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Self-delusion – don’t underestimate its effect on markets

Boris in his bunker is a great example of delusion. Eventually those who do not know themselves get sniffed out. Its happening in markets - speculation is dead. Common sense is back.

Boris Johnson, Corporates, Disruptive investment, Meme stocks, Self-Delusion, stocks
Bill Blain
June 7, 2022
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Introducing the D-Jay Wave; a 35-year cycle of Irrational Exuberance

I’d like to introduce you to my latest theory on markets: the D-Jay Wave, a 35-year recurring cycle of irrational market exuberance. I have carefully and diligently researched this over a couple of pints.. It’s therefore better underpinned than most SPACs or Disruptive Tech funds. (Glossy pitchdeck not available.)

crypto, DJ Wave, irrational exuberance, Meme stocks, retail, SPACs
Bill Blain
February 18, 2022
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Caught in a Trap…

How much longer can the market madness continue? Traditionally they remain irrational for longer than you can stay solvent. Central banks must be terrified – damned if they act, damned if they don’t. The basis of markets is under threat from unbridled speculation fuelled by their actions.

central banks, Crytocurrency, floki inu, market irrationality, Meme stocks
Bill Blain
November 19, 2021
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It’s not over till it’s over, and it’s not over yet…
June 2, 2023
The immediate debt ceiling crisis has passed, but it’s not the end of the rolling uncertainty that characterises current markets. The pressures and tensions fuelling political division and driving maket uncertainty are set to increase rather than moderate.Read More »
AI Trading Bots? Retail Beware
May 31, 2023
Let’s assume the US Debt crisis is averted. What comes next? A full-on speculative bubble and hype around Artificial Intelligence is underway. How will AI influence trading strategies, or turn markets into gray-goo? Will AI trading prove to be little more than finding new innovative ways to relieve retail investors of their money?Read More »
The Importance of Real versus Maybe Returns in Investment
May 30, 2023
AI has become the markets new, new thang/bubble as investors pile into the new, new narrative forgetting the fundamental rules of investment are about generating dull, boring, predictable returns which look frothy in hot stocks, negative yields in bonds, thus positive returns from real assets stand out!Read More »
UK Inflation is Sticky… Wow! Try telling that to the Bank of England. Why?
May 25, 2023
Yesterday’s UK inflation numbers hint the Bank doesn’t understand the modern drivers of inflation or how to address them. It leaves some stark likely outcomes: stagflation or a Reflationary Death Scramble. Neither are good.Read More »
BRICS? China’s Economic Strategy is Propaganda-driven in the Geopolitical Rut.
May 24, 2023
There is a myth BRICS nations now exceed the GDP of the G7 West. It’s propaganda to boost a story of de-dollarisation, anti-G7 rhetoric and how China and its allies will create a stronger, more equal global market. It’s like watching Stags fight for dominance.Read More »