Christian ArmbruesterMay 4, 2021Stop LossWhy there can be only one number to rule them all. There comes a point in every relationship when things are not so nice. Couples argue,...
Christian ArmbruesterApr 26, 2021I, QuantWhy we should all wish we were quants. The thing about advanced mathematics is that it can get very complicated. Once you add computer...
Christian ArmbruesterApr 19, 2021Thoughts on a MondayWhy make love not war could lower our taxes. For most of us, April comes with mixed blessings and almost all of that has to do with...
Christian ArmbruesterApr 12, 2021Lessons in LoveWhat are the big takeaways from a very strange year in the markets? It has been more than a year now that COVID-19 has taken over the...
Christian ArmbruesterApr 6, 2021Archegos and the Blue Light SpecialWhy you should never risk thy whole wad. People seem to always confuse trading and investing. Ultimately, it comes down to the same thing...
Christian ArmbruesterMar 29, 2021Economics 101Why simple economics makes everything so easy to understand. Economics is defined as the social science that studies how people interact...
Christian ArmbruesterMar 22, 2021Technoking Meets The WidowmakerWhen infamy meets destiny in the trade of the decade. I never understood why the classic cold war movie K-19 The Widowmaker (2002)...
Christian ArmbruesterMar 15, 2021Ten Fearless PredictionsWhy we all need a bit of fun. As we have often said, our investment philosophy is not mired in the prediction game. That is because...
Christian ArmbruesterMar 8, 2021Inflation and The Lithuanian LionWhy good things come to those that wait. When looking at long dated government bonds, I am reminded of that most infamous soundbite from...
Christian ArmbruesterMar 1, 2021UncertaintyWhy we can’t time tail risk. No one likes uncertainty. It interferes with our basic needs to plan and think ahead. Not knowing what is...
Christian ArmbruesterFeb 22, 2021Rules of EngagementWhy the trend is our friend, but we must still cut our losses. There are views, there is thematic investing and there are so called...
Christian ArmbruesterFeb 15, 2021They Took Our JobsWhy machines have taken over investment management. There is long, there is short, things either go up or down and you really have to...
Christian ArmbruesterFeb 8, 2021Holding PatternWhy the world better get busy living soon. The markets are in a weird place and have been for a very long time. Lest we forget that the...
Christian ArmbruesterFeb 1, 2021The Big ShortHow Reddit and Robinhood became like a swarm of locusts. The whole idea of speculating on prices falling seems wrong from the outset....
Christian ArmbruesterJan 25, 2021ExodusWhy ripping off your arm to spite your face is not a good thing. There are about 3.7 million Europeans that live in the UK officially,...
Christian ArmbruesterJan 18, 2021Day TraderWhy I will never win Wimbledon. It seems we have all turned into avid armchair traders during our time in lockdown. Online trading...
Christian ArmbruesterJan 11, 2021294 Days LaterWhy managing our passwords is the only thing that matters. As we start the new year in yet another lockdown, I wonder what we would have...
Christian ArmbruesterDec 14, 2020Lycra-ManWhy we must wear lycra when buying government bonds. I have written a lot of negative things about bonds recently. Going even so far as...
Christian ArmbruesterDec 7, 2020Dumb MoneyWhy 2020 taught us that it is much better to be lucky than smart. It’s amazing how quickly fear turns to greed. In March, we saw the...
Christian ArmbruesterNov 30, 2020Rien Ne Va PlusWhy Brexit will be different than what everyone thinks. Human behaviour has been a mystery long before Jim Morrison told us that people...