TLC Weekly Update February 18, 2022

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There is a first time for everything. So I have completely forgotten to write this weekly update last week for the first time. I am so overwhelmed by work that I don’t even recall that I missed the writing until this Wednesday. Time flies.

The biggest news here in Canada is the abuse of power by Justin Trudeau for declaring emergency state due to the protests by the truckers. Everyone in Canada knows that he is a corrupted little weasel. Now, we know that he is not only corrupted but also a coward and disgrace to the human species. Sad to see the police forces here not arresting him instead of the truckers.

Congratulation to Hikaru for winning the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 classical chess competition. The last game is epic, check it out.

For those of you thinking chess is a game for people who just sit a lot, check out this video on GM Dubov doing pull ups. This is super human strength.

Many traders who jump into trading without learning much about the industry can learn a lot from this video. Jane Street being one of the biggest liquidity providers are often taking the opposite side of your trade. Very interesting take on the crypto markets too.

Back to work again.

Have a great weekend all!

TLC Weekly Update February 4, 2022

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Non-Farm Payroll announcement earlier today plus all these earning surprises over the week has nudged the traders crazy all week. But seriously it is really just another earning season week with way too many retail players playing roulette before all these earning announcements. Don’t take my word for it, check out tradingview and see all these so called pros dishing out their analysis of the stocks. I am not blaming these people because the financial industry has always been doing this to keep the casino participants excited. The retail players have no one to blame but themselves for believing in such predictions that are way worse than astrology forecasts.

Why? Chinese astrology reading on Cathie Wood clearly points to her so-called ability in picking the right stocks is a one-off 10 year cycle event. So just like all the other momentum buyers before her, she looks like a star when things going her way. If you pay attention to this knowledge, you would have avoided her picks last year let along buying or holding ARKK.

Many successful Chinese speculators use this approach to either fade or join the famous fund managers or rich tycoons on their speculations. It works so well that these speculators even spread lies to ensure retail players stay ignorant of this concept. Some people really sworn by these alternative method of market timing. For me, it is just another party trick for fun.

This is Chinese New Year week and the astro new year starts today (Feb 4th), a few days after the new moon that happened back on Feb 1st, which is the official Chinese New Year. Many Chinese people loves to buy these annual astrology forecast books written by the famous gurus around this time to figure out what to expect this year. These books often suggest what to do to improve one’s luck by buying special decorative items to be put in specific places within your home or office.

Whenever I see people I know doing that, I often suggest buying a Pokemon to “get the job done”. I was told it works very well!

Tim Ferriss did a great interview of John List who just came out with a new book. Packed with useful info and ideas if you want to improve your life and scale up your business and trading.

For those of you find this year 2022 giving you a headache on what to do with your investment, check out this video with David Hunt. I find his conjecture reasonable given the extremely crazy level of emotions among the market participants. How the world will eventually unfold is everyone’s guess but being prepared for various scenarios is always a good thing.

If you still do not take care of yourself and believe is the b.s. of the garbage put out by CDC and similar organizations, you need to watch this video. A simple change to your life style will help protect against all kinds of diseases. Going forward, I suspect that really deadly diseases will rampage the world unlike the fake covid. No existing medical system will save you if you do not take care of yourself based or what the medical communities have done so far in handling covid.

Another weekend with –20C temperature here in Toronto. Staying indoor looks like a great idea until it gets warmer.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Have a great weekend all!

TLC Weekly Update January 28, 2022

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All the major big techs have already reported their earnings. However, it seems like people couldn’t decide if interest rate hikes will destroy the future growth or not. Crazy wild swings every hour at 1 to 2% everyday all week while the normal average range for a whole trading day being 1% to 1.5%, you know people are very emotional and not likely to be thinking clearly.

For those of you who is open minded to listen to a more reasonable narrative about the current market situation, check out this video with Jeremy Grantham. Grantham is famous for his calls of the major bubbles in history with his distinctive career in the financial industry for more than 50 years. Many retail investors who has no patience nor the aptitude to understand Grantham’s philosophy in investing will probably hate his approach because he does not provide precise timing which is a dumb idea in the first place for any longer term investments.

