Short-covering, risky rally

by Troy There is a lot of speculative activity in the markets right now. Investors and traders are chasing the riskiest of assets these days, and the general attitude has become “the riskier, the better”. An index of the most shorted & most leveraged stocks has SOARED over the past 30 days, vastly outperforming broader … Read more

Top Republicans are demanding that the State of California return ALL federal money to US Treasury that Sec. of State Padilla is attempting to use for an unlawful contract with a pro-Biden firm to contact voters.

🚨BREAKING🚨 Top Republicans are demanding that the State of California return ALL federal money to @USTreasury that Sec. of State Padilla is attempting to use for an unlawful contract with a pro-Biden firm to contact voters. The $35 million contract is a violation of the law.👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/2RpxfmQYml — Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) December 15, 2020

The Citi #Panic/#Eurphora index (and the returns over the next 12-months point to a disappointing 2021.

The Citi #Panic/#Eurphora index (and the returns over the next 12-months point to a disappointing 2021. #Risk #Exuberance pic.twitter.com/E7Qzc0o9Kq — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) December 16, 2020 A record percentage of #fund #managers expect #earnings to improve. A separate survey also found the same fund managers expect the sun to rise tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/Z5tVFXG6AU — Lance Roberts … Read more

US Households are boosting their expectations of spending – interestingly, the boost is coming from the expectations to get #stimulus money.

US Households are boosting their expectations of spending – interestingly, the boost is coming from the expectations to get #stimulus money. (Give me money and I will spend it for you.) pic.twitter.com/tfJ0sA0sQi — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) December 16, 2020 UBS to clients: Plan your post-lockdown vacations now, but get travel insurance. And buy extra presents. … Read more

US DOLLAR: continues to crash to new Cycle Lows

US DOLLAR: continues to #crash to new Cycle Lows pic.twitter.com/tOhAGtRyeN — Keith McCullough (@KeithMcCullough) December 16, 2020 The sentiment is for sharp Dollar & yield drop post FOMC. The $DXY in a different time frame. While The consensus is for a minimum test of 88. Given the trend is down possible. Here are other alternatives … Read more

Emerging Market recovery. Uneven, unequal and slow.

Emerging Market recovery. Uneven, unequal and slow. pic.twitter.com/NCM8f9Tkky — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) December 16, 2020 A dismal decade for Brazil’s economy. Lowest GDP growth on record (virtually zero) and, worse, GDP per capita -0.6%, making the average Brazilian poorer over the last 10 years. pic.twitter.com/xQBsc8Vi2r — Jamie McGeever (@ReutersJamie) December 16, 2020

UPDATE: Major snow and ice storm for mid-Atlantic and Northeast… 12 INCHES NYC? More than ALL of last winter

UPDATE: Major snow and ice storm for mid-Atlantic and Northeast… A major nor’easter​​​​​​​ is expected to take shape at midweek and unload the biggest snowstorm in years across a good portion of the Northeast. Snowfall totals are expected to be measured in feet in some areas across the interior as winds ramp up and create near-blizzard … Read more

WATCH Tucker Carlson OBLITERATE “Dr.” Jill Biden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egq9yHqyBrk Collin Rugg from Trending Politics reports, During a segment on his primetime show, Fox News host Tucker Carlson trolled former Second Lady Jill Biden into another dimension when he ripped her for going by “Dr. Jill Biden.” Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://trendingpolitics.com/same-sen…

The Strange Election Looking Forward

by Martin Armstrong Our computer forecast that this would be a sharp rise in voter turnout. The turnout for this 2020 election shattered previous highs, including 2008 when Barack Obama defeated John McCain, 1960 when John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon, and 1908 when William Howard Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan reaching 66.2%. That came … Read more

It looks like McConnell just declared WAR on Trump

https://twitter.com/collipriest/status/1339006493006258176 Look at Mitch McConnell’s wife. You can’t make this stuff up! Do some digs on her Chinese dad! #Traitor #Sellout #Gitmo pic.twitter.com/MVKN1aAXQh — DOQ (@doqholliday) December 16, 2020 Mitch McConnell’s father in law: DIVE IN! https://t.co/cvcVB38VhQ — DOQ (@doqholliday) December 16, 2020   h/t LostRabbit

Policymakers Will Deal With Any and All Future Problems By Printing More Money

by The Phoenix The US is moving towards more lockdowns. California has already imposed a second round of lockdowns. And yesterday, Mayor De Blasio warned New York City to prepare for a second round of lockdowns. And Joe Biden’s top medical advisor has suggested a full-scale nationwide lockdown of four to six weeks to “control the … Read more

Dueling Electors – Electoral Count Act of 1887

So I did a little research and what transpired today revolves around the Electoral Count Act of 1887. As I understand it what happened today is; sealed votes were handed in. NOBODY knows who the votes are cast for. Those votes are actually unsealed and counted on Jan 06, 2020 by VP Pence (acting as President of … Read more

Bull Vix’s Bullish Sentiment Anomaly signals gain 433%

by Michael Markowski Continuing empirical research of all Bullish Sentiment Anomaly (BSA) occurrences since 2010 has resulted in the Bull Vix’s signals to trade VIX related securities being tweaked to almost perfection.  The cumulative net gain for the algorithm’s 27 signals, less than three per year from 2010 to 2020, was 443%. A total of … Read more

It’s all about control: CA health secretary admits dining bans not based on science

by DCG Gov. Newsom and buddies violating his own Wuhan virus orders to dine at fancy French Laundry restaurant Demorats killing California businesses, because THEY CAN. CA Gov. @GavinNewsom's health secretary openly admits the state's decision to ban outdoor dining has nothing to do with science or safety. It's a tool being used by bureaucrats … Read more

Ron Paul: The Feds Are Still Manipulating the Gold Price and It Won’t Stop

Stansberry Research, Released on 12/15/20 In Part 1 of this exclusive interview with our Daniela Cambone, former congressman Dr. Ron Paul discusses the possibility of a Bretton Woods Reset backed by cryptocurrencies. He also shares insights into a personal conversation he had with former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on gold. Paul gets candid about … Read more

Technically Speaking: Will “Santa Claus” Visit “Broad & Wall”

by Lance Roberts As we start moving into the last two weeks of the trading year, investors everywhere are hopeful that “Santa Claus” will visit “Broad & Wall.”  The actual Wall Street saying is that “If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad & Wall.” The Santa Claus Rally, also known as the December effect, is … Read more