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Yes, it’s happening. And if you lose your job to AI in five years you will be one of the lucky ones. It’s possible that your job is already gone, they just haven’t told you yet. The shocking conclusion I am getting from dozens of research fronts is that artificial intelligence and automation are accelerating

“The stock market is one of those things that looks better the more expensive it gets,” said Barbara Marcin, portfolio manager of the Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund.  

Global Market Comments November 13, 2023 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or THE YEAREND RALLY CONTINUES!) (TSLA), (F), (MSFT), (NLY), (BRK/B), (TLT), (CCJ), (CRM)

Last week saw the best week for stocks in two years. As I expected, big tech led the charge and will continue to do so well into next year. Bonds (TLT) stabilized. It looks like Mad Hedge followers will get to ring the cash register one more time in 2023! However, we face a couple

Global Market Comments November 10, 2023 Fiat Lux SPECIAL VETERANS DAY ISSUE Featured Trade: (A TRIBUTE TO A TRUE VETERAN)

A few years ago, I found myself on an obscure, deserted mountain ridge in the Solomon Islands in a remote corner of the South Pacific. The jungle was lush and malarial mosquitos alighted in clouds. I was looking over the capital city of Honiara on the main island whose name is honored by all Marine

Global Market Comments November 9, 2023 Fiat Lux (HOW TO EXECUTE A VERTICAL BULL CALL SPREAD), (AAPL)

We have recently had a large influx of new subscribers. I have no idea why. Maybe it’s my sterling personality and rapier-like wit. For whatever reason, I think it's time for all to undergo a refresher course on how to most efficiently go long the market with the best possible risk/reward ratio. I’m talking about

“Semiconductors are the new industrials,” said Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management.  

Global Market Comments November 8, 2023 Fiat Lux (I HAVE A NEW OPENING FOR THE MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER CONCIERGE SERVICE), (TESTIMONIAL), (RIGHT SIZING YOUR TRADING)

Global Market Comments November 7, 2023 Fiat Lux MY BEN BERNANKE INTERVIEW Featured Trade: (COFFEE WITH BEN BERNANKE)

During 2008-2009, when the financial markets completely fell to pieces, and credit froze up, I thought, “Great, I am going to have to spend the rest of my life reliving my grandparents’ Great Depression. One of the great policy minds of our generation, Ben Bernanke, single-handedly made sure that didn’t happen. He knew what he

Global Market Comments November 6, 2023 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or VINDICATION WEEK) (SPY), (QQQ), (IWM), (NVDA), (BRK/B), (TLT)

It was truly vindication week for the bulls. All major Indexes clocked their best week of the year The patience was rewarded. The S&P 500 (SPY) gained an impressive 6.09%, the NASDAQ ETF (QQQ) 7.35%, and the small-cap Russell 2000 (IWM) 8.64%. A recent favorite of mine, mortgage REIT lender Anally Capital Management (NLY) soared

Global Market Comments November 3, 2023 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (NOVEMBER 1 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (BRK/B), (TSLA), (LLY), (SNOW), (BIB), (BIB), (CCJ), (FXA), (FXB), (FXE), (EEM), (GLD), (SLV) (UNG), (LNG)

Below please find subscribers’ Q&A for the November 1 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Boca Raton. Q: Earlier you said that the bull market should start from here—are you sticking to that argument? A: Yes, there are all kinds of momentum and cash flow indicators that are flashing “buy right now.”

Global Market Comments November 2, 2023 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (THE SECOND AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION), (INDU), (SPY), (QQQ), (GLD), (DBA), (TSLA), (GOOGL), (XLK), (IBB), (XLE) (TESTIMONIAL)

Circulating among the country’s top global strategists this year, visiting their corner offices, camping out in their vacation villas, or cruising on their yachts, I am increasingly hearing about a new investment theme that will lead markets for the next 20 years: The Second American Industrial Revolution. It goes something like this. You remember the

Hello John, I find your multi dimensional approach to markets are devoid of the usual Blah Blah Blah of most market analysts. It is very worthwhile, and I look forward to you using a lot of common sense and awareness. That being said, regarding myself : I started trading gold in the late sixties and

Global Market Comments November 31, 2023 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (WHERE THE ECONOMIST BIG MAC INDEX FINDS CURRENCY VALUE), (FXF), (FXE), (FXA), (FXE), (CYB) (THE FALLING MARKET FOR KIDS)