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Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Snow Day

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Snow Day

Stocks dipped down close to key support, and then managed to bolt back up and higher after the European close. British politics were roiling the markets and especially the ‘cable trade’ in the pound-dollar cross, as a series of resignations has called Prime Minister May’s government into question. Gold and silver drifted slightly higher along […]
Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Continued Growth In November 2018

Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Continued Growth In November 2018

This morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions at 23.3 was an increase of 2.2 from the previous month’s 21.1 . The Investing.com forecast was for a reading of 19.3. The Empire State Manufacturing Index rates the relative level of general business conditions in New York state. A level […]
Two Key Risks For 2019

Two Key Risks For 2019

In agreement with our recent 2019 forecast and deep-dive into the October correction (see Nearly Two-Thirds of the Entire U.S. Stock Market Just Went Through a Bear Market), the ever-objective, no-nonsense Urban Carmel at The Fat Pitch recently spoke with us on FS Insider about two key risks on his radar for next year. Consider Urban Carmel […]
What Is The Lindy Effect And How Can It Help Your Retirement?

What Is The Lindy Effect And How Can It Help Your Retirement?

A beginner’s look at the Lindy effect. The definition of the Lindy effect as follows; The Lindy effect is a concept that the future life expectancy of some non-perishable things like a technology or an idea is proportional to their current age, so that every additional period of survival implies a longer remaining life expectancy. […]
Ford Partnered With Walmart For Autonomous Vehicle Delivery

Ford Partnered With Walmart For Autonomous Vehicle Delivery

Per Reuters, Ford Motor Company (F – Free Report) has announced that it is collaborating with Walmart Inc. (WMT – Free Report) and logistics company Postmates Inc. to develop automated delivery vehicles. Per the deal, the companies will design self-driving vehicle-based grocery delivery service for Walmart’s customers. The project will allow Postmates to deliver goods ordered from Walmart stores at the […]
Levels And Trades For Gold And Oil Now

Levels And Trades For Gold And Oil Now

With Crude achieving a key weekly chart level, what’s the next play and additional levels for short-term intraday and swing trades? Video Length: 00:06:31
The Startup Bubble Is A Derivative Of The Stock Market Bubble

The Startup Bubble Is A Derivative Of The Stock Market Bubble

TechCrunch recently posted a fascinating chart of the monthly count of global VC deals that raised $100 million or more since 2007. According to this chart, a new “unicorn” startup was born every four days in 2018. Unfortunately, this is even more evidence of the tech startup bubble that I have been warning about. Here’s the list of “unicorn” companies […]
Market Talk – Thursday, Nov. 15

Market Talk – Thursday, Nov. 15

Asia traded reasonably well following the US volatility, with core China indices closing over 1% higher following encouraging Trade headlines. Talk is that discussions between the two are progressing – or even that they are communicating! However, the main topic happened later in early London trading so lets just jumped ahead to today’s hot topic […]
Nvidia, Nordstrom Plummet On Disappointing Earnings, Poor Forecast

Nvidia, Nordstrom Plummet On Disappointing Earnings, Poor Forecast

With earnings season drawing to a close, there was more of the disappointment that has marked much of what was supposed to be a stellar reporting period, when two hedge fund and retail darling stocks, first Nordstrom then Nvidia, plunging on disappointing earnings and weak outlooks. Department store giant Nordstrom reported Q3 EPS of $0.39 […]
AUD/USD Continues To Eye September-High Despite Waning Retail Interest

AUD/USD Continues To Eye September-High Despite Waning Retail Interest

AUD/USD appears to be making another run at the September-high (0.7315) as the 32.8K rise in Australia Employment instills an improved outlook for the region, and the exchange rate may continue to threaten the bearish trend from earlier this year as it takes out the series of lower highs & lows from late last week. AUD/USD CONTINUES TO […]