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“Success is a double-edged sword. You want to shadow box with it and not dance with it,” said my late neighbor, Robert Redford.
Global Market Comments September 22, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or WHY THE CRASH WILL START ON NOVEMBER 5) (GS), (JPM), (AAPL), (TLT), (MSFT)
I spent a sad and depressing, but highly instructional evening with Dr. Stephen Greenspan, who had lost most of his personal fortune to Bernie Madoff. The University of Connecticut psychology professor had poured the bulk of his savings into Sandra Mansky’s Tremont feeder fund, receiving convincing trade confirms and rock-solid custody statements from the Bank […]
Perhaps the most intelligent thing said about markets last week came from my old friend and trading adversary, David Tepper, who said he was “long and hated it.” With valuations at historic highs and the economy deteriorating, the market was begging for trouble. “The higher you climb the mountain, the greater the fall on the […]
“A life not self-examined is not worth living,” said the Greek philosopher Socrates.
Global Market Comments September 19, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (SEPTEMBER 17 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (GS), (HOOD), (DAX), (SPY), (TLT), (GLD), (MSTR), (PFE), (FCX), (BITO)
Below, please find subscribers’ Q&A for the September 17 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: Is it possible for the federal government to change quarterly earnings reports to semiannual, and what would that do to the stock market? A: This isn’t going to happen because it would suck […]
“I’m long and I hate it. The closer we get to the top of the mountain, the closer we get to the other side, which can be terrible,” said old friend, hedge fund legend David Tepper.
Global Market Comments September 17, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (TAKE A LEAP INTO LEAPS)



