Tag Archives: (SPY)

The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or The Government Shutdown is Here


It looks like the government is going to shut down again for the tenth time since 1976. Whereas earlier shutdowns elicited panic in the markets, this time, we are getting little more than a snore. On average, the S&P 500 index has been virtually unchanged during previous government closures. The biggest decline we have ever […]

September 17 Biweekly Strategy Webinar Q&A

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 […]

This Will Be Your Best Performing Asset for the Next 30 Years

Lately, I have spent my free time trolling the worst slums of Oakland, CA. No, I’m not trying to score a drug deal, hook up with some ladies of ill repute, or get myself killed. I was looking for the best-performing investment for the next 30 years. Yup, I was looking for new homes to […]

How to Spot a Market Top

It’s fall again, when my most loyal readers are to be found taking transcontinental railroad journeys, crossing the Atlantic in a first-class suite on the Queen Mary 2, or getting the early jump on the Caribbean beaches. What better time to spend your trading profits than after all the kids have gone back to school, […]

August 29, 2025

Global Market Comments August 29, 2025 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (AUGUST 27 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (BA), (FXI), (SPY), (QQQ), (CCJ), (VSTR), (LEN), (PHM), (KBH), (RKT), (JPM), (BAC), (GS), (MS), (CCI), (DHI), (GLD), (MSTR), (TLT)

August 27 Biweekly Strategy Webinar Q&A

Below please find subscribers’ Q&A for the August 27 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: How long will it take the bull market to continue? A: I would say it depends entirely on inflation. If inflation continues to accelerate, interest rates will go up at the long end, […]