With Dr. Doug Greenig, Florin Court Capital
Dr. Doug Greenig of Florin Court Capital joins the podcast to discuss his worldview — one where the US is no longer the sole superpower — the situation in the Middle East, US fiscal concerns, artificial intelligence, and trends in commodities.
And of course how this all impacts his trading strategy.
Content Highlights
- The world has undergone many changes with the US emerging as its lone superpower. That era is over (2:09);
- China is a legitimate competitor to the US. It’s just having a bad moment due to the property market. But China is not going anywhere as an economic or military power (6:07);
- The guest’s trend-following model trades 500 assets and seeks to capture medium-term changes. What he looks for to enter and exit trades (16:52);
- One trend is lower electricity prices in Europe (19:19);
- Populism and the latter stage of democratic government make for a potentially bearish outlook for US stocks (27:15);
- Background on the guest (41:04);
- Iran is still a force in the Middle East and beyond. Discussion of the weekend drone attack on Israel, which may have been an attempt at making a point (48:40);
- As Russia’s economy illustrates, sanctions are hard to enforce. There may be inherent bias in many pro-Western analysis… (53:03);
- US fiscal problems are real. The guest says it has “something like five years” before this takes a serious toll. Artificial intelligence may postpone this however (55:45);
- Hypersonic missiles: One area where Russia and China have an edge over the US (57:45).
More on the Guest
- LinkedIn;
- Website: FlorinCourt.com.