{"id":138,"date":"2008-09-11T09:03:55","date_gmt":"2008-09-11T13:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2008-09-11T09:03:55","modified_gmt":"2008-09-11T13:03:55","slug":"may-you-live-in-interesting-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/may-you-live-in-interesting-times","title":{"rendered":"May You Live in Interesting Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My partner has been highlighting the weakness in LEH for weeks.  And a few days ago this blog suggested to watch for weakness in LEH when it was 17.  As I write LEH is 4.24 bid.  LEH did have trouble trading below 4 premarket.  It is time to start wondering if LEH will receive a bid.  Make sure your are connected to an excellent news service and watch out for rumors about LEH bids.  You don&#8217;t want to get caught short during one of these rumors at these prices.  Since I started this blog its now 4.04 bid.  Let&#8217;s see if it gets below 4.<\/p>\n<p>We are going to watch the banks and oils this AM.  Will MER, JPM, etc see downside pressure?  MER&#8217;s price action suggests it is the most vulnerable.  Again I certainly hope not. Will oil trade below 100?  I hope so.<\/p>\n<p>LEH dipped below 4.  As the ancient chinese proverb goes, &#8220;may you live in interesting times.&#8221;  Well this is interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck with your trading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My partner has been highlighting the weakness in LEH for weeks. And a few days ago this blog suggested to watch for weakness in LEH when it was 17. As I write LEH is 4.24 bid. LEH did have trouble trading below 4 premarket. It is time to start wondering if LEH will receive a bid. 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