2008 will be a great year … in the sense of successful, prosperous year … NO, this has nothing to do, where the markets end up December, 31st 2008
1. In China, the number 8 is seen as THE lucky number. The main reason seemingly comes from the pronunciation of the word for the […]

I wish you all a happy, healthy, successful and peaceful year 2008!!!
Cheers Oli

Today’s market action in the Dax and Eurostoxx is a perfect example, why you should take a break exactly then, when everybody else does
After a X-mas holiday … in a to 2(!!!) days only shortened week … please tell me … WHO TRADES???
The answer is … LOSERS … guys who have not […]

Merry Christmas!!! Feliz Navidad!!! Frohe Weihnachten!!!
I wish all of you a happy and peaceful Christmas time!!!
Take care … Whereever you are … Whoeever you are

As the fashion of today is setting up SWFs (sovereign wealth funds) … to save the world … or better … to convert earned dollars into knowledge and influence …
HERE COMES SAUDI ARABIA …
Seemingly trying not to be too far behind its neighbors … Saudi Arabia will set up the BIGGEST SWF, I just […]

Another year … another outburst of analyst expectations … the end is often … most of them are plain WRONG
2007 expectations have not been far off the real outcome … AND THIS WITHOUT KNOWING THE SUBPRIME IMPACT … which means … without that, markets would have performed by FAR BETTER than analysts expected […]

Not unexpectedly, market made a nice move on expiration day … this time to the upside … showing, that too many market participants are too bearish and still short.
The longer term picture is still not decided … BUT … now the Bulls have a slight advantage over the Bears …
Looking at statistics … the market […]

After some volatile days without real price progress, be CAREFUL as tomorrow is December Expiration for options and futures … it would not be the first time, that the market moves heavily to one side on such a day as the real money already is enjoying X-mas vacations or buying presents for friends and family…
To […]