Gold •141 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 968.40 | +2.60 | +0.27% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.08 | +1.33 | +1.93% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.052 | +0.006 | +0.31% | |
Ethanol •141 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •141 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 141 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 141 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.22 | +1.41 | +1.94% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.379 | +0.186 | +5.83% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.270 | +0.043 | +1.94% |
Contributor since: 26 Jan 2015
I just wrapped up 25 years (persevering) as a "professional bear." My lucky break came in late-1989, when I was hired by Gordon Ringoen to be the trader for his short-biased hedge fund in San Francisco. Working as a short-side trader, analyst and portfolio manager during the great nineties bull market - for one of the most brilliant individuals I've met - was an exciting, demanding and, in the end, a grueling and absolutely invaluable learning experience. Later in the nineties, I had stints at Fleckenstein Capital and East Shore Partners. In January 1999, I began my 16 year run with PrudentBear, working as strategist and portfolio manager with David Tice in Dallas until the bear funds were sold in December 2008.
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