Why didn’t I see this before seeing the damned film………….  

As we near the end of the magic month….according to some. I thought it might be interesting to see whether October is all its cracked up to be. Apparently it isn’t, below are the average monthly returns generated using as much data as I could get. Data trumps bullshit once again….

One of the markets I trade is the S&P 500 which has been in recovery mode since 2009. However, the action this week seems to have put the wind up a few people – the merest mention of a market going down in October seems to send everyone running for the shelters. Channel breaks are…

Not quite on the close but apparently I have been told something.

I snipped the following graphic out of a somewhat breathless exhortation on how good equities had been this year. The graphic proclaims that S&P500 equities had outperformed all other investment classes this year, to which I replied bollocks………. The graphic below is from Finviz and it tracks a wider basket of vehicles – as you…

What could possibly go wrong…..  

I suppose the old statement a fool and his money are soon parted still holds true. More here……

Two charts of the S&P500

…remember the world is full of people like this….   I hope this woman has not had children…