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For an investor, the goal is to find a “Martingale” (French word for risk free winning strategy) that would make him rich. In the financial markets, it is defined by the discovery of a leader indicator that would give good entry and exit signals and prevent...

What is going on again with Japan politicians? Once again one of Japan Top Minister resigned from his position. It has been another of many incidents the Japanese government faced over the past two years. Last weekend, at the G7 meeting, Japan Finance...

While I am watching the inauguration of Barack Obama as new President of the United States, the market stumbles again. The 8000 level on the Dow Jones is under attack and there is no sign anyone is going to stop sellers this time. Banks are the one being...

Today I decided to talk about implied volatility and more particularly the VIX (Volatility Index). The first few days of trading in Japan have been very volatile and many stocks have had weekly move of more than 15-20% range. That volatility is best explained...

Today I read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal with the following title: "Japanese Deal Making Gives Bankers Some Solace". It says that, according to Dealogic, Banker's revenues made from M&A in Japan jumped 60% in 2008 while it decreased...

Today we are seeing some very strong rebound from cyclicals stocks in the US, Europe or even Japan. In Japan, Komatsu rebounded more than 10% in two days, which confirms my view that we will have a market rally in the next coming weeks before another...