November 11, 2010 - Quote of the Day
'Parabolic moves end up creating parabolic corrections. This is going to end badly. It's not a matter of if, but when.' said hedge fund manager Mark Fisher of MBF Asset Management.
Entries by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
November 9, 2010 - Don't Pop the Champagne on Those October Nonfarm Payroll Figures
Featured Trades: (OCTOBER NONFARM PAYROLL) 1) Don't Pop the Champagne on Those October Nonfarm Payroll Figures. Poor Obama. The guy just can't catch a break. A day after the midterm election delivered a 'shellacking' to the once, and possibly future, community organizer from South Chicago, Ben Bernanke announces one of the greatest economic stimulative efforts
November 9, 2010 - Where to Play QEII in Europe
Featured Trades: (POLAND), (PLND), (EPOL) 2) Where to Play QEII in Europe. In one of the worst timed ETF launches of the year, Van Eck brought out the Market Vectors Poland ETF (PLND) in November, 2009, just on the eve of the Euro collapse. iShares followed with their MSCI Poland Investable Market ETF (EPOL) at
November 9, 2010 - You No Longer Have to Be Crazy to Buy Gold
Featured Trades: (GOLD), (GLD), (ABX) 3) You No Longer Have to Be Crazy to Buy Gold. The good news is that you no longer have to be crazy to buy gold. Until recently, certifiable believers chasing the barbaric relic were driven by a host of urban legends and wild conspiracy theories which frequently appear on
November 8, 2010 - It's Off to the Races With Emerging Markets
Featured Trades: (EMERGING MARKETS), (EWZ), (RSX), (PIN), (FXI) Brazil iShares ETF Market Vectors Russia ETF PowerShares India ETF iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 ETF 1) It's Off to the Races With Emerging Markets. Ben Bernanke's unprecedented announcement that he is buying $600 billion in medium dated Treasury securities is tantamount to the government ordering you to
November 8, 2010 - The Price of Oil is Going Up
Featured Trades: (OIL), (XOM), (OXY), (COP) 2) The Price of Oil is Going Up. The free Ben Bernanke put also applies to the commodities markets. I received another scratchy, crackling cell phone call from my drilling buddy in the Texas natural gas fields today. You could almost choke from the dust on the line. He
November 5, 2010 - I'm Singing "Waltzing Mathilda" Again
Featured Trades: (AUSTRALIA), (FXA), (FXE), (EWA) Currency Shares Australian Dollar Trust ETF PowerShares Indio Portfolio ETF Currency Shares Euro Dollar Trust ETF 3) I'm Singing 'Waltzing Mathilda' Again. Many readers made a killing last February when I recommended they buy Australian dollars and short the euro against it (click here for the call). A lot
November 5, 2010 - Silver Blasts Through to a New 30-Year High
Featured Trades: (SILVER), (SLV), (CDE), (SLW), (HL) SPDR Gold Trust Shares iShares Silver Trust 4) Silver Blasts Through to a New 30-Year High.? Those transfixed by gold (GLD) topping the $1,368 level again have been missing the real action in silver (SLV). The white metal has soared 45% to $18.46 since the July low, compared
November 4, 2010 - My Analysis of the Election
SPECIAL ELECTION ISSUE Featured Trades: (MY ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTION) 1) My Analysis of the Election. Won the World Series, but lost the Speaker of the House. I guess San Francisco can't have everything. My expectation that demographic trends would limit Democratic losses turned out to be wrong. The kids stayed home and texted each
November 4, 2010 - What The Election Means for Economic Policy
SPECIAL ELECTION ISSUE Featured Trades: (WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY) 2) What The Election Means for Economic Policy. Let's put the economic polices the voters chose under the microscope and see what we got. It is not a pretty picture. The bottom line is that my scenario of a lethargic 2-2.5% GDP growth rate