--- title: "Trade System Guru" url: https://tradesystemguru.com/ description: "An independent archive of Trade System Guru, the Vancouver trading-education publication founded by Matt Blackman: weekly market letters, futures and intermarket reports." --- # Trade System Guru MKT COMMENT / 61 ## [Mother of All Bubbles](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/219/61/) Matt Blackman In the last decade, we experienced the growth of the greatest number and size of asset bubbles in history made possible by a bubble in instruments that Warren Buffet has labeled “financial weapons of mass destruction.” Now that this mother of all bubbles is breaking, who can afford to pick up the tab? (For definitions, please see the glossary at the end of the article.) It is the stuff of which legends… [Read the full report](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/219/61/) MKT COMMENT ### [The Big Bubble Bust](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/224/61/) By Matt Blackman Now that the election is over, reality is sinking in. Other than a different party in charge and a new family in the White House,… MKT COMMENT ### [Value Crisis](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/230/61/) By Matt Blackman Click here to download this article in PDF format. During the Great Depression the Federal Reserve and U.S. government took some… MKT COMMENT ### [Pollyanna Paradox](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/235/61/) The Pollyanna Paradox… A financial trap that catches millions – is it avoidable? By Matt Blackman As long-time TSG weekly readers know, we have often… MKT COMMENT ### [Are Homebuilders the Tail Wagging the Dog?](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/179/61/) Are homebuilders the tail wagging this dog-gone market? And if so, what does it mean for stocks? Few would argue with the contention that housing… RESOURCE ### [Anatomy of a Short Squeeze](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/131/9/) 1) What is it? To initiate a short position, the trader must borrow the stock then sell it. The short trader profits if the price falls. A short… ## Latest - [Zanger Pro-Active Investor](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/306/61/)15 Oct 2010 - [Election Cycle Primer](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/305/61/)16 Sep 2010 - [Macro Market Monitor July 2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/304/61/)19 Jul 2010 - [Macro Market Monitor June 2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/303/61/)12 Jun 2010 - [Macro Market Monitor May 2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/302/61/)07 May 2010 - [Macro Market Monitor April 2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/300/61/)29 Mar 2010 ## Most read - [SWEB May 5, 2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/264/59/) - [Professional Tools for the Individual Investor](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/56/37/) - [Dan Zanger says... 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Archive enquiries: ## ReviewsREVIEWS ### [Professional Tools for the Individual Investor](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/56/37/) By Mike Carr, CMT Trading for a living requires a unique set of skills, including but not limited to 1) an ability to identify profitable trading opportunities, 2) the psychological ability to handle… - [A Review of VectorVest Trading Software](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/17/37/)Matt Blackman · 27 March 2007 - [Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns - Review](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/18/37/)Matt Blackman · 27 March 2007 - [Review of Monocle II Trading Software](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/20/37/)Mike Carr CMT and Matt Blackman · 21 March 2007 [All Reviews →](https://tradesystemguru.com/section/reviews/) ## Trading SystemsTRADING SYSTEMS ### [Dan Zanger says... Follow the Leader](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/24/53/) By Matt Blackman Daniel Zanger became the unofficial stock trading record holder in 2000 by transforming a $10,775 investment into $18 million in 18 months. Five months later, his stake had more than… - This is the only page in this section. [All Trading Systems →](https://tradesystemguru.com/section/trading-systems/) ## MarketsMARKETS ### [TSG - Week ending August 21, 2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/286/58/) Stocks resume uptrend Earnings still weak, PEs up again Market at a glance Yup, more good news but… Elliott Wave take Last week Quotes of the week "If we leave aside the war-impacted years of 1942 to… - [TSG Weekly Market Watch July 31, 2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/282/58/)Matt Blackman · 01 August 2009 - [TSG Weekly Market Watch May 22, 2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/270/58/)Administrator · 23 May 2009 - [TSG Weekly Market Watch May 15, 2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/269/58/)Matt Blackman · 16 May 2009 - [TSG Weekly Market Watch April 3, 2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/247/58/)Matt Blackman · 04 April 2009 - [TSG Weekly Market Watch March 13, 2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/244/58/)Matt Blackman · 14 March 2009 [All Markets →](https://tradesystemguru.com/section/markets/) ## StrategiesSTRATEGY ### [SWEB May 5, 2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/264/59/) Special Elliott Wave S&P500 Bulletin For May 5, 2009 Access to this information implies that you have read and will abide to the terms in the disclaimer below. If you have questions or feedback,… - [Is a Strategy that Follows