{"id":2535,"date":"2008-01-24T21:54:52","date_gmt":"2008-01-25T04:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2008-01-24T21:54:52","modified_gmt":"2008-01-25T04:54:52","slug":"so-mr-buffet-gets-into-insuring-bondsthen-mr-ross-gallops-incoincidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2535\/so-mr-buffet-gets-into-insuring-bondsthen-mr-ross-gallops-incoincidence\/","title":{"rendered":"So Mr. Buffet Gets Into Insuring Bonds…Then Mr. Ross Gallops In…Coincidence?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent events brought to mind an article published last week by one of my all time favorite Wall Street guys, Max Whitmore.<\/a> In it Mr. Whitmore spoke of what’s been called the PPT, or Plunge Protection Team. The short version says after the October 19, 1987 stock market crash, this team was put together. <\/p>\n

It’s existence cannot<\/strong> be proved. (Who cares anyway?) I don’t put any credence in any governmental economic ‘Black Ops Team’. I do however acknowledge documented empirical evidence<\/strong> of something happening. This is especially true when it happens more than once — the exact same way — with the exact same timing. <\/p>\n

We can discuss if there really is a ‘who’ behind it over a beer some time. <\/p>\n

Anyway, as Mr. Whitmore documents with historical and empirical evidence<\/em>, there’s been a pattern a few times now, in which stock market moves cannot be explained. They happened. The way they happened are clone-like in their sameness. Clone-like? How ’bout down to a minute or two in real time? Each time they were bottom line effective.<\/em> The market turned around. <\/p>\n

He’s seeing it again.<\/strong> And again he cannot explain it — except for the fact it’s there.<\/em> <\/p>\n

Max Whitmore isn’t just another ‘stock guy’ trying to get publicity. He couldn’t care less. For Heaven’s sakes the last time I checked, the man now works mostly from his home in the midwest. He’s a former S & P trader of the year if memory serves. He’s one of the most revered and respected ‘chartists’ in his industry. In other words, he’s credible in the old school sense of the word.<\/p>\n

Masterful segue to Mr. Buffet and Mr. Ross. <\/p>\n

Keeping the above in mind, why aren’t we seeing more people reporting<\/a> on what I’m seeing? Here is another<\/a>, and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The end of 2007 has Buffet getting into the Bond Insurance business. Less than a month later we’re all talking about how to save<\/em> the bond insurers. Come on now, this isn’t me trying to convince anyone of a new twist on the grassy knoll. This is happening in real time for all to Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recent events brought to mind an article published last week by one of my all time favorite Wall Street guys, Max Whitmore. In it Mr. Whitmore spoke of what’s been called the PPT, or Plunge Protection Team. The short version says after the October 19, 1987 stock market crash, this team was put together. 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