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Letter for my father's subscribers

Dear friends and supporters of Courtney Smith, It is with deep sorrow I need to share with you the passing of my father, Courtney D. Smith, in Dubai. The details are still unclear, but he has had health issues for the past few years, so it wasn’t totally unexpected.

Wall Street Winners - FreeBee Edition - April 17, 2023

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WHAT DOES STOCHASTICS TELL US?

How To Be A #1 Stock Picker - Part 2

I have a new topic to talk about but first let me add a thought to my previous letter to you. The other day, I talked about how being consistent was one of the keys to becoming #1. I don't think I have ever heard anyone every talking about this

How To Be A #1 Stock Picker Part 1

In this series of articles I want to show you how I became a #1 stock picker. But the content in this short series will discuss it from a perspective that nobody has every talked about it. I will discuss some of the practicalities of stock picking success. First, some

Wall Street Winners - FreeBee Edition - April 10, 2023

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The Fed: Having Surgery With A Dull Knife

Billionaire Ken Griffin argues the groundwork for a recession has been laid, given the Fed’s need to raise rates further and Americans having suffered “traumatic” levels of inflation. But the founder of Citadel said the Fed is limited in how much it can fight rising prices with rate increases,

The Hidden “Banking” Crisis Nobody Is Talking About

The Great Recession of 2008 first wiped out the savings and loan industry which reduced dramatically the number of lenders in the US. Then, the Treasury department further consolidated the lending industry by moving bank assets, which are basically loans into the largest banks. The 10 largest banks went from

How To Have A Hedge Fund In Your Email Box

I used to run hedge funds and manage money for hedge funds. For example, Goldman Sachs gave me money twice but turned me down the third time. The first time they gave me money it was millions of dollars. I made them a bunch of money. But I had to

The Coming Mass Killing of Zombies

We are in the middle of a slow motion debt crisis. We lurch from one crisis to the next. And we are far from over for this debt crisis. In fact, we are long way from the worst of the problem and from the end of the rolling crises. The

The 15 Commandments Of Profitable Trading!

Wall Street Winners - FreeBee Edition - April 3, 2023

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The Russians Won

Contrary to the Western media reports, it appears that the Russians won the Ukraine/Russia War. Let me explain. The Russians have consistently said that their goal was to protect the Russian speaking and loving people in the eastern part of Ukraine. They claim that these people are Russians historically

Bank Robs People!

In the old days, robbers would rob banks. Now banks rob people. First Citizens Bank (FCB) just took your taxpayer money, against the law in my opinion. Here's the deal. From the Wall Street Journal: "North Carolina-based First Citizens will acquire all of SVB’s deposits, loans and branches but

How Will China's Sharp Slowdown Affect The Stock Market

Wall Street Winners - FreeBee Edition - March 27, 2023

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China Built Miracle On Debt

The original boom in China came on the back of the release of Mao Tse-Tung’s authoritarian dictatorship. Effectively, there was no regulation or even laws in the years following the death of Mao. That stimulated a massive move to a free market by the Chinese. And the Chinese people

What Is Stagflation?

The Bull Is Back. Bank Crisis Over.

$620 Billion In Bank Losses!

Martin Gruenberg, the head of the FDIC, which gurantees bank deposits, said on March 6 that there were $620 billion in unrealized bank losses in the US banking system. Those losses are the result of banks not hedging their interest rate exposure plus the losses are triggered by Fed tightening.

Wall Street Winners - FreeBee Edition - March 20, 2023

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How The Fed Is Creating The Biggest Bank Squeeze In History!

The Financial Stress Not Talked About

Complete Guide To SVB Collapse and How To Profit

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The History of Stochastics

Banking Crisis Over?

Banking Crisis Hits...Debt Crisis Next

Wall Street Winners - March 13, 2023 - Fully Paid Up Members Edition

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How To Profit From Stagflation - Introduction

The Coming Long And Deep Recession

I am turning more bearish on the economy and the stock market. One day after the low last October, I sent a special announcement to my paying clients telling them that the new bull market was here and we should get long. That was a perfect call. My reasoning was

The Ultimate Guide To Stochastics

New Old TV Appearence

I've just posted a video of a show I did in Jakarta Indonesia in 2009! Go to the Media Appearances Page on this site to view it.

