“Some economists, when thinking about long memory, are concerned that it undercuts the Efficient Market Hypothesis that prices fully reflect all relevant information; that the random walk is the best metaphor to describe such markets; and that you cannot beat such an unpredictable market. Well, the Efficient Market Hypothesis is no more than that, a hypothesis. Many a grand theory has died under the onslaught of real data.” Benoît B. Mandelbrot
26 July 2011
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - VIX Calm Despite Lies and Hysteria
I think the toughest trade might be to decide what to carry into the weekend.
I can't recall this amount of bare faced lying and misleadingly hysterical headlines in quite some time. Well, that's a currency and class war for you.