Category: Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

The Algorithm's Next Target is…in

The machines found their next victim… ON Semiconductor sits at $55 after I called it a buy $48 at for Genesis Cog members. A lot of traders missed it because they were chasing Nvidia's overpriced dreams. The algorithms already moved billions while they debated chart patterns. This is how institution

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

The Moment of Truth Arrives

Thousands of fund managers just told Bloomberg they're ramping up long positions on stocks they know are overvalued. Read that sentence again. These Wall Street "geniuses" openly admitted they're buying more of what they know is overpriced. They're panic-chasing performance because they're behind th

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

Why Share Count Matters More Than Price

Storage Technology Corporation exploded 400% in six months. Abercrombie Fitch crashed from $164 to $65 in less than a year. The Same market..the same algorithms…completely different outcomes. This wasn’t a difference between fundamentals or technicals. The difference was something most traders never

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

The Algorithm Trap Is Set

The trap is loaded. Wednesday's Fed cut will spring it. Everyone expects a melt-up...Yet, the machines are positioning for something else entirely. See, we're in statistically stupid overbought territory. And algorithms don't care about Fed policy. They care about momentum breaks and slope changes.

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

Tale of the Tape: The Tech Gets Upgraded Again

We have important developments this week in equity markets. The September futures contracts for the equity indices are rolling over to December contracts. Friday marks the triple-witching options expiration. Many analysts will point to these events as catalysts for increased market volatility. Howev

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

The Dojo and the Market

My 12-year-old daughter just started martial arts. I watch her struggle with the basics right now. Her stance needs work. Her kicks lack power. She gets frustrated when the instructor corrects her form for the tenth time in one class. I see something else happening though… She learns discipline with

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

You Lost Money Yesterday. I Didn't.

If you bought gold 55 years ago and held it until today, do you know how much money you made? Zero. Zero real returns over more than half a century. That tells you everything about what money printing does to real wealth. We're living through the biggest bubble in financial history. Stocks hit all-t

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

Are We There Yet?

The market ripped 105 points today but don't be fooled by the headline number. While the S P hits new highs, the machines are executing the biggest stock-picking rotation in years. They're buying momentum and selling overpriced garbage at the same time. The Confirmation Bias Rally Meets Reality Two

Man vs Machines with Jeff Bierman

Why the Market Isn't Random Anymore

The market's not random. It's rigged. Twenty-five years ago, you could flip a coin and predict market direction with 50-50 odds. Those days are over. Today's markets are engineered by algorithms that buy strength and sell weakness. They're binary. They don't think like you and me. Yesterday proved i