Where Does The Stock Market Go From Here?

by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains & Capital You can’t say I didn’t warn you. In August I wrote the following: On that note, our proprietary Crash Trigger recorded a signal yesterday morning. This means the odds of a market meltdown are higher than in years. That meltdown is now here. And it’s not over by a long … Read more

PALLADIUM: Possible Meltdown Scenario In Play Here, Just As In 2001 And 2008 – David Brady

by David Brady via Sprott Money News Palladium just hit a new all-time high. The trend is clearly up. Bulls cite “Russian Supply Concerns” as the reason. Russia is one of the world’s top producers, and growing tensions with the U.S. may result in a “supply crunch”. Palladium is widely used in the automotive industry and is experiencing significant … Read more

Global stocks rallying to start the week as focus shifts back to historically strong 3Q earnings season

by QuantalyticsResearch US Stocks Global stocks are rallying to start the week as markets shift their focus back to a strong C3Q earnings season for US stocks US stocks index futures are pointing to be a bounce back in US markets to start the week with the Dow Jones minis +0.53%, S&P500 minis +0.88% and Nasdaq … Read more

Something Is Happening Around The World – People Are Taking Their Countries Back

END OF ERA: Merkel Won’t Seek Reelection; Will Leave Party Role… ‘Eternal’ chancellor embarks on last lap… BREAKING: Merkel to Quit as Party Chief as Her Chancellorship Wobbles. “The unexpected reversal by Merkel, 64, signals the beginning of the end of an era during which her command of Germany put its stamp on Europe and beyond for … Read more

Global wealth inequality by country 2016 vs 2000

via GoldenGatorBridge: Sources: 2016: Global Wealth Databook 2016 (pp. 106ff) 2000: UN University: The World Distribution of Household Wealth Tools: Visualization using Python, Pandas Matplotlib and Seaborn. The Gini index measures inequality in a distribution. 100 means that one person owns everything, 0 means that everybody has the same wealth.

PENSION TENSION: It’s A Emotional Subject, But We’ve Got To Talk About It

by Robert Kiyosaki of Daily Reckoning This is a very emotional subject, pensions. Politicians and unions promised pensions they had no way to fund for the last 40 years and the bill has come due. It’s not just bad for taxpayers, it’s bad for pensioners. If you think local governments won’t take away the pensions they promised, you … Read more

2000 was bad. 2008 was worse. This one? We don’t know yet but the betting person would prepare for something even worse yet.

by Chris The air gap between the real value added and the credit cycle top in equity valuations, coupled with rising interest rates, suggest that the WACC is about to spike as both equity and debt become more expensive. When (not if) that happens, then the ~16% zombie companies out there are toast and the … Read more

High school football player’s National Anthem goes viral: “I’m proud of my country”

by DCG I predict a promising career for this young man. From Fox News: A Maryland high school football player’s unique version of the national anthem is going viral. Jackson Dean wowed the crowd last weekend by singing his country rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” while playing the guitar. The defensive end played a stripped-down version of … Read more

For anyone looking for a ‘retest’ of the Feb lows, it can’t be a successful one because we already have more stocks making new lows than then. Learn what a retest is please.

For anyone looking for a 'retest' of the Feb lows, it can't be a successful one because we already have more stocks making new lows than then. Learn what a retest is please. pic.twitter.com/FqVN167fgl — Dune AnaIytics (@DuneAnaIytics) October 27, 2018 H/T @chigrl (resized it)Returns so far this year… pic.twitter.com/IoS58L6bE4 — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) October 28, … Read more

This speech is one of the most important speeches in history and yet most people have not heard it.

by Razor123123 This particular speech is dubbed “The JFK Secret Society Speech” because he is talking about forces behind the curtain. He talks about a group of people who have penetrated, compromised and control ALL aspects of society. The JFK speech Before The American Newspaper Publishers Association, 27 April 1961. This should be talked about … Read more

Why I think the Ugly October in Stocks Is Just a Preamble

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Yet, the crybabies on Wall Street are already clamoring for the “Powell put.” Let me just say right up front: The stock market did not “collapse.” It has experienced a sell-off that made some people’s ears ring, as sell-offs normally do, and October has been ugly so far, but it wasn’t … Read more