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Michael B. Krause

Michael B. Krause is an independent trader and economics blogger based out of San Diego, CA. In a former life, he was an entrepeneur who founded and administered an Internet Service Provider during the tech boom from 1994-1999 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Any San Diego based hedge funds looking for discretionary or analytical traders with a macro view should feel free to contact him: michael[at]krausecomputer[dot]com.

Michael B. Krause's Latest Articles

Treasuries and the U.S. Dollar: Twin Bubbles
on Nov 12, 2008 about FXI, EWJ, SPY
The Fed's Policy May Be Responsible for Interbank Lending Seize-Up
on Oct 27, 2008 about TLT, SPY
Outrage at Potential Bailout: A Letter to Forward to Congress
on Sep 22, 2008 about TLT
The Bull Market in Credit Default Swaps
on Sep 18, 2008 about TLT, SPY, LQD
The Paragraph That Changed the World: Will Treasuries Crash?
on Sep 08, 2008 about FRE, FNM, DIA
Housing Nowhere Near Bottom
on Sep 07, 2008 about SPY, XHB
Steve Ballmer: Time To Come Back to Yahoo
on Sep 05, 2008 about YHOO, MSFT
Time to Short Both Long-Term Bonds and Crude
on Jun 27, 2008 about SPY, OIL, IEF
Trichet, ECB Missing the Point with Crude
on Jun 06, 2008 about USO, FXE, UDN
Sigma Post-Earnings Update: Staying Long, Though Concerns Remain
on Jun 02, 2008 about SIGM
Peak Oil, Crude Price and Equity Correlation
on Jun 01, 2008 about SPY, DBO, OIL
Microsoft in Perfect Position to Undercut Previous Yahoo Offer
on May 16, 2008 about YHOO, MSFT
Sigma "Massacre" - What To Do?
on Apr 16, 2008 about SIGM
Bottom Pickers, Rejoice: Opportunity Lies Next Year
on Apr 06, 2008 about SPY
Chance This Is The Bottom? Zero.
on Apr 04, 2008
Money for Nothing: Just Buy S&P 500 Puts
on Apr 02, 2008 about EWT, SPY, FXY
U.S. Dollar Paradigm Shift Underway
on Mar 24, 2008 about SPY, UDN, GLD
Visa: Already Priced to Perfection
on Mar 20, 2008 about V, MA
Sigma Earnings Analysis: Shorts Should Soon Have to Cover
on Mar 13, 2008 about SIGM
T-Bills vs. Fed Funds: A Recessionary Tale
on Jan 25, 2008 about SPY, IEF
Credit Default Swaps: Where the Real Action's At
on Jan 22, 2008 about HYG, TLT, SPY
Don't Buy (Sell) The Bear
on Jan 18, 2008 about QQQQ, DIA, IWM
Yield Curve Inversion Usually Results in Recession
on Jan 14, 2008 about SHV, DIA, IEF
Which Treasury Bond Should I Buy?
on Jan 10, 2008 about BIL, GKA, GKB
Why Treasuries Are the Way to Go in This Market
on Dec 10, 2007 about AGG, DIA, IEF
Contrarian Currency Trade: The Canadian Dollar
on Nov 05, 2007 about CEF, FXC, EWC
Is the Market Misreading the Fed?
on Oct 29, 2007 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Does China Digital TV Measure Up?
on Oct 10, 2007 about STV

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Bullish Calls:

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