Courtesy of Tyler Durden
On March 13, David Kostin boldy went where A. Joseph Cohen has gone so many times before, by becoming the best contrarian indicator around. To wit: “Investors we met this week remain bullish in both outlook and positioning, consistent with our view. We expect S&P 500 to rise to 1300 by mid-year (+13%), before ending 2010 at 1250 (+9%).” Kostin missed his target by 30% in 3 months. We are not sure if even his equally capable predecessor, AJ Cohen, was as skilled at so wholesomely raping and pillaging the P&L of the firm’s few clients who still are terrified to utter a squeek of disapproval against the monopolist for fear of losing those oh so precious trading axes, formerly rightfully belonging to GS archrivals Lehman and Bear Stearns. Luckily, we have Christine Varney keeping an eye on such market monopolistic behavior.