“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby becomes a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.” –from BEYOND GOOD & EVIL by Friedrich Nietzsche The life of a trader is very short. Very few make it past ten years. That’s the conclusion reached by Nassim Nicholas Taleb… Read More »
s the market going to tank? Everybody is asking that question or trying to answer it. But not me. I’m asking a different question. Is the market going to go up in September, and September only? Both questions sound very much like the same thing. But there is a subtle difference. An important subtle difference. Because when you ask… Read More »
Whoo-hoo! In July I started buying call options on a certain bitcoin mining stock and it’s already doubled. I have been buying (and selling) bitcoin mining stocks since 2018 and in the long run have done very well. Here is a list of articles that I have written about the sector here. Am I an expert on the… Read More »
I spent a week with family and friends in Osoyoos, which is in the heart of British Columbia’s wine country. The wine tastings were extravagant and generous, as we had a friend who is a sommelier accompany us. We stayed at an accommodation booked through VRBO. I prefer VRBO over Airbnb as I find the listings to be… Read More »
In the summertime, I like to catch up on my reading: ttps://www.amazon.ca/Alpha-Trader-Methodology-Mathematics-Professional/dp/1736739816/ There are lots of good investment books out there and I hope to read more of them while I am either sipping wine in Osoyoos (British Columbia wine country) or in Hawaii (between snorkeling expeditions) this July and August. But Alpha Trader came with a… Read More »
Numbers don’t lie. In the last three month, the price of bitcoin dropped by more than half and that is the worst quarter ever. https://analytics.skew.com/dashboard/bitcoin-spot Now, if you have been in crypto for more than a decade, you could call me a liar. From August 2011 to October of the same year, bitcoin fell from $8.21 to $3.15,… Read More »
