Phantasmix Stock Blog

Sonntags Zeitung, I believe a Swiss? newspaper, runs a series “The Insight Story”. Here’s a couple of recently published images:

I recently found this song, and I think it’s quite appropriate for the Memorial Day weekend.

Vera Lynn, 92, is a popular British vocalist whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed “The Forces’ Sweetheart”. She is considered one of the major entertainers during World War II.

Music: “Farewell of Slavianka”, 1912 Russian March

Edited to add: I feel bad for not having honored May 9th, the day of victory over Nazi Germany, celebrated in the Eastern Bloc countries. So here’s an old Russian war-time march. My favorite!

Thinking isn’t agreeing or disagreeing. That’s voting.

Robert Frost, American poet

So… $VIX is coming alive.

I think it can at least make it to $39-40:

• previously strong support, now resistance
• 50% retracement since the start of the rally back in March
• 110 EMA — it’s not as an arbitrary number as it seems, too lazy to pull up evidence at the moment

$VIX is “playable” via futures, options or (VXX: 24.25 +1.51%).

Last time $VIX was at $40, $SPX was around 850.

This is sort of a public service announcement, in case you weren’t aware of how much Photoshopping is done to celebrity and fashion pictures.