I feel obliged to reveal one corner of this bubbling market that might actually make sense. By 2050 the population of California will soar from 37 million to 50 million, and the US from 300 million to 400 million, according to data released by the US Census Bureau and the CIA fact Book (check out
Pack your portfolios with agricultural plays like Potash (POT), Mosaic (MOS), and Agrium (AGU) if Dr. Paul Ehrlich is just partially right about the impending collapse in the world's food supply. You might even throw in long positions in wheat (WEAT), corn (CORN), soybeans (SOYB), and rice. The never dull and often controversial Stanford biology
Global Market Comments December 19, 2014 Fiat Lux SPECIAL END OF YEAR ISSUE Featured Trade: (GO LONG CHRISTMAS CHEER AND HOT BUTTERED RUM), (MY LAST RESEARCH PIECE OF THE YEAR)
Global Market CommentsDecember 18, 2014Fiat Lux Featured Trade:(VOLATILITY HERE IS PEAKING),?(VXX), (VIX), (XIV),(HEDGE FUNDS: THE NEW DUMB MONEY)(TESTIMONIAL) iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXX)VOLATILITY S&P 500 (^VIX)VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX ST ETN (XIV)
Much of the recent buying of stocks has been generated by hedge funds panicking to cover shorts. Convinced of the imminent collapse of Europe, the impotence of governments to do anything about it, and slow economic growth at home, many managers were running a maximum short for the umpteenth time, and were forced to cover
Thanks so much, John and Jim, for coming up with The Mad Day Trader! I especially appreciate that you'll be using ETFs (they are so convenient...and I can trade without triggering short-term taxes, in my IRA). I Also like that you're including a focus on metals, as I'm already?trading (GLD), (SLV) and their inverses (DGZ),?(GLL),
Global Market CommentsDecember 17, 2014Fiat Lux Featured Trade:(CHICAGO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON),(WHY ALL SHARES ARE NOW OIL SHARES),(USO), (FXE), (TLT), (FXY), (BHP), (KOL), (CU), (RSX),(THE RECEPTION THAT THE STARS FELL UPON),(NLR), (CCJ), (CORN), (WEAT), (SOYB), (DBA) United States Oil ETF (USO)CurrencyShares Euro ETF (FXE)iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT)CurrencyShares Japanese Yen ETF (FXY)BHP
Come join me for lunch for the Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s Global Strategy Update, which I will be conducting in Chicago on Tuesday, December 23. A three course lunch will be followed by a PowerPoint presentation and an extended question and answer period. I?ll be giving you my up to date view on stocks, bonds,
After the market closes every night, I usually don a 60 pound backpack and climb the 2,000 foot mountain in my back yard. To pass the time, I listen to audio books on financial and historical topics, about 200 a year (I?ve really got President Grover Cleveland nailed!). That?s if the howling packs of coyotes
Global Market CommentsDecember 16, 2014Fiat Lux Featured Trade:(DECEMBER 17 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR),(END OF THE COMMODITY SUPERCYCLE),(LINE), (SLV), (PPLT), (PALL), (CU), (BHP), (USO),(CORN), (WEAT), (SOYB), (DBA), (RSX) Linn Energy, LLC (LINE)iShares Silver Trust (SLV)ETFS Physical Platinum (PPLT)ETFS Physical Palladium (PALL)First Trust ISE Global Copper ETF (CU)BHP Billiton Limited (BHP)United States Oil ETF (USO)Teucrium Corn ETF (CORN)Teucrium
When the Trade Alerts quit working. I stop sending them out. That?s my trading strategy right now. It?s as simple as that. So when I received a dozen emails this morning asking if it is time to double up on Linn Energy (LINE), I shot back ?Not yet!? There is no point until oil puts
Global Market Comments December 15, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (A DAY WITH TOM FRIEDMAN OF THE NEW YORK TIMES) (THE BEST FINANCIAL BOOK EVER), (THE NEW COLD WAR)
As I write to you, torrential sheets of rain are pounding the windows of my home. The wind is shaking the building down to the foundation. I?m typing as fast as I can, and praying that the power can stay on long enough for me to finish this piece. And, oh yes, people are cheering.
?You have to be very careful giving up analogue dollars for digital pennies,? said Jeff Zuker, CEO of NBC.
Global Market CommentsDecember 11, 2014Fiat Lux Featured Trade:(OIL GRINCH KO?S CHRISTMAS RALLY),(SPY), (OXY), (XOM), (SCTY), (FSLR), (VSLR), (XLK), (BBH),(TESTIMONIAL),(AN EVENING WITH CONGRESS BARNEY FRANK) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY)Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)SolarCity Corporation (SCTY)First Solar, Inc. (FSLR)Vivint Solar, Inc. (VSLR)Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK)Market Vectors Biotech ETF (BBH)
The continuing collapse in oil prices has finally spilled over into the real world, at its worst knocking 290 points off of the Dow Average yesterday. Traders who grew accustomed to a market that went up like clockwork every day were in for a rude awakening. Is the positive case for equities coming to an
Just want to let you know that I have had some great trades with you this year. I made the most money on (FXE), with (IWM) in second place. (IBM) was in third place - with one trade from you and comments from Jim Parker. I've found that when Jim says a stock has hit
?I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them. Because sooner or later, one will.? said oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett.
Global Market CommentsDecember 10, 2014Fiat Lux Featured Trade:(UPDATE ON LINN ENERGY), (LINE),(THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING $100 BILLION), (TLT),(MY FAVORITE SECRET ECONOMIC INDICATOR) Linn Energy, LLC (LINE)iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT)
After the catastrophic 25% fall in the units of Linn Energy (LINE) over the past three days, I thought I?d better take another look at the company. The company?s units have now crashed by an eye popping 55% since the May $31 high. The units have been trading as if the company is imminently going