Ron Paul Warns “Central Bankers Are Always Wrong…Especially Before A Bust”
The global dollar-based monetary system is in serious jeopardy, according to former Texas Congressman Ron Paul. And contrary to Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s assurances that there won’t be another major crisis in our lifetime, the next economy-cratering fiat-currency crash could happen as soon as next month, Paul said during an interview with Josh Sigurdson of World […]
Weekly Trading Forecast: Fed, BOC Cede Spotlight To The ECB, BOJ
Financial markets reacted to shifting Fed and BOC policy prospects in explosive fashion last week. It is now up to the ECB and the BOJ to stoke further volatility. US Dollar Forecast: Dollar Drives to Ten-Month Lows as U.S. Data Continues to Disappoint The Fed remains hawkish, but markets seem to care little: As U.S. data […]
Silver Market: Tension Rises, The Most Decisive Week Of The Year Coming
The tension in the silver market continues to rise. It will reach a climax very soon. This article explains why. Very recently both the silver price and miners broke down. We wrote Silver Price Crashing. What’s Next For Silver In 2017 as well as Silver Miners Starting To Break Down, Bearish For Precious Metals. Silver miners have been acting […]
Opportunity In The Midst Of A Relentless Rally
Stocks explode higher surpassing the expected moves for the SPX and Nasdaq for the week. In this video we explore what’s driving the market higher and what are the opportunities. Watch this crucial weekend video update to find out.
Bulls Run On Yellen’s Easy Money
Let me update the discussion in last week’s missive “Bears Gain On Bulls:” “The last couple of weeks have experienced a sharp rise in price volatility. While stocks have vacillated in a very tight 1.5% trading range since the beginning of June, there has been little forward progress to speak of. However, notice that support at 2415 […]
Yen Bears Press While Canadian Bulls Charge
It may prove to be among the largest weekly adjustments to speculative positioning in the currency futures this year. In the CFTC reporting week ending July 11, speculators added 34.2k contracts to their gross short position, lifting it to 152.9k contracts. This gross short position is the largest in two years. The gross long position was […]
LinkedIn Says The Labor Market Is Strong
The chart below supports my point that the ADP private sector payrolls report was too negative on the labor market. As you can see in the chart below, the LinkedIn (LNKD) hiring rate in June is up 12.1% year over year as it remains at the highest level in the past 24 months. The past […]
FANG ETF Takes Performance Chasing To The Next Level
We’ve finally hit peak “FANG”. The acronym used to describe a handful of high growth stocks including Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), and Google (GOOGL). It’s a way for market watchers and CNBC aficionados to easily reference these big winners without overtaxing their jaw muscles. All four of these household names have gained more […]
How Dividend Income Can Be Part Of A Strong Retirement Plan
The following is a guest blog post: Retirement planning is more than just your savings and your social security compensation; you must look at every asset you have and make it work in your favor to produce the most capital and create the most comfortable retirement life possible—especially as you reach your retirement years and […]
Week In Review: BGI Genomics Completes $81 Million Chi-Next IPO
Deals and Financings BGI Genomics, a Shenzhen sequencing and diagnostics company, completed an $81 million IPO Friday on Shenzhen’s Chi-Next exchange, offering 40.1 million shares at 13.64 RMB per share (see story). BGI surged in open market trading, rising 32% to an initial limit, where it was halted temporarily, and then climbing further to 19.64 RMB […]
