The great depression of the 1930's has been highly propagandized by the victors. President Hoover covers his take on events in his memoirs.
Just in case I am uploading volumes 1 and 2 here.
You can see the rest of his memoirs
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I noticed my tire shop is using what appears to be a rather low end web tool to manage their stock. This points out business opportunity.
How central banks manipulate markets to attain their desired outcomes.
JdK RS-Ratio versus JdK RS-Momentum plot
JdK RS-Ratio
The JdK RS-Ratio is a normalized measure of trend in relative strength. So be careful it is therefore not a measure of relative performance as such but it tries to pick up trends in relative performance end measure the strength of such a trend. The JdK RS-Ratio is the input on the horizontal axis on the RRG chart. A universe of stocks or sectors can be ranked based on the values of the JdK RS-Ratio, high values are good, low values are bad. Values over 100 indicate an up-trend in relative strength while values below 100 indicate a down-trend in relative strength.
JdK RS-Momentum
The JdK RS-Momentum line is a normalized measure of momentum/rate-of-change of the RS-Ratio line and is, just like the RS-Ratio line itself, comparable across a universe of instruments. As a momentum / rate-of-change indicator is always leading the underlying (of which the rate-of-change is measured) you will note that the JdK RS-Momentum line will cross the 100-level upward when the RS-Ratio line has formed a trough and is starting to move up. JdK RS-Momentum will cross the 100-level downward when the RS-Ratio line has formed a peak and is starting to move downward.
JdK == Julius de Kempenaer
"RRG charts show you the relative strength and momentum for a group of stocks. Stocks with strong relative strength and momentum appear in the green Leading quadrant. As relative momentum fades, they typically move into the yellow Weakening quadrant. If relative strength then fades, they move into the red Lagging quadrant. Finally, when momentum starts to pick up again, they shift into the blue Improving quadrant."
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The book Yellow Kid Weil will illustrate for you how the politicians and police are in on the grift. It also will teach you the basics of the short and long con game. The storied career of Yellow Kid Weil is an entertaining read and pretty obviously the basis of the movie "The Sting".
Book Links (free DL)
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Other related books on the same topic of confidence games
Originally learned of the Yellow Kid from Jean Shepherd / Youtube.
The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra
An unprecedented look inside one of the most powerful, secretive institutions in the country. The NY Federal Reserve is supposed to monitor big banks. But when Carmen Segarra was hired, what she witnessed inside the Fed was so alarming that she got a tiny recorder and started secretly taping.
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I wondered why the guys voice was rather nancy boy and then I saw the site is affiliated with NPR.
I like the investigational technique used in this internet research. They send photos of the items on craigslist and when the scammer opens to look at them their web address is recorded. Not sure if this works against Tor though.
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I had a conversation today with a fellow who goes all over the country buying Ford Escape hybrids. He mentioned that many people panic when they hear something is wrong with this model of car because it is a hybrid. However he worked at Ford and has been trained on them. It was mentioned that after he buys them on the cheap in these circumstances that they are wanted all over the world and that many times his units are taken off his hands over the phone and exported. Another niche market example that shows how a micro business can be run.
