?Anyone who procrastinates with new technology will lose.? said Ajay Banga, the CEO of Master Card.
Global Market Comments October 21, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (OCTOBER 26TH LIVE GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (DEFLATION IS STILL ACCELERATING), (USO), (CORN), (SOYB), (WEAT), (DBA), (THE WORST TIMED TRADE OF ALL TIME), (GLD) United States Oil (USO) Teucrium Corn ETF (CORN) Teucrium Soybean ETF (SOYB) Teucrium Wheat ETF (WEAT) PowerShares DB Agriculture ETF (DBA) SPDR
A number of friends have recently approached me asking the best way to refinance their home. Should they be ultra conservative and lock in a historically low 3.6% conventional fixed rate 30-year loan? Or should they throw caution to the wind and be seduced by a 5/1 ARM (adjustable rate mortgage) available for half the
Now that I see gold closing today at $1,269 today I am reminded of one of the worst calls I have seen in my 50-year trading career. One of the great asset management blunders of all time has to be the European Community?s decision to sell its gold reserves in the wake of the launch
?Amazon?s Jeff Bezos IS Dr. Evil. He intends to take over the world. He WILL succeed.? said Michael Pachter, a technology analyst at Wedbush Securities.
Global Market Comments October 20, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (PLEASE BRING BACK QE!), (DXJ), (HEDJ), (UUP), (SPY), (TLT), ?(FXY), (FXE), (GLD), (USO), (CU), (UNG), (NOTICE TO MILITARY SUBSCRIBERS) WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DXJ) WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity ETF (HEDJ) PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) iShares 20+
You wanted clarity in understanding the current state of play in the global financial markets? Here?s your #$%&*#!! clarity. But maybe that is the cabin fever talking, as I have been cooped up in my Tahoe lakefront estate for a week, engaging in deep research and grinding out Trade Alerts, devoid of any human contact
Global Market Comments October 19, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (HAVE WE BECOME A NATION OF COUCH POTATOES?), (NFLX), (M), (AMZN), (THE ?INTRODUCTION TO RISK MANAGEMENT? TRAINING VIDEO IS POSTED), (DECODING THE GREENBACK) Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) Macy's, Inc. (M) Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
Three sets of data crossed my screen today that blew my mind. Retail Sales are clearly in a secular long-term decline. Indeed, Macy?s (M) announced only a few months ago that it is closing 100 of its 769 stores, sending its stock soaring. Restaurant revenues dropped 3.3% YOY. However, Netflix (NFLX) earnings rocketed, sending the
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 of the
Global Market Comments October 18, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (LOCKHEED MARTIN?S SECRET FUSION BREAKTHROUGH), (LMT), (NOC), (BA), (THERE ARE NO GURUS), (TESTIMONIAL) Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) The Boeing Company (BA)
Expect to hear a lot about ignition in the next year. No, I don?t mean the rebuilt ignition you bought on eBay for the beat up ?68 Cadillac El Dorado up on blocks in your front yard. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin?s (LMT) famed Skunk Works in California has finally come out of the closet and
I watched John Thomas for a year before jumping in, and I should have done it earlier when he phenomenally traded that awful year, 2011, that whipsawed so many investors including myself.He again outperformed the market in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and so far he has shown amazing skill once more in navigating treacherous markets
Global Market Comments October 17, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING WEEK), (SPY), (TLT), (TBT), (GLD), (USO), (MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER HITS NEW ALL TIME HIGH), (FXY), (YCS), (FXE), (EUO), (TLT), (TBT), (VIX) (GRAPES OF WRATH REPLAY), (TESTIMONIAL)SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) ProShares UltraShort 20+
For all of 2016, financial markets have traded off of the assumption that gridlock would continue in Washington, DC. Markets hate change, and love the status quo, predictability, and certainty. Last week that assumption was turned on its head, thanks to the complete collapse of the Trump presidential campaign for reasons I am sure you
It?s been a tough-fought battle. I have had to fight tooth and nail for every penny. For the first time since September 2nd, I have been able to boost the six-year track record of Global Trading Dispatch to a new all time high. It seems these days, you have to work twice as hard to
It?s another sign of the times when the weekend fruit picker population is doubled by people hard hit by the economy, looking to save money on food costs.After driving through miles of undulating brown hills studded with oak trees, passing mile upon mile of horse ranches, rusted out cars, and abandoned mobile homes, you come
Thanks John...rough ride out of the gates here...but I wouldn't want to be riding with anyone but you...you are my life raft in this treacherous world of investing, and thank you for being who you are and for all that you do.Take care,Greg B. Agoura, California
Global Market Comments October 14, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (NOVEMBERR 18TH LAS VEGAS, NV GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (OIL?S LONG NIGHTMARE IS OVER), (USO), (FXI), (EEM), (XOM), (OXY), (COP), (XLE), (RDS/B), (BP), (CVX) (CHINA?S VIEW OF CHINA), (FXI), (BIDU), (BABA), (JD)United States Oil (USO) iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) Exxon Mobil
I have been covering the energy industry for some 50 years. As a teenager, I worked summers as a roustabout in Chevron?s Elk Hills Reserve in Southern California. Then I spent a decade covering the Middle East, prospecting for Morgan Stanley. I got to know the Arabs when they were poor and barefoot, not wearing