Rounders

West’s got…

…woes, …

…currently being voiced in…

…Dawoes.

World Economic Forums come and go.

We’re not looking for flavours of the season.

And what’s our game?

Growth.

Ok.

With value.

How?

Reasonable price. Good dip on chart owing to current theatricals.

How do you measure value on a chart?

You can use conventionally accepted systems like Fibonacci, or you can make up your own systems too, whatever works for you.

Example?

First I’ll give you an example from Fibonacci.

Ok.

I’ll be buying into Growth below midpoint between 61.8% and 78.6% dip on a Fibonacci retracement.

Why?

That’s when the rubber-band is really being stretched, and beyond.

And what if the fall goes beyond 100 on the Fibonacci.

So be it. Change the retracement starting point to one pivot below. You now have a new Fibonacci. Buy below your band, defined just above.

Oh, so you’ve kind of re-assembled Fibonacci usage for yourself.

Ya. Anyone can do it.

Give me a more unique example. Something that’s your own.

I have the round number thing.

Being?

When all levels under consideration are broken or met, that’s when I activate ‘Rounders’.

Ha! Nice touch with the nickname!

:-).

Tell me about Rounders.

Well, at this point, when everything else is broken or met, and you’re poised to enter, you ask yourself just one more question.

Which is?

What’s the one round number below? 1000? 100? 50? 25? 10? 5?

5s are round numbers?

For scrips quoting in double digits, very much so.

Ok, so what of the one round number below?

Below this point, look for a break by about a percent, and buy there.

Sucking out all the value that’s possible, are you?

One takes what one can get.

What if you don’t get your buy?

So we don’t get it. Period. Soldiers are intact to fight another day. We wait for a few sessions and end up getting our price. Or not. In which case we deactivate Rounders if we are that keen to enter, and then we go for it.

I see. Soldiers?

Capital deployed into untriggered trade. This one’s no big deal either, by the way. Jesse Livermore used to buy three points below support, I believe.

Were you inspired by Jesse regarding Rounders?

I’ve read and re-read a lot of his books, so, perhaps.

But the name you’re using is yours.

It is. Rounders is a name I’ve given.

How come you gave a name?

Cheap thrills. 🙂

Where to?

Changing world order…

…dedollarization…

…shifting boundaries…

…new havens…

…new strategies?

Confused as to what to do?

Where to with your hard-earned funds?

Don’t panic.

I personally don’t adhere to growth at any price, …

…so if your fund manager has you chasing the Moon …

…in gold, silver, copper, crypto, or any other newly identified haven…

…for a second, stop…

…and reflect.

Remember that word…

…’value’?

Ya, that’s a word we like.

We’re pursuing value.

There’s value in growth.

One can see it in the chart, …

…or one can see it in numbers, what with GARP and all that.

GARP’s good, …

…value’s great, …

…and we add two more words.

Nil burden.

Optimal.

Quasi nil burden?

Will do.

That’s where our money is going.

Hopefully, you’ve gotten our drift, but we believe you have the wherewithal to decide for yourself.

We want three other dynamos to work for us.

Liquidity is created by minor capital gain pursuits.

There’s the steady dividend, which adds to liquidity.

Now comes the kicker.

We pledge some portfolio and create margin. A small income is then made on the margin.

So, to recap, there’s the main-game that’s long-term. That our wealth, created and compounding.

Three side-hustles then generate income on top. That’s it for us.

Yeah, over to you now. Where’s your money headed? In these turbulent times, I’m sure this question must be flashing through your mind.