Not all programers are created ==.

Source:http://xkcd.com/221/

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Econbrowser with Oil and the Great Moderation.

Buyout CLOs used for Fed loans Naked Capitalism.

This is an excellent piece from Naked Shorts Crack prices plunge—Fred Reserve.

The Big Picture takes a brief look at the UnTradeables.

Algorithmic Trading - Key Components for Real Time Trading from Money Science.

The Rise and Rise of Analyst Meredith Whitney from Bloomberg.

More wisdom from Deep inside SEC filing from crossing wall street.

Trader Feed looks at  three steps for breaking patterns of frustration in trading.

A great interview with Activision CEO on Portfolio News.

The Prince of Wall Street writes about Private Equity’s Investment Style Drift.

China Trade Surplus Narrows; Foreign Investment Rises from Bloomberg.

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The Kirk report is back up and running strong with Charles back from vacation.

Bear Market Review: The Story Begins and Ends with Bear Stearns from Successful Trading tips.

Need a change of scenery why not work in Dubai.

Everyone loves a little Bar Stool Economics, here we learn how the U.S Tax system works.

Brett over at TraderFeed has an interesting article on catching Trend Days in the Stock Market.

Check out this weeks blogger sentiment poll over at TickerSense.

Gaming the System: Are Hedge Fund Managers Talented, or Just Good at Fooling Investors?

Science in Finance VIII: The Maths Sweet Spot from Paul Wilmott’s Blog.

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The ASX closed early yesterday and there is as usual a mass exodus from the city. The pain of yesterday market falls completely gone :). Windows Service pack One for Vista has gone live so it is a perfect time to install it on your trading platform and make sure everything is running smoothly while the markets are closed. I have installed it on Windows Vista Business Edition last night and have noticed slight speed increases. Time will tell but this should make Vista far more solid.

I also found out today that I won a copy of Timothy Sykes new DVD on Penny Stocking. It is 6 hours length in total so it looks like it will be jam packed with quality information. I will post a full in depth review of the DVD after I have watched it. I read and reviewed Tim’s first book and found it to be truly inspiring, this guy never sleeps. As I take these next four days easy and relax you can be guaranteed Tim will be hard at work weather it be television appearances , radio spots, writing or dates with New York’s finest models :).

The Oakbank Easter Carnival

Easter time in Adelaide means it is time for the Oakbank races. It pulls a crowd of about 70, 000 people each year it is the biggest picnic race meeting in Australia. So instead of leaving you with a bunch of trading links for the weekend I will leave you with some pictures of Adelaide. Go out get off the computer and enjoy this long weekend if you are lucky enough to have one.

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The readability of text or in this case blogs can be assessed in numerous ways. Readability algorithms attempt to measure the grade or level required for a person to comprehend a text. Common factors used for evaluating readability include:

• Number of words in a sentence.
• Number of syllables per word.
• Usually algorithms also include a syntactic factor and semantic factor.

Using the Blog readability tool I have tested 39 finance Blogs and the results are shown below. I am not sure what particular algorithm the site uses and some results seem very surprising. The results are ranked from elementary school level to genius level, I am not sure if it is better to be more readable or more technical? The rankings are listed below:

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The worlds youngest billionaire. (Makes me feel so old)

Trend traders performance results. (very impressive results, just ordered Michael Covel’s first book on trend trading)

Fundamental Analysis + Technical Analysis = Success. (An interesting paper)

Don’t set a date for your life to start: this is it. ( Time to take action)

20-money hacks tips and tricks to improve your finances. (We could all use a bit more money)

How to lie with statistics. (”lies damn lies and statistics”)

Fears of commodity crash grow. (Interesting reading)

Missing the Margin call.

Why Trading on News Stories Could Actually Be Profitable.

Protecting and Growing your Wealth.

Crude Oil Defies Gravity.

1980-2007 stock market returns for various indices.

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