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Please Stand By John Thomas for Macro Millionaire Wednesday, September 21, 2011. The Webinar will begin at 12:00 pm EST. The Mad Hedge Fund Trader Marking Time. Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader September 21, 2011 www.macromillionaire.com.
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Please Stand ByJohn Thomas for Macro MillionaireWednesday, September 21, 2011 The Webinar will begin at 12:00 pm EST
The Mad Hedge Fund TraderMarking Time Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund TraderSeptember 21, 2011www.macromillionaire.com
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Macro Millionaire PerformanceMonday Figures *September 16.56% MTD!*First 40 weeks of Trading+ 39.15%!!*Versus +2.0% for the S&P500since December, 2010 36 out of 41 closed trades profitable0 out of 2 open trade profitable84% success rate
The Economy *IMF downgrade bodes ill for the world economy US 2.7% down to 1.8%, Europe 1.7% to 1.1*%*Inflation Rising CPI up to 3.8%-Stagflation is the horizon*Weekly jobless claims rising over 400,000 and trending up*New home starts stuck at 571,000 one quarter peak levels*Election assures gridlock don’t count on government stimulus*All consistent with a low 2.0% GDP growth rate
Bonds *Twist is in the price, announcement could bring a (TBT) rallyTwist will have not impact on the economy*Fed is trying to force money out of bonds intothe real economy*No twist brings a 5 point pop in the (TBT)*Interest rates could be stuck at this levelfor a while. 1.85-2.35% range for 10 year*China indicated they will continue buyingat this level
StocksSearching for a bottom *Expect volatility to continue*Still stuck in the 1,000-1,230 range*The rising flag formation is bearish*Use a hedged approachbalanced “RISK ON/RISK OFF” portfoliowhile market trendless*Dead financials will prevent big up moves in indexes*Q3 earnings starts in 2 weeks cut back on “RISK OFF” exposure*Get out of the way of Fed surprises
The Dollar *Dollar break out looks set to continue*Euro looks like a layup on the short side*The new Euro 1.35-$1.40 range is setuntil the next break down*Watch Australian dollar for“RISK ON/RISK OFF” tell*Yen is still dead in the water
Energy *Watch oil for your tip off for “RISK ON”/”RISK OFF”*Summer driving season is over, creatinga drag on prices, demand is falling*Still Caught in a short term $80-$90 trading range*Trend down since April continuesupper left hand corner to lower rate*Next long term support kicks in at $75*Great trading and hedging vehicle long (TBT) versus short oil*Natural Gas threatening a total breakdown on oversupply
Precious Metals *Gold is trying to put in an intermediate term top*Action has moved on to gold stocks*Looking heavier each week*Volatility is extreme*My long term target is still $2,300*Dragged down by weak prices in other commodities*Platinum and Palladium were predicting a recoverytwo weeks ago, now predicting a slowdown
The Ags *(CORN) takes a hit on rumors of anArgentina quota relaxation*They finally got rain in Texas*“RISK OFF” keeps beating up a long termfundamental bull trend*Weakness in corn spread to the entire ag sector*An entry point is setting up
Trade SheetThe bottom line: Trade or die *Stocks-Buy the big dips, sell the big rallies*Bonds- go short, sell rallies*Commodities- buy the dips*Currencies-sell Euro rallies, buy Aussie dips*Precious Metals- go short through out of the money puts*Volatility-short the spikes over 40%*The ags – wait for a bigger dip, more news*Real estate-bouncing along a bottomNext Webinar is on Wednesday, October 5
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