This next 5 days will be the Alamo… Margin requirements up. Rates will skyrocket. Dollar up.

https://twitter.com/fedupbizowner/status/1356399612479864835 Dow jones update : What i like to call " The in motion process"Going to get real ugly real soon . pic.twitter.com/UfTwbo7Wyw — The Great Martis (@great_martis) February 1, 2021 Another record for the history books: Last week was the highest $VIX *ever* for an $SPX decline of 0-5%. It's off the chart & … Read more

Silver Swans, Maginot Lines and the Unforeseen Risks of Collapse

by Charles Hugh-Smith Our Nobility’s assessment of risk and their war-gaming of vulnerabilities are fatally deficient. Many people have heard of Nassim Taleb’s black swan but fewer understand how few events qualify as black swans. Per Wikipedia, a black swan is an unpredictable or unforeseen event, typically one with extreme consequences, an event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation … Read more

Lynette Zang: SILVER FRENZY CREATES LEVERAGE – What Does The Silver Explosion Actually Mean?

ITM Trading, Released on 2/1/21 Blog: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/silve… Lynette Zang has held the position of Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading since 2002. Ms. Zang has been in the markets on some level since 1964. Her mission is to convert financial noise into understandable language. She has been a banker, a stock broker and studied world currencies since 1987. … Read more

BLS SAYS INFLATION IS 1.4%

by Jim Quinn Your friendly government drones at the BLS are telling you inflation over the last year is 1.4%. The charts below, based on actual prices, beg to differ. In addition, they say the owner’s equivalent rent is only up 2.2%, while the real prices for houses is up 14% over last year. Are Americans so obtuse … Read more