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The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or Putin’s Dead End

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The current consensus for market strategists is that volatility will remain high. Please pinch me because I think I died and went to heaven. For every time the Volatility Index (VIX) tops $30, I make another 10%-15% for my followers. The bulk of market players are now obsessing whether we are entering a recession or […]

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The Barbell Play with Berkshire Hathaway

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It’s time to give myself a dope slap. I have been pounding the table all year about the merits of a barbell strategy, with equal weightings in technology and domestic recovery stocks. By owning both, you’ll always have something doing well as new cash flows bounce back and forth between the two sectors like a […]

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Here’s an Easy Way to Play Artificial Intelligence

Suppose there was an exchange-traded fund that focused on the single most important technology trend in the world today. You might think that I was smoking California’s largest export (it’s not grapes). But such a fund DOES exist. The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) drops a gilt-edged opportunity into investors’ laps as a […]

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The Next Commodity Supercycle Has Already Started

When I closed out my position in Freeport McMoran (FCX) near its max profit earlier this year, I received a hurried email from a reader asking if he should still keep the stock. I replied very quickly: “Hell, yes!” When I toured Australia a couple of years ago, I couldn’t help but notice a surprising […]

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The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or The Looking Glass Market

We all read Alice in Wonderland when we were kids. In it, Alice enters a strange world where everything is the opposite of reality. Chess pieces can walk, and cats can talk. Traders these days can be forgiven for believing that they have also stepped through the looking glass and entered a strange world where […]

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A Buy Write Primer

I have a feeling we are going to do a lot of buying in 2025, so it’s time to refresh your knowledge about “Buy Writes.” There is always a way to make money in the stock market. Get the direction right, and the rest is a piece of cake. But what if the market is […]

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The Nine Worst Trades in History

As you are all well aware, I have long been a history buff. I am particularly fond of studying the history of my own avocation, trading, in the hope that the past errors of others will provide insights into the future. History doesn’t repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes. So, after decades of research on […]

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My Favorite Secret Economic Indicator

It is the end of the school year at the University of California, and as a single parent, the unenviable task of retrieving my daughters out of the dorms for the holidays fell to me. When I arrived, I was stunned to find nothing less than a war zone. Both sides of every street were […]

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Testimonial

It’s so great having John as my Personal Investment 911.  Even when he was navigating the current of his excellent Summit … it took him less than 3 minutes to answer my questions & guide me on my way.  I’m underway & making hay … thank you, John Andy  Sarasota, Florida  

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The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or Welcome to Groundhog Day

The market has to go down before it goes up. That is the short answer to your first question of the day. How much down is anyone’s guess. Lots of pain, no gain. That pretty much describes the stock market this year. I’m sure you all remember the classic comedy Groundhog Day. In it, a […]

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My Old Pal, Leonardo Fibonacci

I remember the 12th century like it was yesterday. In those days, the leading intellectuals used to get together and drink wine by the gallon, which then was really little more than rotten grape juice. The problem was that we all used to pass out before anybody came up with a great idea. Then someone […]

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Thank John for his ceaseless banter. I enjoy this service so much. Great stories!!!! I hope our paths cross soon. Thank you.   Bill North Carolina  

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Five Reasons Gold is Going to a New High

Gold has been one of the better-performing asset classes this year. And here’s the good news. It’s only just begun. Cut US dollar interest rates the least, and the greenback takes a hit. That is major gold positive. Trapped in a narrow trading range for three years, the yellow metal has suddenly become everyone’s favorite […]

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The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or The Iran War and Your Portfolio

If you are worried about the Israel-Iraq war causing a third oil shock and sending your portfolio to the junk yard, you can rest easy. Only a few Israeli attacks targeted Iranian oil facilities. It helps that there is a global oil glut and widespread tax-subsidized overproduction. The Strait of Hormuz remains open, which I […]

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June 11 Biweekly Strategy Webinar Q&A

Below, please find subscribers’ Q&A for the June 11 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: Will the LA riots have any impact on the market? A: So far, they have not. The demonstrations have been confined to just a two-block area around the federal building—although on TV, it […]

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Here is Your Next Decade Long Play

The urgent question of the day is, WHICH stocks do you buy and forget about for good? The answer is very simple. You buy cheap ones. And what are the cheapest stocks out there? Commodity stocks. My friend, Jim Umpleby, said that we are just entering a ten-year super cycle in commodities. Jim should know. […]

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Testimonial

Hey John and the MAD Team, You really nailed and keep nailing great reversals and trends that are just beginning to deserve a watchful eye. I’m still a bit stuck on futures, but I realize the safety in your spreads is a lot smarter…Thx for all you know and for all you do. Rod, Alberta, […]

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The Mad Hedge June 3-5 Summit Replays are Up

Listen to all 22 speakers opine on the best strategies, tactics, and instruments to use in these volatile markets. It is a true smorgasbord of investment strategies. Find the best one to suit your own goals. The product discounts offered last week are still valid. Start, stop, and pause the videos at your leisure. Best […]

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A Cow-Based Economics Lesson

SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbor. COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some watered-down milk. FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk at an inflated price. NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sends […]

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A Note on Assigned Options, or Options Called Away


Occasionally, I get a call from Concierge members asking what to do when their short positions in options were assigned or called away. The answer was very simple: fall down on your knees and thank your lucky stars. You have just made the maximum possible profit for your position instantly. We have the good fortune […]

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The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or The Blind Man’s Market

Last week, the markets ignored a collapsing bond market, exploding national debt, global shooting wars, trade wars, tariff chaos, rapidly weakening economic data, and the shredding of our international relations. It’s a lot like 1999, when every news headline was taken as yet another reason to buy more tech stocks, most of which are no […]

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PLEASE Sign Up for My Free Text Alert Service Now!

A few years ago, my customer support office spent the entire day taking calls from readers who missed my Trade Alert to buy the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) March 2019 $177-$180 in-the-money vertical BEAR PUT spread at $2.40 or best. A few days later, it delivered a $4,000 profit. The bond […]

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Learning the Art of Risk Control

Now that you know how to make money in the market, I’m going to teach you how to hang on to it. There is no point in booking winning trades only to lose the money by making careless mistakes. So today, I am going to talk about risk control. The first goal of risk control […]

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