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What Needs to be Fixed; the System or the Person?

Feb 5, 2016

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The market is never wrong. It is always right. It’s always where it should be when it’s there. The market will do whatever is necessary to make the majority wrong at all important turning points. You’ve probably heard all the above before. You’ve read it in print and heard it on the radio, TV, and…

Holy Grail, the Fountain of Youth, and El Dorado

Feb 4, 2016

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Aaron

in Asset Protection, Futures, Options and Commodities, Stocks and Bonds

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…

Economic Law vs the Law of Gravity

Jan 28, 2016

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Aaron

in Asset Protection

Q: You’ve said that economic law is just as binding as the law of gravity. It seems to me that economics is more loosely organized and less useful than physics. Would you care to comment? A: Yes. Your comment has merit. There are charlatans in both fields. Both can be used for good or evil.…

Gold Market Speculation

Jan 25, 2016

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Aaron

in Precious Metals

Q: I understand why you don’t make predictions: it is unnecessary and ineffective. You only need to know that the low for the gold market happened when it happens. And, you don’t want to divide your attention unnecessarily as that decreases the quality of your analysis. These are all very good reasons. However, you have…

Criteria for calling the low in gold

Jan 23, 2016

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities, Precious Metals

Q: How do divergences relate to the four criteria for calling the low in gold? A: They don’t make the top four list but they’re helpful for refining the analysis. Take a look at bigcharts.marketwatch.com. Junior silver mining shares represented by this index have taken a huge plunge over the last 15 trading days. Silver…

Fixed System for Option Trading

Jan 22, 2016

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities

Q: What is the Fixed System? A: The Fixed System is the application of economic law in a manner consistent with the scientific method to profit from price changes. Q: What do you mean by scientific method? A: Using observation to establish facts and then logic to reach useful conclusions that follow from the factually…

Short Sell List Criteria

Jan 18, 2016

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Aaron

in Asset Protection

Q: What are your standards for placing a share on your short sell list, and does this in any way relate to your calling the low in the gold market? A: Good questions. There is an inverse relationship between gold and story stock like Tesla Motors (symbol TSLA). Also, when you’re long gold, you are…

Mathematical advantage trading options

Jan 16, 2016

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities

Q: You make a big point of saying that you don’t predict the future and that it’s easier to answer the true false question about whether today is the low in the gold market than it is to say which of next year’s 365 days will be the low. I don’t see that you have…

Mathematical advantage in approach to trading

Jan 15, 2016

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Aaron

in Futures, Options and Commodities, Stocks and Bonds

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…

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