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All that Glitters

By Ben Hunt | May 9, 2014 | 0 Comments

I’ve received a lot of questions over the past few weeks about Russia and the Ukraine, and why I don’t include this flashpoint in my…

The Risk Trilogy

By Ben Hunt | May 4, 2014 | 0 Comments

A trilogy is a pretty abstract notion. You can apply it to almost any three things.  – Jonathan Demme Mozart: So then you like it?…

Core Curriculum

By Ben Hunt | April 28, 2014 | 0 Comments

I distributed this Epsilon Theory reading list last summer, but it never made it to the website. Given the volume of requests I receive for…

The Business of Epsilon Theory

By Ben Hunt | April 23, 2014 | 0 Comments

I started the Epsilon Theory project nine months ago with the publication of a “Manifesto” and an email to a few hundred friends and colleagues.…

The Adaptive Genius of Rigged Markets

By Ben Hunt | April 20, 2014 | 0 Comments

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was – Talking Heads, “Once in…

Beta Earthquake

By Ben Hunt | April 13, 2014 | 0 Comments

One of the things I like to keep my eye on when I’m puzzling out what’s going on in the market are the specific company…

The King is Dead. Long Live the King.

By Ben Hunt | April 7, 2014 | 0 Comments

Le roi est mort, vive le roi! – French proclamation as coffin of old king is placed into burial vault of Saint Denis Basilica. The…

Hollow Men, Hollow Markets, Hollow World

By Ben Hunt | March 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

Apocalypse Now (1979), based on “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad Kurtz:  Did they say why, Willard, why they want to terminate my command? Willard:…

Two Shifting Narratives

By Ben Hunt | March 24, 2014 | 0 Comments

Two brief observations on incipient shifts in powerful Narratives … First, China. The pleasant charade that recent currency intervention was nothing more than an effort…

Surely You Can’t Be Serious

By Ben Hunt | March 20, 2014 | 0 Comments

The Secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that you’ve got it made. These are my principles, and if you…