I have spent many hours speaking at length with the generals who are running our wars in the Middle East, like David Petraeus, and James E. Cartwright. To get the boots on the ground view, I attended the graduation of a friend at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, the world’s preeminent language training [...]
Archive | June, 2012
June 26, 2012 – Quote of the Day
“Take 200 round trips to Australia, and you really start to rack up the miles,” said Tom Stoker, and automotive sales analyst who just surpassed 10 million frequent flier points on United Airlines. It makes my own 1 million miles seen puny by comparison.
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Why I Am Chopping My US GDP Forecast to 1.5%
For the past two years, I have maintained a GDP growth forecast for the US of 2% a year. I have not stuck with this figure because I am stubborn, obstinate, or too lazy to update my analysis of the future of the world’s largest economy. I have kept this number nailed to the mast [...]
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June 25, 2012 – Quote of the Day
“For the president to not focus on the financial industry in the wake of a financial crisis, he would have to be blind,” said former Federal Reserve governor, Paul Volker
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Here’s Your Second Chance to Sell in May
It was 3:30 am when one of my old staffers from Morgan Stanley in London called. He was now running a proprietary trading desk at Goldman Sachs, and I didn’t think he was rousing me out of a dead sleep to reminisce about the good old days. He told me that the firm’s research department [...]
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Get Your New Global Trading Dispatch Password
Paid up subscribers to Global Trading Dispatch and the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader newsletter are entitled to a password that gives them access to my premium content. Without it you will be unable to access the best parts of the new website, including my daily real time trading portfolio, trade alert tutorial [...]
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June 22, 2012 – Quote of the Day
“Banks make money on a big fat yield spread. The Fed is killing that,” said Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies.
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Trade Alert – (DIS) June 21,2012
As a potentially profitable opportunity presents itself, John will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what should be bought, when to buy it, and at what price.
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Trade Alert – (JPM) June 21, 2012
As a potentially profitable opportunity presents itself, John will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what should be bought, when to buy it, and at what price.
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Trade Alert – (AAPL) June 21, 2012
As a potentially profitable opportunity presents itself, John will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what should be bought, when to buy it, and at what price.
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Trade Alert Service Blasts to New All Time High
Global Trading Dispatch’s Trade Alert Service posted a new all-time high yesterday, clocking a 48% return since inception. That takes the average annualized return up to 30.3%, ranking it among the top five performing hedge funds in the world. Those happy subscribers who bought my service in early May reaped an instant 35% profit following [...]
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No Fed Action Disappoints QE Bulls
It’s always nice when intelligent people agree with you. That was my feeling after the Federal Reserve gave notice today that it was downgrading its forecast of US economic growth for 2012 from 2.6% to 2.15%. That is a major step down from the 3% and higher predictions they were hanging on to earlier. The [...]
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June 21, 2012 – Quote of the Day
“When it comes to reputational risk, the banks can’t really fall off the floor,” said Bart Naylor, a consumer advocate.
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Trade Alert – (TLT) June 20, 2012
As a potentially profitable opportunity presents itself, John will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what should be bought, when to buy it, and at what price.
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A Day in the Life of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader
Diary Entry for Monday, June 18, 2012 Dear Diary, 4:30 PM Sunday- Looks like my Monday is going to start early this week. One of my Athens readers e-mailed me that New Democracy was a slam dunk to win the election and would form a right of center, pro bailout, pro Euro (FXE) coalition government. [...]
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- May 17, 2013
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An Evening With Congressman Barney Frank
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The Most Functional Word in the English Language
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An Evening With Nobel Prize Winner Michael Spence
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May 17, 2013 – Quote of the Day
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Follow Up to Trade Alert – (GLD) May 16, 2013
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Trade Alert – (GLD) May 16, 2013
- May 16, 2013
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On the Tesla Melt Up
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May 16, 2013 – Quote of the Day
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SOLD OUT! San Francisco November 4th Strategy Luncheon
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My 2012-13 Stock Market Forecast.
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Last Chance to Come Join Me for the Paris Strategy Luncheon – July 17, 2012
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Will Gold Coins Suffer the Fate of the $10,000 Bill?
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My Personal Leading Economic Indicator
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SOLD OUT! December 27 Chicago Strategy Luncheon
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An Evening With the Chinese Intelligence Service
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Take a Look at Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
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Another Nail in the Euro Coffin
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Sold Out! Las Vegas January 27, 2012 Strategy Luncheon