Author Archives: april@madhedgefundtrader.com

Buybacks Elevate Tech

Good in the short-term, bad in the long term – that’s my idea about the current indulgence in tech stock buybacks. Tech companies have announced over $1 trillion in stock buybacks, pummeling any historical record in a bid to try and accelerate stock prices. We are at the end stages of the bull market, and […]

August 29, 2025

Global Market Comments August 29, 2025 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (AUGUST 27 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (BA), (FXI), (SPY), (QQQ), (CCJ), (VSTR), (LEN), (PHM), (KBH), (RKT), (JPM), (BAC), (GS), (MS), (CCI), (DHI), (GLD), (MSTR), (TLT)

August 27 Biweekly Strategy Webinar Q&A

Below please find subscribers’ Q&A for the August 27 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: How long will it take the bull market to continue? A: I would say it depends entirely on inflation. If inflation continues to accelerate, interest rates will go up at the long end, […]

A Perfectly Executed Fianchetto

I was 12 years old, sitting across from this grizzled chess master in Washington Square Park – one of those guys who could probably beat you blindfolded while eating a hot dog. He demolished my carefully planned opening in about six moves. While I was proudly moving my knight to what I thought was a […]

The Mad Hedge September Traders & Investors Summit is On!

The Fed has stopped raising interest rates, inflation is falling, and tech stocks are on fire!  What should you do about it? Attend the Mad Hedge Traders & Investors Summit from September 9-11. Learn from 28 of the best professionals in the market with decades of experience and the track records to prove it. Every strategy […]

The 13 Trading Rules for 2025

I’m sitting here at my Lake Tahoe lakefront mansion watching the markets flip-flop with great indecision. Make up your mind already! It is one of those perfect, picture-postcard days, with a blue sky and cobalt lake. The fields outside are covered with snow crystals sparkling in the sunshine. In these heart-stopping trading conditions, it is […]