Funny If True….
PS: I have a very vague recollection of a trader in the 1980’s being caught in a similar manner with copper.
Its A Bet Not A Prediction
One of the issues I have with technical analysis and its more die hard adherents is that they assume they are making a prediction when in fact they are making a bet. This might seem to be a mild quibble of a simple matter of definitions but the two words carry much different meanings both…
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Agricultural Economics
I know staggeringly little about the economics of agriculture which is why I found this Twitter thread so interesting. More wheat stats. My personal favorite Misleading Wheat Stat is “Ukraine/Russia grow 25% of world wheat exports.” Why’s it misleading? It’s technically true, but doesn’t mean what people think! Missing wheat from the war is actually…
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Energy Markets in Turmoil
PS:If you are like me and long the energy complex beware of confirmation bias in this otherwise excellent overview.
Study Finds Discontinued LEGO Sets Are a Better Investment Than Gold
Forget Blockchain — investors might want to consider putting their money into LEGO blocks, which appreciate faster than even gold, according to a recent study. Researchers at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics found retired LEGO sets appreciated in value 11 percent annually from 1987 to 2015 — more than gold, stocks or bonds. LEGO sets…
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