Most believe markets follow the news and the published economic data. They are wrong – and here is a great example of why they are wrong this week. On Thursday night, there was a ‘bearish’ news report of a...
Are we really approaching Armageddon? The climate alarmists and politicians think so – but only in 20 – 30 years (or 12 months, according to Prince Charles). But there are others in the financial community that believe the coronavirus...
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My bottom line: GOLD/SILVER – Bearish US DOLLAR – Bearish STOCKS – Bearish T-BONDS – Bearish In August. I posted two major comments on gold/silver with these headings: Gold is hot – should you buy? Is it time to...
Last time I asked the big question: Gold is hot – is it time to buy?. And hot on the heels of my blog came this article last Tuesday on seekingalpha.com: Is it time to add gold and silver...
As stock market bears gasp in disbelief, the Dow powered into even higher highs in the scorching post-Christmas rally yesterday. Does something smell fishy to you about this stunning move? It certainly did to me – until I discovered...
Last time I asked if anyone had seen Santa as markets were in a tailspin a week or so ago. The bulls were in dire need of a Santa Rally alright. And a day late, someone told me he...
That was a terrific week for us. Last Friday October 12, I forecast that the current vigorous stock rally would top out at mid-week on Wednesday. And right on cue, the Dow made its high at 25,850 at am UK time. Most of us were awake to capture that in a short sale! And
Finally! I have read a quote from a money manager that seems to understand how markets really work. In a Bloomberg piece about the tumultuous Turkey shoot, he comments about the record pull-out of South Korean investments in Turkey: ...
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This is so much like MSM ping-pong. First there was the yuan scare as the MSM latched onto this story pretty late in the game (as usual). Then we had the Turkey shoot (see last week’s post) where the...
At significant market turns, such as we are now in, divergences between related markets proliferate and become stark. We have them in stocks and gold/silver. Such is the case in stock markets where the leaders in the current stock...