HSBC Reports One of the Biggest Misses o…
21-02-2017 Hits:190 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
Our HSBC research report released September of 2016 has proven to be 110% correct. This is the first sentence of our report: HSBC Common Equity Returns: Notwithstanding a possible boost from...
Read moreCensorship, Autonomy and Risk Management…
19-02-2017 Hits:510 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
This is a video on the topic of the qualities of Bitcoin blockchain's censorship-proof attributes and how they apply in the world we live in today. It is imperative that you...
Read moreHow to Use, Trade, Store and Invest in B…
16-02-2017 Hits:983 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
I will teach novices and experts alike how to fit Bitcoin into an investment portfolio safely and with the optimum risk-adjusted potential - along with step-by-step guides, instructions and tutorials. This...
Read moreItaly Approves 1.2% of GDP to Save It's …
16-02-2017 Hits:492 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
I've been warning about Italy's troubled banks since 2010, and last year I pushed two very detailed reports about what was essentially Italy's Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. Italy is a...
Read moreT-Mobile Has Eliminated Most of Verizon'…
15-02-2017 Hits:548 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
T-Mobile reported their Q4 2016 results yesterday, and guess what?
Read moreAssociation with Donald Trump Cost Uber …
13-02-2017 Hits:574 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
Uber's CEO perceived association with Donald Trump (sitting on his tech advisory panel) has caused a viral #DelteUber campaign, resulting in over 200,000 Uber accounts deleted in 45 days. Videos of the...
Read moreVerizon Unlimited, T-Mobile Upgrades, Sp…
13-02-2017 Hits:1322 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
Update: T-Mobile responds to Sprint & Verizon price cuts but adding additional features to its fixed rate plan. Competition continues to benefit the consumer, but net margins will be/are hovering...
Read moreFitch Has Effectively Downgraded The Tru…
10-02-2017 Hits:673 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
After my many, many warnings about Donald Trump and his administration (I'll list those a little later)... It's official, Fitch has actually warned that the Trump administration is detrimental to...
Read moreChinese Bitcoin Exchanges Suspend Client…
09-02-2017 Hits:828 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
Bitcoin.com reports "Chinese Exchanges Suspend Withdrawals for One Month": The two largest Chinese Bitcoin exchanges have suspended Bitcoin and Litecoin withdrawals for one month. The news follows China’s central bank...
Read moreWill Japan's Declaration of Bitcoin as L…
09-02-2017 Hits:878 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
It’s being reported by Sputnik News and other sources that Japan has declared Bitcoin to be legal tender. Unfortunately, I have not been able to quickly confirm this through Japanese...
Read moreDeutsche Bank's Year End Analysis and Re…
08-02-2017 Hits:1068 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
This is our Q4 analysis of Deutsche Bank. When analyzing and valuing entities such as banks and platform-driven tech companies, perception is always key. You see, what one maverick or...
Read moreRevisiting the Breakdown of the Macro Dr…
07-02-2017 Hits:739 BoomBustBlog Reggie Middleton
One month ago I walked through the macro influences behind Bitcoin's price pop and drop in "The Macro Truth About The Big Bitcoin Pop and Drop: The Mainstream Media Doesn't...
Read moreIt Took 7 Years To Put Dodd-Frank Into Place, What Are Chances It Will Be Repealed In Less Than Four?
Bloomberg reports: Dodd-Frank’s Tentacles Go Deep. They Won’t Be Cut Fast or Easily. It took seven years to put these regulations in place. Is it rational to think they can be…
Trump Roll's Back Obama Legislation That Prohibits Conflicts of Interest In Wall Street Services
Donald Trump is ensuring that financial professionals are no longer legally obligated to put their client’s best interests first by eliminating the Department of Labor's Fiduciary Rule that was to come…
Apple's 2017 1st Quarter Results as Viewed Outside the Reality Distortion Field
Apple has been a money printing press for the last decade. At the behest of the late Steve Jobs, they have had one key, core ability that no other company…
Is It Time to Short America?, Part 2: Crony Capitalism Leads to Socioeconomic Stratification - the Rich Get Richer!
Continuing the conversation of whether it's time to short America, we investigate the administration's plans for protectionism and a tax holiday for corporate capital repatriation. The first question that needs…
Those Who Say Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value Need to Imbibe the Gospel of True Education
Last week I queried "Is Bitcoin the Undisputed Best Performing Asset Class In the World?". The purpose of that piece and the piece before it was to debunk long standing…
Is Time to Short America? Macro Risks + Unpredictable Administration / Geopolitical Uncertainty = ?
The animal spirits are whispering... They are calling into question the stability of the US in light of the significant geopolitical uncertainties introduced by the new US administration and how…
How Trump Can (and probably is) Weaponizing the US Dollar?
Trump's fiscal stimulus proclamations in addition to his border tax rhetoric puts a definitive boost behind the USD.
Is the Trump Rally Over? If So, Who Gets Got?
Since Trump's election, US equity markets have been on a tear. The stated reason was belief that his America jobs first, tax cuts and lowered regulation would stimulate business. I've instructed…
The Slow Death of the Deadbeat Carriers, pt 4
Over the last 5 years, I have warned that T-Mobile would start turning up the heat in the US dead beat carrier business (see links below). I call them dead…
