Now quantitatively we rank things on something called alpha over standard deviation, which is the return independent of the market divided by volatility. Usually, to get a high ranking, you need some buying pressure.
We call it the zigzag theory. You want to find something that zigs and something that zags and blend them together to get a better combined performance.
We test everything on a one- and a three-year cycle. And you want to stress-test a model, and the three-year test usually does that because you have a growth and value bias. You have different interest rate environments.
After the Versailles treaty, the U.S. could have chosen to become a global economic loan shark, but we didn't, and let a lot of the tab slide. So not all lending and borrowing is bad.
I still love the semiconductor industry.
If you go back to 2001, the market had two violent short covering rallies then, although I know the market didn't officially get going until March 2003.
