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Energy’s Pop Is Likely A Bottom Signal

Energy’s Pop Is Likely A Bottom Signal

Image Source: Unsplash For the second week in a row, energy was the top-performing sector in the S&P 500. This is especially interesting because, given the strength of Friday’s rally, it looks like bears may be about to be squeezed again.Whenever energy outperforms, it gives us a clue as to where we are in the market […]
High Interest Rates Are Healthy, Low Rates Are Poison

High Interest Rates Are Healthy, Low Rates Are Poison

Image Source: Pixabay The economy depends on two related drivers: low interest rates and asset bubbles. These two feed back into one another, as low rates / loose credit enables those marginal buyers who otherwise wouldn’t qualify to enter the market, generating demand pressure which boosts asset valuations, which then provide more collateral for additional borrowing.This dynamic […]
Why Didn’t Biden’s Economy Appear To Be Strong?

Why Didn’t Biden’s Economy Appear To Be Strong?

Image Source: Pexels With this commentary, we are discussing October/November 2024. The widespread belief was Biden’s Economy and it its progress over the last two years was weak. That is just false and yet the news media and Republicans made such claims and many people followed suit in belief.Yes we did have inflation, we did have […]
3 Options Trading Success Tips For The New Year

3 Options Trading Success Tips For The New Year

Image Source: Unsplash Another year has passed in the markets, and hopefully it was as successful and satisfying for you as it was for us at Explosive Options. We made some massive winning trades and our fair share of mistakes. But most importantly, our members and I gained more knowledge. Hence, I have three options trading […]
Asian Stock – King Slide Works

Asian Stock – King Slide Works

Company: King Slide Works Company LimitedBloomberg ticker: 2059 TTMarket cap: US$3,523mBackground: King Slide Works Company Limited is a Taiwanese manufacturer of furniture hardware, server rail kits, and consumer electronics solutions. Customers include IKEA, Herman Miller, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Apple, and Samsung. The company has offices and manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, China, and the US. World Class Benchmarking of King […]
Tariffs? No Biggie, As Long As Nvda Is Up

Tariffs? No Biggie, As Long As Nvda Is Up

Image Source: Pexels I was out of the office for the last two trading days, and while I found the beginning-of-year movements to be relatively unsurprising, I did find this morning’s activity to be curious – at least for a few minutes. Then the usual reality kicked in.It’s not about fiscal policy, it’s still about Nvidia […]
Gold Will Finally Breakout Vs. Stocks In 2025

Gold Will Finally Breakout Vs. Stocks In 2025

Image Source: Pixabay Professor Vince Lanci says this will be the year Gold finally breaks out against the 60/40 Portfolio.Video Length: 00:46:16More By This Author:Oversold Bounce In Gold, Silver & Gold Miners Why 2025 Is Perfect Time To Buy Gold Stock Market Top Is Very Bullish For Gold & Gold Miners
The Times Are Still A-Changin’

The Times Are Still A-Changin’

Image Source: Pexels At the beginning of every year, investment firms around the world publish their year-ahead outlook for markets and the economy. These prognostications can be interesting but not for the targets they place on various market or economic metrics. It is difficult to predict the long-term return of the stock market in advance but […]
An Energy And The Economy Forecast For 2025

An Energy And The Economy Forecast For 2025

Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash  As the world enters 2025, the critical issue we are facing is Peak Crude Oil, relative to population. Crude oil has fallen from as much as .46 gallons per person, which was quite common before the pandemic, to close to .42 gallons per person recently (Figure 1).Figure 1. World crude oil production […]
Data Center Energy Demand Fueled Massive Gains For Utility Stocks In 2024

Data Center Energy Demand Fueled Massive Gains For Utility Stocks In 2024

Image Source: Pexels Stocks rallied in 2024, delivering a second consecutive year of gains exceeding 20%, as investors embraced cooling inflation, falling interest rates and the prospect of lower corporate taxes under a second Trump administration. The last time the S&P 500 achieved two or more straight years of +20% growth was during the late 1990s, […]