Investment Watch Blog

From Kitco: Gold has been trading in a compressed range all week but the yellow metal has a higher chance of breaking out to the upside than downside, said Todd “Bubba” Horwitz of bubbatrading.com. “This compression torments both the bulls and the bears. Eventually, it’s going to break one way or the other and I believe … Read more

by Dr. Eowyn The late CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite was called “the most trusted man in America” in an opinion poll. He retired from anchoring the CBS Evening News in March 1981, succeeded by Dan “fake news” Rather. On October 19, 1999, Cronkite accepted the Norman Cousins Global Governance Award at a ceremony at the United Nations. … Read more

Yeah, I’m pretty sure all this socialism talk is about free stuff.   h/t CG

News Sets up Bait Car in San Francisco to document window smash car thefts and confronts the thieves, meanwhile Camera equipment from their personal crew car also gets stolen. FAIL

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was launched with minimal upgrades and a lot of clarifications last month. Samsung dared to integrate a big 4,000mAh battery inside the Galaxy Note 9, and when eyebrows regarding its safety were raised, CEO DJ Koh had to clarify that the Galaxy Note 9’s battery is completely safe. He said that … Read more

Central bankers are making the case now that the American people have equity in their homes that they should take out another loan on their home. Mnuchin is selling this home, which means the real-estate market has reached the top and he is getting out because he knows whats next. The bubbles are about to … Read more

https://youtu.be/0ooSoxxOvIQ Here are three recent cases of people in sports entertainment (Shaquille O’Neal, Rachel Nichols and Jalen Rose) having those all too familiar glitches and malfunctions. More reporters glitching on live tv. https://youtu.be/cSVls6ZJyXg Mk Ultra Glitches and Strange Behaviors h/t anonymous

Video: Skip to 1:19. Kellyanne Conway Reacts Trump Kavanaugh Accuser Willing To Testify Before Congress Fox And Friends Kellyanne Conway Kavanaugh Accuser Should Testify Before Congress h/t  ArgleBargle

It’s possible that it was a purely tactical decision. But now that I’ve read the letter Ford wrote to Feinstein about Kavanaugh, one line stuck out: “I have received medical treatment regarding the assault.” Reading that, I would naturally think that the writer saw some sort of medical doctor about the assault within some short time frame after … Read more

via boingboing: Lobbyists for “creators” threw their lot in with the giant entertainment companies and the newspaper proprietors and managed to pass the new EU Copyright Directive by a hair’s-breadth this morning, in an act of colossal malpractice to harm to working artists will only be exceeded by the harm to everyone who uses the internet … Read more

by Brian Maher of Daily Reckoning  The Federal Reserve will almost certainly raise its benchmark rate in under two weeks — for the eighth occasion since December 2015. For a market dizzied by the helium of low interest rates, rising rates are a sobering dose. The stock market has withstood the business to date. But how … Read more

via Larry Elliot As a profession, economists are absolutely hopeless at forecasting recessions. That is true not only in the years before a severe downturn. It happens when the storm is about to break. Back in 2008, the Bank of England failed to predict the biggest postwar slump in the UK’s history even after it had started. … Read more

by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Marty; You are not only the only person to forecast BREXIT, you also said the British Economy would do far better after BREXIT. There was absolutely nobody that agreed with you. I read every bank report in the city and every single one said the British economy would take a nose … Read more

by FS We’re currently in the longest bull market in history. Where do we go from here? This time on Financial Sense Newshour’s Big Picture, Jim Puplava discusses the forces that are holding this market up, and what issues might develop under these conditions as a recession takes hold. For related podcast, see What’s Different This Time or … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxsaqIJypFA Emily Zanotti for the Daily Wire reports, In what can only be truthfully described as a “shocking development,” the Associated Press has issued a fact check on former President Barack Obama’s claim that he “never threatened to shut” down media outlets or “call them enemies of the people.” Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/35829/ap-fact-checks-obama-he-doesnt-always-tell-emily-zanotti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9PtEtS1V2w Chris Agee for the Western Journal reports, As others opted to heed evacuation orders and travel inland to wait out Hurricane Florence, many others along the East Coast opted to hunker down and ride it out. For many retailers in the path of the slow-moving storm, that meant a run on staples including water … Read more

What’s your opinion on HIGH FREQUENCY TRADING? Should be banned? Countless people trade stocks on their own through different platforms. Perhaps their bank website, on online platform, and even some new trading apps. What people don’t realize is that your data is being sold to High Frequency Trading companies in order make considerable profit. Additionally, … Read more