Recent content by zip2cosmic

I'll bet the 13 Gold Bugs Index (HUI) constituents will be better

Japan is 18 years into recession and the Nikkei 225 is still 77% below the 29 Dec 1989 all time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Index took 25 years to make a new high after the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Use the coming "It'll be alright" rally this spring to trade and get out of red ink positions...

Optimism is gathering pace in the first few days of 2009. Last year saw the S&P500 down 39%, FTSE100 down 32% and the Nikkei 225 down 42%. As individual and corporate spending has collapsed, governments around the world are picking up the slack with massive stimulus packages. The accompanying...

Lyndon LaRouche is not joking - he controls a cult that make the Scientologists look warm and fuzzy - see WashingtonPost.com: The Cult Controversy

We all had to learn our craft and education is expensive. The most successful traders are highly disciplined and never break the rules they set themselves. The first rule is always set a stop loss limit as knowing when to sell is often more important than what and when to buy. It is the...

Arb traders in Chicago in the 1990's used edge to describe the potential profit a trade would capture. If you were buying a future and selling a synthetic future and capturing 2 points, the edge was 2 points. It is the profit you expect to make when initiating a trade.

I have just returned to the markets after 2 years spent raising capital for tech start-ups. I have just joined a new London start up offering investment advice to non-discretionary individuals trading equities, fixed income, FX, commodities and derivatives across the globe. I have been in the...