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Long-Term Market Cycle Points To A Peaking S&P 500, Rising Rates, And A Stronger Dollar

Long-Term Market Cycle Points To A Peaking S&P 500, Rising Rates, And A Stronger Dollar

This weekend, we will examine some of the long-term market cycles across various assets to help set the stage for the coming months as we begin to look toward 2025. All charts provided come from cycles.org, which is from the Foundation for the Study of Cycles, of which I am a member.Additionally, I previously released a video […]
RISR: A Unique Bond ETF With Interest Rate Protection

RISR: A Unique Bond ETF With Interest Rate Protection

Image Source: PixabayI recently added the FolioBeyond Alternative Income and Interest Rate Hedge ETF (RISR) to the Fixed Income Investments category of the Dividend Hunter portfolio. I think the ETF’s name says it all, notes Tim Plaehn, editor of The Dividend Hunter.A traditional bond fund owns a portfolio that matches the fund’s stated investment characteristics. These can include types of bonds, […]
Weekly Technical Update: Nasdaq 100 – Sunday, Nov. 10

Weekly Technical Update: Nasdaq 100 – Sunday, Nov. 10

Image Source: PexelsU.S. elections are complete, with the results producing as much division across the states as the lead-up to the elections created. Nonetheless, the Presidency and the U.S. Senate are now in the hands of the Republicans, while the House of Representatives remains unknown for a bit longer.The equity markets started to race higher on Tuesday during […]
Pairs In Focus – Sunday, Nov. 10

Pairs In Focus – Sunday, Nov. 10

Image Source: Unsplash AUD/USD The Australian dollar moved all over the place during the course of the week, as it broke above the 50-week EMA before it then turned around to drop to the 0.65 level.This market has experienced a large amount of noise, and risk appetite has proven to be a major influence on the space. With this being […]
We Tested Top Stocks; Here’s What’s Best For Your Money

We Tested Top Stocks; Here’s What’s Best For Your Money

Image Source: PexelsDiscover the top-performing stocks with this in-depth analysis of Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), Datadog (DDOG), Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), and Newmark Group (NMRK). In this video, we dive into the Bollinger Band Squeeze (TTM Squeeze) strategy while scanning for hidden opportunities within the Investor’s Business Daily Top 50 Stocks.With a focus on stocks with strong fundamentals, we reveal […]
Gold’s Path After Breaking To New All-Time High

Gold’s Path After Breaking To New All-Time High

Image Source: Pixabay Earlier this year, Gold broke out of its cup-and-handle pattern and made its biggest breakout in 50 years.It has steadily climbed higher but could be experiencing its first notable post-breakout correction. There were three other instances in the last half century when Gold broke to a new all-time high.The first chart shows Gold in […]
Bitcoin Hits $80,000 As Optimism Grows For Trump’s Crypto-Friendly Stance

Bitcoin Hits $80,000 As Optimism Grows For Trump’s Crypto-Friendly Stance

Image Source: Unsplash Bitcoin surged past the $80,000 mark on Sunday, reaching a new all-time high as optimism grows around President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-crypto stance.Trump’s victory and the Republican-controlled Senate and near-majority House have fueled bullish sentiment in digital asset markets, pushing the cryptocurrency up as much as 4.7% to $80,092.The President-elect has signaled his support for […]
The Recession Call Revisited

The Recession Call Revisited

There was a noisy minority of analysts thinking we were in, or imminently in, recession (see a list here). It’ll be interesting to see how those views are revised. However, as I noted, while the data was not supportive of being in a recession as of October, three possibilities could reconcile observations with such views: (1) the model […]
Don’t Confuse Brains With A Bull Market, Or Price With Value

Don’t Confuse Brains With A Bull Market, Or Price With Value

Image Source: Pexels   “If you do something like read a lot of books and talk to a lot of people, you can learn almost anything.”     Elon Musk   Market Commentary:Don’t confuse brains with a Bull Market, or price with value If you went to cash “waiting to see what happens” it just got hard to feel […]
Europe Is Finalizing Preparations For A Gold Standard 
                    

Gold Is Central Banks’ Plan B

Why European Nations Want to Evenly Spread Gold Reserves

Europe’s Open Secret Gold Balancing Act

Eastern Europe Implements Gold Plan

Europe’s Path Towards a New Gold Standard

A Global Gold Standard

Europe Is Finalizing Preparations For A Gold Standard Gold Is Central Banks’ Plan B Why European Nations Want to Evenly Spread Gold Reserves Europe’s Open Secret Gold Balancing Act Eastern Europe Implements Gold Plan Europe’s Path Towards a New Gold Standard A Global Gold Standard

Image Source: Pixabay Countries outside the eurozone but inside the European Union, i.e., those that one day might join the eurozone—like Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, are positioning for a new gold standard.To prepare for a monetary system based on gold, they are buying gold to equalize their reserves to the eurozone average. This balancing […]