April 29, 2016
Global Market Comments April 29, 2016 Fiat Lux SPECIAL REIT ISSUEFeatured Trade: (THE DEATH OF THE MALL), ? (SPG), (MAC), (TCO) Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG) The Macerich Company (MAC) Taubman Centers, Inc. (TCO)?
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Death of the Mall
We?ve all heard this story before. Malls are dying. Commerce is moving online at breakneck pace. Investing in retail is a death wish. No less a figure than Bill Gates, Senior told me that in a decade malls would only be inhabited by climbing walls and paintball courses, and that was a decade ago. Except
April 28, 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.
April 28, 2016
Global Market Comments April 28, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JUMPING BACK INTO APPLE), (AAPL), (THE SECOND AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION), (INDU), (SPY), (QQQ), (GLD), (DBA), (TSLA), (GOOGL), (XLK), (IBB), (XLE) Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) PowerShares DB Agriculture ETF (DBA) Tesla Motors,
Jumping Back Into Apple
I have been holding back from buying Apple shares (AAPL) for the past 10 months, since back in June, 2015, the last time the shares peaked at $132.50. That was when the stock fully discounted the launch of the iPhone 6s, it's last blockbuster product. I knew then that the company was about to enter
April 28, 2016 - Quote of the Day
"The Fed is not worried about inflation in the next few years and wants growth first, growth second, and growth third. With the stabilization of Europe, the apparent pick up in China, and a US economy still on a reasonable footing, the Fed's heavy leaning to a growth policy should lead to a pretty favorable
April 27, 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.
April 27, 2016
Global Market Comments April 27, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (HEARD ON THE ROAD PART II), (CONTANGO IN THE (UVXY) EXPLAINED ONE MORE TIME), (UVXY), (VIX), (VXX), (SPY), (TESTIMONIAL) ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY) VOLATILITY S&P 500 (^VIX) iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXX) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Heard on the Road Part II
New York City was as alive as I have ever seen it. Maybe it was because it was the beginning of spring and the residents were venturing outdoors for the first time this year, their eyes blinking in the bright sunlight. Old neighborhoods are gentrifying at an incredible rate. At this pace there won?t be
Testimonial
It was great seeing you today in Atlanta. Thank you for just being you. As I mentioned, there's so much "crap" out there that's it's so nice to just hear it straight. Several years ago I finally realized it just doesn't matter what I think, only what is (although I still cringe sometimes). That's the