Achtung Baby
“What more can I do?” In 1990, this mere question asked by to David Evans (aka “The Edge”) to Larry Mullen Jr almost led to the split of U2, one the most famous rock bands of the past forty years.
1301, 2021
3112, 2020
New Year Is Coming: The Biggest Disconnect Ever
Dear readers, Above all, I wish everyone a happy new year 2021. After ten months of pandemic, curfews, and lockdowns, I am sure that we all want our lives back soon. Hopefully, vaccines may drive a form of “return to
1812, 2020
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (With a Mask)
2020 is about to end. And it has been a year that we will never forget. Whoever you are, whatever your job or personal situation, this pandemic is very likely to have impacted your life. Fortunately, the dramatic sanitary situation
0412, 2020
Black Holes and Revelations: Kondratiev Waves, Infinite QE and Economic Spaghettification
Many people do worry about the impact of quantitative easing and infinite bailouts policies. But many of them believe that authorities do not really have the choice. “Is there any alternative?” That is the right question. As already explained in
2611, 2020
Welcome to Fabulous Wall Street
A few days ago, Jim Cramer said: “It’s the most speculative market I’ve ever seen. You can’t lose in that market. It’s like a slot machine that always pays out. I’ve not seen this in my career.” And Jim is
1711, 2020
The Western Minority Report
A few days ago, we learnt that Joe Biden and his team were considering Janet Yellen as a serious candidate for the next Secretary of the Treasury position. According to betting markets, Lael Brainard may be also well-positioned for the
0311, 2020
Homework – Tesla, Trade Desk, Peloton, Twilio, and the LPPLS Model
The readers of this blog may be more more or less familiar with the log-periodicity power law singularity (LPPLS) model, that anticipated a rupture of the Nasdaq bubble on September 2nd, and that also suggested that the short-term rebound of
2510, 2020
Is the Trump Put Expiration Date Approaching?
I am not American. And I am not willing to play any role in the political debate between Democrats and Republicans. But it is fascinating to see how elections in so-called democracies like the United States or France can drive
1610, 2020
It is All About Fractals – Tech Stocks and The LPPLS Model (Remastered)
The concept of fractal is fascinating. But it is also pretty abstract. If you read papers or books written by French mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot (aka the father of fractals), you may find meaningful things about nature, geometrical properties and even
0610, 2020
Attack of the Clones – A Tech Bubble Story
For two weeks, the chaotic structure of US capital markets has been dominated by clones. First, a clone of the well-known “rescue and pump” strategy by the Trump administration. Indeed, whenever the stock market faces the risk of an imminent