Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts – The ‘Dangerous Obsession’ With Gold
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
“Gold has worked down from Alexander’s time. When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.” Bernard Baruch “The commerce and industry of the country, however, it must be acknowledged, though they may be somewhat augmented [by paper money], cannot be altogether […]
Stocks Are Approaching The Timing Band For A Daily Cycle Low
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
I’m not completely convinced stocks have begun the drop into the daily cycle low, but if it has, everyone should be an old pro at these by now.
Record Breaking Silver Factors In 2015 Can Make 2016 Quite Interesting
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
There were two record-breaking silver factors in 2015 that could turn out to be quite an interesting development for 2016. The figures that make up these separate factors don’t seem so striking until we combine them and study at the trends. This is what I enjoy doing the most. Why? Because I can see interesting […]
It’s Hard Being A Bear
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Global stock markets, especially in the US, have made a furious comeback from the lousy start of the year. At its worst level the S&P 500 was down 11% year to date and 15% from its peak late last spring. At that nadir the market was trading at roughly the same level as November of […]
30Y Treasury Yield Tumbles, Signals Trouble Ahead For Banks
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Safe haven buying is ignoring precious metals and piling into bonds today with the long-end notably outperforming (-6bps) today. This has compressed the yield curve even more, putting more and more pressure on the “rate-hike environment” hopers who bought banks like they were told… This has compressed 2s30s below the “Dimon Bottom” As Crispin Odey warned, “[The Fed] […]
Relative Low Volume Profit Taking
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
It was no surprise to see profit takers sweep in and take money off the table. There was relative distribution in the S&P, although overall volume was well down on recent buying. Technicals for Large Caps remain net positive and relative performance has returned in Large Caps favour. The Nasdaq also suffered distributive losses, but […]
Currency Market Report – March 23, 2016
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Ira Epstein leads us through the day’s currency highlights. Video Length: 00:09:45
My New Favorite Indicator
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Many of you know that, for quite a long time, I had a childish tantrum against fellow blogger Northman since, long ago, he managed to hurt my feelings (which, experience has shown, is easier to do than shooting fish in a barrel; I’m a sensitive soul). We buried the hatchet a while ago, and we’ve been having […]
Canadian Banking Regulators Sound The Alarm
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The shouts of warning are finally starting to come out from official bodies. Since the collapse of the oil and gas market, we have been writing about the fact that we haven’t seen the worst yet. As I have previously written, Canada and Russia are two countries that have been absolutely devastated by the crashing […]
The Truth About BitGold
Mar 23, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
In this podcast I address criticism of my recent article exposing the high cost of buying and taking physical deliver of gold coins from BitGold. My critics have ignored the disturbing facts that I revealed, and instead have erected straw men and resorted to ad hominem attacks. Here is a link to my article: BitGold’s Secret: […]