Bets placed by Vic
| Prediction | Bet |
Placed |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate | Marco Rubio | 08/04/2012 - 2:21pm | Lost |
| 2nd Qtr GDP growth rate | 1.8%-2.0% | 07/13/2012 - 7:26pm | Lost |
| June FOMC statement | Continue sale and purchase of Treasury bonds, reinvest maturing principal to maintain size of SOMC | 06/08/2012 - 8:26pm | Won |
| SCOTUS will [ ...] Obamacare | Overturn 5-4 | 05/31/2012 - 8:21pm | Lost |
| Greek Election | Syriza | 05/19/2012 - 6:59am | Lost |
| PREDICTION: Facebook's IPO priced at $38 per share. Its price at the end of Q2 will be ... | $50 or higher (with a ticker symbol change to BUZZ) | 05/18/2012 - 3:41pm | Lost |
| Importance of Citizens United to the political process | I believe the parties are NOT so similar and will only vote for candidates who oppose Citizens United | 04/22/2012 - 3:57pm | Lost |
| Summer gas prices | More than $4.00 but less than or equal to $4.25 | 03/24/2012 - 8:14pm | Lost |
| What portion of eligible Greek bondholders will voluntarily take the debt swap offer? | 75-89.9% | 02/24/2012 - 5:09pm | Won |
| Recession Start | No recession will start in 2012 | 01/31/2012 - 7:02pm | |
| Gold will reach $2000 per ounce by ... | Q3 | 01/07/2012 - 7:42pm | Lost |
| December Core CPI | Between 1.6% and 1.8% | 01/07/2012 - 12:33pm | Lost |
| Greek Bonds Haircuts Will Be Greater Than 50% | Greek Haircuts Below 50% | 09/24/2011 - 4:18pm | |
| Greek Default | November 2011 | 09/18/2011 - 6:14pm | Lost |
| In the aftermath of the S&P downgrade: Where will the S&P close on Monday Aug 8, 2011? | Down: Greater than -1.5% up to and including -0.5% | 08/07/2011 - 2:35pm | Lost |
| FOMC Statement | Continue Purchases of Treasury Bonds to rollover of MBS Principal | 08/06/2011 - 3:42pm | Won |
| 2012 Recession | Yes | 08/04/2011 - 5:06pm | Lost |
| Court approval of $8.5 billion MBS settlement | Approved with minor changes, such as to the $85 million attorneys' fees | 08/04/2011 - 5:06pm | |
| How long from the end of QEII before Ben Bernanke announces QEII | 3 - 6 mos | 08/04/2011 - 5:05pm | Lost |
| Debt Ceiling | Congress will raise the debt ceiling by less than $2 Trillion | 07/08/2011 - 4:59pm | Won |
| May Core CPI | Between 1.25% and 1.50% | 06/06/2011 - 6:37am | Lost |
| bANK fAILURE Friday Predicition for May 13, 2011 | Three | 05/12/2011 - 6:25am | Lost |
| Silver Price Bottom | Between $25.00 and $30.00 | 05/05/2011 - 7:16pm | Lost |
| What is the closing price (2:30 pm) of WTI on the NYMerc on June 30, 2011? | Between $105 and $90 | 05/04/2011 - 9:55am | Won |
| What will the FOMC announce at the end of their Mar 15 meeting? | End Purchases of Treasury Bonds beyond rollover of MBS Principal | 03/08/2011 - 9:04am | Lost |