In previous blog posts (e.g. HERE) I explained the limitations of sentiment as a market timing tool. Since the public is invariably wrong at price extremes, it certainly can be helpful to track the public's sentiment and use it as a contrary indicator. However, whereas price extremes always coincide with sentiment extremes, sentiment extremes often don't coincide with price extremes. This is esp...Read More
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CNBC's Eric Chemi reports on how sporting venues are using your face to sell you advertisements.Facial recognition expands in sporting venues from CNBC.Read More
Jason Hamlin, founder of the Gold Stock Bull newsletter (https://goldstockbull.com) , discussed with us on SBTV the state of gold and silver prices at this moment. He shares his expectations on the performance of precious metals in 2018.Jason first started sharing his bullish views on Bitcoin to subscribers when it was around $100 and Ethereum under $10. He views cryptocurrencies as complementary...Read More
This article was written for Miles Franklin by Gary Christenson who advocates treating causes, not symptoms.Headache? Muscle ache? Back ache? Take a pill! An over-the-counter pill will diminish the symptoms and pain. The consequences will come later.High cholesterol? Take a pill. There are other ways to reduce cholesterol but none that produce $ billions for Big Pharma. Consequences to your body...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in the EU have fallen slightly this week, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday April 18.Although market participants previously expected prices to remain stable, the decline of HRC prices has had a negative effect on the European market."I do not expect prices to drop significantly, but sentiment is definitely less positive than it was before," a trade...Read More
""Her statements were made as a private citizen, not as a representative of Fresno State." That line most likely signals that the university is not going to take a hard stand over the hatContinue...Read More
By Craig HemkeVery few people understand or even know of the opaque COMEX-->LBMA process known as "Exchange Futures For Physical". Even the term is misleading, as there's clearly nothing "physical" about it. The first thing you need to understand is that this is NOT a new phenomenon. EFPs have been utilized within the derivative pricing scheme for years. In fact, one of the best articles/explana...Read More
Bitcoin got hammered yesterday after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced an investigation into some of the major cryptocurrency exchanges.Continue...Read More
The flat steel import trade in Iran has been almost non-existent in the past several weeks because of currency exchange rate issues.One of the major concerns for traders selling material to Iran and Iranian customers has been the 20% devaluation of the country's national currency, the rial, since the beginning of April.On Wednesday April 18, the rial was trading at IRR57,000 to $1 on the country's...Read More
Join Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com as he goes One-on-One with financial expert and former Wall Street analyst Warren Pollock.Warren Pollock is a geopolitical and financial analyst. He has no website and nothing to sell. He only does interviews as a public service to give his views about what is going on and what he sees coming for the public.Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices increased on Wednesday April 18 following a strengthening paper market once the People's Bank of China announced it would release cash into the banking system. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,970-4,020 yuan ($632-640) per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,920-3,940 yuan per tonne, up 40 yuan per tonne China's central bank announced late on...Read More
By Visual CapitalistWhen you think about it, the journey of each individual currency note is pretty incredible.After being printed or minted, each bill is then passed between people and businesses to facilitate transactions. If it's a $1 or $5 bill, it changes hands on average about 110 times per year - and if it's a $20 bill, it's more like 75. The interesting part is that almost every transact...Read More
"how in the world does a swapping of derivative contracts, where there's obviously zero physical metal involved, equitably determine the true price and..."by Craig Hemke via GoldSeekVery few people understand-or even know of-the opaque COMEX->LBMA process known as "Exchange Futures For Physical". Even the term is misleading, as there's clearly nothing "physical" about it.The first thing you need t...Read More
Export prices for Southern European rebar have widened downward by ?,?5 per tonne week-on-week amid continued low market activity, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday April 18.Metal Bulletin's weekly export price assessment for Southern European rebar was ?,?470-485 ($581-600) per tonne fob main ports on Wednesday, compared with ?,?475-485 per tonne on April 11.The assessment widened downward...Read More
Marshall says in preparation to crash the world economy this July, the commercials have to reign in the spec shorts. Here's an update on today's action...by Marshall Swing of The Church of ActsBeen busy the last few days and just taking a few moments to update folks on what is going on in silver and gold. And still hoping I get some time in the next few days to write that article giving more ins...Read More
SHANGHAI, Apr 18 (SMM) – The US Department of Commerce announced on TuesdayApril 17 that it was launching a new round of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations on certain steel wheels imported from China, SMM learned. The investigations began after two US manufacturers of vehicle components, Accuride Corporation and Maxion Wheels Akron LLC, filed complaints last month. The US...Read More
Domestic prices for mesh-quality wire rod produced and delivered in Southern Europe have widened downward week-on-week, with Italian mills adjusting their offers amid low Turkish import prices, sources said on Wednesday April 18.Southern European domestic prices for mesh-quality wire rod widened downward by ?,?10 per tonne over the week to ?,?530-560 ($656-693) per tonne delivered on April 18, com...Read More