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Head Fake: Irrational Fear Still Grips The Market

Head Fake: Irrational Fear Still Grips The Market

Image source: Wikipedia I composed this piece on the weekend. Even with today’s strong market it continues very relevant. The head fake maybe today’s market. Even though most sectors of the market caught a bid today, it again was large cap and mega cap that won the day.   Fed week rituals continueIn March, 2022, the […]
Stocks Advance Ahead Of A Big Week Of News Flow

Stocks Advance Ahead Of A Big Week Of News Flow

Image Source: Pixabay Stocks finished the day higher, as rates rose modestly, and the dollar and the VIX fell. Overnight will be when the excitement starts, with the Bank of Japan policy decision, followed by a slew of economic data for the rest of the week and a Fed meeting and press conference on Wednesday.It is […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Hour For Reform

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Hour For Reform

It was ‘forget about the looming risk’ today on Wall Street, also known as a wash in the now familiar wash and rinse cycle of greed and fear.The Dollar, VIX, and gold all fell.Silver managed to sustain a rally along with stocks.  The war in the Mideast is spreading and intensifying, with recalcitrance towards a peaceful resolution firmly […]
Financials Pump Ahead Of FOMC… What Do They Know?

Financials Pump Ahead Of FOMC… What Do They Know?

Image Source: Unsplash Financials popped on Monday ahead of central bank announcements from the BOJ and Federal Reserve. Are banks and financials poised to rally on a shift in policy? The dollar may be a big key for the next move in the market.Video Length: 00:15:57More By This Author:Are Markets Headed Off The Magnificent Seven Cliff? […]
Market Talk – Monday, Oct. 30

Market Talk – Monday, Oct. 30

ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 294.73 points or -0.95% to 30,696.96 Shanghai increased 3.77 points or 0.12% to 3,021.55 Hang Seng increased 7.63 points or 0.04% to 17,406.36 ASX 200 decreased 54.00 points or -0.79% to 6,772.90 Kospi increased 7.74 points or 0.34% to 2,310.55 SENSEX increased 329.85 […]
Treasury To Borrow $776 Billion In The Fourth Quarter

Treasury To Borrow $776 Billion In The Fourth Quarter

Image Source: Unsplash CNBC’s Steve Liesman and Mike Santoli join ‘Closing Bell’ to report on the U.S. government’s borrowing needs in the last quarter.Video Length: 00:04:53More By This Author:American Airlines Posts Third-Quarter Loss And Trims 2023 Profit Forecast Morgan Stanley Tops Profit Estimates On Better-Than-Expected Trading Results Cathie Wood On “Spot Bitcoin” Approval
Why Funds Are Buying Gold & Selling Silver

Why Funds Are Buying Gold & Selling Silver

  ↵Image Source: Unsplash Gold once again crossed the $2,000 per ounce mark on Friday (and has remained over that level this morning), and in today’s show, Vince Lanci talks about why the funds have been buying gold and selling silver.During times of war the funds often buy gold due to the geopolitical risk, and look to […]
Bitcoin ETFs And The Path To Mainstream Adoption

Bitcoin ETFs And The Path To Mainstream Adoption

Image Source: Pixabay It’s not a matter of if, but when.I’m talking, of course, about the long-awaited approval of a U.S.-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence now estimate there’s a 90% chance that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will give the go-ahead to such an investment product by January 10, 2024.Many presenters at […]
Wall Street Scores Big Rally To Start Week

Wall Street Scores Big Rally To Start Week

Wall Street staged an impressive comeback to start the week, with outsized gains for all three major indices. The S&P 500 gained some separation from correction territory to clock its best single-day percentage jump since Aug. 29. The Nasdaq, looking to exit correction territory as well, jumped triple digits on the back of an outperforming communications sector.Elsewhere, the […]
These Three Blue-Chip Stocks Are Trading At A Steep Discount

These Three Blue-Chip Stocks Are Trading At A Steep Discount

Image Source: Pexels In the last three months, the S&P 500 (SPX) went down 9.63% as the benchmark of the stock market. This is unsurprising, as the Dollar Strength Index (DXY) went up 4.42% during the same period. Although not always, these indices tend to be inversely proportional. Concerns about the USG’s financial health have sent the […]