Classes of assets

Our strategy is built from generating classes of assets and tailoring the tactics per class. The criteria for classification: 1. Trading speed: position [slow, expected to hold for months], swing-trading [mid-speed, daily oversight required] , day-trading [highly risky, should be checked every 30 min or so] 2. Risk level: leverage, beta of the underlying asset, …

Gold prices

Gold is currently deflating. Approximately 50% of gold is bought by China for reserves and by India for private use. There is a danger Russia will use its gold if RUB is pressured. Gold tracks inversely with dollar due to inflation/deflation cycle. Mining companies and silver do not fully follow gold prices but have similar …