Bank Failures

One of the things that is most surprising about any form of financial crisis is the degree of surprise that market participants display at its unfolding. You can see this scene play at present with the recent collapse of Silicon Valley bank and the current nervousness that surrounds U S regional banks. What new players…

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Dark Side of the Moon’ at 50

….Storm Thorgerson and George Hardie’s image of a light shining through a prism and emerging as a spectrum of color—pitched dead center, slightly raised, cast against a black backdrop—is probably the most famous in rock history. You can find it just about anywhere, in myriad objects: T-shirts at Walmart, bumper stickers, bedding, sneakers, stained glass, and lower back tattoos. While writing…

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Market Wizard Quotes

A few reminders – “Don’t focus on making money; focus on protecting what you have.” – Paul Tudor Jones (Market Wizards) “The key to successful trading is emotional discipline.” – Richard Dennis (Market Wizards) “The game taught me the game. And it didn’t spare me rod while teaching.” – Ed Seykota (Market Wizards) “The four…

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