In a recent blog we discussed the importance of having a hedging strategy. It’s a way to protect your portfolio, and protection is often just as important as appreciation. Since February 21st, we have seen a significant stock market crash, with the S&P 500 dropping 35% from the high, blindsiding most investors. Fortunately for subscribers […]
Is it ALL Disruptive? We have never been through times like these, as the novel corona virus (COVID-19) ravages populations and economies across the globe. Globally, the disease continues to spread, although it looks like China has gotten past their peak. What many would view as draconian measures seem to be what it took for […]
Our BUY Stop was triggered today for a new trade in the bond market. We suggested this trade because our models have been detecting some abnormalities in the markets. For a few years we have warned of a coming global credit and liquidity crisis. We are now moving deeper into this crisis. Europe and Japan […]
Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since 1987 on Monday, with the S&P 500 closing at its lowest level since December 2018, as investors fear the coronavirus pandemic is proving a tougher opponent than central banks, lawmakers or the White House are currently capable of battling. US – S&P 500 The S&P 500 dropped another […]
By Thomas Perls, Professor of Medicine, Boston University As the coronavirus spreads into more and more communities, public health officials are placing responsibility on individuals to help slow the pandemic. Social distancing is the way to do it. What is social distancing? Social distancing is a tool public health officials recommend to slow the spread […]
This market environment was primed for the kind of volatility that we are experiencing, and the coronavirus just gave it an excuse. Wave after wave of negative news flooded the markets today. First we hear that the CV-19 virus continues to explode outside of China, especially in Italy, where the country is now in a lock-down. […]
The human brain has often been likened to a computer, in that it will receive input, process that input, and yield an output. That is a simplistic analogy to start with, but if we add in the brain’s ability to “learn” from every interaction and intervention then we get a better sense of what our […]
Hedging is a useful practice that every investor should know about. It’s a way to protect your portfolio, and protection is often just as important as portfolio appreciation. Even if you are a beginner, you can learn what hedging is and put it to work for you. The best way to understand hedging is to […]
For most investors last week was a disaster! Global stock markets got absolutely hammered last week, with the S&P 500 down almost 13% since its recent record high. But subscribers to the Trend Letter & Trend Technical Trader greatly reduced any losses and in fact could have made significant gains by simply following the recommended […]
In last week’s update we drew attention to the fact that for most of last week, we saw the equity markets moving to new highs at the same time as bonds, gold, and the $US were rising. This was telling us that the much larger bond and currency markets were very concerned regarding the coronavirus […]