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Treasury Finally Issues Some Long-Term Debt

Treasury Finally Issues Some Long-Term Debt

Image source: PixabayAfter nearly 10 months of issuing mostly short-term debt, the Treasury finally issued Notes in 2 of the last 3 months.Note: Non-Marketable consists almost entirely of debt the government owes to itself (e.g., debt owed to Social Security or public retirement)Figure: 1 Month Over Month change in DebtIn the first six months of 2024, […]
Metals Rally – Pet Rocks Have Overtaken Digital Rocks

Metals Rally – Pet Rocks Have Overtaken Digital Rocks

Image Source: UnsplashComing into this year, very few traders and analysts were talking about precious metals. But a few of us here at TheoTrade, myself included, found the prospects in precious metals irresistible. Now, here we are, on the cusp of a potential continuation of the bull trends in both gold and silver. The backdrop of this rally […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Poisoned Chalice Of Empire

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Poisoned Chalice Of Empire

Image Source: UnsplashStocks rallied higher to new record highs, based on a seemingly benign Non-Farm Payrolls report.Economist Danielle DiMartino Booth reminds us that recessions tend to be marked from the first Fed rate cut.The Dollar fell.Gold and silver rocketed higher.Daisy and I abide, counting our blessings.The pundit class and their spoke models are misrepresenting what is […]
High Dividend 50: Avista Corporation

High Dividend 50: Avista Corporation

Image Source: PixabayHigh-yield stocks pay out dividends that are significantly more than market average dividends. For example, the S&P 500’s current yield is only about 1.3%, as prices have risen more quickly than dividends in recent months.High-yield stocks can be very helpful to shore up income after retirement.For example, a $120,000 investment in stocks with an […]
Bitcoin needs a weekly close above $60,600 to avoid further correction

Bitcoin needs a weekly close above $60,600 to avoid further correction

Key Takeaways Bitcoin is nearing a 26% pullback in 46 days, its deepest retrace of the current cycle. A weekly close above $60,600 is crucial for Bitcoin to maintain its current accumulation range. Bitcoin (BTC) is currently in its deepest retrace of the current cycle, nearing a 26% pullback in 46 days. According to a […]
Why Is Headphone Maker KOSS Stock Surging This Week?

Why Is Headphone Maker KOSS Stock Surging This Week?

Image courtesy of 123rf.com Koss Corporation (Nasdaq: KOSS) stock has been exhibiting the behavior of a meme stock in the best way possible, but there are no signs of a dump yet. Over the last three months, KOSS shares have now returned over 500% of shareholder value, going from penny stock territory of $2.5 to present price of […]
Post-Mt. Gox payouts lead to worst crypto liquidations day since FTX collapse

Post-Mt. Gox payouts lead to worst crypto liquidations day since FTX collapse

Key Takeaways Mt. Gox’s fund transfer triggered over $1 billion in crypto liquidations, the largest since FTX collapse. Bitcoin price dropped 6% following the Mt. Gox transfer, despite previous studies suggesting minimal market impact. The news of Mt. Gox moving Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to a new wallet prompted a 6% on BTC’s […]
Nasdaq Secures 5th-Straight Weekly Win

Nasdaq Secures 5th-Straight Weekly Win

After struggling for direction most of the day, the Dow finished modestly higher, while the S&P 500 eked out a fourth consecutive gain and record close. The tech-heavy Nasdaq logged a triple-digit gain for its fourth-straight win and an all-time peak of its own.All three indexes finished with healthy weekly wins, the lattermost’s fifth-straight and best […]
High Dividend 50: Columbia Banking System

High Dividend 50: Columbia Banking System

High-yield stocks pay out dividends that are significantly more than market average dividends. For example, the S&P 500’s current yield is only ~1.3% today.High-yield stocks can be very helpful to shore up income after retirement. For example, a $120,000 investment in stocks with an average dividend yield of 5% creates an average of $500 a […]
Jobs, Jobs And Jobs

Jobs, Jobs And Jobs

Here are some things I think I am thinking about this weekend. 1) All About Jobs.In an interview with Schwab earlier last week I said that the future path of Fed policy will be determined more so by employment reports and not inflation reports. The reason for this is that the shift in labor markets […]