Ray Dalio and the Birth of the All Weather Portfolio
How to Survive Any Crypto Crash: The Secret to Ray Dalio’s Investment Strategy #Binance History Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund. Having weathered many severe crises, Dalio asked himself: How can you create an investment portfolio that grows steadily regardless of whether the market is falling or rising, or whether inflation or recession sets in?
Victor Sperandeo (Trader “Pilot”): The Secret to Discipline and Survival in the Markets
The 1% Rule from a Legendary Trader: Why Professionals Never Lose More Than Their Account Deposit on a Trade. History Victor Sperandeo (nicknamed “Trader Pilot”) managed large pools of capital on Wall Street for more than 30 years and became famous for never closing a year at a loss. At the height of severe market crashes (including the 1987 crash), his accounts not only survived but grew.
“Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” — John Templeton
John Marks Templeton (November 29, 1912 – July 8, 2008) was an American and English investor and philanthropist who donated most of his wealth to religion and science. #BTC #XRP #XAU
Let’s start with the current situation and then move on to the global agenda. As of today, I’m still waiting for regulatory policy on all crypto projects to get underway. I think that as early as January–February 2027, it will clearly define various assets. Stablecoins will certainly be addressed right away as well.
George Soros and the Attack on the Bank of England: How to Break the System with Mathematics
How George Soros “crashed” the pound sterling and made $1 billion in a single day History On September 16, 1992 (“Black Wednesday”), George Soros’s Quantum Fund made the most famous speculative trade in history. Soros spotted an imbalance: the Bank of England was artificially holding the pound sterling’s exchange rate within the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, even though the UK economy was in recession and could not withstand high interest rates.
“Trends exist because it takes people time to process and accept new information.” — Stanley Druckenmiller
Stanley Freeman Druckenmiller is an American billionaire investor and financier, founder of Duquesne Capital, and is considered one of the most successful managers on Wall Street. His personal fortune is estimated at $4.8 billion. He is a philanthropist and an associate of George Soros, whose Quantum Fund he managed.
Michael Burry and the Collapse of the Mortgage Bubble: Patience Versus “Market Madness”
How Michael Burry Shorted the Market 2 Years Before the Crash: The Key Lesson for Crypto Bears History Michael Burry (the brilliant investor featured in the film “The Big Short”) realized back in 2005–2006 that the U.S. mortgage market was built on “thin air.” He opened enormous short positions by buying credit default swaps.
John Templeton and buying “to the sound of cannons”
Concept: Deep value investor, extreme contrarianism, and psychological resilience. The phrase “Buy to the sound of cannons, sell to the sound of trumpets” (a variant: “to the sound of fanfare”) is a classic stock market aphorism. It is believed to have been coined by the famous 18th-century financier Nathan Rothschild. The strategy is simple: geopolitical disasters, wars, and panic cause share prices to plunge, creating the best conditions for long-term investment, while the arrival of peace and euphoria is the time to take profits.
“The crowd is always wrong at market extremes.” — Humphrey Neill
Key facts:
Occupation: He published the influential newsletter Neill’s Contrary Opinion, writing from a secluded farmhouse in Vermont, far from the hustle and bustle of Wall Street.
Key idea: He is widely known for his aphorism: “When everybody thinks alike, everyone is likely to be wrong.”
View of the crowd: Neill argued that the crowd is usually right during the course of a market trend, but wrong at the very beginning and end of reversals (giving in to greed, fear, and herd mentality).
Jesse Livermore and the Short Sale of the “Great Crash of 1929”
Concept: A gambler’s instinct, an understanding of market psychology, major trends, and a tragic lesson in risk management. History Jesse Livermore (nicknamed “The Boy Plunger” and “The Great Bear of Wall Street”) was one of the most charismatic and distinctive traders in history. He started out as a quotation boy in the late 19th century, studying prices on the ticker tape (tape reading), and made and lost million-dollar fortunes from scratch several times. His peak came during the economic crisis of 1929.
“Markets are in a constant state of uncertainty and change, and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.” — George Soros
Richard Dennis and the “Turtle Traders” Experiment (Turtle Traders)
Concept: Discipline, trend following (Trend Following), systematic risk management, and rejecting intuition. History In the 1970s, Richard Dennis turned a borrowed $1,600 into more than $200 million by trading in the commodity and futures markets. In 1983, a fundamental dispute arose between him and his partner, William Eckhardt: