Tag: Short-selling

  • The Art of War and the Laws of Economics

    To garner extraordinary profit you must first of all wake up so that you can see the truth and understand both the art of war and the laws of economics. We will concern ourselves with opportunities for speculative profits based on government intervention into the free market. This is a study of human action by…

  • Short Selling Maven Strikes Again

    Q: Your short selling maven activity has, on at least 3 occasions, made the front pages of the North American financial press. Twice to the front page of Barrons, the Wall Street Journal Company’s weekly. Do you expect to get any press now and how much of what is in the movie “The Big Short”…

  • Predicting Market Price Gaps

    Q: Do all market price gaps get filled? A: That is the tendency, yes. Q: Then that information can be useful in predicting future price action? Is this something you use to call the low in the gold market? If so, how do you use it? A: Price gaps indicate an imbalance of buy and…

  • The Nature of Market Speculation

    Q: Are you turned off by the zero sum and negative nature of market speculation? Especially short selling? A: No. It is only a zero sum game for the speculators involved. For the market economy, it is a win win. The price signals sent by the changes caused by the nature of market speculation are…

  • Five-to-One Advantage in Market Speculation

    Q: Can I get a five-to-one advantage over 98% of market players using the Fixed System? A: Yes. That’s the minimum. It’s possible to get more as your skill improves. Q: Why do you say the advantage is at minimum five to one? What’s your basis for saying that? A: I once took a week-long…

  • Short Selling vs Casino Gambling

    Q: When a proposal for short selling is presented, a frequent objection is that profit potential is limited in that the shares can only go down to zero but losses are potentially infinite since there is no limit, in theory, to how high the stock price can go. How do you answer such an objection?…

  • Amazon AMZN on the Fixed System Short List #2

    Q: Does Amazon (AMZN) qualify for the Fixed System Short List No. 2? A: Yes, it qualifies but it isn’t on just yet. I’m currently reviewing a lot of options and waiting for the completion of a countertrend bear market rally. Q: Do you see any accounting issues with Amazon? A: No more than all…

  • Fixed System Short List #2

    Q:I understand that you’ve started a second short list. Can you give us more details? A: Yes, the Fixed System Short List #2. Criteria for getting on the list are as follows: A prior price rise greater than 500% A large market capitalization that makes further price rises unlikely to exceed 33% Sufficient opportunity for…

  • Gold Mining Shares is a Sound Strategy

    Q: We have had a significant up move in the gold mining shares since the middle of January. I remember your suggesting that for portfolio investors, dollar cost averaging into the shares was a sound strategy. Have you changed your view now? A: No, it is a sound strategy still for anyone looking to acquire…