A Stock Market History Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of stock market history in this trivia quiz: When was the New York Stock Exchange founded? A. 1790 B. 1817 C. 1849 D. 1863 What British company is credited as the first to issue stocks and shares? A. Hudson Bay Company B. East India Company C. Royal

The Fed Will Hike Far Higher Than Expected

The Fed is the key. It is the key to: * The various markets * The economy The key to the Fed is non farm payrolls and inflation. Right now, since the labor market is tight, the Fed is focused on inflation. The chart shows the preferred inflation guage of the Fed.

All books will be posted under tag "Books"

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Answers For Yesterday's Stock Market Quiz

How many did you get right? Correct answers: 1. B) The Buttonwood Agreement 2. A) New York Stock Exchange 3. A) Bull market 4. C) Dow Jones Industrial Average 5. B) Stock OK, except for #1, they were all easy! I'm going to make the next one harder!

Test Your Stock Market Knowledge!

Q1: What is the name of the agreement that marked the beginning of the stock market in New York in 1792? A) The Wall Street Agreement B) The Buttonwood Agreement C) The Federal Reserve Agreement D) The Hamilton Agreement Q2: What is the largest stock exchange in the world, in

Wall Street Winners - FreeBee Edition - March 6, 2023

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How To Get My Next Two Books Free!

I'm currently writing two books at the same time! How To Profit From Stagflation and How To Trade Stochastics Profitably. I'm posting the chapters to this site as I write them, chapter by chapter. But you can get them for free if you sign up for a Premium membership to

Why We Are Entering A Global Recession

Inflation caused by massive banana republic monetary easing led to inflation, as it always does. Then, last year, major central bankers were shocked to find that inflation was skyrocketing. Quel surprise! So they turned tail and started righting monetary policy by raising interest rates and actually reducing the money supply!

Here Is How To Play The Record Setting Stock Buybacks

Wall Street Winners - FreeBee Edition - Feb 27, 2023

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A New Bull Market In Oil?

The price of oil could be back on it’s way to $120 again. Here’s why: • The re-opening of China will increase oil demand by at least 1.5 mln barrels per day and as many as 4.0 mln. • Profit margins of refiners are going up and will

A Major Buy Signal In NASDAQ

The NASDAQ has given a major buy signal. This signal is so strong that it should move the nASDAQ to a minimum of 13,500 and as high as new all time highs. Why? Because of a major momentum divergence. The chart shows the weekly NASDAQ going back to 2015.

Wall Street Winners - FreeBee Edition - Feb 20, 2023

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Here Is Why Stagflation Is Here Now

The Congressional Budget Office has released their report on the current federal budget. It shows why stagflation is back in the US. I’ll have much more to say in my forthcoming book, How To Profit From Stagflation, but here is a perfect example of some of the lessons. Economies

The Coming Increase In Inflation

Inflation is about to increase due to several factors: * Oil prices re about to go to over $100 per barrel again * Wages are still increasing * Other raw material prices are no longer going down. The good news? Used car prices are still declining! Let's start with oil. The supply demand

How To Make Money From The AI Battle Royale

Tightening By Paper Cuts

The market didn't believe it. The Fed has been running monetary policy like a drunken sailor on shore leave for decades but particularly since 2008. Need a coupla bucks? Here's a trillion. Bernanke, Yellen, and Powell all handed out money like Jehovah's Witnesses handing out pamphlets. But it looks like

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Dubai Bling

5 Ways Governments Will Suppress Crypto Growth

The rise of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology has presented numerous early adopters with the potential to make a fortune. But while much of the public enthusiasm around digital assets is driven by the perception of them as liberating tools, governments around the globe are doubling down on their efforts to

Bitcoin $10,000?

