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A Position In DUST And Levels To Watch For PM Stocks
(Audio length 00:11:50) David Erfle, Editor of the Junior Miner Junky joins me today to share the reasons why he is taking a short-term position in DUST. We discuss the movements in the USD and US markets plus the upcoming Fed meeting in December. While the DUST position carries a negative outlook for the sector […]
What A Gold-Backed Yuan And Cryptocurrencies May Mean For The Dollar
Amongst all the crypto news this, and crypto news that, was a tiny item appearing in the Nikkei Asian Review on September 1st. Reporting from Denpasar, Indonesia, Damon Evans wrote, “China is expected shortly to launch a crude oil futures contract priced in yuan and convertible into gold in what analysts say could be a game-changer for the industry.” […]
Lowest Volatility Since The 1960s
Single Family Housing Not Available In previous articles, I have been discussing the lack of construction of single family homes which is causing prices to increase. The chart below shows the inventory of single family homes for sale on a seasonally adjusted basis. As you can see, inventory levels are the lowest since 1994. This […]
Housing Starts And Home Builder Stocks Diverge
Throughout the bust and the ensuing recovery in residential housing, the performance of homebuilder stocks has closely tracked the trend in Housing Starts and Building Permits. Below, we highlight this relationship by comparing the iShares Home Construction ETF (ITB) to the three-month moving average of Housing Starts and Building Permits. The relationship between the two is […]
Doom Loop Update: VIX ETP ‘Risk’ Remains High
Well it seems at least possible that the VIX will spend the entire session in double-digits – no small feat in the current environment. Overnight, a combination of factors including Catalonia’s refusal to disavow the independence referendum, some shenanigans in Hong Kong, and a throwaway comment about “Minksy moments” from the PBoC’s Zhou Xiaochuan, triggered a […]
USD/CAD Battle Lines Drawn Ahead Of Canada CPI
USD/CAD Daily Chart Technical Outlook: USD/CAD has carved out a well-defined monthly opening-range just below the 2012 trendline. We highlighted this slope earlier in the week in our Technical Perspective piece with the outlook weighted to the downside while below this threshold. The immediate focus is on a break of the 1.2415-1.26 range (break lower favored). USD/CAD 240min Notes: A closer look […]
September 2017 Leading Economic Index Declined
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S declined this month – and the authors say “Despite September’s decline, the trend in the US LEI remains consistent with continuing solid growth in the US economy for the second half of the year”. Analyst Opinion of the Leading Economic Index Because of the significant […]
3 Top Utility Mutual Funds For Steady Returns
Investors looking for stable current income would do well to consider utility funds. They are used as defensive instruments, which protect investments during a market downturn. This is because the demand for essential services such as those provided by utilities remains unchanged even during difficult times. In recent years, many funds in this category have […]
