TACO rides again, or Trump Always Chickens Out. Trump threatened WWIII over his proposed Greenland takeover, then declared victory over obtaining something the US already had, the right to have bases in Greenland. Russia and China are laughing. The Dow gapped down 1,200 points, then rallied 1,200 to leave us unchanged on the week. The […]
Amazon has published a Kindle eBook of the autobiography A Life Well Lived – Part I: 60 Years of Memories of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader. The book is offered for sale at a bargain price of $9.99, and I am told it was a best seller on the recent Alaska cruise of Cunard’s Queen […]
The S&P 500 is now at an all-time high of 7,000 and is showing definitive signs of rolling over. So financial advisors, pension fund managers, and cautious individuals have been ringing me up asking what the best way is to hedge the heady 84% gains of the past three years. You can forget about buying […]
I am constantly barraged with emails from gold bugs who passionately argue that their beloved metal is trading at a tiny fraction of its true value, and that the barbaric relic is really worth $5,000, $10,000, or even $50,000 an ounce (GLD). They claim the move in the yellow metal we are seeing is only […]
I’m writing this letter to you from Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. It was a grueling nine-hour flight down here from Miami. I slept through both meal services, so I landed starving. Here in the Southern hemisphere, the summer solstice has just passed, so it doesn’t get dark until 8:00 PM. The people are […]
Below, please find subscribers’ Q&A for the January 14 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Sarasota, FL. Q: How will the Supreme Court rule on the tariffs? A: Well, the fact that they’ve delayed this decision for so long means they’re having a hard time ruling. The actual fact is that the […]
I have just updated the training video for Vertical Bull Call Debit Spreads that goes out with every trade alert. With a market meltdown forecast for the new year, some great entry points for these will be setting up. Since then, we have learned a lot from customer questions. The nature of the options markets […]
This is the most important research piece you will ever read, bar none. But you have to finish it to understand why. So, I will get on with the show. I have been hammering away at my followers at investment conferences, webinars, and strategy luncheons this year about one recurring theme. Things are good, and […]
I remember the 12th century like it was yesterday. In those days, the leading intellectuals used to get together and drink wine by the gallon, which then was really little more than rotten grape juice. The problem was that we all used to pass out before anybody came up with a great idea. Then someone […]
Thank John for his ceaseless banter. I enjoy this service so much. Great stories!!!! I hope our paths cross soon. Thank you. Bill North Carolina
