The ceasefire changes nothing. The damage from the Strait of Hormuz closure is already baked in and still building. Time is the problem. Markets are chasing hope, not reality. We remain cautious and hedged.
It is a ‘Too-Late Ceasefire’ … The Damage Is Here and Is Building Read More »
At GTC Traders, we bridge the gap between retail and institutional trading. In this “Read the Report” entry, we address a critical member question: If our Daily Note is bearish on Gold and Silver, why aren’t we short? Explore the vital difference between discretionary market bias and systematic portfolio positioning, and learn why “market reconnaissance” is the foundation of professional risk management.
We have long warned that in an environment of structural inflation, a ‘kicker event’ or geopolitical instability would inevitably accelerate price pressures. That event has arrived.
“Actually, Not What’s Taking Place Today … But What’s Already Taken Place …” Read More »
With markets at extreme valuations, it may be good to review why lagging indicators, are called … lagging indicators.
Everything is Great …. Until It Isn’t Read More »
Or we could have another title for this article … “Why your own brain can’t be trusted for more than five minutes at a time …”
Record-keeping and the Mood-Congruent Judgement Effect Read More »
In trading … arrogance always kills. Being ‘cocky’? That can be a two edged sword, but a sword you need to keep sharp. And robust trading programs are an absolute necessity …
Arrogance (Bad) … Cocky (Can be Good?) … and a Lesson in Robustness Read More »
So we have recently begun an experiment in “Social Media Triptychs”, by publishing a PROLOGUE to our “How to Begin Series” …
Learn Your Craft (Part II – b?): Reasonable Performance Expectations Read More »
Despite insomnia? GTC Traders is making an adjustment in it’s Equity Fixed Income Hybrid Core Model … as the account prints more dividends and impressive performance …
DIAGEO PLC (DEO): More Rationale and Executing the Plan Read More »
So we have recently begun an experiment in “Social Media Triptychs”, by publishing a PROLOGUE to our “How to Begin Series” …
Learn Your Craft (Part II – a?): Recordkeeping Read More »
HOW do we go about switching in all of these programs, to make sure the return profile is more linear as of late, than absolute? How do we accomplish that? What tools can you use? We examined those questions through the lens of each of the three programs we run in the GTC Traders Sample Portfolio.
Dynamically Targeting Differing Return Profiles … HOW Exactly? (FREE TEASER) Read More »
