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WHAT ABOUT DISAPPROVAL? (few bloggers have more than 12 readers so it doesn't matter, though permalinks are just that, perma)

via kottke ... i'm sure it's MUCH harder these days

"The weekly magazine was founded in 1929 and has almost 190 editorial staff, according to its Web site. It has about 4.8 million readers weekly in 140 countries." FOUNDED AT THE TOP OF A BUBBLE (didn't know that) ... last time i saw bizweek or was it fortune? on the newstand it was about 3 microns thick ... can't imagine anyone reads those anymore ... meanwhile Bloomberg Markets magazine is doing fine

10,000 word piece

That old bugaboo, Body Mass Index .... "Something big must have changed in America to cause so many people to gain so much weight so quickly." SUBSIDIZED CORN AND SOY PART OF THE ANSWER ... "“We evolved on the savannahs of Africa,” Power and Schulkin write. “We now live in Candyland.”" CUTE LINE .... "Between 1983 and 2005, the real cost of fats and oils declined by sixteen per cent." THANK BIG GUBMINT (and the ag lobby) FOR THAT ... "animals’ brains react to sweet, fatty foods the same way that addicts’ respond to cocaine. " LAB RATS AT FRITO-LAY ... "politicians who could take the recommended actions tend to be in thrall to the very interest groups that are profiting from the status quo" TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS (what's with this reliance on "politicians"?) ... "With the BK™ Quad Stacker—four beef patties, four pieces of bacon, and four slices of cheese for $4.99—man edges close to realizing this ambition [max calories min effort]." INTERESTING WAY TO CLOSE THE PIECE :-)

"2-period RSI climbed above 90, the stock closed at 41.80. Using our most basic and straightforward short term trading approach, all it would take was for this overbought stock to rally another 2% to trigger a short trade." AGAIN, NOTHING ABOUT AN INITIAL PROTECTIVE STOP (countertrend trading can be deadly ... goes 4% 6% above last close you short into strength but where to say uncle?)

""trading below their 200-day moving averages... we need an RSI of 90--minimum. ... When betting against stocks, we want to get short anywhere from 2-6% above the close. ... We like a dynamic exit, using a close beyond the 5-day moving average ... has produced upwards of 70% winners in simulated stock trades since 1995 (more than 60% winners for short trades)."" COUNTERTREND STRATEGY... interested to know where they place their initial protective stop, they never say a thing about that?

"The 5-day moving average is a dynamic exit that adjusts to market conditions, changing more dramatically when volatility is high and changing more slowly when prices are moving slowly. We prefer dynamic exits like the 5-day moving average compared to static ones and have seen the positive results in both our testing and real-world trading." BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE 5 DAY LOOKS ON A 15 MIN CHART COMPARED WITH X PERIOD TRENDER