But for those of you willing to listen and reflect deeply, you will gain a lot of insights into the current market environment.

The biggest news in Canada at the moment is the Canadian Truckers rally against the Trudeau government’s tyranny of vaccine mandate. Personally, I can tell that Trudeau, a perfect example of a man child who knows nothing but scamming and lying to the public, should resign now. The future world will be very unforgiving to these politicians who messed up the world for two whole years.

Good news though in other countries that more are dropping all restrictions related to covid. My conjecture that this scam will be over pretty soon looks good.

Another great video coming from Patrick Boyle explaining the current situation in China. He makes several good points about what to expect economically in the near future for China. For those of you thinking that investing in China as a diversification from the US markets, you should definitely watch this before making a rushed decision.

Snow storm is expected this weekend and extreme cold warning is issued here in Toronto. So I am stuck at home again. What’s better than focus on work?

Have a great weekend all!

TLC Weekly Update January 21, 2022

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First option expiration Friday of the year got a very difficult problem to solve – how to stop this selloff and help January to recover back up above year 2021 close? Seriously the big question is whether Powell want the stock market going higher from here after 8% correction or that he will wait for a deeper correction like 20% before stopping it stone cold. For those of you who have inside access to what he is thinking, I don’t mind getting some tips on this.

My prediction made on Jan 7th that lockdowns worldwide will end soon looks very promising. UK has given up the bullshit already and so do several other countries. By now the lies told by the government officials and big pharma about covid are common knowledge thanks to the effort made by the heroes who stood up against these crazy people and exposed their crimes. Hopefully, those who are being brain washed can finally wake up and defend themselves properly.

For those of you interested in trading and investing, here is the latest webcast from Jeff Gundlach. It was done back on Jan 11. Gundlach is nice enough to make it available on YouTube allowing more investors to learn from his work.

For those of you who like fishing, this is what we do in winter here in Ontario Canada – ice fishing!

Last year YouTuber agadmator’s chess channel hosted a tournament for everyone to join at lichess near Christmas. He managed to invite quite a number of grandmasters and top chess players to join the game so that regular chess players get a chance to play against them personally. Well, the event was such a success that it crashed the lichess servers quickly and the tournament was halted. Finally, the tournament resumed and GM Hikaru won. Here are some interesting games to enjoy.

At –20C here, I am going nowhere this weekend and will focus on getting more things done.

Have a great weekend all!

TLC Weekly Update January 14, 2022

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Can’t believe it is Saturday already and I failed to post this on last night. I was so tired I went straight to bed and fall asleep at once. What a hectic week.

Here in Toronto Canada we are experiencing extreme coldness these few days. Day time temperature is below –20C. With wind chill effect it feels more like –30C. I guess I am going nowhere this weekend even though I have some chores to take care of.

Not sure how I bump into this video but the hammerhead sharks are indeed very interesting. I always wonder why their heads are so “abnormal” comparing to other sea creatures. Never thought of it being useful …

For anyone who do not know what Trusted News Initiative is, this video is a must watch. Once you get an idea how badly you are affected due to these evil organizations, consider taking the following actions:

1. Ditch your MSM free email accounts and switch to something like protonmail

2. Reduce usage of twitter and youtube by switching over to other open platforms

3. Develop critical thinking based on logic, not copying sound bites offered by experts on MSM

One good example of the woke / liberal authoritarian idiocy is the b.s. we see on Mike Pompeo’s weight loss. All these so called experts on MSM started to call him lying because there is “no way” he could lose 90 pounds in 6 months the way he described. Some others pile on saying that it is unhealthy to lose weight so fast, blah blah blah.

I know quite a few individuals who lose more weight than Pompeo in about the same amount of time using very similar method. And it is very healthy to lose weight quickly if you are doing it correctly. There is no need of special program to achieve this. Everyone with half a brain can find necessary information online these days. But only those who has the determination and discipline like Pompeo whose focus is not about lose weight but to get healthier can do it on their own.

