My bearish idea Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is doing well, even in this permabullish environment. I’d say there’s plenty more to come.
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The precious metals miners are going great, by way of the GDX and GDXJ funds I keep mentioning, so I went through my watch list of individual miners to see if there were any plum choices in there. Frankly, I only found a few, and none of them are terrific. I’m not sure why GDX and GDXJ look so much better than the individual ones, but here are the three I found which looks pretty good:
Ever hear of Dupuytren contracture? Yeah, I hadn’t either, until a few weeks ago. Simply stated, this is an ailment that affects those of Northern European extraction (such as your 100% English buddy Tim) and causes one or two fingers to bend. My little finger basically cannot be straightened, and it was going to get worse with time, so on Tuesday I had a scheduled procedure that injects me with a chemical that’ll lay waste to the tissue and relax it. Yep, I’m destroying a piece of my own body. I’m actually typing this (awkwardly) after the procedure before the pain sets in, but I just wanted to say, in advance, if I’m not as prolific on Wednesday, it’s because 10% of my digits are out of commission!