I was somewhat taken aback when I picked up my new Tesla Model S-1 a few weeks ago. Right now, with only 20 miles on the odometer, the car is stupid, said the salesman. But it has an artificial intelligence program that will start learning as soon as you drive it off the lot. He
When I first visited Calcutta in 1976, more than 800,000 people were sleeping on the sidewalks. I was hauled everywhere by a very lean, barefoot rickshaw driver, and drinking the water out of a tap was tantamount to committing suicide. Aggressive population control measures where underway, and strict quotas were in force. Everyone was taking
Global Market Comments February 13, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (FEBRUARY 14 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (THE UNICORNS ARE OUT OF THE CORRAL), (CDLX), (SNAP), (HOW TO EXECUTE A VERTICAL BULL CALL SPREAD)
My next global strategy webinar will be held on Wednesday, February 14 at 12:00 PM EST, which I will be broadcasting live from Silicon Valley in California. We'll be giving you my updated outlook on stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, precious metal, and real estate. The goal is to find the cheapest assets in the world
It was perhaps the worst timed IPO (initial public offering) of the decade. Cardlytics (CDLX) went public at the Friday open, one of the worst days in the history of Wall Street. The shares were priced at $13, and closed later in the day at a strong $13.33. The Dow Average then collapsed some 1,100
Global Market Comments February 12, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or SO THAT'S A CORRECTION!) (THE MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER IS HIRING!)
I like Thanksgiving. I like the turkey, the gravy, the cranberry sauce, and especially the pumpkin and mince pies loaded with whipped cream. I like Thanksgiving so much that I got to repeat it last week. For that is how far back I have to go, some four months, to find the stock prices that
The Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader is a global daily investment research and trade mentoring service with 6,000 customers in 135 countries. We are looking for a highly motivated all-around support person to assist with every aspect of a cutting edge online publishing business. It would be a big plus if you had
Global Market Comments February 9, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (FEBRUARY 14 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (SHORT SELLING SCHOOL 101), (SH), (SDS), (PSQ), (DOG), (RWM), (SPXU), (AAPL), (VIX), (VXX), (IPO), (MTUM), (SPHB), (HDGE)
With the stock market falling for the next few weeks, or even months, it's time to rehash how to profit from falling markets one more time. There is nothing worse than closing the barn door after the horses have bolted. No doubt, you will receive a wealth of short selling and hedging ideas from your
"Every recession sows the seeds for the next business recovery, and every recovery sows the seeds of the next recession." said hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors.
Global Market Comments February 8, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MAD HEDGE MARKET TIMING INDEX SHOWING "EXTREME BUY"), (SPY), (TLT), (VIX) (A NOTE ON OPTIONS CALLED AWAY), (AAPL), (TLT)
I found a new great way to predict the stock market. Launch a new technology research and trade mentoring newsletter and it will crash within days. It works 100% of the time. It is often said that that the stock market has discounted 11 out of the last five recessions. This is one of those
"The bubble is in the bond market, not the stock market" said Leon Cooperman, CEO of Omega Advisors, an original investor in my 1990's hedge fund.
Global Market Comments February 7, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (HOW CREDIT SUISSE BLEW UP THE (XIV) (VIX), (XIV), (ZIV), (SVXY) (MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER CELEBRATES ITS TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY)
I feel like I have been robbed, and then robbed again. I received notice today from Credit Suisse, the issuer of the Velocity Shares Daily Inverse VIX Short term ETN (XIV), that it is resorting to a forced liquidation of the fund (see note from the company below). All investors will receive cash value for
The Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader is now celebrating its tenth year of publication. During this time, I have religiously pumped out 1,500 words a day, or eight double spaced typed pages, of original, independent minded, hard hitting, and often wickedly funny research. I've been covering stocks, bonds, commodities, energy, precious metals, real
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? I thought I'd never see a 1987 crash again. But my problem is that I lived too long. Welcome to the first flash crash of 2018, and probably not the last. And here's the really good news. It's not over! As I write this, the Volatility
Global Market Comments February 5, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (STOCK TRADERS DISCOVER INTEREST RATES), (SPY), (TLT), (GLD), (AMZN), (AAPL), (MSFT), (THE NASCENT BULL MARKET IN GOLD), (GLD), (GDX), (ABX)
Finally, finally, the stock market noticed that interest rates are rising, although they have been doing so unrelentingly since July. Call stock traders slow learners. All I can say is that no one here at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader is surprised, not even the furniture. At the peak today, the ten-year Treasury yield (TLT)