I still remember sitting in a conference room in D.C. years ago, listening to a CMS official explain – with a perfectly straight face – that a 0.5% rate increase was “quite generous given the fiscal environment.” The insurers in the room did a great job of not laughing. Fast-forward to today, and Humana (HUM) […]
Global Market Comments February 5, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (A REFRESHER COURSE AT SHORT SELLING SCHOOL), (SH), (SDS), (PSQ), (DOG), (RWM), (SPXU), (AAPL), (TSLA), (VIX), (VXX), (IPO), (MTUM), (SPHB), (HDGE)
I’m not necessarily advocating a short sale here after markets have lost a staggering $10 trillion in market cap, from $50 trillion down to $40 trillion. But a single tweet could trigger a 5% rip your face off rally at any time, and only then can you have another shot at betting the market will […]
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“If you die a rich person, you’ve failed,” said steel pioneer Andrew Carnegie, who gave away $11 billion during his lifetime, including building a library in every town in the United States.
The financial markets are often characterized by “rotations”—periods where capital flows out of one favored sector and into another. However, the events of early February 2026 felt less like a rotation and more like a fundamental repricing of risk. After a bruising Tuesday that saw the S&P 500 software and services index plummet nearly 4%, […]
Mad Hedge Technology Letter February 4, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (SOFTWARE STOCKS GET CLOBBERED) (CRM), (NOW)
We are down in the Nasdaq 2% after another nerve-wracking day in tech stocks. Tech stocks are having a hard time climbing over the wall of worry. To some extent, AI is starting to cannibalize revenue from other tech stocks, and on a net basis, this is a negative. Then mix in the disappointing earnings, […]
(THE RBA’S STING IN THE TAIL) February 4, 2026 Hello everyone Some were divided over the RBA call on Tuesday in Australia. I was almost certain they would hike, and that’s what we got. But I don’t think they will end the story with just one hike. In other words, expect more. […]
When John identifies a strategic exit point, he will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what security to sell, when to sell it, and at what price. Most often, it will be to TAKE PROFITS, but, on rare occasions, it will be to exercise a STOP LOSS at a predetermined price […]
Mad Hedge Biotech and Healthcare Letter February 3, 2026 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (THE PRICE OF ADMISSION) (LLY), (NVO)