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In the annals of financial history, few names resonate like Jesse Livermore’s, a man whose trading strategies and life story continue to inspire and instruct investors around the world. Dubbed the “Great Bear of Wall Street,” Livermore’s philosophy and approach offer timeless insights, particularly when applied to the modern context of offshore investing. The Legend … Read more
Spectacular profits are captured in gold market speculation, the key is knowledge of when, where and how. To gain some insight we created a virtual round table of current-day market mavens, to which we added our favourite, the Great Bear of Wall Street; Jesse Livermore, perhaps the great stock market maven of all time. Some … Read more
Q: What would Jesse Livermore and Sun Tzu be doing in today’s gold market? A: Lusting for blood. Both would understand that there is a historic opportunity to make serious money in the next few years. Civil unrest is coming. The Art of Speculation during Civil War Sun Tzu Meets Jesse Livermore The people controlling … Read more
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 … Read more
Q: I’m having trouble understanding your statement that all value is subjective. I can clearly see how it applies to a diamond, but not to food. Food is necessary for life. Its value seems to be inherent or fundamental to the food itself. But you cannot eat a diamond. Its value is determined by passing … Read more
Jesse Lauriston Livermore (1877 – 1940) was known as the “Great Bear of Wall Street”. He made and lost several fortunes in the stock market using a system he began to develop at age fourteen when he held an entry-level position at a brokerage in Boston. He analysed price and volume data and became expert … Read more
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 … Read more
Jesse Livermore, widely regarded as one of the greatest stock market operators of all-time, considered himself a humble student of the market until his last day in 1940. “I study the market, because it’s my business to trade. In the forty years which I have devoted to making speculation a successful business venture, I am … Read more