Category Archives: Diary

Founding the Mad Hedge Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader

The Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader is now celebrating its 15th year of publication. During this time, I have religiously pumped out 3,000 words a day, or 18 newsletters a week, of original, independent-minded, hard-hitting, and often wickedly funny research. I spent my life as a war correspondent, Marine Corps combat pilot, Wall […]

A Refresher Course at Short Selling School

Some asset classes are reflecting the fact that we are already in a full-blown recession, while others are not. In case I am wrong and we DO go into a recession, knowing how to sell short stocks will be a handy skill to have. It will become essential to be knowledgeable about all the different ways […]

A Buy Write Primer

With both market technical and fundamentals going to hell in a handbasket, it’s time to take a refresher course on “Buy Writes.” I have advised followers to dump the positions they are dating and only keep the ones they are married to. It’s worth enduring a 30% drawdown in a high-quality name to capture a […]