I suspect this video will be taken down soon. I know, I know, yet another video about covid. But this one stir my interest because it analyzes the covid situation in Australia. Much better reporting than the b.s. we see from MSM. One disturbing trend mentioned in the video is the prime age (18-49 years old) mortality in US has spiked much higher (> 40% increase) over the past 12 months ending October 2021 that has nothing to do with covid.

If it were a price chart, my bet is that it is just the start of an explosive move to the upside. For God’s sake, I hope I am wrong.

Got to get back to work.

Have a great weekend all!

TLC Weekly Update January 7, 2022

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It is first post of year 2022. I like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a prosperous new year!

This morning my surface pro suddenly failed to connect to my bluetooth mouse. I ended up spending half an hour to figure out what happened. It turns out that somehow Microsoft Windows 10 made the decision that my bluetooth mouse driver was outdated and hence shutdown all bluetooth functions. I was then forced to update my Windows for over an hour before I can start my working day.

The machine was working perfectly fine yet Windows 10 can just decide to mess up my computer this way. It is kind of scary. On a second thought, the most evil person on Earth at the moment, Bill Gates, created Windows. This crazy behaviour of Windows should be expected … f$#k you Microsoft!

Since it is the beginning of a new year, there are all these astrology forecasts coming out. Let’s play a game of forecast here.

I am going to make one prediction about a situation that many of you are dealing with at the moment. Yep, I am talking about the lockdowns we are facing worldwide. Putting on my astrologer hat, I predict that by end of first quarter of 2022 majority of the lockdowns will be gone. And by third quarter of 2022 there should be no more lockdowns, maybe with the exception of one or two countries with really messed up politicians.

Is this prediction really based on astrology stuff? No. It is common sense.

Since we already know these dumbass lockdowns do not work, they will backfire. For some countries, it will mean the removal of the existing governments for good. For some other countries, it will be the forced resignation of these elected officials for not doing their jobs. So, it is pretty obvious to me that we are seeing the last episode of this lockdown drama everywhere.

We will see if my prediction works out in a few months.

I watched this video and couldn’t help thinking how broken the medical system is all around the world. Yet, many people are so lacking in basic understanding of science and other fundamental knowledge they become harmful to themselves when they seek for solution to heal themselves …

Here is an interview of Elon Musk with Babylon Bee. It is a very interesting interview unlike those MSM waste of time stuff. You may not agree with what Musk thinks but knowing his thoughts can help you understand and better prepared for a future of mankind that is likely to be greatly influenced by him.

Given the situation with Omicron, I think that it is time for people to take the time to listen to the podcast of Joe Rogan with Dr. McCullough on spotify. I actually signed up with spotify just for this interview and the one with Dr. Malone. Stop sticking your head in the sand. Learn all you can so that you are better prepared to deal with the disease should you be infected one day.

I will go back to do my work now. So much more need to get done yet I have only 24 hours a day. LOL.

Have a great weekend all!

TLC Weekly Update December 31, 2021

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Last day for year 2021 also happened to be a Friday today. What a year the world went through.

I took time to reflect on what happened this year and am very grateful that I made good progress in building my proprietary trading firm. So much was done and so many doors are opened thanks to hard work by my team. One area that deserves more of my attention is my health as I tend to eat whatever most convenient when I am extremely focus on hard problems. Yep, that means instant noodle and other fast food.

Need to figure out a way to stop doing that …

This is a great video interviewing a former Fed trader. It is a long video packed with information and it will give you an idea what the Fed may do next.

A drunk Magnus helped a friend to trash the opponent in seconds. I feel sorry for the guy on the opposite side who must be wondering what the hell happened …

Although the US stock markets are printing new all time high over the past few months, Turkey, however, has been facing a disastrously collapse of its currency and stock market. Understanding what happened to Turkey financial system matters because it is what may unfold to other insolvent countries that are facing hyperinflation like Turkey in coming years.

For me, this weekend is the same as other ones as we have lockdown restrictions here so no big parties and no gatherings beyond a few friends. I choose to finish more work thanks to some sudden surge in inspirations I got over the past few nights. It will be a quiet and peaceful night for me to countdown by myself to year 2022.

