Strong Cash And Massive EIA Draw Tomorrow Fail To Rally Natural Gas
Natural gas prices pulled back modestly today, settling down half a percent on a day where they started trading significantly up following a short-covering rally yesterday afternoon. Bulls looked to strong cash prices today to support futures today, with Henry Hub cash averaging $3.11 today, but futures seem to shrug that off, as cash initially […]
No, No, This Time They Mean It
I thought he might wait a while longer given how things have played out. I guess not. Bill Gross, the former “bond king” at PIMCO, was back to advertising his position that the great bond bull market of the past quarter century is finished. In a tweet from his new employer Janus (h/t ZeroHedge) it seems […]
What Is Bitcoin Other Than A $15,000 Beanie Baby?
Bitcoin is scarce. Right? That was the driving force behind another collectible that I recall. TNABC Refuses Bitcoin Let’s compare the scarcity of Bitcoins to the scarcity of Beanie Babies. First, please note that it costs so much and takes so long to process bitcoin transactions, that The North American Bitcoin Conference Stops Accepting Bitcoin for payment. […]
Savings Rates Not Increasing With Fed Funds Rate
Zero Indicators In A Recession With the Atlanta Fed GDP Now forecasting 2.7% GDP growth in Q4 and the blue chip signaling a similar result, it’s not surprising to see the chart below show that 0% of indicators are in a recession. The net percentage of indicators which are accelerating has improved after a modest […]
With Price Surge, Analysts Hope For Higher Oil Prices In 2018
One of the hallmarks of the past few years has been relatively low energy prices. The US benefits from massive production of oil and gas due to fracking technology and new sources of energy. However, that may be coming to an end where oil is concerned. Analysts note that prices have surged recently. Today, we […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – This Forgotten Babylon
Stocks were slumping and the precious metals caught a bid as an exclusive story at Bloomberg said that China is considering curtailing or even halting its purchases of US Treasuries. Bloomberg’s own spokesmodels were snickering the mere possibility of that aside, as just a rumour, and unthinkable to boot. And the markets seemed to join […]
4 Small Cap Biotechs With Upcoming Catalysts
The biotech “run-up” trade has always attracted a wide array of traders looking to take advantage of potentially high alpha price moves before the actual catalyst/binary event come to fruition. Holding through these events does carry a certain amount of risk that traders should be aware of. Such examples of these risks include, but are […]
The Market Came In Like A Lion But…
The uncertainty of this administration’s’ policies have come home to roost once again. I purposely use the word “roost” as we are nearing the final month of the Year of the Fire Rooster. In line with the astrological predictions, it has been a banner time. However, will those banner times continue? Today, Canada came out […]
