Noteworthy Financial Stories for May 17

Skews You Can Use When Trading Options
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/options-put-write-buy-write-howard/5/17/2010/id/28293

Bad Breadth
http://quantifiableedges.blogspot.com/2010/05/extremely-unusually-negative-breadth.html

Ron Paul Discusses Contagion, Gold, Goldman And The Fed
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/ron-paul-discusses-contagion-gold-goldman-and-fed

Chart of the Week: VSTOXX, VIX and the Risk of Global Contagion
http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2010/05/chart-of-week-vstoxx-vix-and-risk-of.html

In Europe, recklessness wins again
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/ContrarianChronicles/in-europe-recklessness-wins-again.aspx

IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/05/it%e2%80%99s-not-rocket-science/

Investment Sentiment: Neutral
http://thetechnicaltakedotcom.blogspot.com/2010/05/investor-sentiment-neutral.html

Sentiment Overview: Week Of May 14th, 2010
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/sentiment-overview-week-of-may-14th-2010-4066.html

Global Demand for Long-Term U.S. Assets Rose to Record in March
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aBcCXSVZxwxs

Small Business Tax Credits to Pay Third of Health-Care Premiums
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aZu2MFAQYlpo

Inflation, taxation, and the underground economy
http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2010/05/inflation_taxat.html

"Mea Culpa" from Morgan Stanley on Rising Treasury Yield Call
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/05/mea-culpa-from-morgan-stanley-on-rising.html

China Equities Sink 5%, Down 22 % for the Year; What will China do with its much beloved peg to the US dollar?
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/05/china-equities-sink-5-down-22-for-year.html

‘Lack of Trust’ Pummels Bank Lending in Europe: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aMf7eSRWD6o8

Stocks, Euro Plunge on Concern Austerity Plans to Curb Recovery
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aLWf8M.YtlsA

Euro Falls to Lowest Since Lehman as Breakup Concern Increases
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aqquuYOAN_sE

How To Get Out Of The Doghouse
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/harvardbusiness?sid=Hde6523b548b75b3179c730420ed82e7d

Manufacturing in New York Region Slows as Sales Cool
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=ahr7YAHW1Ics

Recovery Rewards Investors as Jobless Deny Historical Rebound
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ah8ddjsPcxj8&pos=5

TIAA-CREF Plans Expansion Into Fund Management for Endowments
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a4sZZ1gE6MEc&pos=3

Greece Considering Legal Action Against U.S. Banks for Crisis
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aDxF1YfeViEc

Cut & Paste Trading: Negative Nancy Index
http://www.thestockmasters.com/SHORT-CHINA-05142010

Commercial Real Estate Delivers First Positive Return in 18 Months
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/05/14/commercial-real-estate-delivers-first-positive-return-in-18-months/