http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/ FT Alphaville from FT.com Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2006. "Alphaville", "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. help@ft.com Sat, 17 May 2008 11:53:32 +0000 Sat, 17 May 2008 11:53:32 +0000 5 en http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15908 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:52:27 +0000 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15908 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15894 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:38:04 +0000 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15894 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15824 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:04:28 +0000 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15824 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15822 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:31:19 +0000 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15822 600 points up from their recent lows. Most measures of risk aversion have fallen. VIX equity volatilty has dropped from 32% at the start of last week to just 25.73% yesterday. Credit spreads have narrowed slightly after flaring out sharply in the previous week. The USD has steadied well above recent lows. The positive atmospherics should ensure a strong start to the week in both asset markets and commodities as investors try to pick the bottom and hunt for cheap assets to ride the rally.]]> http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15820 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:09:31 +0000 http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/03/25/11789/calling-the-bottom-in-pictures/#comment-15820