Steve Hanke
Professor of Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University
Steve H. Hanke is a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University and founder and co-director of its Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise. He was a senior economist on President Ronald Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers in 1981-82, where he led the rewriting of the federal government's principles and guidelines for water and land resources studies, and has since advised heads of state in Asia, South America, Europe and the Middle East on currency reform, serving as a state counselor to Lithuania (1994-96) and Montenegro (1999-2003). He established the Troubled Currencies Project, a Johns Hopkins-Cato Institute collaboration tracking exchange-rate and inflation data, and is a senior fellow at the Independent Institute; he is also a currency and commodity trader. His public commentary centres on money supply and inflation, gold and oil.
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Open in leaderboard →| Horizon | 7D | 30D | 90D | 180D | 360D | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #58 | #764 | #660 | #499 | #43 | #522 |
| Calls | 35 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 36 |
| Avg return | +2.5% | -0.4% | -0.8% | -0.3% | +2.5% | -0.5% |
| vs S&P 500 | +3.1 pp | -2.1 pp | -4.6 pp | -8.8 pp | -17.4 pp | -4.7 pp |
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Steve Hanke has 32 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 28 tickers since January 2025. Win rate 52% across 31 evaluated calls, average return -4.3%. Ranked #764 on Buzzberg's 30-day Authors leaderboard. Most covered: GOLD, GLD, USO.
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