I can’t tell you how many times I have been woken up in the middle of the night by an investor who was sleepless over a position that was going the wrong way. Gold was down $50, the Euro was spiking two cents, or the stock market was enduring one of its periodic heart […]
There is a new boom going on in Northern California. It is not another gold rush, even though this winter’s heavy rains have flushed out a new supply of the yellow metal in High Sierra rivers and streams. And I am not referring to the marijuana boom triggered by growing anticipation of the legalization of […]
I was a bit tentative about using actual portfolio numbers – but thought it may help readers understand you don’t need to be a billionaire to work with John Thomas. I am pleased to let you know that I have made money on Strategy (MSTR), Eli Lilly (LLY), and Amgen (AMGN) and clocked $529,000. Regarding […]
Last week, I received a surprise text from Interactive Brokers informing me that I had my short put options assigned or called away. I immediately fell down on your knees and thank my lucky stars. I just made the maximum possible profit for your position instantly. We have the good fortune to have three spreads […]
During the 1980s, I ran Morgan Stanley’s equity trading desk in London. Every summer, I used to park my family at my villa in the mountains above Cannes in the South of France with a spectacular view of the Mediterranean. On weekends, I would fly down to Cannes in my twin-engine Cessna 340 with the […]
Below, please find subscribers’ Q&A for the October 1 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: What effect will the government shutdown have on the stock market? A: The answer so far is nothing—absolutely nothing. It appears the President’s strategy is to cut spending only in Democratic states. New […]
Any trader will tell you the trend is your friend, and the overwhelming direction for the US dollar for the last 220 years has been down. Our first Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton, found himself constantly embroiled in sex scandals. Take a ten-dollar bill out of your wallet and you’re looking at a swordsman of the […]
I was deeply saddened by the death of my old friend, CNN Asia correspondent John Lewis, a legend in television journalism. I first met John in Tokyo at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan back in 1974, when he was a decorated Vietnam vet from Ohio trying to claw his way into TV, bootstrap style. […]
Our latest performance run for the ages has delivered unintended consequences once again. One of my Concierge clients bought the bottom of the recent banking crisis crash to load the boat with bank stocks. As a result, he never has to work again, not bad for someone who is only 45. No need for a […]
Hello John and Team, I wanted to reach out today and just let you know how much I am enjoying the process of learning to navigate these financial winds with you as my faithful Captain! I applaud your Robin Hood work and thank you sincerely for your military service! So I am recently transitioning from […]
