Ioannis AchilleusNov 1, 20211 min readWeekly Memorandum 11/1/2021All major equity indices closed at their highest daily, weekly, and monthly levels in history. It really doesn't get more bullish than...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 15, 20212 min readWeekly Memorandum 3/15/2021Beware the Ides of March! Today is the day that Roman senators, led by Brutus and Cassius, assassinated Julius Caesar, which sparked the...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 4, 20214 min readSo You Want To Be A Trader?The past couple weeks has seen a new influx of retail traders into the stock market, largely stemming from the Gamestop and AMC manias. I...
Ioannis AchilleusApr 23, 20202 min readQE, but for CommoditiesObviously, this sounds crazy at face value, but Quantitative Easing for bonds was deemed crazy when it first began. But now, QE is...
Ioannis AchilleusApr 16, 20203 min read"Muh Free Market"It just doesn't exist. It never has, it never will. Does that mean markets are rigged? Perhaps, but not necessarily. The better answer...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 30, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 3/30/2020Stocks rebounded nicely last week, although it is still unlikely that we have seen the final lows. The rally was likely due to...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 26, 20204 min readAmerica: One Nation Under StagflationWith the Federal Reserve launching QE-Infinity, an old group of individuals have resurfaced that we haven't heard from in some time-- the...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 23, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 3/23/2020Equity futures witnessed another limit-down in last night's trading session. But this morning, the Federal Reserve committed to...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 19, 20203 min readIt's a New Decade, and Economic Globalization is Dead on ArrivalWe are not even three months into the new decade, and the existing economic order that has been in place since 1971 is on the verge of...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 16, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 3/16/2020It is truly incredible how fast markets, and life itself, can change. Not even a month ago, equities were at all-time highs, and things...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 5, 20203 min read11 Must-Read Books on TradingThere is seemingly an endless amount of financial literature available for those looking to become involved in markets. But there are...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 24, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 2/24/2020Equities are down significantly across the board this Monday morning. This is something we warned about in previous weeks. Last week's...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 20, 20202 min readDo You Want to Be Right or Do You Want to Make Money?This might seem like a silly headline at face value, because if I buy a stock, and it goes up, then I was right and I made money, right? ...