VIX Is Not Confirming Higher Prices

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by Tom McClellan The major averages are ignoring missile strikes, oil market turmoil, and excessively bullish sentiment, keeping prices marching higher in 2020.  But we have a major bearish divergence now in the VIX Index, which is NOT making lower lows to confirm those higher price highs. The VIX Index made its lowest closing low for … Read more

FIRST PIG FLU, NOW THIS:

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SARS legacy haunts race to identify mystery illness in China. Update: On 9 January, Chinese state media reported that scientists have identified a new coronavirus as the likely cause of a pneumonia-like illness that has sickened dozens of people. Researchers have sequenced the virus’s genome, and fifteen patients have tested positive to the virus, according to … Read more

Video: Twitter user alleges clip depicts missile striking Ukrainian Airliner #PS752

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https://twitter.com/livi_kivi/status/1215337006596751360 Allegedly, the video was posted via Telegram, purportedly depicting a TOR M1 missile striking the Ukrainian International flight, PS752. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just held a press conference confirming the theory Iran shot it down. Whether or not that gives credence to this alleged video is up for debate. Damning evidence, if true. … Read more

Apple stock hits record after Chinese government data shows iPhone unit sales spike

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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/09/apple-stock-hits-new-all-time-high-on-china-iphone-sales-data.html Apple shipped 3.2 million iPhones in China through December, according to CNBC calculations using data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. That figure was up from 2.7 million a year earlier, according to the data. The news drove Apple stock up more than 2% Thursday, bringing the stock to a fresh … Read more

Just one day after Nick Sandmann came to a settlement with CNN, he is now suing disgraced former CNN host Reza Aslan for calling him “punchable.”

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via thepostmillennial The revenge of Covington high school students continues. Just one day after CNN came to a settlement in their defamation lawsuit with Nick Sandmann, lawyer Robert Barnes announced he was suing Reza Aslan, the disgraced former CNN host, for a minimum of $135,000 in damages. Barnes represents 8 Covington High School students. Reza Aslan’s tweet … Read more

Everything You Need to Know About Recessions

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by visualcapitalist Just like in life, markets go through peaks and valleys. The good news for investors is that often the peaks ascend to far greater heights than the depths of the valleys. Today’s post helps to put recessions into perspective. It draws information from Capital Group to break down the frequency of economic expansions and recessions in … Read more

Missile attacks to continue on US bases throughout region: Hajizadeh

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“Missile attacks on one of the most important US bases were the start of a major operation that would continue throughout the region”, he said, adding, “We didn’t seek to kill. We sought to hit the enemy’s military machine.” “The assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani was one of US’ greatest historical and strategic mistakes,” Hajizadeh … Read more

FLASHBACK: CNN: Obama “Administration confirms two more payments to Iran, totaling $1.3 billion”

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Administration confirms two more payments to Iran, totaling $1.3 billion (CNN)The Obama administration made two additional cash payments totaling $1.3 billion, after delivering $400 million to Iran by plane in January, to resolve a failed arms deal, administration officials told lawmakers Tuesday.   THE RETURN OF THE BLOB! CBS Huffs: ‘Unfounded’ Money Obama Sent Iran Helped … Read more

A rocket has landed near Balad airbase that houses #US troops in northern #Baghdad, #Iraq according to reports. (Intel Air & Sea confirms)

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And it’s on again. A rocket has landed near Balad airbase that houses #US troops in northern #Baghdad, #Iraq according to reports. — Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) January 9, 2020 Intel Air & Sea ‏ @air_intel 6m6 minutes ago More A rocket landed in a village to the west of Balad AB #Iraq h/t Builder

The FBI just released a Fusion GPS document dump. Included in the dump was a subpoena from Special Council Bob “Not Muh Purview” Mueller. Mueller testified under oath to not know what Fusion GPS is. Mueller committed perjury.

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by OFFICIAL_CNN_REDDIT Jim Jordan! We need someone in the House to file a complaint with the DOJ to get an investigation under standard DOJ policy! Boom: “I- I- I- I’m not familiar with that.” “That’s outside my purview.” The subpoena he filed disagrees with him. Spez: I just looked into the process of a perjury investigation. … Read more

Judicial Watch New Strzok-Page Emails Reveal DOJ Special Treatment to Clinton Lawyers

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Heavy lifting continues. “It is quite apparent why the FBI is slow-rolling the release of these Strzok-Page emails – as they dramatically show how senior officials at the Obama DOJ and FBI gave special and favorable treatment to Clinton and her lawyers,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “As the Obama Justice Department and FBI … Read more

What Used To Be A Conspiracy Theory Is Now Looking Like A Truism

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Footage outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell during suicide attempt erased, say prosecutors https://t.co/eFCnzI8L6x pic.twitter.com/FjvAIezQbr — New York Post (@nypost) January 9, 2020 Footage outside Jeffrey Epstein’s cell during suicide attempt erased, say prosecutors. The revelation comes after Assistant US Attorney Jason Swergold told White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas in December that the footage was missing … Read more