I wish everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year!

TLC Weekly Update December 24, 2021

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Today is Christmas Eve. Stock markets are closed. What to do with the extra time on hand? I’ve decided to cook a turkey and share it with friends.

This is a book I just ordered. Someone recommended the book to me saying that the information exposed by the book should help everyone in the world to wake up and ask some serious questions. If you have children, it is your obligation to know what the governments are doing to make your kids sick.

Here is a great story on how one can build a successful business from scratch without expensive education or big budget. For my young readers, it is an inspiration for you to take actions and really take control of your future. The world no longer reward those with just an undergrad degree a decent salary. You must look out for yourself or things can get real bad before you know it.

Veritasium has a new video that does a great job explaining the difference between analog and digital computers with a very interesting story about a computer that I’ve never heard of.

Merry Christmas!

TLC Weekly Update December 17, 2021

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Last option expiration of the year ended with extreme wild swings all day. I thought only Tesla can trade like penny stocks. And now other major index components are going crazy like Tesla. Even the indices themselves are no longer stable. This is not normal and surely not the best time to engage the markets …

Don’t know why I bumped into this article but it is interesting to read and the video is quite funny. A form of escape movement to fight idiocy of our governments and crazy political groups.

Here is a video about classic math vs. Wolfram Alpha. If I were the teacher I would not know what to say too.

Talking about idiocy, that reminds me of the peter principle. Think about all those politicians who are holding onto their seats for many terms AND that they are appointed to lead specific committees and departments of the governments worldwide for which they have no expertise in. And then there are those department heads in the government who are stuck at their positions forever. How can governments function properly at all when Peter Principle working in full force?

Last two weeks of the year is time for us to reflect on what we have accomplished this year and what can we do to improve our lives in the coming year. I will try to do that myself and hopefully come up with a new set of interesting challenges.

Have a great weekend all!

TLC Weekly Update December 10, 2021

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What an interesting week that S&P managed to erase the panic selloff since US Thanksgiving close, yet not able to clear that level until last 15 minutes before Friday close. Three days of serious attempt to take out that close but no cigar. Given normal circumstances, the Christmas rally will levitate towards the all-time-high with little to no effort. But are we in normal situation this year?

What about covid scare, geopolitical tensions and Fed tightening?

All these governments coming out right on cue telling their citizens that this winter there will be disaster level of covid cases and paddle everyone to take another jab just in case. Well, I guess that will work on quite a large number of people because the fear and anxiety build up among many people due to the fearmongering has trained so many people to believe that covid is a deadly disease with mortality rate north of 50%. Yes, there are still people believing in that …

Lately I find Google search becoming extremely unreliable. I may find an article about the covid situation and next thing I know I can’t find it anymore. Unless I know exactly which site I was visiting, I can’t find the same page anymore on Google. Of course, these are the articles telling the truth about vaccine injuries, etc. that we need to concern about. Sometimes one has to wonder if Google has a team of people and AI bots that constantly scrubbing their search results just like what the novel 1984 describes.

Magnus Carlsen has successfully defended his World Chess Champion title in classical chess today. Given he is still so young at 31 years old, one has to wonder if he will continue to dominate the classical chess scene for a long long time … sad story for the rest of the top players in the world.

A new machine made for suicide will be available soon in Switzerland. Up to now, for people who choose to end their lives by choice need help from other people which leads to complex legal and technical issues surrounding the operation. With this machine, the final moment of a person is fully controlled by the person which is one step further in ensuring those who assisted the act are not legally liable. But this story reminds me of an old episode of Futurama. Can’t help it!

For those of you aspiring traders, here is a very good podcast from Dr. Huberman on fear and traumas. Trading losses and the circumstances that lead to the losses often traumatize the trader and program them into bad trading behaviours. Understanding how to handle fear and traumas based on science can help you forge a better trading career.

Can’t believe that we are within 3 weeks from 2022. Although I am working around the clock yet more work pile on everyday. The good news is that we are making good progress with our projects. I am optimistic more than ever that we are on track to accomplish our goals in 2022.