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*** Update *** Looks like Yahoo have reversed that decision. Date and time stamps are back. But Google still has its problems. *** *** With Yahoo screwing up with one of its better features (finance pages) you would think Google could step into the breach and steer people their way. Unfortunately, Google has its own niconpoops in charge of Google finance: D'oh!

Looks like St. Paddy's day was not one for Bear Stearns (or its employees) to celebrate. The subsequent action in the markets reflected the panic. Bill has an excellent chart showing the relationship between the VIX and 10-year Treasury Yield . This ratio is at levels last seen in the 2002/2003 bottom TraderMike has his usual succinct summary. He is watching 2,200 closely in the Nasdaq. Market reaction to Fed decision will decide whether we have support or resistance. Will the Fed cut by a full 1% ? Will Markets view it as the needed cure? Or a panic reaction to the current state of affairs? It sounds like a lot to me - but what do I know. Barry has Lehmans on B.S. watch. Steven Smith at TheStreet.com noted heavy option trading volume in B.S. over the course of the last couple of weeks. Kevin's Market Blog is looking for a measured move target down to $39-39 for the Qs . Quantifiable Edges notes how Bear ruined the traditional pre-Fed rally. But, not to be outdone, the Fed

Winter in full swing in Dublin; dark and chilly. But not so long ago it was Boccoe and Beer at chez Kaimuki, HI:

One for me to play round with later

Jack Haddad's feed should be on everyone's feed reader. His trade posts are twitter-like in structure, but convey all the information you need in real-time. His feed is part of Blain's excellent StockTradingToGo blog. For reference I have marked in Jack's Goldman Sachs Group ( GS ) trade based on when he published it on his blog - unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a clear 1-min chart for the morning which would have detailed the trade better, but grab his feed and you'll see today!

Broadband delayed until next Tuesday when Eircom issued for a modem to be mailed, but had no modem to mail. Grrr....

Nich Noc

New home - new dilemmas. Broadband access won't be available until November 23rd at the latest. This likely means no blog update for this weekend. The same goes for the main website. Subscribers will get an email commentary on the market action and memberships will be extended for the period of the downtime. Fallond