How The New Green Trade War Will Stunt The Global Economy

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How The New Green Trade War Will Stunt The Global Economy

The trade war between nations is heating up and the old mercantilism of the past is making a comeback. Governments are throwing money at green energy, providing subsidies to companies who promise to produce renewable sources of energy. This trade war promises to be far more complex than those in

Binance stopping withdrawals into banks

From Bloomberg: "The ideal of crypto means not having to rely on banks and institutions. But the reality of the industry, at least today, is that many digital-asset companies need traditional finance firms to help provide customers with a reliable on-and-off ramp between their platforms and the world of hard

The Financial System is Broken, and Here’s Why

The massive government handouts that have taken place over the past few years have distorted the financial system. This has led to a number of problems, including an increase in debt levels and a decrease in economic growth. In this blog post, we will discuss how these massive handouts have

Two simple strategies that beat your financial planner.

So let me repeat the results. $10000 turns into $55 million in 81 years but still a lot more over shorter periods. But could we make this better? Yes! So I invented the Pitbulls of the Dow, inspired by O'Shaughnessy. We start out with the same 30 stocks but now

WHAT IS STOCHASTICS?

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Flight To Shite

Robin Wigglesworth of the Financial Times coined that phrase and it fits the market action from yesterday. It is the opposite of a flight to quality. The Nasdaq rallied 3.3% yesterday, double the rise of the S&P 500. Basically, the market bought "long duration" stocks much more than

Wrong! The Fed Won't Ease When You Think They Will

The market rallied significantly yesterday on the increase in Fed Funds by only .25%. This is a decline from the .5% that had been the norm. But Fed Head Jay Powell said that this level of increase would be appropriate for some time. But for how long. The market thinks

What Is Stagflation?

Why The US Dollar Will Continue Much Lower...

The US dollar will continue much lower over the coming year and perhaps beyond. Here's why: * The US economy is weakening more that other major countries * The Fed will ease sooner than other countries * Inflation differentials are going against the dollar The US economy is leading the world into a

History Of The Name Stochastics

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A History Of Stochastics

Commodity Re-Boom?

We told you in 2021 that commodity prices would boom in 2022. And they did. That was one of the main reasons we predicted inflation would boom as well. Both predictions were outliers. Well, I’ve made a career being an outlier! Inflation moderated this year mainly because the price

How To Profit From Stagflation, Introduction

I am going to be serializing my next book, How To Profit From Stagflation to premium and Super premium members. This introduction is for everyone. But the cheapest way to get the book is to become a premium member! So signup now! Just $5! Introduction I am going to reveal

A Simple But Profitable Stock Trading System

The chart shows a simple but profitable trading system for stocks. It comes curtesy of Susquehanna International Group. This is one of the major market making and trading groups in the world. It's a long term system but fits with classic theories about how the market works and it makes

How To Profit From Trading Stochastics, Part 1

Stochastics are one of the most popular indicators in trading. They are used to trade: * Stocks * Futures * Forex * Crypto They are a feature on all charting platforms. They are ubiqutious. This is the first in a series of articles on how to trade stochastics profitably. You will learn hard core

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Coming: A Wave Of City Bankruptcies

There was a tsunami of money coming into city coffers as the Trump tax cut combined with $5 trillion of dollars of government largesse flooded into our bank accounts. Tax revenues skyrocketed to record highs. Governments were floating on air. But the situation is changing. And going to get worse.

5 Most Important Things To Stock Market Profits

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The Fed Will Shock The Market And Cause A Sharp Dip in 2023

Hawkish Fed Will Stay Tight Longer Than Market Expects Everything is all about inflation. The Fed is in the middle of a tightening cycle because of high inflation. The stock market is rallying due to ideas that the Fed will stop tightening at about 5-5.25% in 2Q2023. Bunk! Instead,

Why Canada and Australia are about to rally now!

New Commodity Inflation Boosting Commodity Countries Inflation is easing. The global economy is slumping. Why would you buy Canada and Australia? There is a hidden increase in raw material prices that will boost inflation in the coming months. 2022 was a Big Bull in commodities but commodities like gold and

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New interview with me!

Video Interview With Courtney

I just started a page on this site that has video, audio, and print interviews with me. Go to the navigation and click on Media. I'll be adding more each day so come to the page each day!

What Is Dr. Copper Telling Us?

