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Ian Cooper

Ian Cooper

For more than 26 years, Ian Cooper has been an experienced financial writer and editor who helps investors make sense of what’s happening on Wall Street. That includes explaining what’s happening fundamentally and technically, as well as how news flow impacts individual stocks, exchange-traded funds, and markets. He is particularly interested in market themes, such as biotech, artificial intelligence, new technical innovation, defense, and geopolitical issues. 

He was previously a writer at InvestorPlace.com, and has been featured on Yahoo Finance, the Washington Examiner, The Charlotte Observer, MSN, 247WallSt.com, and more. He was also featured in J. Christoph Amberger’s Hot Trading Secrets: How to Get in and Out of the Market with Huge Gains in Any Climate.

Cooper was among the few analysts to spot the financial crisis of 2008, the top of subprime and Alt-A, the death of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, and New Century Financial, and even the Dow’s collapse to 6,500, as well as its recovery. He even called for gold to rally well above $2,500 when it traded for less than $600. 

Ian earned a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication (including Journalism, Marketing, and Public Relations) from Towson University.

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BREAKING 🚨: TurkeyTurkish Lira falls to an all-time low against the U.S. Dollar 🇹🇷📉 Now down 98% since 2010 🤯👀 https://t.co/IY3rP4dwUu
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For anyone who says Turkey did it to stabilize their currency, here is their currency: https://t.co/rovLGIy7C6
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H/T: ZeroHedge
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Turkey dumped its gold holdings by the largest amount in history during March 📉🇹🇷 https://t.co/NuGVZddAgX
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Stock Market is becoming dangerously concentrated warns Goldman Sachs 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/R6adhzIdRe
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Berkshire Hathaway is now sitting on an all-time high $397 Billion in Cash, enough to buy 478 companies in the S&P 500 🚨🤑 https://t.co/iZKu6hjtKQ
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BREAKING 🚨: United States of AmericaU.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield rose as high as 5.16% this morning, the highest level since the run-up to the Global Financial Crisis 📈 Dear God 🤯 https://t.co/0Ubm8GCqu8
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BREAKING 🚨: JapanJapan's 40-Year Yield hits 4.41%, the highest level in history 📈🇯🇵 https://t.co/OixVpWYYNh
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Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A has now dumped stocks for 14 consecutive quarters, the longest selling streak in its history 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/mpxjHmlNfT
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China has 38 nuclear reactors under construction right now, the U.S. has 0 🚨🤔 https://t.co/FmHIsRbXMb
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