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by independenttrader Insiders run off the market During the last decade we have experienced many market manipulations in order to inflate share prices of mostly large companies. One of these suspicious activities are buybacks which volume rises year by year, starting from 2009. Within last 12 months the so called share repurchases reached their all time … Read more
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1090087016161779712 iPhone FaceTime bug lets callers eavesdrop! A bug in FaceTime lets you listen in to the audio if you try to call someone — even if they don’t pick up. You first video call someone then try to add yourself to the group call. The FaceTime bug seems to be a huge privacy problem. … Read more
by Lance Roberts As we discussed in this past weekend’s missive: “A WSJ article suggesting that the Fed would not only stop hiking interest rates but also cease the balance sheet reduction which has been extracting liquidity from the market. In mid-2018, the Federal Reserve was adamant that a strong economy and rising inflationary pressures required tighter monetary … Read more
by Troy The U.S. stock market has held up well during this earnings season. Now that earnings season is over, many traders are looking for a pullback/retest. Overall, the statistical evidence for a pullback/retest remains strong and convincing. Go here to understand our fundamentals-driven long term outlook. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable medium term … Read more
by Jim Quinn “What Huxley teaches is that in the age of advanced technology, spiritual devastation is more likely to come from an enemy with a smiling face than from one whose countenance exudes suspicion and hate. In the Huxleyan prophecy, Big Brother does not watch us, by his choice. We watch him, by ours. … Read more
by John Ward In the first of what I hope will become a long-runner, The Slog targets all the syntax, hypocrisy and assumptive drivel of contemporary life….with the gloves entirely removed. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ I went to bed last Saturday night with a gentle question coursing through my mind: what the blithering fuck does ‘alternative arrangements’ mean? Sir Graham … Read more
by Grover Here’s an article from MarketWatch about the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecast for the next 10 years. In essence, they are predicting that we’ll have average deficits of $1.2 trillion per year for the next decade. Of course, that is only “on budget” forecasts. They don’t include “off budget” items like emergencies or disasters. In 2019, … Read more
by Thinker Every day more information on the failure of special council/DOJ in previous cases showing the reason for holding out. No one who has committed crimes wants the “TRUTH” to be told and it would seem that those who “DON”T” want the border, have something to hide. Those secrets are spilling out of the … Read more
by Thinker Access to the FBI is for sale. Concert tickets. Expensive private dinners. NFL tickets. Parties on booze cruises. Discounts on travel. FBI insiders said more than 60 agents in D.C. alone have been nailed for taking gifts from the news media. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said earlier this week about 50 FBI agents … Read more
by howmuch Creative destruction is constantly at work in the U.S. economy. If one company invents a new technology and offers the same product for a cheaper price, it’s going to gain market share. On the other hand, if consumers value brand and reputation more than other factors, prices can rise without any additional … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The moment the money runs out. Oceanwide Plaza – a three-tower condominium, hotel, and retail complex expected to cost over $1 billion – is one of the largest real estate projects in downtown Los Angeles. It was scheduled to be completed in 2019. The owner and developer, Oceanwide Holdings, is a … Read more
by Skippy The Stratospheric Polar Vortex is weakening and shifting towards Eurasia: https://www.sciencealert.com/satellite-d…s-shifting Earth’s Magnetic field is weakening and shifting towards Eurasia: https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic…etic-flip/ There is a direct correlation between geomagnetic activity and global temperature and weather patterns: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/02/01/a…ts-causes/
I’m not advising people buy anything. Especially not something that’s overinflated and overvalued. But you must understand each asset class and its benefits and disadvantages. This video aims to highlight just one asset class. There is a time and place for any asset class. Sometimes you have to wait decades for it to be affordable. … Read more
Sara Carri for the Western Journal reports, A company is nothing without its core values. A good company stands by those values, too, despite any pressure they may face from others in the industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou-Ty_Ql8ys Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/l/slar…
Martin for Ilovemyfreedom.org reports, Rep. Maxine Waters went berserk on Sunday and said President Donald Trump needs to “shut up.” During an interview on CNN, the California Democrat attacked the president, claimed he is an incompetent leader who can’t make a deal, and argued that he doesn’t understand how Congress works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGNz4NWyDk Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/watch-maxi… … Read more
via MarketWatch: The numbers: The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in November compared to October and was 4.7% higher compared to a year ago. That was the slowest pace of annual growth since January 2015. What happened: Home price growth just kept slowing as housing headwinds gathered late last year. The headline number for … Read more
via @Analyst_G: aka Wyckoff Logic. Enjoy! via @KimbleCharting: via @OccupyWisdom: 21 HISTORICAL CASES OF WHEN THE 100 DAY CROSSES THE 200 DAY AVERAGE IN THE $SPX Over 95% = new low, retest low or re-tracement Over 80% = significant re-tracement 2/
A bulk of the 24 hour temperature falls (as of 8 am Tuesday January 29), which are notable, lie across the central part of the lower 48. Moderation was limited to the Southwest, areas near the Great Lakes, and portions of the East. pic.twitter.com/2qbujpkJn0 — NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) January 29, 2019 Heavy lake … Read more
Given the sharp slowdown in credit card transaction data, safe to say that retail sales will miss to the downside. $TLT $SPX pic.twitter.com/vHZErtjEE3 — Teddy Vallee (@TeddyVallee) January 29, 2019 Retail sales from First Merchant not looking great. pic.twitter.com/uK2BbC3tCd — Teddy Vallee (@TeddyVallee) January 29, 2019 New factory orders suggest that global trade activity will … Read more
by Thinker BATTLE FOR WORLD / BLOOMBERG – January 28, 2019: In the normal scheme of things for the United States to maintain…all of its war activities throughout the world it has increased yet again the U.S. debt. The Bloomberg article highlights that the U.S. Treasury Department is set to maintain elevated sales of long-term … Read more