Author Archives: april@madhedgefundtrader.com

November 14, 2025

  (SUMMARY OF JOHN’S NOVEMBER 12, 2025, WEBINAR)   November 14, 2025   Hello everyone   TITLE – Reality Check PERFORMANCE November = +3.38% MTD Since inception = +814.63% 2025 YTD = +62.74% Trailing One Year Return = +78.65% Average Annualised Return = +51.05%   PORTFOLIO Risk On Positions (each 10%) (NFLX) 11/$1000-$1020 call spread […]

November 14, 2025

Global Market Comments November 14, 2025 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (NOVEMBER 12 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (SLV), (SMR), (CCJ), (USO), (XLE), (XOM), (OXY), (UNG), (TSLA), GDX), (B), (NEM), (WPM), (PPLT), (ARKK), MU)

November 12 Biweekly Strategy Webinar Q&A

Below, please find subscribers’ Q&A for the November 12 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: Is there really rising industrial demand for silver (SLV)? A: Tech companies are definitely signing deals to get more power from zero-carbon sources. We are getting brownouts in certain parts of the country […]

Your Reminder That Markets Panic and Pipelines Don’t

AbbVie (ABBV) is back in the headlines, and for once, it’s not just the dividend crowd paying attention. The stock may have fumbled the market’s mood on Halloween with a 4% drop, but don’t let that spook you – what’s lurking underneath is far more intriguing than the reactionary selling would suggest. The company beat […]

Unlocking The Next Leg Up In Tech

The 41 day United States Federal shutdown was grueling. Freezing salaries and funding of federal employees harks back to the days of medieval dysfunction. Many might say that it is 2025 – so what do you expect? It wasn’t the 800,000 furloughed employees triggering a sharp pullback in the Nasdaq index, but the knock-on effects […]

The John Thomas Autobiography is Out

After decades of pestering, pleading, and cajoling, I have finally completed the first volume of my autobiography, John Thomas – A Life Well Lived. The online PDF contains 100 chapters, hundreds of color pictures, and my best memories over the last 60 years. You will not be disappointed. The book was written on Transatlantic cruises […]