Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
25 Years Ago Today, Many Of Us Were Terrified
Image Source: Pexels It seems like a quaint anachronism now, but Y2K was all too real for many of us. It was 25 years ago, right about now and in the days leading up to it, there was an undercurrent of concern, if not fear or dread, about unintended effects around the turn of the millennium. […]
Santa Claus Is Not Coming To Town – Here’s What Happens Next
Image Source: Pixabay This is what I’d call a highly unusual “Santa Claus rally” period – what with the consecutive days of selling and all. But keep it in perspective; volume is light this time of year and the bears don’t have much fight in them right now.This is a great time to reflect on a […]
Meltdown In Florida And Texas: 2025 Housing Market Forecast
Image Source: Unsplash Today we have the good fortune to hear another housing analyst’s 2025 outlook for home prices.We’re joined by Nick Gerli, founder of reventure Consulting and creator of the new reventure app.Nick points out that buying a home has rarely been this expensive in living American history: once was in 1981 when mortgage rates […]
Wall Street Wraps 2024 With Historic Annual Gains
The final trading day of 2024 was low-volume and uneventful, but there’s plenty to unpack before putting a bow on the year. All three major indexes finished today’s session lower, pivoting into the red midday despite a solid open. While the Dow’s 5.3% December loss was its worst month of the year, the blue-chip index nabbed […]
AgMaster Report – Tuesday, Dec. 31
MAR BEANS Bearish headwinds have dominated the mkt all Fall – including a predicted record Brazilian Bean Crop & potential tariffs implemented by Trump once he’s inaugurated! However, the “script seems to have flipped” with increasing dryness in Argentina rallying the mkt this week with more to come if Argentina stays dry into mid-Jan! Plus, […]
Cold Snap Drives Natural Gas ETFs
Image Source: Unsplash Natural gas prices jumped 16% on Dec. 30, driven by new forecasts for a much colder January. This represents the commodity’s biggest one-day gain in nearly three years. The severe weather conditions will not only lead to higher natural gas demand but also reduce supplies, driving prices.To tap this trend, investors could bet […]
Robinhood hints crypto reward for users tonight
Key Takeaways Robinhood plans to distribute crypto rewards to eligible users accessing their countdown screen at a specific time. Rewards must be maintained in users’ Robinhood accounts for one year, with the possibility of involving Bitcoin or other digital assets. Share this article Robinhood plans to distribute crypto rewards to eligible users who access the […]
Home Prices Rise Again, Up 50 Percent Since 2020, Double The Increase Of Rent
National and 10-City Data from Case-Shiller, Other Data from the BLS, all through October, chart by Mish Percentage Increase Since January 2020 Case-Shiller National Index: +50.9% Case-Shiller 10-City Index: +50.3% Consumer Price Index (CPI): +21.1% OER is the BLS measure Owners’ Equivalent Rent, the price one would pay to rent their own house in lieu […]
Bitcoin Finding Support?
Image Source: Pixabay There might be some truth to this wacky long-term support level for Bitcoin – because so far it has yet to break. More By This Author:Coal For The Stock Market’s Santa Rally How To Trade A Stock Split Time For A Stock Market Bounce
Gold In 2025? Tragically Predictable
Image Source: Unsplash Another year is ending, which means it’s time to look back in order to better look forward.For 2025, I see no other realistic option or scenario ahead other than a weaker dollar and rising gold.This is not “selling my book”, it’s just a common-sense approach to the realities of history, debt markets and […]
