Comments on: Magazine Cover Revisted http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Chart Junkie: A Picture's Worth ... 7.31.09 | Wall St. Cheat Sheet http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-199166 Chart Junkie: A Picture's Worth ... 7.31.09 | Wall St. Cheat Sheet Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:58:50 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-199166 [...] Is the Newsweek cover “The Recession is Over” a contrary indicator? (Source: The Big Picture) [...] [...] Is the Newsweek cover “The Recession is Over” a contrary indicator? (Source: The Big Picture) [...]

]]> By: Dogfish http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198945 Dogfish Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:40:45 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198945 in addendum to the above , "Jumping the Shark" specifically references an episode of Happy Days where Fonzie was waterskiing. Oh, happy days. Cramer held up surprising well in the ratings. in addendum to the above , “Jumping the Shark” specifically references an episode of Happy Days where Fonzie was waterskiing.

Oh, happy days.

Cramer held up surprising well in the ratings.

]]> By: Andy T http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198930 Andy T Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:03:36 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198930 Andy Tabbo Says: March 5th, 2009 at 12:00 pm I think with the way they pumped up the Santelli “rant heard ’round the world” bullshit…and the general desperate attempt to create controversy on every segment, CNBC has “jumped the shark.” I’m guessing that CNBC ratings have no where to go but down. From Wikipedia: Jumping the shark is a colloquialism used by TV critics and fans to denote that point in a TV show or movie series’ history where the plot veers off into absurd story lines or out-of-the-ordinary characterizations, particularly for a show with falling ratings apparently becoming more desperate to draw viewers in. In the process of undergoing these changes, the TV or movie series loses its original appeal. Shows that have “jumped the shark” are typically deemed to have passed their peak. Andy Tabbo Says:
March 5th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
I think with the way they pumped up the Santelli “rant heard ’round the world” bullshit…and the general desperate attempt to create controversy on every segment, CNBC has “jumped the shark.” I’m guessing that CNBC ratings have no where to go but down.

From Wikipedia:

Jumping the shark is a colloquialism used by TV critics and fans to denote that point in a TV show or movie series’ history where the plot veers off into absurd story lines or out-of-the-ordinary characterizations, particularly for a show with falling ratings apparently becoming more desperate to draw viewers in. In the process of undergoing these changes, the TV or movie series loses its original appeal. Shows that have “jumped the shark” are typically deemed to have passed their peak.

]]> By: Andy T http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198924 Andy T Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:45:16 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198924 To continue on with the CNBC viewership down 28% info... This is fantastic....it tells me America might be waking up a bit....Several months ago I took the Pledge with Mannwich and others to tune out the bizzaro stuff we were witnessing.... When Ratigan left, I no longer had one thing to watch on that wasteland of ideas and personalities.... I see one of my favorite honeys Margaret Brennan left to Bloomberg...good for her! CNBC jumped the shark months ago.... To continue on with the CNBC viewership down 28% info…

This is fantastic….it tells me America might be waking up a bit….Several months ago I took the Pledge with Mannwich and others to tune out the bizzaro stuff we were witnessing….

When Ratigan left, I no longer had one thing to watch on that wasteland of ideas and personalities….
I see one of my favorite honeys Margaret Brennan left to Bloomberg…good for her!

CNBC jumped the shark months ago….

]]> By: Andy T http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198922 Andy T Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:41:18 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198922 It seems like some of these magazine indicators are getting self-conscious about being ridiculed later on....I'm seeing more hedges on the front covers.... Mannwich Says: July 30th, 2009 at 1:44 pm The bloodbath at GE’s propaganda station has reached critical levels: according to Nielsen, CNBC has lost 28% of viewers year over year, and 24% in the 25-54 age group category. http://www.zerohedge.com/article/cnbc-viewership-down-28 No wonder why the corporate/Wall Street “green shoots” propaganda is full swing. They’re in full survival mode and they need to revive their ad revenues. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!!!!! It seems like some of these magazine indicators are getting self-conscious about being ridiculed later on….I’m seeing more hedges on the front covers….

