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The latest investment strategies and insights from Markman Capital Insight. Helping investors get the most reward from every ounce of risk.  The latest investment strategies and insights from Markman Capital Insight. Helping investors get the most reward from every ounce of risk. 

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Smart Money Grows Anxious

I checked in with Jason Goepfert to see what the sentiment data is showing about the recent stall in the market, and as usual he had some interesting data to share. Goepfert, who runs Sundial Capital, reports that for the first time since last June, an extreme in the outlook between Smart Money and Dumb Money traders has emerged. Both terms...

  • March 1st, 2015
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Gemini VF1: +2.8% Overnight Gain

Gemini VF1, which trades S&P 500 Volatility Index (VX) futures, recorded a $700 gross profit, or +2.8%, for its $25k model portfolio on Friday morning, Feb. 27. That was a fantastic win because it came on an overnight hold. The VX was shorted at 4:45 pm ET on Thursday and the system took profits on Friday morning. The system...

  • February 27th, 2015
Welcome to our new home

Welcome to our new home

The website of a financial publishing firm is like a school, store, library and theater all in one. It's a place where you can learn intensively about investing and trading, or just kick back and absorb. I started my first investment newsletter 13 years ago with a small site after my hedge fund was sold, and have done two major updates since. The last...

  • February 24th, 2015
Twilight of the Petrosaurs

Twilight of the Petrosaurs

Crude oil fell another 3.5% on Wednesday, matching the lows set earlier this month, and churning up a total slopstorm for the big energy producers. The fossil fuel economy appears to be vaporizing before our eyes.  It was a bad day for the likes of ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX) and ConocoPhillips (COP), as they all...

  • January 29th, 2015
Change Log

Change Log

Steering you through the global economic revolution. Discovering the next great growth stock is the dream of every investor. It is a task that requires not just the capacity to study balance sheets and assess management quality, but also many hours of research into social, cultural and technological change. Many, many hours. The research is fun and...

  • January 9th, 2015