When asked about the urban legend that the vaults at Fort Knox are empty, and that the Fed has no gold, former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke responded, "I've been to the basement of the New York Fed. The gold is there. I've seen it."
Global Market Comments
October 27, 2025
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or THE YEAREND RALLY HAS STARTED),
(NFLX), (SPY), (TLT), ($VIX), (GM), (TSLA),
(USO), (PHM), (GLD), (AAPL), (SLV), (FXI)
Global Market Comments
October 24, 2025
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(THE KINDLE EDITION OF THE JOHN THOMAS BIO IS OUT)
"If you can get a dividend higher than the yield on ten year debt, it's an opportunity we haven't seen in our lifetime. On a five year horizon, investing in large multinationals with high dividends will have a large payday" said Lawrence Fink, CEO of Black Rock.
Global Market Comments
October 23, 2025
Fiat Lux
SPECIAL VOLATILITY ISSUE
Featured Trade:
(MAKING VOLATILITY YOUR FRIEND),
(VIX), (VXX), (XIV)
Ingenious writing John in your Monday morning strategy letter. I forwarded it to all my family and kids, and made my 16-year old read it out loud to my wife. I made sure he understood what he was reading. I got choked up by the whole article.
Go Ukraine!
Best regards,
Greg
Las Vegas, NV
“You always sound smarter when you’re a bear than when you’re a bull,” said Adam Parker formerly of Morgan Stanley.
Global Market Comments
October 22, 2025
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(HOW TO FIND A GREAT OPTIONS TRADE)
“In a social democracy with a fiat currency, all roads lead to inflation,” said legendary hedge fund manager Bill Fleckenstein.
Global Market Comments
October 21, 2025
Fiat Lux
Featured Trade:
(CAMECO LEAPS),
(CCJ)