The Red Metal has a Ph.D. in economics. It has a better track record of predicting the economy than the Fed and every economist I know! What? It's true! Copper is mainly used in the two most important sectors for the economy: * Construction * Autos When the economy is booming,

The Ultimate Guide To Trading Stochastics Profitably!

Long haired hippy turns profitable trader

Yes, it’s true. I was a long haired hippy. Volkswagen van. Lived in a big house with other hippies. Totally peace, love, and good vibes. But I was different. First, I was only one of three people out of 45 with a job! Second, I was married with a

Stock Market 2023 - Boom or Crash?

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Announcing! My Latest Book! Viewpoints of a Trader!

subject: Announcing! Courtney’s Latest Book Released! I’m proud to announce the release of my latest book, Viewpoints of a Trader. This is the only book on the art and wisdom of trading. I have been trading profitably for over 50 years so I think I have earned the

You Don’t Need Another Trading Technique, You Need This

You can just see them in the audience when I give speeches. They are hanging on every word of mine. They are looking for the Magic Bullet that will hand them money in a wheelbarrow. No, not a wheelbarrow, an armored car. They want another techniques because all the other

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Massive Market Distortion Ended!

You Don't Have To Pay To Save Money Anymore! The hysterically wrong central bank experiment is over. About 14 years ago central banks decided to experiment with your money. Of course, they did it for you. To help you. They decided to turn everything on its head. They decided that

This Says The NASDAQ Is Set To Explode

The Nasdaq has been beaten up heavily last year, ending down 33%. But i believe there is a good chance it will end up the year ahead of the S&P 500 this year. Here’s why: * Fed easing will ignite “long duration” stocks more than money makers * Technicals suggest

BTS - My Breaks

Santa Claus Rally Says What?

Traditionally, the Santa Claus rally is a normal seasonal that occurs at the end of the year. But StockTradersAlmanac.com more precisely calls it the last 5 days in Decembeer and the first two days in January. The first two days in every month are a normal bull seasonal so

How Bad Will The Recession Be?

The world is weird. Some people don’t think there will be a recession. Some think it will rival the Great Depression. Which is it? I often find myself out of sync with the other prognosticators. And I think that this year will be about in the middle. We're going

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Will the capitalist economy bash the stock market crash in 2023?

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Wall Street Winners - Freebee Edition - Dec 26, 2022

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5 Market Predictions for 2023

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How The Fed Will Disrupt Markets In 2023

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5 Most Critical Needs For Investing and Trading

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Best Books On Trading

What are your favorites? Here are my top five: 1. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator 02. The Disciplined Trader 03. Market Wizards 04. Technical Analysis by Magee/Edwards 05. Technical Systems and Methods by Kaufman

9 Reasons to live in the Philippines

NotePD | 9 Reasons To Live In The PhilippinesNotePD is a platform where you can write down you ideas, keep track of them, make them public or private, share them with others, ask others to contribute to your ideas, and search the idea lists of an entire community of people who

The Future of Crypto

Crypto started with a lot of hope. Here was a way to: • Eliminate a lot of middle men like banks, insurance companies, and brokers • Create privacy to eliminate snooping governments, lawyers, and ex-spouses • Reduce costs due to fewer middlemen • No need to rely on trusted parties • New innovations Now, that

Why Are Central Banks Buying So Much Gold?

Here's why: * The big change recently is coming from countries wanting to avoid banking and other economic sanctions. They see what is happening to Russia and they don't want it to happen to them. Turkey, India, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan are big buyers. All are susceptible to sanctions. * The gold

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US/Saudi Relations Shredding

Joe Biden's attacks on the Saudis is causing the Saudis to run into the arms of the Chinese. This is a significant global shift in geo-economic power. Biden's attacks include: * Saying the Saudis are pariahs and should be treated as such * Attaching fossil fuels which is, of course, the life

Latin America Lunges To Dictatorship and Socialism

Global Housing Bubble Bursting

We are currently at the beginning of the collapse of the global housing boom. The boom came about as global centrank banks kept interest rates at essentially zero since 2008. That flood of money created bubbles in: * Housing * Crypto * Stocks * Meme stocks * NFTs * Bonds * And so on The global tightening

How To Play The China Boom

Xi Xiping is firmly the head of China. Look for major changes in the near future. The most important change is the loosening of the zero COVID policy. This will enable a much greater percentage of the Chinese population to actually become productive again. This has a number of different

No Fed Pivot?

