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  • Gold Mining Shares is a Sound Strategy

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    Q: We have had a significant up move in the gold mining shares since the middle of January. I remember your suggesting that for portfolio investors, dollar cost averaging into the shares was a sound strategy. Have you changed your view now? A: No, it is a sound strategy still for anyone looking to acquire…

  • Stock Market Capitulation

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    Regarding Stock Market Capitulation Q: I see that Tesla Motors was down to $148 yesterday (written on Feb 9.) from $211 on January 8, 2016 when you placed it on your short list. That comes out to a 60% rate of return on a retail margin for short selling of 50% in less than a…

  • The Fixed System Short List

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    The Fixed System Short List TSLA closed February 2, 2016 at $182.78, a drop of $28.22 in just eighteen days. That’s a profit of 26% if your broker requires a 50% retail margin on a short sale, and better than double if you’re trading options, in this case put options. For a portfolio manager, the…

  • Short Selling and Speculation by Arthur Fixed

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    Q: I see that TSLA closed at 173.48 yesterday. That is down substantially from your short at 211 on January 15, 2016. Care to give us an update on your thinking? A: The chartist would point out that it is now clearly under a two-year distribution top pattern. To their way of thinking that pattern…

  • Holy Grail, the Fountain of Youth, and El Dorado

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    Is it the search for the Holy Grail, the fountain of youth, and El Dorado? Is it the quest to turn base metals into gold? Is it a dream and an illusion? At times, I felt like I was sleepwalking. But it was real. I traded on leverage, pyramided futures and stock options, and turned…

  • Mathematical advantage in approach to trading

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    Q: Is there any mathematical advantage you have with your approach to trading? A: Mathematics is a system of logic. It is not possible to arrive at a valid conclusion if you use fallacious logic. Additionally, your conclusion may be valid, in that it follows from the premises stated, but never the less false because…

  • How to Invest Offshore Post FATCA

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    For years, people have invested offshore to protect their investment. This was money that the government could not tax and could not attach to you. Many considered it the safest way to store your money. Recently, however, things are changing. FATCA, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, makes it harder for people to invest in offshore…

  • The Big Short Movie

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    The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Adam McKay. It is based on the 2010 book of the same name by Michael Lewis, about the financial crisis of 2007–2010 brought on by the build-up of the housing market and credit bubble. The film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling,…

  • Market cycle analysis and economic law

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    Q: How does your system differ from a cycle analysis? Martin Armstrong seems to have been very successful using cycle analysis. A: I do not use a system over which I claim authorship. I apply the laws of economics to the facts at hand. I use the scientific method: observation to get the facts; and,…