The Wheels Are Starting To Come Off

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by Chris Uh oh.  There goes junk debt. This is one of my ‘key signs’ that it’s time to really buckle up…almost there…very close. CBOE Looks Ominous I’m not sure how the CBOE is constructed, whether it’s just an exchange and the broker functions (managing the margin requirements) lie elsewhere, but this is one of those … Read more

Visualizing the History of Bitcoin Crashes: Are Hodlers Prepared for the Next Bull Run?

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by howmuch The latest Bitcoin crash has some investors believing the “end of days” are near. Once bullish “hodlers” and committed individuals now voice their concerns and fears that this crash indicates that the cryptocurrency market may be faced with a new normal. While the latest crash has been painful, it is best to step … Read more

President Trump’s Executive Orders

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by IndenturedServant, TBP These three Executive Orders all tie together and a fourth EO is on the way that is being portrayed as a bombshell will further build on these three. Isn’t it amazing how these EO’s are getting NO traction in the MSM? I wonder why that might be.  

Nevada Judge Orders Metro To Release All October 1 Videos And Documents From Las Vegas Massacre – Plus A Question I Have.

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by Ruby Henley We need to thank District Court Judge Richard Scotti, who has ruled that videos and documents from October 1, 2017 be released by the Vegas Metro Police.  We are talking here about surveillance video, evidence logs, body camera footage, dispatch logs, 911 calls, search warrant returns, and information on weapons obtained.  Surely … Read more

coup d’etat

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by IndenturedServant, TBP Brenden Dilley’s source has said there will be as many as nine more Memo’s IIRC but only four or five will be released because they will be “enough”.  I see two attempted coups here. One is against Trump being elected which is de facto overthrow of the government. The other coup was thwarted … Read more

Seattle Civic Emergency: City Fences Off Homeless From Camping Under Bridges

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by stockboardasset Two years ago, Seattle and King County officials declared homelessness an official emergency. Millions of dollars from the city and county’s coffers were drained to combat the crisis, but since, the problem has expanded and got much worse. King County has become the third-largest concentration of homeless people in the United States, according to a … Read more

The Difference Between Volume And Liquidity

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by Chris Again from Eric we get this really important education on the difference between liquidity and volume. While it’s pretty normal to have volume and liquidity being coincident, at least that used to be the case, today with our computer-driven “markets” it’s possible to have the liquidity dry up to practically zero even as … Read more

Now Everything Green Again…

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by Chris And…to paraphrase an Uruk-hai from Fellowship of the Ring: “rebound is back on the menu boys!!” Again, the reason that we can and are having such rapid if not violent swings in both directions is due to a profound lack of liquidity. This is from Erik Hunsader of Nanex last night…I’m awaiting this morning’s verdict from … Read more

Ridiculous Media Hyperbole – Is It Too Much To Suggest That An Obvious Next Stopping Point Is Dow 18,000?

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by Chris The hyperbole talking about the deep unfairness of stocks ever, you know, not just going up all the time is both ridiculous and a little bit amusing. Here’s CNN Money weighing in with their Gree-Fear index and, apparently, we’re almost maxed out. Only 8 more points and this gauge is out of room!  … Read more