The US stock market was down hard yesterday on news that the US service sector remained strong thus leading to ideas that the Fed won't pivot soon and cut rates. Here's what is going to happen: 1. The US will go into a double dip recession starting in 1Q2023. This

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The California Crackup

At one time, California was the beacon of hope, prosperity, opportunity and lifestyle for the whole world. To this day, as I travel the world, California is the place that Arabs, Africans, Europeans, Latins, and Asians all want to visit and really want to move there. Alas, California is sliding

Shouldn’t you run your trading like a business?

It drives me nuts. I see people start to trade. The open an account with $5000 and they proceed to lose it all. They: • Don’t have the knowledge to trade well • They are only filled with hope • There is no plan • They have no feedback mechanisms in place • They

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What I learned As A Massive Options Market Maker

I used to be a huge options market maker. I actually made a market in over the counter options on interest rates and foreign exchange. In fact, I may have been the biggest in the world or darn close to it. We will never know because it was all done

My First Trade

Why Options Are Better Than Stocks

I say down to write a presentation for a webinar called Why Options Are Usually Better Than Stocks and ended up with basically no reasons to ever buy stocks when you can buy options. Over the next week, I racked my feeble brain and was able to come up with

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Central Banks Gobbling Gold

Central Banks have been big buyers of gold over the last several years. The chart above shows the buying recently. Russia leads the list. They have been trying to get out of the dollar bloc for decades and increasing their gold reserves accomplishes that. At the same time, they are

China Stocks Rally On End to Zero Covid?

The Hang Seng index rose 4% in trading today on news that the Chinese government is considering easing or eliminating their Zero Covid policy. This policy, which has been in place since the beginning of the pandemic, has been credited with helping to keep infections and deaths low in China.

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How To Profit From Powell’s Non-Pivot

Fed Chairman Jay Powell shocked the market yesterday when he implied that the final rate that the Fed hikes to will be higher than the market was thinking. At the same time, he said that they might slow down the rate of increases. This shocked the market because they believed

I watched him make $20 million swing trading

I was hired to coach one of the greatest traders of all time. I sat next to him every day for 18 months. He was uncanny. He would buy a dip in the market and the market would go higher. He would sell a rally in the market and the

The Kansas Hick Taught Me What The Fed Should Do

I was hired to coach one of the greatest traders of all time. I sat next to him every day for 18 months. He was uncanny. He would buy a dip in the market and the market would go higher. He would sell a rally in the market and the

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What Happened To Liz And Kwasi?

The demise of the Liz/Kwasi (LK) was the result of: • The Conservative Party establishment counter attacking the free market revolutionaries • The Bank of England counter attacking the free market revolutionaries • LK’s incompetence LK were members of free market groups who feel that: • The UK is stagnating under over

How To Make Millions With Stock Swing Trading

I usually tell people that position trading is how you build wealth and swing trading is for income. But that is not true. It's true that you don't have as many huge winners as you do with holding onto positions for a long time but swing trading has a hidden

“The bulls take the stairs and the bears take the elevator”

One of the big advantages of a bear market is that you can make money quicker. Bear markets last only about 25% to 35% as long as bull markets. They tend to be short and sharp. Yet most people don’t like bear markets. They try to just lose as

Twilight of China Accelerates

The announcement of Xi Xiping's annoinment as the head of China has caused an acceleration of the bear market in Chinese stocks and debt. What we are seeing is the destruction of 30 years of dramatic economic growth. I have stated in the past that China’s economy will never

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The UK Is A Train Wreck

Liz truss was only in power for 44 days. The establishment has retaken power in the UK and it is leading to a train wreck. Liz was a rebellion against the no growth policies of Boris Johnson. Boris had proposed sharp increases in tax rates on corporations and individuals. In

Major Stock Buy Signal?

