Visualizing The Decline In Brand Value Of X (Formerly Twitter)
X (formerly Twitter) was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022 and has since been the subject of ongoing debate.This chart, using data from Brand Finance, illustrates the decline in X’s brand value following Elon Musk’s acquisition in 2022. Methodology Brand Finance calculates the values of brands in its rankings using the Royalty Relief approach, a […]
Home Listings Rise As Pandemic-Era Mortgages Approach Renewal
Image Source: Pexels A new CMHC report notes that 1.2 million mortgages are up for renewal in 2025 and 980,000 in 2026. About 85% have fixed rates contracted when mortgage rates were below 2% compared with over 4% today.Although the Bank of Canada has lowered its base rate from 5 to 3.75% since June, Canadian fixed-term […]
A VIX For Single Stocks Is Alive And Ticking
For over 30 years, market participants have used the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX®) to gauge expectations for future volatility and measure short-term market sentiment. Today, VIX is a world-renowned measure that was linked to over USD 1 trillion in listed trading activity in 2023. However, it does not encompass all the risks in U.S. equities, or all the […]
Warren Buffett Is Holding On To Cash; Should You Too?
Image courtesy of 123rf.com By the account of economists E.J. Antoni and Peter St Onge, the US economy has been in a recession since 2022. They explain the growing chasm between Main Street’s perception and Wall Street’s consensus as one of understated inflation. If the GDP figures take in unadjusted cumulative inflation, they would show fake growth. When adjusted, […]
Models Vs Humans: Models Can’t Think, But People Think About The Wrong Things
Data from the BLS, chart by Mish, through October.My recession model is based on 15+ weeks of continued claims.I discuss my recession model at the end of this post but first let’s continue with a model of sentiment vs the economy in my previous post. The Paradox of Bad SentimentPlease consider The Paradox Between the Macroeconomy […]
Grains Report – Tuesday, Nov. 5
WHEAT General Comments: The markets were mixed yesterday, with Chicago a little lower and KC and Minneapolis a little higher as forecasts for very beneficial rains for the Great Plains and Midwest and reports of steady offers in Russia continue. The rains are falling and will allow Wheat farmers to plant the Winter crops. Little […]
U.S. Dollar Set For Further Weakness Post-Election?
Image Source: Pixabay The US Dollar is the world’s reserve currency and, as such, it garners a lot of attention from traders, investors, and media.Out-sized moves in the US Dollar can lead to moves in all asset classes. For example, commodities like gold and oil are affected by a stronger or weaker Dollar.Today, we look at a […]
Election Day Markets. The Corn & Ethanol Report
We kicked off the day with US Trade Balance, Exports & Imports at 7:30 A.M., Redbook YoY at 7:55 A.M., S&P Global Composite PMI Final & S&P Global Services PMI Final at 8:45 A.M., ISM Services PMI, ISM Services Business Activity, ISM Services Employment , ISM Services New New Orders, and ISM Services Prices at […]
Is ALTcoin Market Finally Ready For A Bullish Continuation?
We talked about ALTcoin market back in June, where we mentioned and highlighted an incomplete five–wave bullish impulsive cycle. We warned about wave 4 correction within uptrend, which can be now finally completed at the end of 2024. CLICK HEREAs you can see today, ALTcoin market with ticker OTHERS that excludes top 10 cryptocurrencies may have a completed wave […]
Gold And Silver Are The Best-Performing Investment Assets So Far In 2024 Gold Shining Bright Silver Lost In Gold’s Spotlight
Gold and silver have been on a tremendous run in 2024. In fact, they are the two best-performing assets this year.As of the end of October, silver was up by 42.4 percent, and gold was up by 33.7 percent. This compares to a 24 percent gain in the NASDAQ, the best-performing stock index. Gold Shining BrightGold […]
