All Posts by Mike

Whales Move Markets Not Retail Traders

In the world of trading and financial blogs it’s easy to get overrun with useless and outright false information. Over the years I have had many brushes with the turbulent world of prop trading, so I can tell you some secrets that pros know and retail traders only wish they knew. Until now!

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  • Mike
  • last year

A Legion Of Losers

As humans, we have an extremely poor ability to judge statistics. It’s one of the key reasons that casinos anywhere on the planet not only exist, but thrive. Most of us know that in a casino, the odds are stacked squarely against us.

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  • Mike
  • last year

Trading On Direction Is Now A Sucker Play

If nothing else J-Pow’s dovish cave yesterday has once and for all proven my point that trading on market direction has become a complete sucker play. We now live in a time when the slightest hint at slowing the pace of interest rate hikes is seen as an excuse to kick the market back into turbo mode and keep the Ponzi going for just a little longer.

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  • Mike
  • last year

The Poll Results Are In

Last week I posted a quick poll aimed at getting a better idea of what type of content and which type of services would best serve my audience moving into 2023. I’m happy to report that no Dominion voting systems were smashed in the process.

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  • Mike
  • last year

The Real FTX Story Comes Out

The dust is settling on the FTX debacle and we finally have a clear picture of what is surely one of the all time dumbest episodes in financial history. So fasten your seatbelts and return your tray table to its full upright and locked position, because just telling you this sordid tale this is going to be one bumpy ride:

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  • a couple of years ago

Does This Rally Have Legs?

Given the volatile state of affairs in the crypto market many readers suggested that I should go back to my roots and focus more on traditional stock and the options markets. It’s been my focus for over 14 years now but over the past year or so my posts have mainly focused on crypto.

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  • a couple of years ago
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