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My next global strategy webinar will be held live from Silicon Valley on Wednesday, June 6, at 12:00 PM EST. Co-hosting the show will be Mad Day Trader Bill Davis. I'll be giving you my updated outlook on stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, precious metals, and real estate. The goal is to find the cheapest assets

"Amazon isn't happening to the book business. The future is happening to the book business," said Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.  

Global Market Comments June 4, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018, PHILADELPHIA, PA, GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (THE MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS AND NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS), (AAPL), (FB), (AMZN), (MSFT), (TLT)

Come join me for lunch at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader's Global Strategy Update, which I will be conducting in Philadelphia, PA, at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. An excellent meal will be followed by a wide-ranging discussion and an extended question-and-answer period. I'll be giving you my up-to-date view on stocks, bonds,

We knew the May Nonfarm Payroll Report was coming in hot when the president leaked the numbers ahead of time. He tweeted that he "Was looking forward to" the numbers hours before the official release. Last month, when the report was weak, we heard nary a word from Twitter. Just add that to the ever-growing

Come join me for lunch at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader's Global Strategy Update, which I will be conducting in New Orleans, LA, on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. An excellent meal will be followed by a wide-ranging discussion and an extended question-and-answer period. I'll be giving you my up-to-date view on stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities,

The shares of FANGs are all about to double in value in the Silicon Valley if commercial real estate is any indication of the future growth rates. The group is gobbling up office space at such a prodigious rate that only a vast expansion of their business would justify these massive long-term commitments. Commercial real

Is gold your best performing asset for the next five years? Is it high-growth technology stocks? Energy stocks? Or maybe biotech shares? How about French collectable postage stamps or vintage racing cars? Nope, you're not even close. I'll give you a hint: You're probably sitting in it. Yes, the best performing investment you will own

Global Market Comments May 31, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2018, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (ARE WE SEEING "PEAK AUTO SALES"?), (GM), (TM), (F), (HMC), (TSLA) (NSANY), (TESTIMONIAL)

Come join me for lunch at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader's Global Strategy Update, which I will be conducting in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, June 11, 2018. An excellent meal will be followed by a wide-ranging discussion and an extended question-and-answer period. I'll be giving you my up-to-date view on stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities,

John's newsletter is, in my view, the Secretariat of the investment newsletter derby. No one else is even a close second. Gary, New Jersey  

"Without profits, the market can't go anywhere," said independent research consultant David Darst.  

Global Market Comments May 30, 2018 Fiat Lux SPECIAL FIXED INCOME ISSUE Featured Trade: (ITALY'S BIG WAKE-UP CALL), (TLT), ($TNX), (TBT), (SPY), ($INDU), (FXE), (UUP), (USO), (WELCOME TO THE DEFLATIONARY CENTURY), (TLT), (TBT)

Those planning a European vacation this summer just received a big gift from the people of Italy. Since April, the Euro (FXE) has fallen by 10%. That $1,000 Florence hotel suite now costs only $900. Mille grazie! You can blame the political instability on the Home of Caesar, which has not had a functioning government

Ignore the lessons of history, and the cost to your portfolio will be great. Especially if you are a bond trader! Meet deflation, up-front and ugly. If you looked at a chart for data from the United States, consumer prices are showing a feeble 2.5% YOY price gain. This is slightly above the Federal Reserve's

Global Market Comments May 29, 2018 Fiat Lux SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY ISSUE Featured Trade: (A TRIBUTE TO A TRUE VETERAN)

"Getting information off the Internet is akin to trying to sweep back the ocean with a broom," said Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google.  

Global Market Comments May 25, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2018, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS GLOBAL STRATEGY DINNER), (MAY 23 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (TLT), (SPY), (TSLA), (EEM), (USO), (NVDA), (GILD), (GE), (PIN), (GLD), (XOM), (FCX), (VIX)

Come join John Thomas at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader's Global Strategy Dinner, which I will be conducting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM. A three-course dinner will be followed by an extended question-and-answer period. I'll be giving you my up-to-date view on stocks, bonds, foreign currencies, commodities, precious

Below please find subscribers' Q&A for the Mad Hedge Fund Trader May 23 Global Strategy Webinar with my guest and co-host Bill Davis of the Mad Day Trader. As usual, every asset class long and short was covered. You are certainly an inquisitive lot, and keep those questions coming! Q: Would you short Tesla here?