Plunging Earnings Trigger Buy Signal? It's a paradox but when companies earnings are plunging, it is bullish for the stock market. But it can't go down just a little. The ideal is a drop in consensus estimates of 12% or more. That is a major buy signal and you should

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How To Play The Stock Market Bottom

Was That The Bottom?

Yes! For now… The wild swing yesterday should mark the low for the near term. Here’s why: • It might have been a capitulation bottom. Capitulation bottoms are typified by a sharp turnaround on heavy volume. And you have to have both of those elements. The CPI came out bearish

UK Pension Funds Blow Up. US Next?

From today's Wall Street Journal: Pensions in particular are blowing up because the funds are highly sensitive to changes in interest rates as they seek to balance assets and liabilities over long time horizons. And the explosion is happening in Britain because defined-benefit pension plans—the most interest-sensitive—remain more

Inflation Inflating The Fed

Today's CPI report showed that headling inflation dipped a little bit but core inflation hit a 40 year high. The net result? The Fed will keep tightening. Markets immediately moved in the direction of their previous trends. Stocks down, Gold down. Dollar up. The market will now look for more

This Chart Says Bear Market Is Almost Over

I’ve been a big bear for a year. I was one of the first to tell you it was coming and we have made a lot of money from this call. Our clients have dramatically outperformed the market and the competition. But when will the next bull market come?

Another Reason Gold Will Go Lower

Indian Brides Aren’t Going To Get As Much Gold This Year! Gold is clearly in a bear market. But how can that be when inflation is skyrocketing and there are more global tensions than at any time in 10 years. Where is the safe haven buying? Why isn’t

Government Workers Get Bonus!

Wait! Isn't this insider trading? Don't all the arguments why corporate insiders can't do this apply to government workers. Nancy! You've got to pass a law against this! Oh yeah, she's doing it too.

12,100 Zombies

Bloomberg is reporting that there are 12,100 zombie cryptos that haven’t traded for a month. Technically, they are still alive but effecting they are the living dead. This is a dramatic increase over the previous year when there were 3200 zombies. Why are there so many zombies and

How To Play The END of Bear Markets

I told you a year ago that there would be a bear market and here we are. But now, we are closer to the end of the bear market than the beginning. Now is the time to start to think about how do we get long to make massive money

Best Countries To Be Digital Nomad

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Always on vacation!

I'm standing in the elevator of my hotel in the Al Jadaf neighborhood in Dubai. Three Japanese salarymen are in the elevator. They seem pretty happy. It occurs to me that they are here on vacation since this neighborhood is not near any business center. Ah, that is why they

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MBS vs JRB

Here are some key points from different perspectives: President Joe R. Biden has said that he was disappointed with the OPEC+ decision and would explore other alternatives. His administration has even said they would try to figure out ways to boost domestic production. So far, he has done nothing domestically

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China Purges. Xi Becomes Mao Lite

Chinese president Xi Jinping handed out death sentences and 30 year jail terms to his political opponents this week in preparation for his coronation as president for a third term this month. I have been reporting to you for over a year about his preparations for power: • Slapping down tech

Oil Crisis Grips World By The Throat

The battle over the price of oil is heating up. The Biden administration accused OPEC with siding with Russia in the Ukraine War. OPEC denies it. Who is right and what the heck is going on? There are many ramifications to the current situation: • This is a significant break in

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Uh oh. Will Oil Hit $120 Again?

Oh no, here comes gasoline on the fire OPEC+ is meeting this week and the big news is that both Saudi Arabia and Russia are pushing for a 1-2 million barrel a day cut in oil production. The reason is simple. They both need the cash that would come in

Truss being stabbed in back. Britain bleeds...

