You hate to see it: Justice Democrats upset with Biden appointees

by DCG The Justice Democrats who are “building the squad” were very upset about some of Ol’ Joe’s recently-announced appointees: A Joe Biden administration dominated by corporate-friendly insiders will not help usher in the most progressive Democratic administration in generations. This move gives greater urgency for Joe Biden to create an Office of Climate Mobilization … Read more

Dan Lacalle on Judy Shelton nomination being blocked: THE FED NEEDS SOMEONE TO DEFEND SAVERS!

NTD News, Released on 11/17/20 Daniel Lacalle, PhD, economist and fund manager, is the author of the bestselling books Freedom or Equality (2020) and Escape from the Central Bank Trap (2017). He is a professor of global economy at IE Business School in Madrid and Chief Economist at Tressis SV. Ranked as one of the top twenty most influential … Read more

Big tech owns our free speech

by  Normiesreeee69 Censorship is getting worse it doesn’t feel like we have freedom of speech anymore. They are censoring what they don’t want us to know. If this was about censorship of false information then why weren’t they consistent on that when it came to Trump or other false stories pushed on others with barely … Read more

“US equities on a P/S basis just hit its highest level on record at 2.7X. Trading in the 100th percentile of its historical distribution over 40 years.”

@RobSKaplan @neelkashkari @RaphaelBostic @marydalyecon @steveliesman pic.twitter.com/FCIQtr9RQl — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) November 18, 2020 Another major spike. Treasury holdings by banks relative C&I loans just hit a fresh record. Again: Banks are now lending more to the government than to businesses/households. There is only one solution to this wall of debt… That‘s monetary debasement. pic.twitter.com/dETM6Vy1UX — Otavio … Read more

“Large-scale unwinding of these trades . . . was likely one contributor to s-t extreme illiquidity in government bond markets”

  “Large-scale unwinding of these trades . . . was likely one contributor to s-t extreme illiquidity in government bond markets” It’s rich that Fed coming under (implicit) scrutiny for role played rescuing basis tradehttps://t.co/LR1RlPVtJqht @bondstrategistcc @vol_christopher pic.twitter.com/dGlnGKtIAp — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) November 18, 2020 FED BALANCE SHEET pic.twitter.com/G3fFy4SLuA — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) November 18, 2020 From … Read more

From Soros to Warren Buffett, the Smart Money Is Dumping Shares of JPMorgan Chase

via wallstreetonparade: According to the 13F filing that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ending December 31, 2019, it held 59.5 million shares of JPMorgan Chase with a total value at that time of $8.29 billion. By June 30 of this year, that position had been trimmed by more … Read more

Presidents Come and Go. The Fed’s Power Grows

by Robert Aro Americans anxiously wait for the final outcome of this election, the Federal Reserve continues on its immovable course towards nationalization of the means of production. Ironically, we vote for a president who has limited power, but a hand on the nuke button; whereas, we don’t vote for the Fed chair, who has … Read more

“I really do hope we get something,” Allianz Chief Economic Advisor

“I really do hope we get something,” Allianz Chief Economic Advisor @elerianm says about additional fiscal stimulus. “The economy actually needs some type of support right now.” https://t.co/iJWOIQgiIk pic.twitter.com/AgmZ6nSth3 — CNBC (@CNBC) November 18, 2020 Covid Hospitalizations pic.twitter.com/S5Iol86Yg1 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) November 18, 2020 Covid USA 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/HsmYsAg67o — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) … Read more

Technical Setup: A Correction is Coming

by The Phoenix Let’s set politics aside today and focus on the stock market. From a technical analysis perspective, the market has become extremely overstretched and is due for a correction. The S&P 500 is trading above its monthly Bollinger Bands to the upside (red circle in the chart below). This means the stock market is now three standard … Read more

Why China Will Become #1 World Economy

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: I believe you have said that in order for the Chinese to become the next superpower and be the monetary capital of the world the rule of law would have to exist. Given the recent take down of Alibaba how can one have faith in a system governed by a communist hierarchy? … Read more

U.S. Retail Sales (October 2020): Sensing Some Fatigue

BMO Not exactly a “Monster” of a report, unlike the single that will be dropped this Friday, but it has been six months since the recovery began so some slowing is completely expected. U.S. retail sales rose 0.3% in October, below expected but still the sixth straight monthly gain and 5.7% above year-ago levels. However, momentum has … Read more

For The NIO Earnings Players

by dnautatrades Some information that will help you plan your trades! Current MMM: +/- $6.50 (NIO needs to move more than this dollar amount in the direction you’re playing it to make money on your options) IV of options expiring this week: 222.11% IV of options expiring next week: 178% ^^^ there’s about 44% of volatility … Read more

Trading the other side of TSLA S&P addition

by YellenTheDestroyer The big day is here, Elon has delivered. TSLA is finally entering the S&P 500. That means 422b of new market cap, the biggest company ever to be added to the S&P. On the other hand, we will likely see one or more tickers removed from the index which could mean short term … Read more