A volatility pop concurrent with a drop in stock prices could be a risk to bulls"...if momentum continues, keep in mind that there is the 12/27 and the quarterly expiration of SPY options that expire this week and on the last trading day of the year... Without a catalyst, the SPY 323 strike could act as resistance and the longer the SPY is below these strikes, the more it can be seen as a headwind...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesDec 30, 2019In my experience everyone tends to make investing wisely way too complicated. Simple works, complicated doesn’t.I think the first site visit I went on was to a gold project in Xinjiang province in Western China over eighteen years ago. The gold bull was but a calf. Site visits had totally stopped after the Bre-X scandal in 1996. The sponsor of the trip manage...Read More
Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsWe have spilled barrels of electronic ink, making the point that central banks are wreaking havoc. They hurt the poor, the middle class, and the rich. They hurt the wage earners, the business owners, the investors (aka the "rentiers"), and the pensioners. They have variously inflicted rising interest rates, too-high rates, falling rates, and too-low rates. They have...Read More
StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was platinum, up 3.85 percent, with silver and palladium just trailing. Gold traders and analysts were overwhelmingly bullish on their outlook for the yellow metal in the weekly Bloomberg survey. Sentiment was bolstered as gold cracked back above $1,500 per ounce. Gold hit a seven-week high despite comments by President Trump that a trade deal signi...Read More
Craig HemkeWith just one, holiday-shortened day to go, it appears that Comex gold and silver will actually finish 2019 with "the best annual gains since 2010". That was a bold forecast when we made it back in January. That it has turned out correct brings more relief than satisfaction.As we move to wrap up 2019, here's one last look at this year's primary guide. Recall that we had "The Generally...Read More
David HaggithAfter two years of this third experiment with trickle-down economics via the Trump Tax Cuts, we should have enough data to get an unbiased, factual view of the results. The following is going to be a short-and-sweet stroll down memory lane in pictures.The Trump Tax Cuts got us exactly the same GDP growth rate trend we've had for decades:They got us exactly the same decline in corpor...Read More
By: Gary SavageSo many gold analysts have no idea what they are doing. So many people missed the baby bull. Gold miners are leading..http://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More
- Gary Christenson, Deviant InvestorBreaking news: Silver briefly reached $18.00 and closed at $17.85. The DOW rose again to 28,645.Inflation, Deflation, Stagflation, and Hyperinflation? So What?Inflation: The banking cartel demands inflation of the currency supply. The cartel encourages massive debt and collects the interest and fees. They want inflation because it increases debt and repayme...Read More
Gold is now a major bullmarket as evidenced by its strong breakout from a giant 6-year long base pattern in August. The larger trend is up. We had thought that it might react back closer to the breakout point before turning higher again, but it didn't, and started higher again in recent days over the Christmas period. This is a sign of greater strength.There is a broad array of fundamental reaso...Read More
Party hard and party late till 1st January. Comeback relaxed with a vengeance to trade and invest. With Insignia Consultants good times will always last. Thank you everyone for your support year too. Since founding "Inisgnia Consultants" in May 2003, I have been making changing changes (every year) to ensure that our clients are updated with all the information to make maximum profit. "To err is...Read More
Global gold prices are hitting a two-month high following this weekend's US strikes in Iraq and Syria. Meanwhile, China's Commerce Ministry said on Sunday it has "proactively dealt with" trade frictions with the US this year. How will the trade war play out for gold and the US dollar? CEO of Euro Pacific Capital Peter Schiff joins In Question to dive in.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognize...Read More
The Damage is Done. Remember the term "Too Big to Fail" used for systemically important Banks? Well these companies have exhausted this title, and been over inflated to such a degree, experts are now calling them "Too Big NOT to Fail" (except now the failure looks completely different, like a complete Currency Reset). In today's Headline News I'll update you on these Big Banks (and also the Repo M...Read More
2019 has been a shining year for gold, as the price has jumped on economic turmoil. David McAlvany of McAlvany Financial helps us dig into the sector, and how it has been competing against other assets.Read More
Political correctness recently took a dangerous turn in the United Kingdom when the North Bristol National Health Service Trust announced that hospital patients who use offensive, racist, or sexist language will cease receiving medical care as soon as it is safe to end their treatment.The condition that treatment will not be withdrawn until doing so is safe seems to imply that no one will actually...Read More
I have a very simple theory related to the growth in stock prices which has been discussed here before. As I see it:There are a number of shares in the equity markets; andA number of dollars available to buy those shares.Continue...Read More
If normal credit standards are maintained, the deal flow ceases and the economy tanks. But if safeguards are corrupted and/or abandoned, the game goes on.Continue...Read More
One of the things that's really interesting about silver is that it might be one of the most divisive asset classes in today's financial markets. Some (like myself) think silver might be even better than multiple loaves of sliced bread! While others think I'm off my rocker and don't see the value.So who's correct?Discover for yourself by clicking to watch round two of "The Great Silver Debate" bet...Read More
Is the Fed's long-awaited inflation finally going to arrive in 2020? Commodity prices and bond rates are beginning to hint that inflation may be picking up significantly. Continue...Read More
US jets bombed five sites across Iraq and Syria on Sunday, targeting the Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, officially in response to the killing of a US civilian contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base last week, RT America's Sayeh Tavangar reports. RT America's Manila Chan sits down with former Pentagon official Michael Maloof to discuss the implications. Read More
Ford Motor Co said on Monday reservations were full for the upcoming Mustang electric sport utility vehicle.Continue...Read More