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Pay Attention to the Pros – Here’s How

klucas@taipangroup.com (Kent Lucas, Editor, Taipan's Safe Haven Investor) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Tracking the holdings of the best investors via "13F Filings" is a worthwhile exercise that can lead to excellent investment ideas and gains. There are a lot of smart guys in the investment...

Is the Market Always Right?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Arguing with the market in the short term is an exercise in futility – all it gets you is frustrated, or maybe even thrown out of the game. How do you do well in markets? Easy – just buy low and...

Bureaucrats Get It Wrong On Greece and the Euro

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Bureaucrats on both sides of the Atlantic are whining about the speculative “attack” on the euro. This political pressure is way off base, and the decline has further to go. If you wanted more proof...

Wednesday’s IED and September’s Market Crash

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

The throwdown continues as Adam Lass weighs in on roadside bombs and the next market crash. As long as we’re having throwdowns on the whys and wherefores of the market these days, I may as well put...

The Other Great Decoupling – Oil and Stocks

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Does this week's price action herald an end to the "risk on/risk off" relationship between oil and equity prices? Chances are you’ve heard about “the great decoupling.” This phrase has been in...

Berkshire Hathaway – A Buying Opportunity?

klucas@taipangroup.com (Kent Lucas, Editor, Taipan's Safe Haven Investor) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Given the recent focus on Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s holding company and investment vehicle, Editor Kent Lucas takes a closer look at what makes it so special. Let me start off by saying...

The Fine Art of Shorting (As Demonstrated by a Bear)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Markets are driven by human nature, and human nature does not change. Thus “the old ways are the best ways” when it comes to trading technique – perhaps especially when going short. Your editor is...

Giant Hedge Funds Position for “Managed Malaise”

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

“Managed Malaise” is the order of the day... and the big boys are placing their bets accordingly.. Amusing headline of the week: “Terror as mall shark tank cracks.” As the U.K. Sun breathlessly...

What Happens to the Dollar When It’s Just Not Funny Anymore?

alass@taipangroup.com (Adam Lass, Senior Editor, WaveStrength Options Weekly) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

The demise of the euro and pound has been disguising the dollar’s troubles. But now that fig leaf is falling away. Sometimes the markets seem like a real battle between the macroeconomic and the...

Sunny Expectations Hit by Macroeconomic Storms

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

All best-case market scenarios depend on a very rosy assumption – the long-run extrapolation of some very short-term circumstances. Here at Taipan Daily, we believe in editorial freedom. Nobody is...