Category: Futures, Options and Commodities
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Is the Trump rally for real?
Q: Is the Trump rally for real? A: Yes. You can see that prices of equity shares have increased substantially on good volume. Public investors at retail are coming back for the first time since 2007. On a wave count basis it appears that we are now in the fifth wave: the final retail blow…
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Wave count and gold price
Q; Do you have a opinion on where in the wave count we are for gold? A: It sure is amazing that none of the hotshot “experts’ could see that there were only 3 waves (not 5) off the December lows, and that wave 3 was shorter than wave 1. So we have the classical…
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Fracking Companies to be Graded on Risk Disclosure to Investors
In tough times, is the Fracking Industry retreating or advancing on transparency? Sustainable Investing Coalition to Evaluate 28 Companies — Including Exxon, BP, Chevron, BHP Billiton — on Risk Management; Updated 2016 Scorecard to Include Methane Leakage Scores. WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEWS ADVISORY) – Faced with the same kind of downturn as the coal industry, are…
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About how to trade properly
Q: I am interested in learning more about how to trade properly. Can you help me? Your material on pyramiding: It sounds too good to be true. So, is it true? A: It is a mathematical model that permits you to compare alternatives. Q: It is not realistic. People do not get these types of…
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About the magic of compounding
Q: Magic of compounding sounds too good to be true. So, is it true? A: It is a mathematical model that permits you to compare alternatives. Q: It is not realistic. People do not get these types of returns. Reality is different. A: Yes, most people are negative and do not even try. Then there…
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About reinvesting short term gains
There are many methods and examples of how to enjoy an extraordinary rate of return by reinvesting short term gains into a longer term trend in business operations, investment or speculation. For instance: Manhattan was bought in 1626 by the Dutch West India Company from the Indians then living there for $24 in beads and…
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Spreading investment risks
Q: Do you recommend spreading investment risks? A: Both diversification and specialisation have a proper place and function for any who depends on an asset”s income stream or capital value. This doesn’t just apply to investors and speculators. What’s comfortable for one person may be inappropriate for another, but certain generalisations are worth considering. Let’s…
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Civil War and the Price of Gold
Q: Is Trump’s election the start of a civil war and what effect will that have on the price of gold? A: It does appear that civil unrest has heated up a significant amount with the election results. Q: Do you think it will now lead to open civil war? A: I think there will…
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Reassessing Risks with the U.S. Dollar Strengthening
Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the USA holding 290 votes of the Electoral College against 228 earned by former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton. In the popular vote the democratic candidate won by 668,273 votes, but Trump’s success to gain in key swing states took the majority of the…