“Canon to the right of them
Canon to the left of them
Canon in front of them
Volley’d and thundered”
Excerpt from Charge of the Light Brigade
By Lord Tennyson-1855
The crisis in Crimea and the Ukraine is the problem …
This week Facebook/Marc Zuckerberg bought a "startup" called Whats App for 19 Billion. Their product is a messaging app that circumvents those nasty text messaging fees imposed by wireless carriers working cross platforms as well. They have almost 55 employees …
The last couple weeks have seen increasing attention paid to charts suggesting bearish parallels between 1929 and now. The 1929 pattern happens all the time, but the result is not always the same.
Due to the holiday weekend, this week’s …
This week was groundhogs day, the basis of one of the best kept secret indicator's used by the only the best Hedge Fund Masters. The only system known to outperform Stat Arbitrage, High Frequency Trading or Insider Trading is this …
It's not coincidental that in the same week that the party (otherwise known as the World Economic Forum) in Davos invited the world's most powerful people, that it ended with the world equity markets in full retreat. The party in …
This week contrary to the iffy action in mainstream stocks, pot stocks took off after Colorado legalized recreational use starting the first of this year. Sales exceeded even the highest expectations. The only returns expected at the retail outlets were …
The market started 2013 with a gap higher and then never looked back. I’m sure this will be on the mind of many traders this January.
Traders and investors easily forget their losses, but they often remember the big trades …
As the year comes to a close, it's the time of year that certain primates (traders for example) evaluate their portfolios to see what worked and what did not. Certain trading primates, such as the die-hard gold bugs, will have …
Just a few years ago, the idea of an alternate currency based on the concept of virtual mining was considered wacky. It was very far out of the mainstream and not taken seriously by seasoned traders, including myself. It was …
Several weeks ago I highlighted in this column that Tesla's parabolic move to over $190 per share was overdone and even Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, warned of irrational exuberance to shareholders. Since then, shares have dropped …
What Does The S&P 500's Tightest Range In 50 Years Mean For Stocks and Your Portfolio?
February 22, 2026
