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One of the most fascinating things I learned when I first joined the equity trading desk at Morgan Stanley during the early 1980s was how to parallel trade. A customer order would come in to buy a million shares of General Motors (GM), and what did the in-house proprietary trading book do immediately? It loaded
There is no doubt that the “underground” economy is growing. No, I’m not talking about violent crime, drug dealing, or prostitution. Those are all largely driven by demographics, which right now are at a low ebb. I’m referring to the portion of the economy that the government can’t see and therefore is not counted in
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
It’s official: Absolutely no one is confident in their long-term economic forecasts right now. I heard it from none other than the chairman of the Federal Reserve himself. The investment rule book has been run through the shredder. It has in fact been deleted. That explains a lot about how markets have been trading this
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Below please find subscribers’ Q&A for the March 19 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: I tried to get into ProShares Short S&P500 (SH), it seems pretty illiquid. How did you get in? A: Well, before I actually sent out the trade alert, I tested the liquidity of
The original purpose of this letter was to build a database of ideas to draw on in the management of my hedge fund. When a certain trade comes into play, I merely type in the symbol, name, currency, or commodity into the search box, and the entire fundamental argument in favor of that position pops
Demographics is destiny. If you ignore it as an investor, you will be constantly behind the curve wondering why your performance is so bad. Get ahead of it, and people will think you are a genius. I figured all this out when I was about 20. I realized then, back in 1972, that if I
Followers of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader alert service have the good fortune to own four in-the-money options positions that expire on Friday, March 21, and I just want to explain to the newbies how to best maximize their profits. These involve the: Risk On (NVDA) 3/$88-$90 call spread
I have been learning a new language over the past few weeks (I already speak six). And like learning any new language, it has been a bumpy road. I remember a family dinner I had in Tuscany in 1968. The dessert was chocolate cake. I didn’t know how to say “cake” in Italian, so I
Followers of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader alert service have the good fortune to own three in-the-money options positions that expires on Friday, February 21, and I just want to explain to the newbies how to best maximize their profits. This involves the: Current Capital at Risk Risk On (NVDA) 2/$90-$95 call spread
Take those predictions, forecasts, and prognostications with so many grains of salt. They have a notorious track record for being completely wrong, even when made by the leading experts in their fields. In preparing for my autumn lecture series, I came across the following nuggets and thought I’d share them with you. There are some
While trading one market is hard enough, two is almost more than one can bear. In fact, we have all been trading two markets since 2025 began. On the up days, it appears that the indexes are about to break out of a tediously narrow trading range. The market’s inability to go down is proof
When I first arrived on Wall Street during the early 1980s, some of the old veterans who worked through the 1929 stock market crash were just retiring and passed their stories on to me before they left. One was my old friend, Sir John Templeton, founder of the Templeton funds, who often hosted me for
While in New York waiting to board Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 to sail for Southampton, England, a few years ago, I decided to check out the Bay Ridge address near the Verrazano Bridge where my father grew up. I took a limo over to Brooklyn and knocked on the front door. I told the owner
I am one of those cheapskates who buy Christmas ornaments by the bucket load from Costco in January for ten cents on the dollar because my 11-month theoretical return on capital comes close to 1,000%. I also like buying flood insurance in the middle of the summer drought, when the forecast in California is for
With the Volatility Index back down to a bargain $16, I am getting deluged with emails from readers asking if it is time to start hedging portfolios one more time and buying the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX). The answer is not yet, but soon, possibly very soon. And here is
I have a new outlook for the US stock markets. The current government's economic policy reminds me a lot about the Marine Corps boot camp. Through harsh treatment and rigorous training, the Marines seek to destroy incoming recruits. They then spend 13 weeks rebuilding a new soldier from scratch who is obedient, respectful, follows orders,
I just received an excited text message from an excited Concierge client. His short position in the (TSLA) February 2025 $540-$550 vertical bear put debit spread had just been called away. That meant he would receive the maximum profit a full 11 trading days before the February 21 option expiration. With the heightened volatility this
There is a new social movement taking place which you probably haven’t heard about. Increasing numbers of people, especially Millennials, are engineering their personal finances to make early retirement possible. I’m not talking about hanging it up at 60, 55, or even 50. I’m talking extreme early retirement, like 45, 40, or even 30! I
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