Global Market Comments August 29, 2016 Fiat Lux SPECIAL VOLATILITY ISSUE Featured Trade: (WHAT?S ON YOUR PLATE FOR THIS WEEK), (FXY), (FXE), (FXB), (SPY), (THE VOLATILITY BOTTOM IS IN), (VIX), (VXX), (XIV), (SVXY) CurrencyShares Japanese Yen ETF (FXY) CurrencyShares Euro ETF (FXE) CurrencyShares British Pound Ster ETF (FXB) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) VOLATILITY S&P
August has been our biggest positive month in a year for subscribers to the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader, gaining more than 7%. During September, 2015, I brought in a ballistic 11.99% for investors.My 69 month performance hit 205% at the Friday close, a new all time high. More on that tomorrow. In
Well, I certainly earned my crust of bread last week.After buying the Volatility Index at the Friday lows, it rocketed by an incredible 25%. If I continue to be right, you want to use every subsequent (VIX) dip to go long. I am one of those cheapskates who buys Christmas ornaments by the bucket load
Global Market Comments August 26, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (EMERGING MARKETS ARE BACK!), (EEM), (ELD), (CEW), (TLT), (TESTIMONIAL), (CHINA?S LONG AND WINDING ROAD), (FSLR), (YGE) iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) WisdomTree Emerging Markets Lcl Dbt ETF (ELD) WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strat ETF (CEW) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) Yingli
Boy, did we have a great run in emerging markets during the 2000s! A global commodity boom caused many of these markets to rise tenfold or more. Go back to the earliest newsletters published by the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader in 2008, and you will find them chock full of recommendations to
Global Market Comments August 25, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MAD OPTIONS TRADER DELIVERS A 214.71% PROFIT IN 27 MONTHS), (WHY I SOLD SHORT THE EURO), (FXE), (EUO), (TLT), (TBT), (SPY), (TAKING A BITE OUT OF STEALTH INFLATION) CurrencyShares Euro ETF (FXE) ProShares UltraShort Euro (EUO) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) ProShares UltraShort 20+
I have recently heard from several subscribers of my new Mad Options Trader (MOT) service that they have earned enough in their first three weeks to cover it's cost FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS! ?Whiz?, who runs MOT for me, has certainly had a hot hand, with almost every trade turning immediately profitable. At the
Sometimes during the heat of battle, I am unable to send out Trade Alert Updates, giving the logic behind my positions. Yesterday was one of those days. In rapid succession, I knocked out short positions in the Euro (FXE), (EUO), US Treasury bonds (TLT), (TBT), and the S&P 500 (SPY), (SH), (SDS). I would have
Global Market Comments August 24, 2016 Fiat Lux SPECIAL CAR INDUSTRY ISSUE Featured Trade: (SEPTEMBER 16TH PORTLAND, OR GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (THE DEATH OF THE CAR), (GM), (F), (TSLA), (GOOG), (AAPL) General Motors Company (GM) Ford Motor Co. (F) Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA) Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Global Market Comments August 23, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (OCTOBER 7TH INCLINE VILLAGE, NV GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (RISE OF THE QUANTS), (MS), (GS), (MAD OPTIONS TRADER TESTIMONIAL) Morgan Stanley (MS) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)
At almost every Global Strategy Luncheon I have hosted for the past decade, the same experience would replay itself. Some kid would approach me with an algorithm driven trading program that was guaranteed to make money. It back tested perfectly and delivered spectacular returns. Would I be willing to fund it for $1 million? My
Good Afternoon John, I just wanted to tell you what a great find the Mad Options Trader was for you. I stumbled into two of his trades this week and made enough profit to pay for two years of his service. I know he may eventually cool off, but he is hot now. Frank Dallas,
"Our bottom line is that many market metrics and indicators are based on a cyclical environment which no longer exists. Investors tacitly recognize this.? said Lazlo Birinyi of Birinyi Associates.
Global Market Comments August 22, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (WHAT'S THE MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING WEEK?), (OCTOBER 21st SAN FRANCISCO, CA GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (MIXING WITH THE 1% AT THE PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURSE D? ELEGANCE)
The Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium will be the dominant event of the coming week, the annual confab of central bankers, economists, and academics on August 27-29. Whatever leaks out or not, will, or won?t be the principal driver of asset prices in the coming days. Certainly the Fed has made the lives of traders
On the right was my friend?s 1958 Ferrari Testa Rossa Scaglietta. On my left was a 1929 Dusenberg Murphy convertible sedan with a V-12 engine. I just walked past a 1914 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Portholme Alpine Tourer.Yes, it?s August in Pebble Beach, California, and that can only mean one thing. It?s time for another
?Below zero interest rates in the European Community is a game changer.? said Robert Michelle, head of fixed income at JP Morgan Asset Management.
Global Market Comments August 19, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (LAS VEGAS, NV NOVEMBER 18TH GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (A NOTE ON TODAY?S OPTIONS EXPIRATIONS), (FXY), (THANK GOODNESS I DON?T LIVE IN SWEDEN), (EWD), (TESTIMONIAL) CurrencyShares Japanese Yen ETF (FXY) iShares MSCI Sweden (EWD)
We have one options position that is in-the-money and about to expire at the close of business today, and I just want to explain to the newbies how to best maximize their profits. This comprises the Currency Shares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY) August $97-$100 in-the-money vertical bear put spread with a cost of $2.70. As
?There?s a great quote from Warren Buffet where he says ?You don?t know who?s swimming without a swimsuit until the tide goes out.? "The tide is starting to go out for the unicorns. I don?t know if it is 20% out or 80% out, but you are starting to see which unicorns don?t have great