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The Cost Of Grain That Feeds The World Hits New 15-Year High
Photo by Sandy Ravaloniaina on UnsplashOn Wednesday, the Thai Rice Exporters Association revealed that the price of Thai white rice 5% broken, a key Asian benchmark, reached a new 15-year high. This surge is mainly attributed to increasing fears of a global shortage due to the damaging effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon on […]
EUR/USD Holds Above The 1.1100 Mark, US Jobless Claims Data Eyed
Image Source: Unsplash EUR/USD drifts higher to the highest since July above 1.1100 on Thursday. The evidence of cooling inflation helped to convince policymakers about the rate cuts next year. Lagarde added that the ECB should not lower the guard and central bank’s policy decisions are data-dependent. Market players will monitor the US weekly Jobless Claims, […]
Coping With Stock Market Holidays
Image Source: PexelsAs a seasoned day trader who has spent countless hours studying charts, patterns and market trends, I’ve come to realize how stock market holidays can impact my routine and results. These holidays, although few, tend to throw a wrench into the market’s momentum and take away from our ability to benefit from market volatility.The Psychological Impact of Trading BreaksGiven the […]
What Would It Take To Get A Depression?
So far this year, my base case on the economy has been that we’re repeating the 1970’s stagflation. With a first bout of high inflation followed by a period of rapid GDP growth that ends in a second, even worse, stagflation.Going by the 70’s, that second stagflation could go on for a long time considering […]
Modern Portfolio Theory Is Mistaken: Diversification Is Not Investment
Image Source: Pexels According to modern portfolio theory (MPT), financial asset prices always fully reflect all available and relevant information, and any adjustment to new information is virtually instantaneous. Thus, asset prices respond only to the unexpected part of information since the expected portion is already embedded in prices.For example, if the central bank raises interest […]
Your Stock Update As We End 2023: Reflections On The Year
Image Source: UnsplashWith the final trading week of 2023, let’s take a brief moment to look back on the year and highlight the key sectors, stock indexes, and insights from commodities, bonds, yields, inflation, and the big picture as we keep our motivation high to start a brand new 2024.Video Length: 00:12:00More By This Author:Can Santa […]
Is It Time For Trend Reversal In Natural Gas?
Image Source: Unsplash After a disappointing November and price declines, the bulls apparently lost the will to fight and allowed their opponents to reach even lower levels. What’s New for Natural Gas? Looking at the long-term chart, we see that after months of recovering from losses, the bulls have capitulated to the 50-month moving average, which […]
3 Worst Performing Dividend Kings In 2023
The Dividend Kings spent most of the year in the red, only recovering in the last few months. They should finish with a positive return in 2023, albeit only in the low-to-mid single digits, barring sudden changes. They are currently up about 4.8%, giving the group their third positive return in four years.The three worst-performing […]
Could The Entire Banking System Come Tumbling Down?
Image Source: Pexels The US banking system is teetering and tottering. Why?Written by Walter Block on his substack blog:How does one describe our present banking system?It is like an upside-down pyramid, with the tippy top of it located at the bottom and the widespread base of it placed at the top. If even a slight wind […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Light Trading
Trading in the markets is so light, and the economic news so sparse and distorted, that trading here is just dominated by algorithmic shills.Unless some exogenous event that has to be acknowledged by the financiers occurs, we might expect the rest of this holiday week to be roughly the same.Maybe with a little wash-and-rinse action […]
