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Global Market Comments November 17, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (WHY ENERGY WILL MAKE YOUR 2018 PERFORMANCE), (USO), (XOM), (CVX), (OXY), (EPD), (AMLP), (MPLX), (WHY YOUR OTHER INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER IS SO DANGEROUS)
I have traveled in the Middle East for 50 years. When I first hitch hiked across North Africa in 1968, camels were everywhere, and most of the population was barefoot. These are the things I recall when dictator Muammar Gaddafi was deporting me from Libya. When I grew up a few years later, I covered
Global Market Comments November 16, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (STANDBY FOR THE COMING GOLDEN AGE OF INVESTMENT), (SPY), (INDU), (FXE), (FXY), (UNG), (EEM), (USO), (TLT), (NSANY), (TSLA)
"By historic, fundamental measures, stocks are extremely high. PE multiples are at 100 years highs. But if you look at stock prices relative to interest rates, they are exactly where they should be" said hedge fund legend, Stanley Druckenmiller.
Global Market Comments November 15, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (NVIDIA REPORTS...STOCK ROCKETS, AGAIN), (NVDA), (IBM), (HPQ), (TSLA), (DVMT), (IS USA, INC. A "SELL")
Last year, whenever anyone asked me for a stock most likely to double in 2017, I uniformly responded with the same name: NVIDIA (NVDA). For me, it was a no-brainer. The processor manufacturer occupied the nexus of the entire movement towards machine learning and artificial intelligence, and then was still relatively unknown. I lied. The
What would happen if I recommended a stock that had no profits, was losing billions of dollars a year, and had a net worth of negative $44 trillion? Chances are, you would cancel your subscription to the Mad Hedge Fund Trader, demand a refund, unfriend me on Facebook, and unfollow me on Twitter. Yet, that
"The rule of thumb is to do your homework, do your analysis, don't give up prudent risk management for the sake of certain fads. Look for real valuations, and stay true to your time frames," said Marc Chandler, the global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman.
Global Market Comments November 14, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (I HAVE AN OPENING FOR THE MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER CONCIERGE SERVICE), (HOW TO HANDLE THE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 OPTIONS EXPIRATION), (AAPL), (TLT), (THE FAT LADY IS SINGING AGAIN FOR THE BOND MARKET)
We have the good fortune to have an options position left that expires on Friday, November 17 and I just want to explain to the newbies how to best maximize their profits. This involves: The US Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) November 2017 $127-$129 vertical bear put spread Provided that we don't have a monster "RISK
You have just been adopted by a new rich uncle. I doubled my short position in the US Treasury bond market last week (TLT). Furthermore, I'll be using any subsequent price rise to sell more bonds, roll forward put options, put spread options positions, buy LEAPS, sell short bond futures, and buy the ProShares Ultra
Global Market Comments November 13, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, OR THE TAX BILL COMES DUE) (INDU), (TLT), (GLD), (NVDA) (WHY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS DOESN'T WORK) (TESTIMONIAL)
Finally, investors were reminded of the fact that stocks don't rise in value every day like a sinecure. We even witnessed a rare $250 point draw down in the Dow Average. In 2017, these have become as rare as hen's teeth. You can thank the Republican Party's proposal to delay all corporate tax cuts to
Global Market Comments November 10, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (SELLING SHORT THE STOCK MARKET), (IWM), (RWM), (SPY), (A TRIBUTE TO A TRUE VETERAN)
As much as you may think I have just gone MAD, I believe it is time to start dipping your toe in on the short side in the stock market. I don't want to boast, take credit, or run a victory lap about the Trade Alert I sent out yesterday. After all, two hours after
Today is a good day to tell you the story of my Uncle Mitch. I'll be putting on my faded Marine Corp fatigues, with gold railroad track bars on my shoulders, and leading the hometown's parade. Since job prospects for high school graduates in rural Pennsylvania in 1936 were poor, Mitch walked 200 miles to
Global Market Comments November 9, 2017 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (NOVEMBER 8 2017 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (TAKE A RIDE IN THE NEW SHORT JUNK ETF), (THE COOLEST TOMBSTONE CONTEST)
Below please find a transcription of the viewer questions that popped up in my chat box during the November 8 Global Strategy Webinar, along with my answers. If you find this useful please email Nancy in Customer Support at support@madhedgefundtrader.com and we will make it a regular feature of the service. Just put "Webinar Questions"
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