Search completed
On Thursday I attended a presentation by hedge fund manager Rick Campagna, Chairman, CEO and CIO of 300 North Capital. Campagna’s fund has impressively returned +39.9% in its 18 months since inception, and the return to risk ratio has equally notable thus far, with low volatility (6% annualized monthly volatility), limited drawdowns (worst month was […]
Dear reader, we need your input! Our friend and frequent guest author Glenn Cohen has kindly reached out to me to offer up a complimentary presentation webinar that will highlight the risk on / risk off tactical investing strategies being employed by leading hedge funds today. I attended a similar presentation put on by these […]
I think our pal Brian Hunt hits the nail on the head in his DailyWealth piece– he talks about the only thing you need to consider right now when placing a trade: Knowing whether it’s “risk on” or “risk off” is the single biggest factor in any trade you make right now… If you’re long […]
Happy Groundhog Day! And don’t try telling me otherwise – at least as far as the markets are concerned. Everyday the S&P 500 creeps higher – as does gold, silver, and what the hell, even the Euro! Is Punxsutawney Phil nearby? Let’s start with the S&P, which has bounced several times off the 1040 mark, […]
Since it feels like we may be at a major turning point in the markets, I thought it’d be useful to review our current outlook with regards to the various key markets. As always, please take these musings with a grain of salt – I’m just an armchair trader and blogger, after all! The Dollar […]
I was listening to Jim Puplava’s Financial Sense Newshour this morning while cooking breakfast – it’s one of my “old man” traditions, there’s nothing better than cooking up an omelet while getting a technical rundown of the financial markets! As usual, his technical analyst guest was fantastic. This week it’s Ronald Griess, founder of The […]
Yesterday we mused that a turning point may be appearing in the markets, as indicated by the negative divergences that are popping up. In a rare act of God, we were right! Well, at least for a day. And they’ll never be able to take that away from us. Stocks, commodities, and just about everything […]
Asset prices are continuing to decouple, slowly but surely, it appears. Today, equities and energy were up big – while the rest of the commodity sectors had a bad case of “The Mondays”: Why is this potentially significant? Because markets have been moving more or less in tandem for 5 or 6 years now – […]
Recent Comments