Let’s say you absolutely love a stock but despise the currency of the country it comes from. The United States comes to mind. The US Federal Reserve is about to commence with a policy of cutting interest rates that could last a year. That means the greenback is about to become the weakest currency in
Thanks for the advice, John. Actually, I just got started with investing as I’ve been living close to the edge raising kids all these years. I had $100K that I could float for a few months so I had it in the Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (ETY) until my old golf buddy/broker
Global Market Comments February 19, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (HOW TO HANDLE THE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 OPTIONS EXPIRATION), (AND MY PREDICTION IS….), (TESTIMONIAL)
Followers of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader alert service have the good fortune to own three in-the-money options positions that expires on Friday, February 21, and I just want to explain to the newbies how to best maximize their profits. This involves the: Current Capital at Risk Risk On (NVDA) 2/$90-$95 call spread
Take those predictions, forecasts, and prognostications with so many grains of salt. They have a notorious track record for being completely wrong, even when made by the leading experts in their fields. In preparing for my autumn lecture series, I came across the following nuggets and thought I’d share them with you. There are some
I don't know what I would do without John Thomas's information. It is informative and entertaining. In the past 2 years, I have almost doubled my portfolio, something I couldn't have done on my own. As a military member, he has enabled me to ensure that I will not only be able to retire on
Global Market Comments February 18, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD or THE TALE OF TWO MARKETS) (GS), (TSLA), (NVDA), (VST)
While trading one market is hard enough, two is almost more than one can bear. In fact, we have all been trading two markets since 2025 began. On the up days, it appears that the indexes are about to break out of a tediously narrow trading range. The market’s inability to go down is proof
“I looked all over the basement when I was at the White House, and there is no big lever you can throw to make things good again,” said Austin Goolsby, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.
Global Market Comments February 14, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (FEBRUARY 12 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (MCD), (FSLR), (META), (GOOG), (AMZN), (JNK), (HYG), (F), (GM), (NVDA), (PLTR), (INTC)
Below, please find subscribers’ Q&A for the February 12 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: Can Nvidia (NVDA) go to $200 in the next three years? A: I would imagine probably, yes. They still have a fabulous business—enormous orders and record profits. But it's not going to happen
"Bull markets go everywhere from 1-2 years to five years after the Fed begins tightening. We've got a long way to go before we have to worry about bonds competing against stocks," said Professor Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School of Business
Global Market Comments February 13, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (REVISITING THE GREAT DEPRESSION), (EXPLORING MY NEW YORK ROOTS)
When I first arrived on Wall Street during the early 1980s, some of the old veterans who worked through the 1929 stock market crash were just retiring and passed their stories on to me before they left. One was my old friend, Sir John Templeton, founder of the Templeton funds, who often hosted me for
While in New York waiting to board Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 to sail for Southampton, England, a few years ago, I decided to check out the Bay Ridge address near the Verrazano Bridge where my father grew up. I took a limo over to Brooklyn and knocked on the front door. I told the owner
“Lower yields, for longer, and lingering. I don’t think we’re going to get to an end for some period of time. The money that has been pumped into the system is going to keep equities high,” said Mark Grant, managing director of Hilltop Securities.
Global Market Comments February 12, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (THE ABC’s OF THE VIX), (VIX), (VXX), (SVXY)
“It’s easier to get out of Cuba than to get out of Facebook,” said a market analyst.
Global Market Comments February 11, 2025 Fiat Lux SPECIAL VOLATILITY ISSUE Featured Trade: (TESTIMONIAL) (MAKING VOLATILITY YOUR FRIEND), (VIX), (VXX), (XIV)
Global Market Comments February 10, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD or BACK TO BOOT CAMP) (SPY), (EWG), (EWU), (TSLA), (NVDA), (VST)