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The Beautiful Symmetry Of Past Bitcoin Bull Market Cycles

The Beautiful Symmetry Of Past Bitcoin Bull Market Cycles

Image Source: Pixabay The “Halvings” have Represented the Half-Way Points of Past Bull Market Cycles The Bitcoin ‘halvings’ are the dates when the mining rewards are cut in half from the previous halving cycles. Remarkably, these halving dates have also represented almost perfect symmetry within past bull market cycles.More specifically, the number of weeks from the start […]
Stocks Seeing Relentless Buying Pressure; Bonds Are Not

Stocks Seeing Relentless Buying Pressure; Bonds Are Not

Image Source: PexelsLast week was a great one in beautiful Sonoma. Having the team together and inviting some smart friends to join us for the conversations was amazing. Meanwhile, we’ve been seeing relentless buying pressure in the stock market, writes JC Parets, founder of AllStarCharts.com.There were so many good ideas being passed around and new strategies that we’re […]
5 Food Stocks For A Healthy Portfolio Amid Fluctuations

5 Food Stocks For A Healthy Portfolio Amid Fluctuations

Image: BigstockThe 15-month bull run of U.S. stock markets suffered a surprise setback in April. We believe that April’s meltdown was nothing but a bull market correction this time, a welcome one as Wall Street rebounded in May. Month-to-date, the S&P 500 is up 4%, while the Dow has advanced about 1.1%. The Nasdaq Composite […]
ETF Battles: Best ETF For Stocks In India? INDY Vs. NFTY Face Off

ETF Battles: Best ETF For Stocks In India? INDY Vs. NFTY Face Off

Image Source: PexelsIn this episode of ETF Battles, I referee a contest between ETFs linked to stocks from India. It’s BlackRock (INDY) vs. First Trust (NFTY). Find out who wins the battle.India is the second largest emerging market after China. It’s got a deep pool and talented workforce, friendly government policies, technological innovation, and a fast growing economy. Program judges […]
Month End Positioning, Or More?

Month End Positioning, Or More?

S&P 500 rose on lower than expected core PCE only to be dragged down by tech and hesitant cyclicals. Just Russell 2000 held up best before and in the aftermath of the data thanks to rate cut odds going up and Treasuries rising. Risk taking in junk corporate bonds or financials was muted, contributing mightily […]
The China/Russia Axis 
                    
 
 
 

The China/Russia Axis      

While the West has greatly assisted Ukraine against Russia’s aggression, China has substantially supported Russia despite China’s professed strong attachment to the principle of national sovereignty. How can we understand the China/Russia axis? How solid is this partnership? What does the future hold? depositphotos IntroductionPundits have been flooding the media and Internet with their analyses of China’s […]
Gold Overtakes Euro In Global International Reserves

Gold Overtakes Euro In Global International Reserves

Sturdy central bank gold buying since 2009 and a rising gold price has grown the precious metal’s share of global international reserves to the detriment of fiat currencies. By the end of 2023 gold surpassed the euro and the next fiat currency to be challenged is the US dollar. depositphotos Often when financial analysts draw charts on the distribution […]
7 Largest Stocks By Market Capitalization And Ytd

7 Largest Stocks By Market Capitalization And Ytd

depositphotos 7 Largest Stocks by Market Capitalization and YTD(1) MSFT            $3.1T        +10%(2) AAPL             $2.9T       -0.2%(3) NVDA             $2.7       +121%(4) GOOG           $2.2T       +23%(5) AMZN            $1.8T  […]
WTI Crude Oil Forecast: Push Higher Falters And Mid-Term Lows Sighted 
                    
 

WTI Crude Oil Forecast: Push Higher Falters And Mid-Term Lows Sighted  

depositphotos WTI Crude Oil saw the 80.000 USD level penetrated upwards on Wednesday of last week, only to falter and then begin a rather steady push lower.    The price of WTI Crude Oil this week will begin trading near the 77.120 mark, this after touching a depth around the 76.640 ratio this past Friday. The ability to […]
What New York City’s Art Auctions Tell You About The Stock Market — And Social Mood

What New York City’s Art Auctions Tell You About The Stock Market — And Social Mood

The fall and spring auctions in New York City are the art market’s bellwether sales events. depositphotos And according to The New York Times, the results from the City’s spring art auction season “tell a story of a masterpiece market come down to earth.” The article notes that the spring sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips delivered $1.4 […]