Brace yourself Right now you might find yourself in this first moment of catching a breath. You might have started getting used to a work from home. In addition, you might be feeling more prepared having stacked up on essentials. [...]
Have markets changed forever? Not in the sense that main principles have been shattered or macro cycle theory questioned... We dare to say that recent impacts and those we foresee to come, will have major implications on trading systems. Typically, [...]
No time for fear In our last publication of our weekly silver chartbook we advised the purchase of physical silver. It was timely since shortly thereafter shortages of physical precious metal deliveries were common. Coins and bullion are now being [...]
Fractals - Volatility solutions In turbulent times like these, many trading systems get close to their breaking point. Many indicators or otherwise used trading tools are useless. It is important to know what works and when to switch systems. What [...]
Feeling Good All engines stop. After a week like the last, it is important to exit the fright train. Bombarded by news that leave you at best concerned but more likely rather frightened, it is key to change ones state. [...]
Margin call - the cash trap During the last two week all major indices like S&P 500, Dow Jones, NASDAQ, DAX and others dropped by more than 10% in what is considered one of the worst weeks in trading. This [...]
Back to basics As extraordinary events happen in global markets right now, conflicting fundamental data can be hard to decipher. We had pandemics before. 1889 Russian flu pandemic, 1918 Spanish flue pandemic. 1957 Asian Flue Pandemic, 1968 Hong Kong flue [...]
Sitting on your hands More important than making money is not losing it. If you lose fifty percent of your investment money, you need to make one hundred percent profits, just to break even. This counter intuitive principle works against [...]
The weakest link The weakest link is you. That is not always easy to admit, but it is factual, that the main cause for large draw downs is human error. The list of errors in market participation is long. For [...]
Expectations in check If you compare the average performance of all major hedge funds from 1994 to 2018 you will find them underperforming the S&P by more than 2 percent. These funds cut volatility risk compared to the index by [...]
