Mark Spitznagel acknowledges his investment approach may seem “weird,” as he describes it. The man who predicted and dramatically profited from the 1997, 2001 and 2008 stock market crashes says forecasts and economic projections such as that play no part in the performance of his $6 billion hedge fund, Universa. “Market timing and forecasting is something no one has an edge at,” he claims, dismissing an entire industry on Wall Street while forecasting that the next financial crisis is around the corner. Can he accurately make four stock market crash predictions in a row, profiting off each, and still claim…
Mark Spitznagel Is Ready For The Next Market Crash. Are You?
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.