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Market Talk – Friday, March 22
ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 72.77 points or 0.18% to 40,888.43 Shanghai decreased 29.08 points or -0.95% to 3,048.03 Hang Seng decreased 363.63 points or -2.16% to 16,499.47 ASX 200 decreased 11.40 points or -0.15% to 7,770.60 Kospi decreased 6.30 points or -0.23% to 2,748.56 SENSEX increased […]
Dow, S&P 500 See Best Week Of 2024; VIX Marks Worst
Despite taking a major step back from yesterday’s record closes and snapping four-day win streaks, the Dow and S&P 500 still had their best week of 2024. The Nasdaq scored a modest fifth-straight daily gain, however, and saw its best week since January thanks to a strong tech sector. Conversely, Wall Street’s fear gauge — the Cboe […]
Plunge Bath
The data from the Fed is getting mildly interesting again. The Quantitative Tightening is still trucking right along. There are still trillions left, but the bump a year ago notwithstanding, the Fed has actually kept their word on burning off these assets. The Reverse Repo is in an absolutely free-fall. I’ve read about the effects of this in countless […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Comex On Monday
Stocks were digesting their recent highs today.Gold and silver fell.As a reminder there is an important precious metals futures option expiration on the Comex this coming Monday the 25th.Hence the ‘Dr. Evil’ type price action we have seen, ie. a big push up followed by an even bigger smack down.VIX is near its recent lows.Have […]
AskSlim Market Week – Friday, March 22
Image Source: Pixabay In this video, trading pro Steve Miller and his team share unique analysis and commentary on the financial markets.Video Length: 01:24:46More By This Author:AskSlim Market Week – Friday, March 8 AskSlim Market Week – Friday, March 1 AskSlim Market Week – Fri., Feb. 16
Price Indices: Constant Utility Or Constant Quantity?
Josh Hendrickson argues that an ideal price index should include asset prices. I am not going to address that issue, as I’m not sure what an ideal price index is. But it’s a good post—worth reading if you are interested in price indices.Instead, I’d like to focus on a less controversial claim in the Hendrickson post: […]
Three Heavy Industry Stocks To Buy As U.S. Gov. Prepares $6.3 Billion In Grants
Image courtesy of 123rf.com The US and China are heavily subsidizing the historic transition to electric vehicles (EVs). The Biden admin has committed to have at least 50% of new car sales be electric by 2030. Through private-public partnerships, like the EV Acceleration Challenge, battery manufacturers alone are poised to invest $100 billion to pursue that goal.The ultimate […]
Gold’s Upside Potential In The Next 3 Years
Image Source: Pixabay I have focused on the coming secular shift in Gold and precious metals because it has massive implications over the coming years and into the 2030s.However, I will discuss the cyclical potential of the current move in Gold today. With a strong close above $2100, Gold is in a new cyclical bull market.The […]
Gold And Silver Eye Higher Price Levels As Fed Fumbles
Image Source: Unsplash As the Federal Reserve confirms plans to cut interest rates later this year, Jay Powell’s shifty stance on inflation has left many Fed watchers scratching their heads – and others crying foul. On Wednesday, Fed policymakers opted to keep their benchmark Funds rate unchanged for now, as expected. However, they also telegraphed three […]
Non-Fungible Tokens: What Are They And How Much Should I Care?
Image source: Unsplash I’ve had a hard time believing that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) matter in an important way, but enough people seem to be paying attention to them that I feel some need to do so as well. Roman Kräussl and Alessandro Tugnetti provide a useful overview of the state of play in “Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): A Review […]
