Bill Rempel, a.k.a. NO DooDahs!

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Entries for October, 2007

Predictive Model Output - Oct 26, 2007

The twenty-day “potential” model score is at 72 on a 1 to 100 scale, and the twenty-day “safety” model score is to 88 on a 1 to 100 scale. The 72 reading is suggesting pretty good odds of a rising market on average for the next month. These are scores that would keep […]

What Are They Smoking?

What are the writers of this article on retirement homes smoking? The premise is a three-scenario “what if” where a couple decides whether or not to buy their retirement home before retiring, or wait (two scenarios are spent on one of those options). The gist of the article is that the couple wait […]

Buy ‘em Back

Several positions trailing stopped out, one on vacation and two after I got back. I’m going to buy ‘em back today. Approximately 15% weights in China (FXI), Hong Kong (EWH), and India (INP). The remainder of the cash, almost 10%, will go to a position in Oil (USO). This will cover […]

Rehabilitation, Restitution, or Punishment?

Much of the debate about the “criminal justice system” revolves around its purpose. Should the purpose of the system be rehabilitation of “criminals?” Should restitution to the victims, where possible and where victims actually exist, be considered? Or should the purpose of the “criminal justice system” be purely one of a punitive […]

Haiku Contest

In response to “They Haiku, I Haiku,” lkenner sent me an email, cc’ing swisdom, titled “Our Haiku for you.” It read:
Here’s a Haiku from DS:
Daily Spec reader
with nothing to contribute
Stick to your own trades
My response, via email and this post:
Borrow my systems
They have not blown up quite yet
I think that yours have