Global Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Trends
Third Week of Trading 2022 The third week of trading in 2022 saw the third straight week of losses for US Markets, with the S&P, the Nasdaq, the Russell, and the Dow all down significantly. This was the worst week for the Dow since Oct 2020, the S&P and the Nasdaq posted their biggest percentage […]
Second Week of Trading 2022 The second week of trading in 2022 was once again dominated by the talk of interest rate hikes in the US. The Federal Reserve (FED) suggested it would take the training wheels off the economy, begin raising rates in an attempt to see if the economy can stand on its
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First Week of Trading 2022 We are one week into the new trading year of 2022. The game is heating up for investors as the tailwinds of 2020-2021 begin to turn into headwinds in 2022. The noise coming from central banks, in particular, the US Federal Reserve about tapering QE and raising interest rates, the
What Happens Next Economists describe inflation as “too many dollars chasing too few goods.” When you have too many dollars chasing the same thing, the chase will drive the price up. Things will become more expensive. If you look below, you will notice the stock market chart from the end of World War 2 1945
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We will fight and hedge them every way we can. Our portfolios are built to survive economic Darwinism. Anti-fragile. The Impartial Lens Model Portfolio +45.65% Vs SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) +17.51%: 11 October 2018 – 20 July 2020: We have had 5 double baggers (+100%) in this portfolio. 4 remain open and we
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By keeping our eyes peeled and ear to the ground, we are identifying themes early, whittling down our choices and then pulling the trigger. We even announced our latest ‘Social Unrest’ pick Smith & Wesson (SWBI) at the end of May and it has returned +77.61%. We remain long guns. Teladoc (TDOC) was sourced
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Our ‘Social Unrest’ trade via Smith & Wesson (SWBI) is up 53.8% since our entry on 27 May and we expect more to come. It was trading as AOBC on entry but changed it’s name back to Smith & Wesson as we outlined in the original article. Our original piece: https://lnkd.in/erzs2xc We pay attention to what
Two new positions have been added to The Impartial Lens Portfolio. We opened a long position in American Outdoor Brands Corporation (AOBC) on Wednesday 27 May. From Monday 01 June, the company will change its name back to Smith & Wesson Brands. The new ticker symbol is ‘SWBI’ and will be listed on the NASDAQ. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-outdoor-brands-prepares-spin-200500475.html
The U.S. has the highest levels of gun ownership per capita rate in the world and due to recent events such as the Pandemic and the latest eruption of civil unrest over the past week, we have identified ‘Social Unrest’ as a new investment theme for our portfolio. According to the FBI background check system,
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