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.
I don't just think he hates me. He truly despises me. In fact, he does everything he can to put me out of business.Take last…
My current scenario for global equities has them selling off over the summer, then a rebounding led by emerging markets starting sometime in the fall.…
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. The map below is worth a PhD thesis, and perhaps a weighty tome. Prepared by my friends…
It certainly has been a year of gnashing teeth and tearing hair for inveterate gold bugs (GLD). They got everything they wanted on the fundamental…
That was the questions traders were scratching their heads and asking this morning in the wake of this morning's shocking Q4, 2012 GDP figure.While most…
I have been pounding the table on the attractions of Cheniere Energy (LNG) since last spring. Yesterday, the stock hit a new all time high…
Master Limited Partnerships have been on fire since the beginning of the year. Once the deal on the "Fiscal Cliff" was done, and these instruments'…
Who the hell needs an umbrella in the middle of a draught? Snow boots in a roasting desert? A National Rifle Association bumper sticker at…
Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, delivered a real blockbuster yesterday in the aftermath of the final Open Market Committee meeting of 2012 - looks like…
Avoiding emerging markets generally, and China specifically, has been one of my more prescient market calls this year. I never believed in the hard landing…
I have been following Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) for about 30 years now, and it has long been one of my favorite companies, as it is…
Throughout my travels around the world there is one question I can count on getting from every audience, be it in the US, China, Europe,…
I am sitting here in front of my screens in utter amusement, befuddled, and gob-smacked. The weekend produced the worst case scenario from the "Fiscal…
Every trader in the oil market is fascinated by the recent price action. The last few months have seen an onslaught of negative news developments…
Unfortunately, I know Blythe, California too well. This natural blast furnace is in a God-forsaken corner of the state where I hunted jack rabbits as…
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…
Since this is such an important development for investors on the calendar, I thought I would repeat this piece from a few weeks ago. After…
This trade has been a real disappointment. Despite seeing the greatest monetary stimulus package in history, gold is now lower than when QE3 was announced.…
With U.S. energy independence fast emerging as a topic in the presidential election, I thought I'd delve into this topic in greater depth and see…
I love it. First, Israel's right-wing prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, calls for a snap election. Many observers are viewing this as a referendum on war…
