I've subscribed to John's trading service for several years.
As a writer myself, I look forward to John's daily newsletters. They are loaded with great investment ideas and information affecting world markets. They are delivered in clear, entertaining?prose and are a joy to read. I learn something new from them every day.
John's advice has saved me from losing a lot of money by keeping me in the market when others were bailing out. Following his option trades allowed me to make sure my son graduated from Stanford with zero student debt. That's a lot of green, folks. Stanford is 50+ K a year.
Thanks for the swift answer about the (UVXY). I got 7% profit in one day, so I'll close. What about the (VXX)? Can that be held for longer?
As for your question about Europe, it is not doing good. The reasons why are so simple. Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece have very different economies and different business cycles than Germany, France, and Belgium.
Sweden never joined the euro currency because we knew that our business cycle is not the same as Germany and France, Belgium and some other country I have forgotten about.
Hence we knew we needed our own central bank and our own currency to counterbalance these differences. That?s exactly what Spain, Italy, and Greece need.
The problem in the EU can never be solved with QE because Greece, Italy and Spain need the Euro to always be much, much weaker than Germany, which is a net beneficiary of the Euro.
Do you know what happened in Spain after they adopted the Euro? The cost of a beer went from ???2-3 to ?7-8 in many places. As a tourist, it's no longer cheap to go to Spain because it's almost the same price as in Sweden now, and?it used to be half price!! Imagine how bad that is for a tourist-based country.
Regards,
Per Sweden
John Thomas responds: Yes, Per, the IPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) can be held for longer because I expect an imminent volatility (VIX) spike, and the cost of the contango with a 1X ETF will be much lower.
I've been reading your blog for a while and found it a helpful beacon in a sea of confusing and contradictory information as I try and make sense of the world (and try and make money from sense!).
Kind regards,
Toby London, England
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First, thanks for all that you do.? To have a job that you love, and one that does so much good for so many families is a great blessing to all of us.? I am a new retiree, and a recent subscriber. I followed your posts for at least two years before pulling the trigger. Knowing that you and your group were there gave me the courage to retire?a little earlier than I would have - maybe by four or five years.
So, how do you thank someone who has given you an extra couple of years of life? Thanks for those extra years, and for the possibility of growing what we have, and might receive in the future, into something that might help our grandchildren get a good start on their educations and their lives in a few years.
Thanks,
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Going to renew my membership today because you provide great ideas. I think you have a lot of integrity in your messages.? We may not agree politically, but you have nailed many of the concepts you shepherd.? I have become a fan and look forward to your writing every day.
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It was great seeing you today in Atlanta. Thank you for just being you. As I mentioned, there's so much "crap" out there that's it's so nice to just hear it straight.
Several years ago I finally realized it just doesn't matter what I think, only what is (although I still cringe sometimes). That's the hard part. Actually finding the truth.
Even harder is how to act on it! And risk management. I have much to learn but I was glad to find out how much I do understand. (But I'll never be a coder! Too late for that.)
I'm looking forward to your options video book coming out soon. I will study hard and try to be a model student you can be proud of. Then I can write that glowing thank letter you enjoy using in your newsletters!
Safe journeys! I'll continue to live vicariously through your travels via newsletter, although I'd take you up on being your welcoming committee at your events!
John, you make me laugh. Following you has been awesome. If it weren?t for you, I'd have been a mega bear for the last three years.
Cheers
Justin Western Australia
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My financial advisory clients, by and large, have expressed a desire to be kept in the loop once a quarter and when it matters in between, but don't want to hear from me on an ongoing constant basis. ?I know because I've asked.
They are mostly retired, conservative by nature, and want to enjoy life while trusting that I know what I'm doing. ?I often get my talking points from you, and it's interesting to watch the relief on their faces when I talk, for example, about the millennials being the hope behind the national debt.
I point out that we have something China and Japan don't have--a large group of young people coming up the pike. ?For them those talking points bring a great sig of relief.
I'm going into some detail because it's something to think about when you're marketing your service. ??
Nice work! ?You do great analysis and execution.?I got a 100% overnight profit on the (UVXY) calls!
Zev Potomac, Maryland
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