All Good Things
It is a sad fact of trading that even the best trends eventually come to an end.
Wrong Again
I have a bit of a thing for data – I believe that you can bumble through your existence in the main according to the available data. It doesn’t matter whether you are deciding between two medical treatments or two new fridges. Data is helpful – correct data is compulsory. This is particularly true when…
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Trade What You See
One of the most interesting parts of trading is the role of the human brain as an interface between you and the market. Having a complex filtering mechanism that is the repository of all your emotions sitting between you and the raw sources of information you need presents a complication. Consider the image below. This…
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How Stupid Are Australian TV Journalists
It would appear they are very stupid – but then that’s probably not a surprise to anyone. The always entertaining Dr Sabine Hossenfelder points out why. Her channel is well worth subscribing to if for the sole purpose of enjoying her blisteringly sharp intellect mixed with her uniquely German sense of humour.
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Ten Minutes With Tate Lets Talk Markets
Once again the world seems a slightly more chaotic place with the Middle East being the current flashpoint for stupidity. And once again markets do something interesting.
More Hedge Fund Fun
This follows from the chart of hedge fund earners I posted here. Where possible I have matched the salaries to the performance of their funds I then matched this to the performance of the S&P500 Total Return Index. I used the S&P500TR Index because it is the most widely used benchmark in the industry. Where…
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Two Economies, With One Set of Flaws
Who would have guessed that lazy politicians, a lack of vision, and greedy rent seekers were a universal issue?
Hedge Fund Returns and Salaries
Following on from my latest video I did a bit more digging and found some convenient data on hedge fund returns and the salaries of the top hedge fund earners according to Bloomberg The chart below is composite data from the Barclays hedge fund index which looks at the returns of 1781 reporting hedge funds.…
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