Mannwich Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

The bloodbath at GE’s propaganda station has reached critical levels: according to Nielsen, CNBC has lost 28% of viewers year over year, and 24% in the 25-54 age group category.

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/cnbc-viewership-down-28

No wonder why the corporate/Wall Street “green shoots” propaganda is full swing. They’re in full survival mode and they need to revive their ad revenues.
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!!!!!

]]> By: Andy T http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198921 Andy T Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:41:17 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198921 It seems like some of these magazine indicators are getting self-conscious about being ridiculed later on....I'm seeing more hedges on the front covers.... Mannwich Says: July 30th, 2009 at 1:44 pm The bloodbath at GE’s propaganda station has reached critical levels: according to Nielsen, CNBC has lost 28% of viewers year over year, and 24% in the 25-54 age group category. http://www.zerohedge.com/article/cnbc-viewership-down-28 No wonder why the corporate/Wall Street “green shoots” propaganda is full swing. They’re in full survival mode and they need to revive their ad revenues. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!!!!! It seems like some of these magazine indicators are getting self-conscious about being ridiculed later on….I’m seeing more hedges on the front covers….

Mannwich Says:
July 30th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

The bloodbath at GE’s propaganda station has reached critical levels: according to Nielsen, CNBC has lost 28% of viewers year over year, and 24% in the 25-54 age group category.

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/cnbc-viewership-down-28

No wonder why the corporate/Wall Street “green shoots” propaganda is full swing. They’re in full survival mode and they need to revive their ad revenues.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!!!!!

]]> By: owen b http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198901 owen b Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:13:16 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198901 >Owen, Does “housing affordability” factor in job losses, pay cuts, furloughs & fear of losing a job? I don't think it does, but I suspect their LHPI has employment, confidence related stuff in it (can't say for sure because it's proprietary). Did you look at the charts on www.businesscycle.com ? >Owen, Does “housing affordability” factor in job losses, pay cuts, furloughs & fear of losing a job?

I don’t think it does, but I suspect their LHPI has employment, confidence related stuff in it (can’t say for sure because it’s proprietary).

Did you look at the charts on http://www.businesscycle.com ?

]]> By: Paul S http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198840 Paul S Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:51:05 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198840 Bush started it all with "Mission Accompished" Bush started it all with “Mission Accompished”

]]> By: ben22 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198823 ben22 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:20:40 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198823 onlooker, it is just that, a mixed bad, for every person I work with that wants in the rally so bad, I've got another person that will come in scared straight about what is going on. While anecdotal, this is the underlying social mood I'm seeing with clients right now. I'd call it neutral, it should shift to negative again shortly when more of the optimistic crowd come to grips with reality while the non-optimists stay stuck in the same place throughout. onlooker,

it is just that, a mixed bad, for every person I work with that wants in the rally so bad, I’ve got another person that will come in scared straight about what is going on. While anecdotal, this is the underlying social mood I’m seeing with clients right now. I’d call it neutral, it should shift to negative again shortly when more of the optimistic crowd come to grips with reality while the non-optimists stay stuck in the same place throughout.

]]> By: Onlooker from Troy http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/07/magazine-cover-revisted/comment-page-1/#comment-198816 Onlooker from Troy Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:13:58 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=34100#comment-198816 Methinks that the ECRI is just seeing the little cyclical bounce in housing prices that we're witnessing, but missing (or not looking for) the longer term trend which will resume downwards in the fall. Just as with the economy as a whole and the stock market. All due to the govt actions which just delay the inevitable and interfere with the proper clearing of markets, and just because that's what markets do. They cycle, even in the midst of a longer term up or down trend. Methinks that the ECRI is just seeing the little cyclical bounce in housing prices that we’re witnessing, but missing (or not looking for) the longer term trend which will resume downwards in the fall. Just as with the economy as a whole and the stock market. All due to the govt actions which just delay the inevitable and interfere with the proper clearing of markets, and just because that’s what markets do. They cycle, even in the midst of a longer term up or down trend.

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