Insiders Worth While?](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/19/59/)Matt Blackman · 28 March 2007 - [Larry Williams Interview](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/21/59/)Matt Caruso · 28 March 2007 [All Strategies →](https://tradesystemguru.com/section/strategies/) ## ResourcesRESOURCE ### [Home Price Indexes – Who’re you going to believe?](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/154/9/) Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 1 – Chart of quarterly OFHEO regular home price index (top chart) data and year-over-year rate of change (lower chart). This index did not peak until Q2-2007 and the… - [Anatomy of a Short Squeeze](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/131/9/)Matt Blackman · 27 December 2007 - [Wine Tasting Dec 21-07](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/129/9/)Administrator · 24 December 2007 - [Links Page](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/112/60/)Administrator · 13 November 2007 - [Silverado - The Chart is Looking Up](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/102/9/)Matt Blackman · 31 October 2007 - [VectorVest Diamond Plays list](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/69/9/)Matt Blackman · 20 July 2007 [All Resources →](https://tradesystemguru.com/section/resources/) ## Market CommentaryMKT COMMENT ### [Zanger Pro-Active Investor](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/306/61/) October 2010 Markets – Consumer Where Art Thou? Transport Demand – Still Nothing to Write Home About Money, Money Everywhere but Jobs Still MIA… Equities – Separating the Talk from Reality Election… - [Election Cycle Primer](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/305/61/)Administrator · 16 September 2010 - [Macro Market Monitor July 2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/304/61/)Matt Blackman · 19 July 2010 - [Macro Market Monitor June 2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/303/61/)Matt Blackman · 12 June 2010 - [Macro Market Monitor May 2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/302/61/)Matt Blackman · 07 May 2010 - [Macro Market Monitor April 2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/300/61/)Matt Blackman · 29 March 2010 [All Market Commentary →](https://tradesystemguru.com/section/market-commentary/) ## Recent dispatches [01**5 Recession-Resistant Telecommunication Stocks with Stable Cash Flow**Sep 14, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/5-recession-resistant-telecommunication-stocks-with-stable-cash-flow/) [02**5 Fiber-Optic Telecommunication Stocks Expanding Broadband Networks**Aug 30, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/5-fiber-optic-telecommunication-stocks-expanding-broadband-networks/) [03**7 Telecommunication Stocks Offering Unified Communications Platforms**Aug 28, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/7-telecommunication-stocks-offering-unified-communications-platforms/) [04**5 Quantum Stocks Competing to Demonstrate Quantum Advantage**Aug 25, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/5-quantum-stocks-competing-to-demonstrate-quantum-advantage/) [05**7 Telecommunication Stocks Positioned for Upcoming Spectrum Auctions**Aug 18, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/7-telecommunication-stocks-positioned-for-upcoming-spectrum-auctions/) [06**9 Top Quantum Stocks for Investors Building a 2026 Watchlist**May 09, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/9-top-quantum-stocks-for-investors-building-a-2026-watchlist/) [07**Best Quantum Technology Stocks to Buy? 9 Public Companies to Know**Apr 04, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/best-quantum-technology-stocks-to-buy-9-public-companies-to-know/) [08**8 Quantum Companies With Revenue, Customers or Commercial Pathways**Mar 15, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/8-quantum-companies-with-revenue-customers-or-commercial-pathways/) More [09**8 AI Quantum Computing Stocks to Watch as the Technologies Converge**Jan 02, 2026](https://tradesystemguru.com/8-ai-quantum-computing-stocks-to-watch-as-the-technologies-converge/) [10**9 Small Quantum Stocks Worth Adding to an Investor Watchlist**Nov 23, 2025](https://tradesystemguru.com/9-small-quantum-stocks-worth-adding-to-an-investor-watchlist/) ## TSG in the media Since his first article on trading was published in 2002, Matt has had well over 100 articles published or mentions in such publications as… - MarketWatch.com - Dow Jones Business News - Barron's Online - The National Post - Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities - SFO - Active Trader - Working Money - Traders Advantage.com - Trade2Win.com - TradingEducation.com - Investopedia.com [The full media record →](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/31/2/) ## Archive by year *pages by year and section* | Year | Pages | Sections | |---|---|---| | [2010](https://tradesystemguru.com/archive/#y2010) | 8 | 8 Market Commentary | | [2009](https://tradesystemguru.com/archive/#y2009) | 18 | 13 Markets, 4 Market Commentary, 1 Strategies | | [2008](https://tradesystemguru.com/archive/#y2008) | 69 | 60 Markets, 8 Market Commentary, 1 Resources | | [2007](https://tradesystemguru.com/archive/#y2007) | 76 | 62 Markets, 5 Resources, 4 Reviews, 2 Market Commentary, 2 Strategies, 1 Trading Systems | [Complete index of every restored page →](https://tradesystemguru.com/archive/) · original Joomla pagination routes such as [/content/blogcategory/35/69/9/18/](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/blogcategory/35/69/9/18/) and [/content/view/21/59/1/2/](https://tradesystemguru.com/content/view/21/59/1/2/) are preserved.