Global Market Comments March 14, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (APRIL 25 CHICAGO GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (CATCHING UP WITH WARREN BUFFET), (BRKA), (AXP), (CCE), (IBM), (WFC), (BAC), (THE GREAT SOCIAL SECURITY MARRIAGE BENEFIT YOU?VE NEVER HEARD OF)Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A)American Express Company (AXP)Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (CCE)International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Bank
One of my favorite research pieces to read every year is Warren Buffet?s annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A),his gigantic holding company. Not only does it paint an excellent broad-brush picture of the US economy, it is also witty, funny, and downright educational, even for old farts such as myself. Warren and
Come join me for lunch at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s Global Strategy Luncheon, which we will be conducting in New York, NY on Friday, April 22, 2016. An excellent three course lunch will be provided. A wide ranging discussion will be followed by an extended question and answer period. I?ll be giving you my
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.
Global Market Comments March 11, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (APRIL 22 NEW YORK GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (SUPER MARIO DELIVERS . . . AND THEN HE DOESN?T), (FXE), (EUO), (SPY), (IWM), (MARCH 16 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR) CurrencyShares Euro ETF (FXE) ProShares UltraShort Euro (EUO) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) iShares Russell 2000 (IWM)
Well that went over like a lead balloon! European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi bet the ranch that an aggressive round of quantitative easing would crash the Euro (FXE), (EUO) against the dollar and rescue the continental economy. He certainly didn?t pull any punches. We didn?t just get one bazooka, we got three. In
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.
Global Market Comments March 10, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (APRIL 21 BOSTON GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (NINE REASONS WHY VOLATILITY IS SO HIGH), (VIX), (SPX), (THE BUY AND FORGET PORTFOLIO), (SPY), (IXUS), (EEM), (VNQ), (TLT), (TIP) VOLATILITY S&P 500 (^VIX) S&P 500 (^GSPC) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) iShares Core MSCI Total Intl Stk (IXUS)
After years of steadily upward grinding markets, we have suddenly seen three stock market shakeouts of more than 10% over the past six months. The Volatility Index (VIX) has spiked over $50 once and $30 on three separate occasions during the same time period. What gives? Is the bull market over? Is it time to
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.