Quote from jbtrader23:
The financial channels and media sources are so dumb, they never provide any background to Jim's picks or predictions.
He's big picture, global, long term. The US media is the exact opposite. US centric, obsessed with the minute by minute.
Jim's long term picks are viewed through this little short lense. Makes no sense.
I've been organizing a lot of Jim's past predictions, interviews, video's, what he's said in books, etc.
His picks have been mind boggling. Besides C, FNM, and the brokers and financials.
He was buying bonds in 1981 and 82. Bought Botswana in 1991, held through 2003, up 800%. This is what people miss when they only focus on his US picks. Or that he was too bearish on the US in the early 90's. Big deal. He lost X in the US market, but made a fortune in Iran or China.
And in the last 10 years, he's cleaned up with commodities, china, short dollar, agriculture, oil (the suprise is how high it goes and how high it stays), and then the financials.
Called FNM a $5 a few years ago. It's now at $10.
I agree JB.. I too follow of his advices/commentaries and made a few Ks in USD and Agriculture trades during the past few years..
Media believes he's equity bear,,while in fact he is not.. he just didn't like US Equity Market as much as some foreign markets. They question his forecast,, love to prove him worng (just look at some of the past inteviews on CNBC)..