Monday, September 29, 2014

Exponential Trend Failure of the Day: Gambling

The following chart shows the annual real personal consumption expenditures for gambling.


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No wonder the economy is doing so poorly. We've run out of money to gamble.



Don't worry. Gambling isn't quite dead yet. It's just being redirected.

Waves of Profit Stock option Trading Secrets


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Say no more! Can't lose! Who do I make the check out to?

Investopedia: Zero-Sum Game

In the financial markets, options and futures are examples of zero-sum games, excluding transaction costs. For every person who gains on a contract, there is a counter-party who loses.

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St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart

2 comments:

Luke The Debtor said...

More charts is better. Overlap them!

Stagflationary Mark said...

Perhaps I can use chart-in-chart-in-chart technology. Each chart could have a smaller chart embedded and within that smaller chart could be an even smaller chart embedded! Perfect for doom watching multitaskers!

It's like picture-in-picture but even better! Hahaha! :)