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05/21/2010
Late Surge Sends Wall Street Higher
"'Definitely people think we are not out of the woods yet,' said Justin Golden, a senior strategist for Macro Risk Advisors, who said institutional investors at least were awaiting further developments in Europe over the handling of the debt crisis. He said the market still had a credit problem and was in 'crisis mode. I wouldn’t be ringing the all-clear bell until the VIX is back to 30 or so.'” ...

05/20/2010
VIX, VStoxx Surge Amid Divided Response to European Debt Crisis
"'Investors sell what they have to create cash, which is a sign of extreme fear,' said Justin Golden, a strategist at New York-based Macro Risk Advisors LLC, which advises institutions on equity derivatives. 'Market makers are pricing things in an extreme panic mode and some customers have interest in trading very high strikes in the VIX as they’re preparing for higher levels of volatility.'” ...

05/19/2010
Despite Rescue Plan, Euro-Zone Debt Still A Worry For Investors
"'Investors feel like Europe is kind of reaching the end of its string," said Justin Golden, strategist at Macro Risk Advisors, a broker dealer that advises institutional investors. "We may have averted a catastrophe in the near term, but we look at longer-term measures of fear and (they are) still very high.'” ...

05/17/2010
How to profit from the sovereign debt crisis: If U.S. debt levels have you worried, there are ways to put your money to work
"'What investors are starting to realize is that fiat currencies around the globe are dangerous currencies to own,' said Justin Golden, strategist at Macro Risk Advisors. Even while the dollar has benefited from the flight from the euro, 'it doesn't mean the dollar is a long-term place to hide. 'The gold story is starting to make a lot more sense.'” ...

05/10/2010
Stocks Soar After Europe Announces Rescue Plan
"Justin Golden, a senior strategist for Macro Risk Advisors, said he and colleagues worked through the night on Sunday, calling clients and exchanging messages on a chat system to try to make sense of the European announcement and to gauge how it would affect stocks and options prices. ...Some analysts had said the European Central Bank had missed an opportunity to take bold action last Thursday, so the size, if not the action, was a real surprise. … 'We are calling it a financial bazooka,' he said." ...

05/09/2010
Looking for firmer footing: Events in Europe likely to weigh heavily on U.S. markets
"'The short-term funding tools are starting to suggest panic in Europe, and that is being felt around the globe. If there is a liquidity crisis in one country it impacts all,' said Justin Golden, strategist for Macro Risk Advisors.” ...

05/07/2010
U.S. Indexes Negative for 2010
"'We should expect volatility in the near term. Up 5% or down 5%, both make sense right now,' said Justin Golden, strategist for Macro Risk Advisors.” ...

05/04/2010
The Greek Debt Crisis: Europe's Three Blind Mice
"While many traders are nervously watching the euro and the prices of credit default swaps on European sovereign debt, Justin Golden, a strategist with Macro Risk Advisors, says his biggest concern is the growing correlation of trading in European bank stocks. The lingering trend seems to suggest that investors are very doubtful that the bailouts will stop with a one-off rescue for Greece.” ...

05/04/2010
Stock Market Disconnect in Options Revewling Unsustainable Risk
"U.S. stocks are rallying the most in seven decades, housing prices are stabilizing and the economy is expanding again after the worst recession since the Great Depression. Yet Dean Curnutt, founder of options advisory and brokerage firm Macro Risk Advisors LLC in New York, is wary.” ...

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