 70% today? What’s up with the British banking system today??? Did I hear right (CNBC) several British financial stocks have plunged 70% today?

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