When is the Mad Hedge Fund Trader a genius, and when is he a complete moron?That is the question readers have to ask themselves whenever their smart phones ping, and a new Trade Alert flashes on their screens.I have to confess that I wonder myself sometimes.So I thought I would run my 2015 numbers to
Global Market Comments January 26, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (THE COMING BULL MARKET IN GOLD), (GLD), (GDX), (ABX) (WILL GOLD COINS SUFFER THE FATE OF THE $10,000 BILL), (GLD), (THE PRICE OF STARDOM AT DAVOS) SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX)
Loyal followers of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader are well aware that I have been bearish on gold for the past five years. However, it may be time for me to change that view. A number of fundamental factors are coming into play that will have a long-term positive influence on the price of the
Global Market Comments January 25, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER), (SPY), (SPX), (QQQ), (AAPL), (VIX), (FSLR), (SCTY), (TLT), (TBT), (FXE), (GLD), (GDX), (USO) SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 Index (SPX) PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) Apple Inc. (AAPL) VOLATILITY S&P 500 (^VIX) First Solar, Inc.
Global Market Comments January 22, 2015 Fiat Lux SPECIAL SHORT SELLING ISSUE Featured Trade: (SHORT SELLING SCHOOL 101), (SH), (SDS), (PSQ), (DOG), (RWM), (SPXU), (AAPL), (VIX), (VXX), (IPO), (MTUM), (SPHB), (HDGE) ProShares Short S&P500 (SH) ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500
Global Market Comments January 21, 2016 Fiat Lux SPECIAL CRASH ISSUE Featured Trade: (HOW TO TRADE A CRASH), (TEN STOCKS TO BUY AT THE BOTTOM), (SPY), (QQQ), (USO), (IWM), (JNK)SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) United States Oil (USO) iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)
I have a feeling that you are going to really need to know how to trade a crash in the coming weeks.Due to our recent blockbuster performance, up 39% last year alone, we have also taken in a large number of new subscribers. They should read this piece carefully and commit it to memory, and
Suddenly, the consolidation turned into a correction and maybe even a bear market.A crucial part of trading a crash is knowing what to do at the bottom. Don?t worry. You?ll receive a flurry of text alerts from me right when that happens. Many individual investors simply run to the bathroom and lock the door, hoping
Global Market Comments January 20, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (THE DEATH OF RETAIL), (WMT), (AMZN), (M), (JWN), (BBY), (BABA), (THE 1% AND THE BOND MARKET), (TLT), ($TYX), (LQD), (MUB), (JNK)Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Macy's, Inc. (M) Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) iShares Trust
I stopped at a Wal-Mart (WMT) the other day on my way to Napa Valley. I am not normally a customer of this establishment. But I was on my way to a meeting where a dozen red long stem roses would prove useful. I happened to know you could get these for $10 at Wal-Mart.
With the bond market confounding forecasters and prognosticators once again, I thought I?d delve into one of the more mysterious reasons why the bond market keeps going from strength to strength. To a man, hedge fund traders expected bond prices to take a dive in 2014 and 2015 and for yields to soar. Isn?t that
With great fanfare, congress passed a blockbuster $1.8 trillion spending bill in December. President Obama hastily signed the bill into law the next day. Barley noticed was a measure included in the bill, which extends the 30% investment tax credit for alternative energy investments by five more years, until the end of 2021. Barely, that
Thank you for talking with me on the phone right before Christmas.? I enjoyed our conversation and look forward to meeting you at your Incline Village Global Strategy Luncheon in the spring.? I will also look forward to the hike up to 12,000 ft. after our lunch, (are you sure you want to spot me
Passing through Los Angeles for a day, I thought I would take a walk down Nostalgia Lane and have breakfast at the historic Langham Huntington Hotel, the venue for my 1970 senior prom. I was half way through my eggs Benedict in the Terrace Room when, who sits at the next table, but bond giant
Global Market Comments January 15, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JANUARY 20 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (THE MARKETS ARE NOT RIGGED) (TESTIMONIAL)
Hi John, I now have some great strategies, which are working well thanks to you. I just need to follow them, stop listening to others, and stick more to my own plan, and of course your research. All the best for the festive season. Dallas Melbourne, Australia Hatchet Throwing Contest at Fort Vancouver, Washington
Global Market Comments January 14, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (WHY I DOUBLED MY SHORTS YESTERDAY), (SPY), (XIV), (USO), (FXI), (HOW TO TRADE THE FRIDAY OPTIONS EXPIRATION), (SPY), (TLT)SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX ST ETN (XIV) United States Oil (USO) iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT)
I did not buy the rally in stocks this week for two seconds. Once the S&P 500 (SPY) bounced off of the $190 level the first time, it was only a question of how soon to sell again. When I said ?Sell every rally in stocks this year,? I wasn?t kidding. As it turns out,
We currently have two options positions that are deep in the money, and I just want to explain to the newbies how to best maximize their profits going into tomorrow?s January options expiration. These comprise: The S&P 500 SPDR?s (SPY) January $185-$190 in-the-money vertical bull call put spread with a cost of $4.58 The IShares
?This is not a good time to own stocks? said my friend and hedge fund legend, David Tepper, of hedge fund Appaloosa Management.