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Dear Traders, This week, we are set to receive tons of important inflation data. Also as we are one week out from the next Fed meeting, I expect to see some extreme volatility in large-cap tech stocks as the rollercoaster continues. AI darling Nvidia soared to a record high last week, but the main question … Read more

Dear Traders, What a crazy market we had today, hitting another all-time high with SPY and QQQ. NVDA seems poised to hit $1,000 soon, perhaps as early as tomorrow. It was up another 5% today, and over the past 5 days, it has surged over 16%! It might soon surpass Apple and MSFT in market … Read more

Dear Traders, In basic economics, the direction of interest rates impacts a company’s theoretical value. When interest rates fall, and all else is constant, the share value will likely rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the share value will likely fall, especially for companies like technology firms. This is because the majority of their future … Read more

Dear Traders, It’s 2021 all over again! Bitcoin and crypto are so back, soaring toward $64,200, at a 52-week high, levels not seen since 2021. And probably soon back to another all-time high. Companies related to the crypto sector, such as miners and the blockchain sector, are surging. MARA was a company that we used … Read more

Dear traders, Today was the most important day in the US stock market, probably in a long time. NVDA reported last night, and everyone who was saying the stock market bubble would burst with NVDA’s disappointing growth was proved wrong. NVDA squeezed over 15% on beating the expectations, taking the market with itself higher and … Read more

Hello Traders, Last week, we published a groundbreaking paper with my friend Carlo Zarratini and Prof. Andrea Barbon at the Swiss Finance Institute. The link to my previous email was not correct and was redirected to an old paper. Here is the correct link to the new paper. Read The Paper HerePlease let me or … Read more

Hello Traders, Just today, Prof. Andrea Barbon at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, my friend Carlo Zarrattini and I, published a new breakthrough paper on the validity of the Opening Range Breakout (ORB) strategy, and tested that for over 7,000 stocks. Our results are fascinating and show that ORB is meaningfully significant on … Read more

Hello Traders, Happy Valentine’s Day! One of my closest friends went on an Ayahuasca trip in Peru. Afterward, I asked him what he learned. I am a big advocate of psychedelics and their experiences, so it was important for me to learn what he took away from that 3-day intense experience. He said he learned … Read more

Dear Traders, Happy CPI Day! Over the last two years, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), or simply inflation, has caused more market volatility than anything else. The high-interest-rate period and financial tightening we’re seeing from the US Central Bank aim to control this inflation. The January figures, released at 8:30 a.m. New York time, were … Read more

Dear Traders, We’ve witnessed some unprecedented moves in the stock market recently. Last week, META experienced the largest market cap increase in history, soaring over 20%. The US economy has shown a robust labor market, strong growth, 5% interest rates, and disinflation all at the same time since 2023. It seems everyone is quite optimistic … Read more

Dear Traders, Mark Zuckerberg is probably the villain of social media moguls in the world. He’s someone who would sell our data to anyone willing to buy it, even our mothers. He’s not exactly popular, especially after the Cambridge Analytica scandal and many others. It’s tough to find fans of Zuckerberg these days. He clashed … Read more

Dear Traders, In 2019, I hosted a meetup in Singapore with some of our traders. One trader who attended was a major marketing expert who was working for Apple and many other big companies in the Asia-Pacific region. During our conversation, he told me that the future of success is “personal branding”, and he shared … Read more

Dear Traders, We had another incredible day in the market, with Netflix surpassing Wall Street’s expectations. This led to all-time highs in key indexes like the SPY and QQQ. It was an extraordinary day in my 2024 trading journey, marked by a fantastic Opening Range Breakout on NFLX and top-notch risk management on AMD. I’d … Read more

Dear Traders, I did it! We summited Vinson Massif in Antarctica with extreme cold and wind at 03:55 PM on January 19, 2024. I am proud to take our community flag on top of this massif, and I dedicate this achievement to all of you in the BBT Family who have followed my journey, witnessing … Read more

Dear Traders, I’ve finally made it to Antarctica! We boarded around 8 am and left Chile at 9 am. Four hours later, we landed on ice, not another typical runway. Because of this, only one airline and very experienced pilots can fly here. Although I’m not a pilot, I can imagine it would be an … Read more

Dear Traders, Today, I hit the jackpot with my flight cancellation. I was supposed to fly to Antarctica, but due to bad weather conditions, the flight was cancelled. This turned out to be great news for me because I used that time to trade and also went to see the Penguins! A very interesting fact … Read more

Dear Traders, Happy New Year! This is my first newsletter in 2024, and I wish everyone a great start to the year! Currently, I’m in Punta Arenas, a small town in the southern part of Chile in Patagonia, getting ready for my departure to Antarctica. I’ll be flying out to Union Glacier Camp on January … Read more