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BTC/USD And BTC/JPY Forecast – Friday, March 23

BTC/USD And BTC/JPY Forecast – Friday, March 23

BTC/USD Bitcoin markets fell a bit during the trading session on Thursday, rolling over from a shooting star that formed on Wednesday. By breaking down below the bottom of the shooting star, it suggests that we are ready to roll over yet again. The Bitcoin market simply cannot find enough momentum to continue going higher, […]
Software Showing Market Leadership

Software Showing Market Leadership

Stocks that hold up during a market downturn tend to be the next leaders when pressure on the market alleviates. That’s why it’s important to pay close attention to the market when the market is under pressure. Of the major market sectors Technology is performing the best since the market has been under pressure since […]
Sensex Continues To Trade Deep In The Red; Union Bank Plunges 8%

Sensex Continues To Trade Deep In The Red; Union Bank Plunges 8%

Indian share markets continued to witness selling pressure in the noon session following losses in global equities after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Chinese goods stoking fears of a trade war. China said it doesn’t fear a trade war with the US and announced plans for reciprocal tariffs on US$3 billion of imports from the US. […]
Fake Gold – Silver Explosion – End Of Bull Market

Fake Gold – Silver Explosion – End Of Bull Market

In the US, fake gold is now a growing problem that is not being tackled. Congressman Alex Mooney (not Money!) has just written to the US Mint of the growing problem of high-quality counterfeits. He also wrote a letter to the Mint in November 2017 but the Mint responded that the problem was not significant. […]
Cracks Now Appearing In The World’s Major Oil Industry

Cracks Now Appearing In The World’s Major Oil Industry

As the sell-off in the broader stock markets intensifies, it will be bad news for the world’s largest oil companies. Why? Because cracks are already beginning to appear in the biggest and most profitable global oil companies. While rising costs and higher debt levels have been plaguing the U.S. shale oil industry, these negative factors are […]
NOK Expected To Strengthen As Preparation For A Norges Bank Rate Hike Begins

NOK Expected To Strengthen As Preparation For A Norges Bank Rate Hike Begins

The Norwegian central bank held its monetary policy meeting last week. As expected, interest rates were left unchanged at 0.50%. The central bank, however, lifted the rate path which was in line with market expectations. “The outlook for the Norwegian economy suggests that it will soon be appropriate to raise the key policy rate,” the central […]
Nightmare In Japan As Stocks Collapse Amid Yen Surge

Nightmare In Japan As Stocks Collapse Amid Yen Surge

It was a black day for equities in Asia and Japan was hit especially hard. By the time it was over, the Nikkei was lower by 4.5% and at one point, it was down the most since the U.S. election. Needless to say, the surging yen didn’t help matters as the risk-off sentiment drove USDJPY beyond […]
What Fed Chair Powell Forgot To Mention

What Fed Chair Powell Forgot To Mention

What are the chances of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell being wrong? The chances he’ll be wrong on the economy’s growth prospects, the direction of the federal funds rate, and inflation itself? Our guess is his chances of being wrong are quite high. What you see, unfolding before your very eyes, is a great exercise […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Friday, March 23

S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Friday, March 23

S&P 500 The S&P 500 fell significantly during the trading session on Thursday, as fears of a trade war between the United States and China start to escalate. With the US ready to sign tariffs, it’s likely that the Chinese will retaliate, and that, of course, could be bad for economic growth in both directions. […]
Consequences Of Replacing The Gold Standard With The Phd Standard

Consequences Of Replacing The Gold Standard With The Phd Standard

In 2011, Jim Grant chastised the Fed about replacing the Gold Standard with the PhD Standard. Our “reward” is coming up. Here is the pertinent video clip of James Grant. Video Length: 00:04:49 “The 2007-2009 real estate debacle is the monetary equivalent of a chain reaction on a foggy California freeway. The trouble with our […]