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Strategists are an amazing breed of people which justifies their maleficent (harmful to all other creatures) salaries. Imagine, what are the chances of winning Toto more than once a year ? It is… Continue reading
2 people told me today that they are a tad confused about what to do in the markets and that they cannot see any clear trend developing. What about the 10Y US treasuries… Continue reading
Elections results in India this Friday, the 16th, and Indonesia over last weekend. Vesak holidays tomorrow may also herald the end of peaceful protests. Elections Remember Malaysia and Pakistan last year, as I… Continue reading
Last night I watched a symphony orchestra It was called EUR Carnage. Target longs 1.3980 Target shorts 1.3880 Killed all in one clean algorithmic sweep. The most profitable algorithm this year has been… Continue reading
I decided to wash the car on Sunday which had all the appearance of a hot and sunny day and turned out so. But as Murphy’s Law would have it, a single lone… Continue reading
A hedge funder was lamenting that he positioned for an ultra strong Non Farm payroll number but ended up losing money too because the markets then decided to blame it on Ukraine. Not… Continue reading
As we approach a new peak in the Citi AUD Pain index*, along with a nice top in the Economic Surprise Index**, markets are turning long in the AUD, led by the usual… Continue reading
Read this. “Japan’s debt burden is extraordinary. Total debt to GDP tops 500%. Government expenditure is 20x government revenues. Interest on government debt is 25% of government revenue.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesgruber/2014/04/27/japan-deflation-to-end/ It is not that… Continue reading
I was wondering why 78% of polled Americans would not eat lab-grown meat when I remembered the “pink slime” scandal from 2 years ago. https://tradehaven.net/market/credit-default-sickness/ Yet at the same time we have China… Continue reading
