Global Market Comments June 11, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER TOPS 2014 GAIN OF 17.8%), (AAPL), (GOOG), (TLT), (FXY), (THE BEST STOP LOSS OF THE YEAR), (VXX), (SPY), (JUNE 17 NEW YORK STRATEGY LUNCHEON) Apple Inc. (AAPL) Google Inc. (GOOG) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY)
The industry beating performance of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s Trade Alert Service has punched through to a new all time high almost every day for the past ten days. The total return for my followers so far in 2014 has reached 17.82%, compared to a far more modest 4.6% for the Dow Average during
Traders throughout the industry have been left with their jaws hanging open in the wake of the complete collapse of volatility for the S&P 500 (SPY). When the volatility hit the $10 handle a few days ago, it was the lowest level in nearly a decade. Especially hard hit has been the iPath S&P 500
Global Market Comments June 10, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 25 ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND GLOBAL STRATEGY SEMINAR), (IT?S ?RISK ON? AGAIN), (SPY), (CAT), (IBM), (JPM), (MSFT), (AAPL), (TLT), (TBT), (MUB), (LQD), (LINE), (ELD), (FXE), (ABOUT THAT TESLA RECOMMENDATION), (TSLA) SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) JPMorgan Chase & Co.
?Well, I?ll either be up 25% by the end of June or I just blew up my 2014 performance.? That is what I told my esteemed colleague, Mad Day Trader Jim Parker, right after I engineered a major ?RISK ON? adjustment for my model trading portfolio. If I am right, and bonds peaked and yields
Come join Mad Day Trader Jim Parker and I for lunch at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s Global Strategy Luncheon, which we will be conducting in New York, NY on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. An excellent three course lunch will be provided. A PowerPoint presentation will be followed by an extended question and answer period.
Will the person who bought Tesla shares (TSLA) on my recommendation last year at $30 please email me? I have been traveling a lot recently and lost your email address. I would like to get a testimonial from you. The stock hit $250 earlier this year and is up 833% from your cost, making it
Global Market Comments June 9, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (LAST CHANCE TO ATTEND THE JUNE 13-14 INVEST LIKE A MONSTER LAS VEGAS CONFERENCE) (JULY 18 BARCELONA, SPAIN STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (THE SOLAR ROAD REVISTED), (AAPL), (GOOG), (TSLA), (FB), (TWTR) Apple Inc. (AAPL) Google Inc. (GOOG) Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA) Facebook, Inc. (FB) Twitter, Inc. (TWTR)
Please come to hear me, Mad Hedge Fund Trader John Thomas, as the keynote speaker at the Invest Like a Monster Las Vegas Conference on June 13-14. I will be joined by many old friends from across the investment spectrum. Jon and Pete Najarian will teach you the tricks of the trade for navigating the
Global Market Comments June 6, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 11 SARDINIA, ITALY STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (THE ECB?S DRAGHI FINALLY USES HIS BAZOOKA), (FXE), (EUO), (EZU), (EEM), (SPY), (A COW BASED ECONOMICS LESSON) CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) ProShares UltraShort Euro (EUO) iShares MSCI EMU Index (EZU) iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)
After remaining woefully behind the curve on European monetary policy, European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi, has finally leapt to the forefront. Specifically, he has announced a package of measures designed to stimulate the beleaguered continental economy that includes generous doses of interest rate cuts and quantitative easing. In short, his has finally pulled that
Global Market Comments June 5, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 7 ROME, ITALY STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (IS CYTRX (CYTR) ANOTHER TEN BAGGER?), (CYTR), (TSLA), (BIDU), (MCP), (LNG), (DNA), (AN EVENING WITH ?GOVERNMENT MOTORS?), (GM) CytRx Corporation (CYTR) Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA) Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) Molycorp, Inc. (MCP) Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) Genentech, Inc (DNA) General
If there is one complaint about the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader, it is that I am too short term in my orientation. My response is that this is the only way you can obtain a 138% trading return in 3 ? years. I can skim off the cream when others can?t. There
Global Market Comments June 3, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JUNE 4 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (JUNE 23 LONDON STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (THERE ARE NO GURUS), (THE COST OF CLEAN COAL), (KOL), (UNG), (PCE), (BTU), (JOY) Market Vectors Coal ETF (KOL) United States Natural Gas (UNG) PG&E Corporation (PCG) Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) Joy Global, Inc. (JOY)
Global Market Comments June 2, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER PUNCHES THROUGH TO NEW ALL TIME HIGH), (AAPL), (GOOG), (TLT), (FXY), (JUNE 17 NEW YORK STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (TESTIMONIAL) Apple Inc. (AAPL) Google Inc. (GOOG) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY)
The industry beating performance of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s Trade Alert Service has finally punched through to a new all time high for the first time in seven weeks. The total return for my followers so far in 2014 has reached 15.50%, compared to a feeble 1.3% for the Dow Average during the same
Come join Mad Day Trader Jim Parker and I for lunch at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s Global Strategy Luncheon, which we will be conducting in New York, NY on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. An excellent three course lunch will be provided. A PowerPoint presentation will be followed by an extended question and answer period.
Global Market Comments May 30, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JUNE 4 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (JULY 18 BARCELONA, SPAIN STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (WHY I?M SELLING SHORT TREASURY BONDS), (TLT), (TBT), (SPY), (VIX), (VXX) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) VOLATILITY S&P 500 (^VIX) iPath S&P 500
This has really been one of those incredible, jaw dropping, knock your socks off kind of years. It seems like every asset class is doing exactly the opposite of what it should do. A slowing economy delivered a huge move up in bonds, which is fine. The extent of the damage the harsh winter wrought
Global Market Comments May 29, 2014 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JUNE 23 LONDON STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (JOHN THOMAS AND ALAN PATCHING ON HEDGE FUND RADIO), (UUP), (FXI), (FXA), (EWA), (AAPL), (GOOG), (GLD), (SLV), (MON), (POT), (MOS), (AND MY PREDICTION IS?.), (TESTIMONIAL) PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (UUP) iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
