Global Market Comments January 8, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or FEEDING THE GEESE) (THE PASSIVE/AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO)
"Feed the geese when they are quacking." That is the motto I heard on a daily basis while running a trading desk at Morgan Stanley for a decade. What it means is that when investors want to buy stocks, you give them to them. And gave them we did. There seem to be a lot
What if you want to be a little more aggressive with your investment strategy, say twice as aggressive? What if markets don't deliver any year on year change? Then you need a little more pizzazz in your portfolio, and some extra leverage to earn your crust of bread and secure your retirement. It turns out
Global Market Comments January 5, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!), (SPY), (QQQ), (TLT), (USO), (FXY), (FXE), (GLD), (ITB), (THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER AND MAD DAY TRADER)
I have always been a positive person. As I am about to turn 66, I believe that my life is only half over, and that the best half is right in front of me. However, being positive does have its price. I have been unrelentingly bullish since I called the market bottom nine years ago,
Thanks to our ballistic, market beating performance, up 57.91% last year, we have recently enjoyed a large influx of new subscribers, especially from Australia and New Zealand. So, I want to take this opportunity to clarify exactly what you bought. While the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader focuses on investment over a one
Global Market Comments January 4, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JANUARY 3 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A) (TESTIMONIAL)
Q: Is Apple (AAPL) moving to new highs? A: The answer is yes, but you're not going to get the same massive returns that you got in 2017 with all of the FANG's. Q: Will inflation rise in 2018? A: Yes, but not by much. Technology is still creating giant deflationary headwinds. The only inflationary
I have always had a passion for the markets and the Mad Hedge Fund Trader gave me the courage to make my first trade. At the time I was unemployed and put in everything I could scrape together - about ten thousand dollars. For me this was a free education, as the profits would pay
"It's a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it," said British Novelist, Somerset Maugham.
Global Market Comments January 3, 2018 Fiat Lux 2018 Annual Asset Class Review A Global Vision FOR PAID SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Featured Trade: (SPX), (QQQQ), (XLF), (XLE), (XLI), (XLY), (TLT), (TBT), (JNK), (PHB), (HYG), (PCY), (MUB), (HCP) (FXE), (EUO), (FXC), (FXA), (YCS), (FXY), (FCX), (VALE), (MOO), (DBA), (MOS), (MON), (AGU), (POT), (PHO), (FIW), (CORN), (WEAT), (JJG)
Global Market Comments January 2, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JANUARY 3 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (HAS THE WORLD HIT "PEAK DIAMONDS"), (NILE), (AAL.L), (THE NEW COLD WAR) (TESTIMONIAL)
My next global strategy webinar will be held live from San Francisco on Wednesday, January 3 at 12:00 PM EST. Co-hosting the show will be my colleague, Mad Day Trader, Bill Davis. I'll be giving you my updated outlook on stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, precious metal, and real estate. The goal is to find the
Is the world running out of diamonds? No, it's worse. The world is running out of diamond demand. That is the only conclusion one can reach when looking at the chart below for polished diamonds for the past four years showing a 25% decline. The diamond industry now produced 125 million carats a year, well
My friend, Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group, a global risk analyst who I regularly follow, has published an outstanding book entitled The End of the Free Markets: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations. I find this highly depressing, as it takes me as long to read one of Ian's books as it
"Liquidity is a coward. It's never around when you need it." said market commentator, Jeff Saut.
Global Market Comments December 29, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JANUARY 3 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (NOTICE TO MILITARY SUBSCRIBERS), (CHINA'S COMING DEMOGRAPHIC NIGHTMARE)
Now that China has ended its "One Child" policy, it is time to assess its long-term costs. Adopted 33 years ago, there are now 32 million more boys under the age of 20 than girls. Large scale interference with the natural male:female ratio has been tracked with some fascination by demographers for years, and is
Global Market Comments December 28, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (THE FUSION IN YOUR FUTURE), (TESTIMONIAL), (DECODING THE GREEBACK), (WHAT ABOUT ASSET ALLOCATION?)
If you want to impress your friends with your vast knowledge of financial matters, then here are the Latin translations of the script on the backside of a US dollar bill. "ANNUIT COEPTIS" means "God has favored our undertaking." "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM" translates into "A new order has begun." The Roman numerals at the base