I hate using worn out, hackneyed clichés like “Teflon market” or “Goldilocks,” but it was one heck of a Teflon Goldilocks market last week. The FANG’s truly went bananas. Stocks had every excuse for the wheels to fall off. The president’s chief economic advisor resigned. The US declared the most ferocious trade war since the 1930’s, which should … Read more
I am repeating this story because this is the best strategy with which to cash in on the gigantic market swoons, which have become a regular feature of our markets. Since the advent of the spectacular market volatility since the stock market topped on January 31, I have been asked one question. What do you think … Read more
Suppose there was an exchange traded fund that focused on the single most important technology trend in the world today. You might think that I was smoking California’s largest export (it’s not grapes). But such a fund DOES exist. The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) drops a golden opportunity into investors’ laps as a … Read more
We certainly have gotten a crash course on the global steel industry over the past few days. I, on the other hand already knew the intricacies of this complex industry, as I was the Iron and Steel Correspondent for the Australian Financial Review during the 1970’s. I had to write an original news story about the … Read more
We have just survived the most violent trading month in stock market history. Watching the Dow Average plunge 3,000 and then rocket up 2,000 is the stuff the investment nightmares are made of. We here at Mad Hedge Fund Trader not only survived, we prospered. We clocked back to back trading profits for the first … Read more
Armchair historians will recall the beginning of WWII in 1939, where Germany, Britain, and France had declared war against each other, but no shots were fired for eight months. It was called the Phony War. It ended when Germany invaded Belgium, and then France. We have a Phony War of our own in the markets … Read more
It was perhaps the worst timed IPO (initial public offering) of the decade. Cardlytics (CDLX)went public at the Friday open, one of the worst days in the history of Wall Street. The shares were priced at $13 and closed later in the day at a strong $13.33. The Dow Average then collapsed some 1,100 points in hours. … Read more
Being an old do-it-yourself carpenter, I never throw anything away. My garage is filled with ancient tools I bought 40 years ago and used only once. Scraps of wood, odd lengths of wiring, and old coffee cans filled with loose nuts, screws, and nails are everywhere. You KNOW that if you throw a tool out, you’ll desperately … Read more
[Ed.note: John Thomas, The Mad Hedge Fund Trader is one of today’s most successful Hedge Fund Managers and a 40 year veteran of the financial markets. He has one of the best performing newsletters and has just launched a new investment service for Investors and Traders – Mad Hedge Technology Letter.] I found a new … Read more
John Thomas, founder of The Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader, just closed 2017 with an eye-popping 58% profit. He is up 8% so far in 2018, even with a major crash now behind us. I bet you’d like to know what he bought for 2018! Some incredible “entry sweet spots” are headed your way which … Read more