Investment Watch Blog

by Lance Roberts Mark Hulbert recently penned a very good article discussing the “Eight Best Predictors Of The Stock Market,” to wit: “The stock market’s return over the next decade is likely to be well below historical norms. That is the unanimous conclusion of eight stock-market indicators with what I consider the most impressive track records over … Read more

by DCG This YouTube video was made by Slightly Offens*ve with Elijah Schaffer conducting the interview. It was uploaded July 23, 2018. In the video, Media Hogg says the handgun effective range is 75 feet (25 yards) and the AR-15 effective range is 1,600 feet (533 yards). Is he correct with this statement? Some research I found on several firearm forums about the effective range of … Read more

by DCG This is going to be an extreme burden for many, many businesses. That’s par for the course in New York. From Fox News: New York lawmakers have approved a bill that would give employees in the Empire State three months paid bereavement leave to mourn the loss of a loved one – in turn, spurring concerns … Read more

Traders have sold more than $1 billion through the first two weeks of August  via Jenny Yu and Cindy Wang Chinese investors have lost their taste for Hong Kong stocks after a bump in demand in July. Mainland traders have been selling the city’s stocks this month, with net sales last week amounting to about HK$7.5 billion … Read more

via Kasper Viita It’s time to step back from market-darling chip stocks, according to Morgan Stanley. The U.S. semiconductor sector now has the poorest risk-reward ratio in three years as cyclical risks are piling up, according to the broker, which last month said investors should sell the crowded technology sector. “Cyclical indicators are flashing red,” analysts including Joseph … Read more

Stocks are moving out of step with each other the most they have since just before the end of the tech bubble, and the significant lack of correlation is possibly due to Fed rate hiking, trade wars or the aging bull market. But when correlations are this low and stock valuations are very high, as … Read more

BY SRSROCCO In just the past few years, global asset values have risen to the biggest bubbles in history.  Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be a concern to the market because most people believe they are getting richer.  However, rapidly rising digital riches can easily turn into digital losses, just as quickly.  But, this will likely … Read more

by Peter Schiff of the Peter Schiff Show Podcast In his latest podcast, Peter really brings it with this timely update. The podcast starts out with Peter commenting on the latest economic data, and it quickly turns into the hot topics of the day in the world of economics and finance. There is lengthy talk about some specific … Read more

from Zero Hedge Over the past three years, an unexpected voice of caution has emerged from one of the most legendary families in finance: Lord Jacob Rothschild. Readers may recall that as part of the RIT Capital Partners 2014 annual report commentary, the scion of Rothschild family warned that “the geopolitical situation is most dangerous since WWII.” … Read more

by Tom McClellan We all know about the factor of seasonality, and especially about how it is distilled into the bit of TV news wisdom, “Sell In May and go away”.  That phrase has been around for decades, originally supposedly referring to traders in England who would “Sell in May and go away, and come back … Read more

by Jesse John Alexander, Ship of Fools “This is what a society looks like when the glue that holds it together starts to dissolve. This is the way ordinary citizens react when they learn that the structure beneath them is crumbling. And this is the thrill that pulses through the veins of the well-to-do when they … Read more

by Jesse “In a corporatist system of government, wherein there is no meaningful separation between corporate power and state power, corporate censorship is state censorship.” Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or … Read more

From Birch Gold Group The only other time the Fed did an “unwind” of quantitative easing similar to today’s market conditions was back in 1937. And that didn’t work out so well. The credit markets froze, and the market would not start recovering until 1942. See the 1939 – 1942 DOW chart below: The same chart pattern … Read more

via thefreethoughtproject: America is embarking down a deeply troubling path in regard to publishing, sharing, and consuming information. The end of this path is something that tyrannical regimes throughout history have fought vigorously for as it allows them to control the public narrative and ensure ideas that challenge their rule are stomped out of existence forever … Read more

via John Engle Summary Despite missing on earnings, the market reacted favorably to Tesla’s Q2 earnings report thanks to a beat on revenue and apparent reduction in cash burn. Tesla claims it can service its debts with internally generated cash flow, but without a very considerable increase in cash by year-end, the company could be in … Read more

by stockboardasset Closed storefronts are typical in American cities across shopping malls that once flourished in commercial zones of suburbia are now empty and abandoned. As the retail apocalypse deepens, more than 3,800 stores are expected to close across the country this year. Department stores like Kmart, Macy’s, Sears, and JCPenney, and retailers including Best Buy, … Read more