Category: Futures, Options and Commodities
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Martin Armstrong and Asset Allocation Models
Can a computer model predict the world economy? MARTIN ARMSTRONG, once a US based trillion dollar financial advisor, developed a computer model based on the number pi and other cyclical theories to predict economic turning points with incredible precision. In the early 80s he established his financial forecasting and advising company Princeton Economics. His forecasts…
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What it means when gold sells at a NEGATIVE price
Nearly four months ago on June 2nd, something very unusual happened in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The price of propane actually became negative, hitting an unbelievable -0.625 cents per gallon. It’s hard to believe that the price of a productive commodity could become so beat down by the market that producers would practically have to pay…
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Foreign Investment Account Ownership
Purchasing Power of this Non-U.S. Registered Investment Account Investments are purchased as a deemed institutional professional investor, non-U.S. person and foreign country resident. Whether you are or are not a U.S. person is exempt from reporting and that means you are free to deal without U.S. person restraints, restrictions or blockage globally. The Internal Revenue…
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Compounding and Pyramiding Compared to Capital Protection
This presentation is not a recommendation or solicitation. We will compare different approaches to how $100k could be employed with a common assumption that the price of gold will increase from $1,000 to $1,611, The first approach is to buy and hold gold bullion. The results would be, in USD terms, a profit of $61,100…
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Crackup Phase of the Monetary Collapse
Q: Perhaps everything is more nuanced than you make it. Yes, the stock market has to break. That’s happening now, but then it has to have a sharp rally. This is needed to suck in the last of the “buy the dip” crowd. Then it should roll over and take out the first panic low,…
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Compounding Your Rate of Return on Futures
There are many methods and examples of how it is possible to enjoy an extra ordinary rate of return by reinvesting your short term gains into a longer term trend in business operations, investment or speculation. For instance: Manhattan was bought in 1550 by the Dutch East Indies company from the Indians then living there…
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The Art of Speculation during Civil War
Sun Tzu Meets Jesse Livermore The people controlling corporations have insider information and can therefore trade their company’s stock at an advantage to the general public. In most jurisdictions this is a violation of criminal law. However, there are groups to whom the prohibition against insider trading does not apply, for instance, members of the…
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Offshore Investment Strategy for Speculators
Arthur Fixed has a history of making extraordinary profits in financial markets. His three most successful speculations were: Shorting the USA stock market during the 1987 crash Being long on real estate from 1994 to 2007 Shorting the Internet bubble in 2001 A new opportunity may now dramatically outdo these successes. Like all opportunities, it…
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Trade Online and Invest Offshore
Individuals wanting to invest internationally or wishing to have U.S. dollar exposure must take heed of both FATCA and the AIFMD. For example, if a U.S. fund manager is approached by a potential investor from the EU, the question which must be asked is whether or not the fund will be in breach of EU…