Tag: Murray Rothbard
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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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The Nature of Market Speculation
Q: Are you turned off by the zero sum and negative nature of market speculation? Especially short selling? A: No. It is only a zero sum game for the speculators involved. For the market economy, it is a win win. The price signals sent by the changes caused by the nature of market speculation are…
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Economic Law and the Price of Gold
Price of Gold Q: Can you give us an update on how close we are to the end of the bear market in Price of Gold? A: We get closer every day. That much is for sure. My best guess is the low will occur a month and a half to three and a half…
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Market Timing the Low in Gold
From a purely mental perspective it’s a snap. We know when the low will occur and the gold market will turn from a bear to a bull. It will happen when most market participants expect a higher future price than the then spot price plus the cost to carry. Ludwig von Mises, in Human Action,…
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Finding Bottom in the Gold Market
Q: I have started to read Murray Rothbard’s Man Economy and State. How does this book apply to calling the bottom in the gold market? It seems to mean that the book is all theoretical. A: Most of what you read about supply and demand in the gold market will start with new supply from…