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Adam Hamilton

Adam Hamilton

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

Biography

Mr. Hamilton, a private investor and contrarian analyst, publishes Zeal Intelligence, an in-depth monthly strategic and tactical analysis of markets, geopolitics, economics, finance, and investing delivered from an explicitly pro-free market and laissez faire perspective.

  • R.I.P. Great Bear?

    Published 25 April 2003 | viewed 5,543 times

    After watching the stock-market trading action this week, I have to admit my admiration for the bulls' success. Not only did they extend the impressive…

  • Trading The Relative VIX

    Published 18 April 2003 | viewed 6,366 times

    The always fascinating US stock markets continued to puzzle and perplex this week, rendering pretty much every investor and speculator uncomfortable. It doesn't matter whether…

  • The US Dollar Bear

    Published 11 April 2003 | viewed 5,852 times

    Since the mighty US dollar is the de facto global reserve currency, its trading behavior is exceedingly important for investors and speculators around the world…

  • Real Rates and Gold 4

    Published 04 April 2003 | viewed 5,032 times

    What a phenomenally fascinating time to be a contrarian investor and speculator! With the major financial markets totally fixated on the war, emotions reign supreme…

  • War Rally Euphoria

    Published 28 March 2003 | viewed 4,811 times

    My trusty Webster's dictionary tome defines the word "euphoria" as "a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania." In…

  • Golden Bull Buy Signals 2

    Published 21 March 2003 | viewed 5,013 times

    The past six weeks or so have been quite challenging for gold and gold-stock investors as the anticipated normal bull-market pullback has been underway in…

  • S&P 500 Waterfall Imminent

    Published 14 March 2003 | viewed 5,410 times

    The massive 4" thick Webster's dictionary holding down my desk defines the word waterfall as, "a steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse…

  • QQQ Ambush Lurking

    Published 07 March 2003 | viewed 4,250 times

    The first nine weeks of 2003 have proved to be a frustrating time for the majority of speculators actively trading the endless undulations of the…

  • Wisdom of Jesse Livermore 2

    Published 28 February 2003 | viewed 4,619 times

    Legendary speculator Jesse Livermore is surely one of the most fascinating characters in all of financial-market history. About a century ago Jesse Livermore blossomed into…

  • Trading the Dow 30 Bust

    Published 21 February 2003 | viewed 4,843 times

    The venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average is probably the most important and most well-known stock index in world history. It is not only relentlessly watched…

  • Trading the VXN Wedge

    Published 14 February 2003 | viewed 5,316 times

    Speculation never ceases to be an intriguing art. Speculators drink in a vast amount of information, try to sort the wheat from the chaff, make…

  • Golden Bull Buy Signals

    Published 07 February 2003 | viewed 4,337 times

    What a fantastic year for gold thus far! The Ancient Metal of Kings continues to gallop higher after utterly obliterating the $325 Maginot Line fortifications…

  • Wisdom of Jesse Livermore

    Published 31 January 2003 | viewed 5,199 times

    Legendary speculator Jesse Livermore is surely one of the most fascinating characters in all of financial-market history. About a century ago Jesse Livermore blossomed into…

  • The Bust and the VIX

    Published 24 January 2003 | viewed 5,514 times

    Actively speculating in this once-in-three-generation ongoing Great Bear bust is endlessly fascinating. Every week brings interesting new surprises and outstanding opportunities to learn and grow…

  • Bear-Market Rally Autopsy 2

    Published 17 January 2003 | viewed 5,584 times

    Life for stock and options speculators in the belly of this supercycle Great Bear market is definitely an interesting and exciting experience. Bear-market trading is…

  • Dividend Valuation Waves

    Published 10 January 2003 | viewed 5,495 times

    Woohoo! Our imperial President has dragged himself away from the dangerous game of waging endless foreign wars long enough to throw hardworking Americans a token…

  • Trading the NASDAQ Bust 2

    Published 03 January 2003 | viewed 5,386 times

    Well, 2003 is here and it is time to get to work! Just as last year, vast riches lie ahead in the murky mists of…

  • The Bust in Review

    Published 27 December 2002 | viewed 4,873 times

    Seemingly sneaking up on us like a thief in the night, all of a sudden the final days of Anno Domini 2002 are rapidly waning.…

  • Behold the Gold Bull!

    Published 20 December 2002 | viewed 5,653 times

    The naysayers claimed it would never happen. The Keynesian socialists claimed there was no place for gold in their brave new age of fiat paper.…

  • Bear-Market Rally Autopsy

    Published 13 December 2002 | viewed 5,007 times

    Before it gasped its final breath in May 2002, the only television series I really enjoyed was Chris Carter's outstanding "The X-Files". The excellent series…