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MandA_Junkie's picture

Financials to go up for good?

What do you guys think, they're up hge today.

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jmcfadden's picture

Short covering rally, my

Short covering rally, my friend. More darkness ahead.

NCtoNYC's picture

I seriously doubt they're up

I seriously doubt they're up for good. There could be a high level of volatility for a while.

junkbondswap's picture

Yea I think the shorts are

Yea I think the shorts are taking profits, market reacted positively to (oil) supply news and subsequent price decline, + Wells news...its going to be a bumpy ride with a lot of volatility but i think the trend will continue downward due to the massive pressure placed on the financial system by F&F and continued defaults/writedowns

b4f's picture

Nope

MandA_Junkie wrote:

What do you guys think, they're up hge today.

ideating's picture

I'd guess we're about a 1/3

I'd guess we're about a 1/3 of the way through total writedowns.

azwethinkweiz's picture

at least one more big bank

at least one more big bank will fail, followed by a number of smaller ones. the financial industry will look quite different a few years from now. im expecting mass consolidation.

MandA_Junkie's picture

what about short term, like

what about short term, like within the next month?