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The Mad Hedge Fund Trader “The Endless Summer”

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The Mad Hedge Fund Trader “The Endless Summer”

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  1. The Mad Hedge Fund Trader“The Endless Summer” San Francisco, CA September 11, 2013www.madhedgefundtrader.com

  2. MHFT Global Strategy LuncheonsBuy tickets at www.madhedgefundtrader.com San FranciscoNovember 1

  3. TradeMonster San Francisco ConferenceOctober 25-26 San FranciscoMarriot Marquis Hotel Go to www.madhedgefundtrader.com and register by clicking the InvestMonster box on the right

  4. Trade Alert PerformanceStaying On Top *2013 YTD +42.03%, compared to 16%for the Dow, beating it by 26%*September +4.45%*First 126 weeks of Trading +97.1%*Versus +23% for the Dow AverageA 74% outperformance of the index 138 out of 195 closed trades profitable70.8% success rate on closed trades

  5. Portfolio Review-Building a larger long“RISK ON” Returns Expiration P&L+45.3% YTD

  6. Performance Year to Date +42.03%Finally, a New All Time High!

  7. Performance Since Inception+35.3% Average Annualized Return

  8. Strategy Outlook *The money won’t wait*We never got the 12% correction, only 7.1%*Taper is priced in*So is Syria, the Bernanke replacement and the coming debt ceiling crisis*It’s off to the races once more with risk assets*Stocks could gain 10% by year end*Bottom fishing begins in commodities and emerging markets*another leg down in the yen is imminent

  9. The Jim Parker ViewThe Mad Day Trader-On sale for a $1,000 upgradeSummer market still prevails Technical Set Up of the week *Buy Europe good value (EWG), (EWP)Emerging Markets moving (GXG)Short play over in emerging currencies(SPY) trying to break out (IWM) Small caps*Sell ShortYen big time, risk is limited

  10. The Economy-Picking Up *August nonfarm payroll 169,000, unemployment rate drops to 7.3%, new recovery low, labor participation rate at 35 year low*August HSBC Services PMI 51.3 to 52.8*August Eurozone PMI 50.5 to 51.5, two year high, Q2 GDP 0.3%*UK August Business Activities Index 60.2 to 60.5, 6.5 year high*GM August sales +14.7%, industry +16 million units 2013*August ISM manufacturing index 55.4 to 55.7, 26 month high*Japan Q2 GDP revised up from 2.7% to 3.8%

  11. Weekly Jobless Claims-9,000 jump to 323,000 New 5 Year Low

  12. 10 Years of Nonfarm Payrolls

  13. Bonds-Bonds rally…or They Rally *Taper is priced in. If you don’t get it bonds rally*If we do get taper it will be “taper light” , $5-$10 billion a month cutback,$75-80 billion a month in Fed bond buying continues. Bonds rally*Real taper killed off by Syria and the August nonfarm payroll*Bonds are only 13 months into a 20 year bear market, so rallies will be brief*Only fixed income value is in MLP’s,where the cash flow is huge

  14. Ten Year Treasuries (TLT Yields)

  15. 2X Short Treasuries (TBT)

  16. Municipal Bonds (MUB)-3% yield,Mix of AAA, AA, and A rated bonds

  17. (JNK)-

  18. MLP’s (LINE)

  19. Stocks *Traders are adding risk, moving from low beta to high beta stocks*Expecting a big post Syria, post taper rally*(SPX) could add a full earnings multiple point by year end, from 15X to 16X, or from 1,630 to 1,780*Bottom fishing starting in emerging markets and commodities*Major institutions and individuals are still generationally underweight equities*are we only half way through an 8year bull market?

  20. (SPX)-The 30,000 view

  21. S&P 500 (SPX)-5 Week Downtrend Reversal?

  22. NASDAQ (QQQ)

  23. NASDAQ 100 Advance-Decline Ratio

  24. (VIX)-Back to the GraveyardThe spike for the year is in

  25. Russell 2000 (IWM)-Leads the Upturn

  26. Cycles-Traders Adding Beta

  27. Auto Industry

  28. Ford Motors (F)

  29. Apple (AAPL)-Buy the Rumor, Sell the News

  30. Shanghai-Double Bottom in place

  31. Shanghai-long term

  32. (DXJ)-the only way to play Japan-Nikkei with hedged yen – Olympic Pop

  33. Japan Nikkei Index

  34. Emerging Markets-Bottom fishing

  35. Dollar-The Fall Rally has begun *BOJ unanimously votes to maintain ultra easy monetary policy, maintaining targets of doubling money supply and 2% inflation in two years*Yen losing flight to safety bid as Syria war dissipates, breaking down on all crosses, US $ is next*Conclusion: Yen down*2020 Olympic win crushes the yen*Euro rallies again*Ausie rallies on conservative election win and improving China data

  36. Long Dollar Basket (UUP)-up on weak yen, down on strong euro and ausie

  37. Euro (FXE)-No Trade

  38. Australian Dollar (FXA)-China Bounce plus Conservative election win

  39. Japanese Yen (FXY)-Cash market smashes through ¥100major breakdown is imminent

  40. Japanese yen positionsRunning a triple position-strong conviction *Long the 9/$103-106 bear put spread*Long the 10/$103-$106 bear put spread*Long the 10/$102-$105 bear put spread

  41. (YCS)-For Non Options Players200% Short Yen ETF-head and shoulders top risk

  42. Energy-Waiting for the Missiles *Oil has been over $100/barrel since July 4*Wall Street is long 1.9 million contracts in wake of Egypt and Syria Crisis,about a 4 month refinery supply, vastly overextended*This long has pushed cruse to to a $20 premium to actual supply and demand*Risk of a $20 gap down is high*Strongest driving season in 31 years ending*Only Syria is levitating these prices*Obama will move slowly in response

  43. Crude-Peace Breaks Out

  44. United States Oil Fund (USO)Covered short 2 hours too earlyleft 1.8% on the table

  45. Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE)

  46. Energy Independence Here We Come!

  47. Natural Gas-Killed by a Cool summer

  48. Copper (CU)-Is the bottom in?China recovery will help

  49. Freeport McMoRan (FCX)long the 10/$28-$30 bull call spread

  50. Precious Metals-Stalling again as peace breaks out * Russian peace offer kills the flight to safety trade*Gold miners (GDX) outperforming metal for the first time in 8 years*Big hedge funds switching out of gold and into gold miners*Industry hedging at all time low*A BUY setting up at the 50 daymoving average

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