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There is nothing quite like selling short sovereign bonds and then seeing the country in question go into default. That was a big trade during the 1970's and 1980's, when after two oil shocks the credit worthiness of emerging nations went into a tailspin. I think I made three round trips on Brazil alone. However,
After riding the gravy train for six fabulous years, real estate agents are now wringing their hands over the futures of home prices. The top question asked at open houses these days is whether the loss of home mortgage interest and local and state tax deductions will bring the market to a screeching halt. Should
As most of my subscribers? know, I try to call all of them at least once a year and address their individual concerns. Not only do I pick up some great information about regions, industries, businesses, and companies, I also learn how to rapidly evolve the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader service to
August has been our biggest positive month in a year for subscribers to the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader, gaining more than 7%. During September, 2015, I brought in a ballistic 11.99% for investors.My 69 month performance hit 205% at the Friday close, a new all time high. More on that tomorrow. In
The week will kick off further discounting the barnburner July Nonfarm Payroll Report, which reeled in a healthy 255,000 new jobs. The economy has now added jobs for 70 consecutive months, the longest such streak in history. I always use my two-day rule when it comes to this game changing data release. That?s how long
Finally, finally, the stock markets broke out to an all time high last week. After trying, and failing, for two years, traders finally got the print they were begging for, with the S&P 500 closing above 2015. The world has too many people and not enough bonds. That is the undeniable conclusion of the recent
Friday?s blockbuster nonfarm payroll report certainly will give markets a positive spin coming out of the gate this week. Some 287,000 jobs were added last month, dwarfing the disappointing 38,000 figure seen for May. The headline unemployment came in at a decade low 4.9%. With flip-flopping, on again, off again statistics like these, traders? lives
Talk about someone sucking all the air out of the room! That?s what Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen is doing, keeping us on the edge of our seats until 2:00 PM Wednesday, when the Open Market Committee?s decision on interest rates is announced. Will she, or won?t she? The bigger question is whether stocks will
Economic analysts were sent reeling in the wake of the May nonfarm payroll report released Friday, which showed only a feeble 38,000 in job gains. It appears that the Great American Job Creating Engine has suddenly ground to a halt. You know that big Fed rate rise that was coming in 9 days because the
The Mad Hedge Fund Trader closed out a blockbuster month in May, increasing customer assets by a lip smacking 3.93%. The home runs were in short positions in the S&P 500 (SPY), the Japanese Yen (FXY), and the Euro (FXE), where we earned 10% to 16% a pop. We even caught an overnight drop in