Category Archive: Finance
Wall Street Cries Wolf On Stocks – Economy
There is no question that the stock market is richly valued and the economic expansion since the 2008 mortgage debt panic has endured far longer than normal cycles. Recent pessimism has arisen with major banks and analysts warning that the sky may start falling soon. Increased negative forecasts can be a positive contrary opinion signal, so […]
Is The Stock Market Really Overvalued?
All we have been hearing since 2011 is how the stock market is going to crash and then there will be hyperinflation and all sorts of strange relationships that never materialize. They simply focus on the level of the stock market in nominal terms without adjusting it for inflation or showing how it has performed […]
Are You Prepared For These Potentially Disruptive Economic Storms?
Here in San Antonio, grocery stores were packed with families stocking up on water and canned food in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, which has devastated Houston and coastal Texas towns. Similarly, I hope investors have took steps to prepare for some potentially disruptive economic storms, including this past weekend’s central bank symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, […]
US Dollar Super Cycle Update
My first chart is a 27 year Weekly showing a Fractal comparing the price action we are seeing today against the USD’s last Super Cycle top in 2001. The USD’s Super Cycles last 15 years Low to Low on average and my chart shows the critical role that the 200wma plays in the USD’s Bull […]
Hidden Forces Of Economics, Gold & Silver Report
We have noticed a proliferation of pundits, newsletter hawkers, and even mainstream market analysts focusing on one aspect of the bitcoin market. Big money, institutional money, public markets money, is soon to flood into bitcoin. Or so they say. We will not offer our guess as to whether this is true. Instead, we want to […]
Oil Prices Risk Further Losses As U.S. Output Approaches Record-High
Talking Points: – AUD/USD Clings to Bullish Formation Ahead of RBA Meeting. – USOIL Remains Under Pressure Despite Hurricane Harvey, U.S. Output Approaches Record-High. Ticker Last High Low Daily Change (pip) Daily Range (pip) AUD/USD 0.7942 0.7954 0.7914 10 40 AUD/USD appears to be on its way to test the 2017-high (0.8066) as the recent developments coming […]
5 GARP Stocks To Buy For Marvelous Returns
Growth at a reasonable price or GARP is an excellent strategy for investors looking for healthy returns. It helps an investor gain exposure to stocks that are undervalued and have impressive prospects. However, one should not confuse GARP investing with the blend strategy. While the blend strategy promotes investment in both value and growth stocks, […]
GBPUSD Eyes Recovery Higher Towards The 1.3030 Zone
The GBPUSD pair remains biased to the upside as it faces recovery higher threats. Support lies at the 1.2900 level where a break will turn attention to the 1.2850 level. Further down, support lies at the 1.2800 level. Below here will set the stage for more weakness towards the 1.2750 level. Conversely, resistance stands at […]
The Tropics Remain Quite Active
Harvey appears to be all that was promised and then some, and accordingly we are seeing the market reactions one would expect. September contract RBOB gasoline prices are up 2-3% on refinery outages while October crude prices are down over 3% as there are far fewer open refineries to process it. Crack spreads continue to […]
Third Quarter GDP: What We Know So Far
One month of data for the third quarter is in. The reports are mixed but the number of negative headlines exceeds the number of positive ones. Let’s start with more numbers from today before finishing off with what we know so far. The Census Bureau Report on Advance Economic Indicators shows wholesale inventories rose 0.4% in July. […]
