June 7, 2016 - Quote of the Day
?A part of me slipped away?, said former heavyweight boxing champion, George Foreman, when he heard of the death of Muhammad Ali.
Entries by DougD
June 6, 2016 - MDT Pro Tips A.M.
While the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader focuses on investment over a one week to six-month time frame, Mad Day Trader, provided by Bill Davis, will exploit money-making opportunities over a brief ten minute to three day window. It is ideally suited for day traders, but can also be used by long-term investors to improve market timing for entry and exit points.
June 6, 2016
Global Market Comments June 6, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 27 BASEL, SWITZERLAND GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (WHAT?S ON YOUR PLATE FOR THIS WEEK), (WHY THE ?UNDERGROUND? ECONOMY IS GROWING),
What?s On Your Plate for This Week?
Economic analysts were sent reeling in the wake of the May nonfarm payroll report released Friday, which showed only a feeble 38,000 in job gains. It appears that the Great American Job Creating Engine has suddenly ground to a halt. You know that big Fed rate rise that was coming in 9 days because the
June 3, 2016 - MDT Pro Tips A.M.
While the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader focuses on investment over a one week to six-month time frame, Mad Day Trader, provided by Bill Davis, will exploit money-making opportunities over a brief ten minute to three day window. It is ideally suited for day traders, but can also be used by long-term investors to improve market timing for entry and exit points.
June 3, 2016
Global Market Comments June 3, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JUNE 29 DUBLIN, IRELAND GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (WHY WE DO PUT SPREADS), (ALL I WANT TO DO IS RETIRE), (THE TWELVE DAY YEAR)
Why We Do Put Spreads
Yesterday morning, I used the opening dip to come out of the SPY June, 2016 $212-$217 in-the-money vertical bear put spread at cost. This is being prompted by OPEC?s failure to reach a production ceiling once again. The timing was fortuitous. An hour later, favorable inventory numbers delivered a 3% spike in Texas tea, dragging
June 2, 2016 - MDT Pro Tips A.M.
While the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader focuses on investment over a one week to six-month time frame, Mad Day Trader, provided by Bill Davis, will exploit money-making opportunities over a brief ten minute to three day window. It is ideally suited for day traders, but can also be used by long-term investors to improve market timing for entry and exit points.
June 2, 2016
Global Market Comments June 2, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 7 DUBROVNIK, CROATIA GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (A NOTE ON JUNE'S OPTIONS EXPIRATIONS), (TESTIMONIAL)
A Note on June's Options Expirations
We have two options position that are in-the-money and expire in 11 trading days, and I just want to explain to the newbies how to best maximize their profits. These comprises: the S&P 500 (SPY) June $212-$217 in-the-money vertical bear put spread with a cost of $4.51 the Japanese Currency ETF (FXY) June $91-$94 vertical