Comments on: Volume http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:28:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: BG http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/comment-page-1/#comment-187504 BG Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:13:04 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/#comment-187504 IMO the volume is a good proxy for investor skepticism. People on the street think the whole Wall Street mess is rigged/manipulated not unlike a casino. People on the street don't have the discretionary money (anyway) nor the faith to send any more money to Wall Street. Furthermore, I don't think Wall Street will ever recover until it is cleaned-up. In many ways, Wall Street is to finance like the Republican Party is to politics. It is no surprise that both find themselves in the current situation. Today is a product of the last 27 years. The Dems certainly contributed as well. There is more than enough blame to go around. IMO the volume is a good proxy for investor skepticism. People on the street think the whole Wall Street mess is rigged/manipulated not unlike a casino. People on the street don’t have the discretionary money (anyway) nor the faith to send any more money to Wall Street.

Furthermore, I don’t think Wall Street will ever recover until it is cleaned-up. In many ways, Wall Street is to finance like the Republican Party is to politics. It is no surprise that both find themselves in the current situation. Today is a product of the last 27 years. The Dems certainly contributed as well. There is more than enough blame to go around.

]]> By: Simon http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/comment-page-1/#comment-187497 Simon Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:12:57 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/#comment-187497 Wish it was Friday. Summer. here... Wish it was Friday. Summer. here…

]]> By: leftback http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/comment-page-1/#comment-187362 leftback Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:56:27 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/#comment-187362 Friday. Summer. Enough said? Friday. Summer. Enough said?

]]> By: alfred e http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/comment-page-1/#comment-187347 alfred e Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:48:02 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/volume/#comment-187347 Well Duh. My recent experience is that little J6P on the street that CNBC thinks they are spoon feeding green shoots info along with the feds is suddenly extremely un-trusting of anyone. And BS Obama is moving to the top of the list. Besides, those that lost 40% ain't sending good money after bad. Look at the multiples and the dividends. Well Duh.

My recent experience is that little J6P on the street that CNBC thinks they are spoon feeding green shoots info along with the feds is suddenly extremely un-trusting of anyone.

And BS Obama is moving to the top of the list.

Besides, those that lost 40% ain’t sending good money after bad.

Look at the multiples and the dividends.

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