Stock Market Volatility Attributed To 'Shenanigans'

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Source: Michael Ballanger for Streetwise Reports  Technical expert Michael Ballanger explores the maneuvering he believes underlies current market fluctuations. Back in January, I discussed the likelihood that global equity markets were approaching simultaneous tipping points beyond which legions upon legions of GenX-ers and Millennials would be thrown to the wolves by failing to recognize the financial mania … Read more

Just because they’re buying doesn’t mean they know what they’re doing. But for now it’s raining money.

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Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, It’s Raining Money!! With apologies to the Dire Straights: Now look at them yo-yo’s that’s the way you do it You play the bull on the fin TV That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it Money for nothin’ and stocks for free After 9 years of artificial … Read more

Fat-Shame: Millennials ‘Will Be The Fattest Generation On Record’

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by stockboardasset Millennials are on a crash course with the grim reaper. This generation is apparently the smartest generation to ever roam planet earth, however, they can hardly manage their health. Something is amiss here… It turns out, millennials are set to become the fattest generation on record – with three-quarters projected to be obese by … Read more

Education in America: The Decline of Intellect

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The image displays the declining IQ levels throughout the years. Photo courtesy of Fellowship of the Minds Most men who have lived in Western civilization have premised their thinking upon the presence of a higher reality, dimly perceived yet serving as the basis for all human endeavor. That human endeavor was an attempt to discover … Read more

Chart: REITs are in a Bear Market

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By Charles Sizemore It’s official. The volatility earlier this month pushed real estate investment trusts (REITs) into official bear market territory. During the selloff, the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: VNQ), a popular proxy for the broader REIT market, closed down 22% from its old highs. And the sector is still down just shy of 20% even … Read more

THE NRA STRIKES BACK! NEW MEMBERS JOINING IN DROVES!

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NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch on the missed signals for the Florida school shooter: “I wish that as much attention were given to the Broward County Sheriff and their abdication of duty as trying to blame five million innocent, law-abiding gun owners all across the country.” NRA spokesperson @DLoesch on the missed signals for the Florida … Read more

Ron Paul: Economic progress under Trump is illusion, crash coming

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LnSLB4j3A4 He is correct about the crash. This isn’t some minor crash like 2008 he is talking about, he is talking about the United States defaulting on debts, credit downgrade, and other nations calling in their chips. We will be removed as the reserve currency because we can’t service our debts, politicians will start selling … Read more

Brilliant speech on failed Millienial Generation…

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I thought this guy was going to kiss their asses… boy, was I wrong! I don’t agree with everything, but he really sizes up the problems: bad parents, ‘self esteem’ boosts, weakness, lack of coping mechanisms, addictions (dopamine) to social media. https://youtu.be/As8XkJNaHbs h/t Mike

Another ETH Buy

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by Dave Here’s another ETH buy signal.  I’ve noticed that the detector does fairly well when there are a cluster of buys, like we saw back at 800, and happened again at 825. And now we’re seeing the breakout to the upside, to 875, as bitcoin drives through 10k.  FWIW, all of the BTC forecasters … Read more

Several states have began the process of having “Assault Weapons” banned outright from being sold, and deemed illegal to own

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I came across a fecesbook (Facebook) discussion between a few of my friends, regarding an article discussing how the process of banning assault weapons was headed our way (I live in Northern Columbus, Ohio) as well as several other states. The current definition for Assault Weapon (by the standards of the people creating the legislation) … Read more

One of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water, soon fall into the hands of transnational corporations such as Coca-Cola and Nestle.

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Aconcerted push is underway in South America that could see one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water soon fall into the hands of transnational corporations such as Coca-Cola and Nestle. According to reports, talks to privatize the Guarani Aquifer – a vast subterranean water reserve lying beneath Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay – have … Read more

100-Yrs of Dow Jones. Look at the centerline resistance?

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h/t @StockBoardAsset https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/967832000735469574 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/967920351509385216 Peter Schiff – What to Do After Market Bubble https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/967882294118830081 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/967933522546700289 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/967956467943866368 trying to keep an open mind here pic.twitter.com/MJK2Am0l44 — . (@StockCats_2009) February 26, 2018

After its $10-Billion Loss in Q4, GE “Restates” Earnings for 2017 and 2016

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter A classic Friday night bad-news SEC-filing dump. It’s not like General Electric doesn’t already have enough existential problems, ranging from its $29-billion pension-fund “nightmare” to the $9.8 billion loss in Q4 that it reported in January. It’s in a massive restructuring, trying to shed $20 billion in assets. Some of its … Read more

MASSIVE Bank Run As Bank Freezes Withdrawals!

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Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the recent bank run being witnessed it Latvia as ABLV (the Baltic state’s third largest bank) receives an emergency central bank loan and suspends withdrawals. This follows on the heels of Latvia’s central bank governor Ilmars Rimsevics being investigated for money laundering and bribery … Read more