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Yen Strengthens Below 102

By Ben Hunt | February 3, 2014 | 0 Comments

There was a clear short-term Narrative developed in the financial media last week creating a focal point at 102 in the Yen/USD exchange rate. The…

The Play’s the Thing

By Ben Hunt | February 2, 2014 | 0 Comments

There has to be a middle ground between being a Cynic and a Fool, some way of playing the game without losing one’s soul. Recognizing that all of us human animals, including me and including you, are playing multiple multi-level games … well, that seems like a good start to me.

Flatland

By Ben Hunt | January 28, 2014 | 0 Comments

To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.  – Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being…

American Bandstand

By Ben Hunt | January 19, 2014 | 0 Comments

Well, Dick, it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.  – standard response to Dick Clark’s “how do you rate this song”…

Parasite Rex

By Ben Hunt | January 12, 2014 | 0 Comments

The most effective alpha-generating strategies are, technically speaking, parasites. I say this with love and admiration.

Adaptive Investing: What’s Your Market DNA?

By Ben Hunt | January 5, 2014 | 3 Comments

In 1837 on page 36 of his so-called “B” notebook, Charles Darwin wrote the words “I think” followed by the first depiction of an evolutionary tree.

The rest, as they say, is history,

The Construction of Robert Capa

By Ben Hunt | December 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

I went to the Democratic Convention as a journalist, and returned as a cold-blooded revolutionary. – Hunter S. Thompson Some people will say that words…

Whatever It Takes

By Ben Hunt | December 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

A few observations on what to look for in the language of the FOMC announcement tomorrow from a game theoretic perspective. Ever since Mario Draghi…

The Stuka

By Ben Hunt | December 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Fed is now playing the Common Knowledge game openly and directly, making public statements through their media intermediaries to tell you how ALL market…

A Dogmatic Slumber

By Ben Hunt | December 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH WAR IS PEACE. – George Orwell, “1984” SECRETS ARE LIES SHARING IS CARING PRIVACY IS THEFT. – Dave Eggers, “The Circle”…