All Epsilon Theory Content

All Epsilon Theory Content

 

Everything we have published at Epsilon Theory since 2013, an archive of more than 1,000 evergreen notes.

1914 is the New Black

By Ben Hunt | June 29, 2015 | 0 Comments

Man in Black: All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and…

Inherent Vice

By Ben Hunt | June 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

Want to get hours of your week as a professional investor back? Want to reduce pointless portfolio activity and bad use of time with clients? Stop predicting games of chicken.

Two Growth Announcements and One Not So Much

By Ben Hunt | June 10, 2015 | 0 Comments

I’m with you in Rockland where we are great writers on the same dreadful typewriter. – Allen Ginsberg, “Howl” (1956)  Give me a long enough…

Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar

By Ben Hunt | May 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

More on Information Theory.

More Probable Than Not

By Ben Hunt | May 11, 2015 | 0 Comments

The only thing that I ask from this group today and the American people is to judge me from this day forward. That’s all I…

The Talented Mr. Ripley

By Ben Hunt | April 27, 2015 | 0 Comments

The more I practice, the luckier I get. – Gary Player (b. 1935) Luck is the residue of design. – Branch Rickey (1881 – 1965) I’ve…

It’s Still Not About the Nail

By Ben Hunt | April 14, 2015 | 0 Comments

Reader reaction to the March 31 Epsilon Theory note, “It’s Not About the Nail”, was probably the strongest and most positive for any note to…

It’s Not About the Nail

By Ben Hunt | March 31, 2015 | 0 Comments

Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda, “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) I see it all perfectly;…

Troy Will Burn – the Big Deal about Big Data

By Ben Hunt | March 16, 2015 | 0 Comments

For the life of me, I don’t understand the debate [over the NSA metadata program]. – Jeb Bush, February 18, 2015 The Central Intelligence Agency…

Epsilon Theory Mailbag: Bitcoin and Big Data

By Ben Hunt | March 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

One of the best parts of authoring Epsilon Theory is the correspondence I get from readers. For the past few months, however, I’ve been frustrated…

Why Take a Chance?

By Ben Hunt | February 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

Vinny Forlano: He won’t talk. Stone is a good kid. Stand-up guy, just like his old man. That’s the way I see it. Vincent Borelli:…

The Effete Rebellion of Bitcoin

By Ben Hunt | February 17, 2015 | 0 Comments

In structure, Bitcoin is a bearer bond.

In meaning, Bitcoin is the cautious expression of a rebellious identity. 

First Known When Lost

By Ben Hunt | February 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

I never noticed it until ‘Twas gone – the narrow copse Where now the woodman lops The last of the willows with his bill –…

7 Quick Points on Europe

By Ben Hunt | January 26, 2015 | 0 Comments

#1) Here are the most relevant recent notes for an Epsilon Theory perspective on the underlying political and market risks in Europe: “The Red King”…

Ghost in the Machine, Part 1

By Ben Hunt | January 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

  The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method? ― Confucius (551 – 479 BC) Tanzan…

Catch – 22

By Ben Hunt | January 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

Four times during the first six days they were assembled and briefed and then sent back. Once, they took off and were flying in formation…

The Clash of Civilizations

By Ben Hunt | December 29, 2014 | 0 Comments

Thomas Cole, “The Course of Empire: Destruction” (1836) In the emerging world of ethnic conflict and civilizational clash, Western belief in the universality of Western…

Now There’s Something You Don’t See Every Day, Chauncey

By Ben Hunt | December 16, 2014 | 0 Comments

Narrator: Well, today we find our heroes flying along smoothly… Rocket J. Squirrel: Flying along smoothly? Bullwinkle J. Moose: You’re just looking at the picture…

Narrative Uber Alles

By Ben Hunt | December 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

Yesterday the Wall Street Journal ran a front page story titled “OPEC Sees Less Demand for Its Oil in 2015”, as well as another article…

We Now Return to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

By Ben Hunt | December 5, 2014 | 0 Comments

Hilsenrath Analysis: Friday’s Jobs Report Assures Global Central Banks Going in Two Directions ― Wall Street Journal, December 5th, 9:59a ET Earlier today I tweeted that “I…