Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Why Oil’s Crash Will Cause A Shale Energy Bust

Why Oil’s Crash Will Cause A Shale Energy Bust

Despite this being a low-volume holiday week, crude oil continues to plunge. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is down $3.69 or 6.75% and Brent crude oil is down $3.60 or 5.75% today alone, which further confirms the concerns I had when I wrote the article “Is A Crude Oil Liquidation Event Ahead?” on November […]
Apple Falls Hard From The Tree

Apple Falls Hard From The Tree

With a decline of nearly 25% in less than eight weeks, the recent plunge in Apple (AAPL) has been noteworthy enough, but when you consider the fact that it came from a point where the company had a market capitalization of over $1.1 trillion, we’re not sure if a company has ever lost that much […]
OECD Recommends Potential Major National Debt Increases: The Impact On Retirement

OECD Recommends Potential Major National Debt Increases: The Impact On Retirement

The Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is urging the nations of the world to be prepared for and have a coordinated plan to simultaneously engage in major “fiscal stimulus” in the event of a downturn in the global economy. “Fiscal stimulus” is how economists refer to a government substantially increasing spending, while holding […]
USD/JPY Rate Weakness Spurs Shift In Retail FX Interest

USD/JPY Rate Weakness Spurs Shift In Retail FX Interest

JAPANESE YEN TALKING POINTS USD/JPY may face a more bearish fate over the remainder of the month amid the failed attempt to test the 2018-high (114.55), and recent developments keep the downside targets of the radar as the weakness in the exchange rate appears to be spurring a shift in retail interest. USD/JPY RATE WEAKNESS […]
Agriculture Market Report – Friday, Nov. 23

Agriculture Market Report – Friday, Nov. 23

A review of the day’s trading in the agriculture markets. Video Length: 00:09:42
Crude, Credit Crash As Stocks Suffer Worst Black Friday Loss Since 2010

Crude, Credit Crash As Stocks Suffer Worst Black Friday Loss Since 2010

Give thanks? “You get nothing!!” Dow’s worst Black Friday performance since 2010. Chinese stocks tumbled after a supported start to the week – this is the worst week for China in six weeks… European stocks were also down across the board… Dow was the week’s biggest loser but this was Nasdaq’s worst week since March…ugly […]
Retail ETFs To Buy On Black Friday Deals

Retail ETFs To Buy On Black Friday Deals

The Christmas shopping season has kicked off, and retailers are splurging on promotions, early-store openings, heavy discounts, as well as free shipping on online purchases to lure customers. Now that the Thanksgiving feast is done, it’s time for the biggest shopping day of the year. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), more than 164 […]
Overstock Surges 23% On News It Will Sell Retail Business, Launch Crypto

Overstock Surges 23% On News It Will Sell Retail Business, Launch Crypto

In an obvious act of desperation, Overstock will sell its retail business to launch a crypto business called tZero. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is so certain about blockchain technology that he’s planning to sell Overstock’s retail business to launch tZero. Byrne announced tZero in 2015 and it has been losing money ever since, along with everything […]
U.S. Stocks Returns: First 22 Months, President Obama Vs. President Trump

U.S. Stocks Returns: First 22 Months, President Obama Vs. President Trump

I thought readers might be curious to see a comparison of the performance of U.S. stocks after each president’s first 22 months in office. The graph below shows that in President Obama’s first 22 months in office, Feb-02-2009 to Nov-21-2010, large-cap stocks (measured as the S&P 500) rose 45%, and small-cap stocks (measured as the […]
U.S. Stocks Returns: First 17 Months, President Obama Vs. President Trump

U.S. Stocks Returns: First 17 Months, President Obama Vs. President Trump

I thought readers might be curious to see a comparison of the performance of U.S. stocks after each president’s first 17 months in office. The graph below shows that in President Obama’s first 17 months in office, Feb-02-2009 to Nov-21-2010, large-cap stocks (measured as the S&P 500) rose 45%, and small-cap stocks (measured as the […]