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss got elected on a platform of pro-growth policies largely centered on tax cuts to individuals and companies. But Tory back benchers, not the Labor Party, are stabbing her in the back. She is now backing off tax cuts to the rich even though it would

Kiyosaki will be right ...eventually

I read today that Robert Kiyosaki is recommending buying bitcoin. That is making me more comfortable being short bitcoin. I really like his books on personal finance and believe everyone should read them. I've been on stage with him a few times in global arenas. But he is a doom

Just got to Dubai

It was one of those trips from hell. I decided to travel from the US to Dubai a different way. I flew from Los Angeles to Montreal to Paris to Dubai. Three 7 hour flights. Just to be clear, I'm never flying Air Canada again. Snotty attendents in the lounge

The Fed Is Driving Using The Rear View Mirror

The Fed Is Repeating Their Massive Policy Mistake The Fed made a huge mistake in 2020 and 2021 by keeping interest rates at zero and doubling the supply of money in spite of evidence that the economy was rebounding. They compounded the mistake by keeping the money spigot running even

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They begged me to keep going!

But I didn’t. Enough is enough. I taught the Kelly Formula for trading futures and forex about 10 years ago. But then I did something totally stunning. I traded it live in front of people! Everyday, I would post to a special password protected blog my trades for the

Who should use Extreme Profits?

I know it sounds kinda weird, but I can’t tell you precisely! But I can give you some general guidelines. Extreme Profits gives you the ability to make life changing profits. Truly. You can change your life dramatically if you do it right. But the downdrafts in your equity

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A simple explanation of inflation!

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Oil Will Go Lower...

The chart above shows the price of West Texas Intermediate oil. We got out of our energy positions near the beginning of June and have only dabbled in energy since, mainly long nat gas. Over the last week, we saw a nice little rally in oil but tht is now

A Key To Winning the Robbins World Cup of Trading

Larry williams won the Robbins World Cup of Trading with profits of over 11,000% in the one year competition. He made more in that year than all other winners in history combined! How did he do it? The first element is that he has created many great techniques for

Sell Copper Stocks

So many people, mainly politicians, still think the economy is doing well. Even Fed Head Jumping Jay Powell thinks it is. If that is true then copper should be doing really well. But it’s not. It’s in a bear market. And it is going to go a lot

New Uranium Boom?

King Dollar Is Whipping Emerging Markets

The dollar will remain strong and whip emerging markets and even developed countries. Look for debt defaults across the globe in 2023 as the King Dollar throttles other countries. Here's why: • The US economy is the strongest economy in the developed world • The Fed is running the tightest monetary policy

Heart Palpitating Profits

So I taught Extreme Profits to a group of futures, CFD, and forex trades about 7 years ago. And then I traded it live in front of them. Unbelievable! On one hand, I had a couple of days where I lost 50% of the value of the portfolio I set

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Powell Yaps, Slams Market

While the central bank’s steps to slow the rate of investment, spending and hiring “will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and businesses,” Mr. Powell said", according to WSJ.com. But will the Fed's tightening also kill the stock market? The short answer is

First he taught a computer to sing, then he blew the mind of the stock market!

The inventor of the Kelly Formula was John Kelly. He was an engineer in Bell Labs in New Jersey. At the time, in the 1950’s, Bell Labs was the center of the technology universe. Of course, Bell Labs was where telephony was being driven forward. Bell asked Kelly to

The Next Bear Leg Has Started!

Today’s savaging of the stock market signals, to me, the beginning of the next leg down in this bear market. For the last couple of months, I’ve been telling you: • We were going to have a normal seasonal rally • The rally would be concentrated in sectors that had

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Will China Invade Taiwan?

The biggest threat to the global economy is not the Fed or Ukraine. It is China/Taiwan. An invasion of Taiwan by China could: • Create a world war • Plunge the world into depression • Create more authoritarianism around the world as countries react to China’s invasion So the question is:

Wait! Is The Labor Market Really That Strong?

Here's what everybody is thinking. The labor market is really strong. Heck, they just announced 528,000 added to payrolls last Friday! The headline blew people away! But wait a second. Things are not as rosy as they seem. The chart above show the headline number in black bars. But

Sitting In The Bangkok Emergency Room

My big toe hurts. Badly. And it it swollen and infected. And twists off to the right at a weird angle. I’m sitting in a hard chair under the florescent bulbs in the Police General Hospital in Bangkok. I normally run my life in 6th gear…going downhill…with

UK "Biggest squeeze on living standards in 60 years"

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