Category Archives: Diary

Will SpaceX Be Your Next Ten Bagger?

I am constantly on the lookout for ten baggers, stocks that have the potential to rise tenfold over the long term. Look at the great long-term track records compiled by the most outstanding money managers, and they always have a handful of these that account for the bulk of their outperformance, or alpha, as it […]

Contango in the (UVXY) Explained One More Time

There’s nothing like a swift kick in the shins, a slap in the face, and a good boxing of the ears to give you a healthy dose of humility. That’s holders of the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) right about now. This is the popular ETF that rises when the S&P 500 (SPY) […]

Testimonial

Just a quick note of appreciation for your helping me decide to get my clients into (GLD) with a 15% allocation early this year. It sure has helped me to be more of a hero to my clients this year than a goat… Best wishes to you and yours! Keep ’em coming. Brad Bakersfield, CA. […]

Launching “Trading Options for Beginners”

Not a day goes by without an email coming in asking if beginners can make use of my money-making service. I always reply, “Absolutely.” When I first started the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader 17 years ago, layoffs were rampant, General Motors was going bankrupt, and the financial crisis was imminent. Many newly […]