Investment Watch Blog

by Dana Lyons Non-Commercial Speculators’ net-short position in VIX futures just spiked to its largest ever. The proliferation in exchange traded products (ETP’s) has certainly marked a new era of investment accessibility by the masses. Individual investors now have vehicles by which to gain exposure to all sorts of markets that were previously difficult for them … Read more

Commodities Not Suggesting Reviving Economy h/t .@LanceRoberts #OOTT pic.twitter.com/EP8XhiWESV — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 25, 2017 Sign of the times… Peak $FB? pic.twitter.com/iJv3aNUIB0 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 25, 2017 Tech stocks are getting hammered this morning, extending losses from Friday, led by NFLX. This is FANG’s biggest drop in almost four months as they catch down to the … Read more

By Michael Snyder This is going to backfire on the left in a major way.  On Sunday, more than a hundred NFL players knelt during the playing of the national anthem.  It was obviously an attempt to make some sort of public statement about President Trump, but it was an exceedingly poor way to go … Read more

by Michael Snyder The portion of “the Ring of Fire” that runs along the west coast of North America is starting to shake like a leaf. As most of you already know, the outer perimeter of the Pacific Ocean is known for high levels of seismic activity, and the experts tell us that more than 80 … Read more

by Jim Quinn “This time may seem different, but all too often a deeper look shows it is not. Encouragingly, history does point to warning signs that policy makers can look at to assess risk—if only they do not become too drunk with their credit bubble–fueled success and say, as their predecessors have for centuries, … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A778dMvbrJg In Support of Police and Firefighters, FANS are burning their NFL Seaon Tickets on Social Media in Support of AMERICA and our Patriots, fighting back against those who Kneel. #BoycottTheNFL #NFLGhostTown @DNN https://youtu.be/rmchiIkdYio https://youtu.be/856sTi9zwgw https://youtu.be/SDz7A-CyO94 https://youtu.be/iuOU5e_UtoY AC

by Ruby Henley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-xC_N0oX6c As President Trump is in deep contemplation on the North Korean dilemma, he understands that the military might of the United States is now also its currency.  Nations around the world are being led by China and Russia to remove the US dollar as the primary world reserve currency.  This is … Read more

by Mark Angelides All of these NFL players and now MLB players who are protesting the symbols and institutions of the United States are at best hypocrites and at worst liars. They have every right to protest any perceived insult or unfairness that they think exists, and I have the right to call the liars … Read more

by Mark Angelides The Alternative for Deutschland Party has had a major win in today’s elections. While Chancellor Angela Merkel has won herself a fourth term (albeit with a much reduced vote share), the big news is that a party on the right of politics and opposed to the European Union has made huge gains … Read more

by Geoffrey Grider At least three liberal nonprofit organizations the Justice Department approved to receive funds from multibillion-dollar mortgage settlements were instrumental in killing the ObamaCare repeal bill and are now lobbying against GOP tax reform, as well as efforts to rein in illegal immigration. An estimated $640 million has been diverted into what critics say … Read more

by Thinker A CALL TO PATRIOTS…ANTIFA HAS CALLED FOR CIVIL WAR ON THEIR WEBSITE AND IS EVEN HOLDING FUND RAISER FOR IT…ANTIFA MEMBERS HAVE HAD GUNS BOUGHT FOR THEM AND THEY ARE TRAINING EVERYDAY—SINCE MOST OF THEM HAVE NO JOBS. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO START NOVEMBER 4TH 2017 UPDATE–IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT … Read more

by Dana Lyons The percentage of financial assets that households currently have invested in stocks has only been exceeded by the 2000 bubble. From the Federal Reserve’s latest Z.1 Release (formerly, Flow Of Funds), we learn that in the 2nd quarter, household and nonprofit’s stock holdings amounted to 35.7% of their total financial assets. This is … Read more

By Michael Snyder I really need your help.  As most of you already know, I am running for Congress in Idaho’s first congressional district, and because there is no incumbent the race is totally wide open.  I announced that I was running on July 4th, and so September 30th is my very first FEC quarterly … Read more

The recent CCleaner malware outbreak is much worse than it initially appeared, according to newly unearthed evidence. That evidence shows that the CCleaner malware infected at least 20 computers from a carefully selected list of high-profile technology companies with a mysterious payload. Previously, researchers found no evidence that any of the computers infected by the … Read more

by Mark Angelides President Donald Trump has waded into the fray over NFL players sitting out the national anthem and disrespecting the American flag. During a rally for Luther Strange in Huntsville, Trump began talking football with the cheering crowd.  And although critics may argue that what an NFL player chooses to do is his … Read more

by Ruby Henley In March of 2012, Senator Jeff Sessions had a shocking exchange with Leon Panetta, Obama’s CIA Director.  In the exchange caught on video, you can see General Kelly, the current White House Chief of Staff, sitting smugly behind Panetta.  I find it very revealing that Kelly is present at this controversial time … Read more

How to determine if $SPX is overvalued. You'll be shocked what I found… pic.twitter.com/OOPxRMA5vk — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 22, 2017 Traders run for the hills in consumer staples, real state, and utilities this week. pic.twitter.com/ygDQVMonY6 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 22, 2017 As the yield curve crashes to its flattest since 2007…the same level at which … Read more

by Mark Angelides   Although the mainstream media would suggest that Black Lives Matter and UKIP are polar opposites, at the core, they are both very much motivated by the same factors. And the fact that the establishment seeks to keep these very real grievances on different battle lines tells us even more about their … Read more

by Mark Angelides The worst has happened. It was not unexpected, but it is still a shock to the 17.4 million British folk who voted to leave the European Union. They have been stabbed in the back and betrayed by the Prime Minister, Theresa May. At her speech in Florence she gave away British Court … Read more

by Samvel Harutyunyan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has finally met with the U.S. President Donald J. Trump. They held a bilateral meeting at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, Before the meeting, nearly at 3:13 EDT., they briefly talked to the journalists. This was what they said, according to the White House official site: … Read more

Let's take a moment and congratulate .@federalreserve for producing the highest ever amount of debt in capitalism. pic.twitter.com/Ormd9pApEu — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 21, 2017 Rising Debt Causes Rising Inequality until the system breaks pic.twitter.com/cEw1Z1gjXb — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 21, 2017 https://twitter.com/PlanetPonzi/status/910847810098122753   JIM ROGERS WARNS AGAIN: WORST. BEAR. MARKET. EVER. We’re diving right into our call … Read more

by Ruby Henley If you believe a war is being waged against President Donald Trump and the American people who supported him, it is imperative you understand the roots of that war. When Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, he made a revealing speech in the presence of  his … Read more

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, When I was growing up my father, probably much like yours, had pearls of wisdom that he would drop along the way. It wasn’t until much later in life that I learned that such knowledge did not come from books, but through experience. One of my favorite pieces of … Read more