Investment Watch Blog

by sundance Since Thursday night we’ve been combing the FBI files to figure out exactly what FBI Agent Peter Strzok was referencing in one of the most recently released text messages.  We have discovered the context and the text is now damning. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte read this specific text message on Thursday night during an … Read more

by Anthony B Sanders Toys R Us, along with several other retail stores like Macy’s, Sears, JC Penney (not to mention Limited Stores), are literally “Out of Time.” In other words, that are from a pre-internet shopping/Amazon era. Jan. 24 (Washington Post) — Toys R Us announced plans to close 182 stores nationwide, creating new opportunities for … Read more

From Birch Gold Group Sometimes we get the impression that the Fed has absolutely no clue what they’re doing. It’s almost like they can’t make up their mind when it comes to monetary policy. On one hand, they’re raising interest rates, but are also leaving the 2018 policy outlook unchanged. And on the other hand, in spite of … Read more

by DCG From Washington Times: SCOTTeVEST founder Scott Jordan was rebuked by his own clothing company after he posted on Facebook last weekend that Fox News viewers are “f–ing idiots.” Mr. Jordan co-founded SCOTTeVEST with his wife in 2000, selling a line of multi-pocketed “eVests” designed for consumers to carry multiple gadgets. He failed to clinch a deal on ABC’s Shark Tank with his “Technology … Read more

by stockboardasset Dow Jones monthly RSI tags 75.0610 reading, which has been synonymous with a late cycle move. Breaking down the move from 1Q2016, the RSI has a clear construction of the Elliot Wave. The current move in the wave count is number 5 testing a .764-fib at 75. 3rd rail tag in the entire cycle on … Read more

via Lance Roberts  What goes up, eventually comes down. That is just reality. The bull market that began in 2009, has now entered the final stage of “capitulation” as investors throw caution to the wind and charge headlong into the markets with reckless regard for the consequences. Of course, it isn’t surprising given the massive amounts of liquidity … Read more

by northmantrader How stupid do central bankers think we are? By account of their communications and actions the answer is: Very. Just in the past 24 hours we got a heap of communications that can be considered cringeworthy at best, highly disingenuous more likely. But it all fits with a script that has been unfolding for … Read more

The crypto exchange has been hacked, this is not the blockchain but where people store their wallets and exchange crypto, millions have been stolen. Core durable goods fall. GDP comes in at 2.6% much lower than expected, the numbers show that the economy is a lot worse off than the numbers actually show. Swiss central … Read more

by Chris joke with Adam regularly by phone about the angle of these markets with Janet seeming to prefer higher angles. Somebody on Twitter (@wexmark) produced this beauty channeling the thoughts of Adam and Myself. Yep – Janet and Draghi and Kuroda and the SNB have managed to get us to a straight-up 90 degrees … Read more

by Trivirus Arguably the greatest piece of propaganda perpetrated upon retail investors (such as you and me). The first is that if “buy and hold” were so great, why do institutional investors, who have been working in finance their whole careers, choose to sell assets when the market is near or recently surpassed its peak? Words … Read more

“This Is 1987”: Some “Haunting Math” On Today’s GDP Number From David Rosenberg When discussing today’s unexpectedly weak Q4 GDP print, which came in at 2.6%, far below consensus and whisper estimates in the 3%+ range, and certainly both the Atlanta and NY Fed estimates, we pointed out the silver lining: personal spending and final sales, … Read more

Florida mayor busted in FBI sting (Democrat took Russian checks – a lot of them) HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say the mayor of Hallandale Beach has been arrested on three felony charges following an undercover FBI investigation. The Broward State Attorney’s Office said in a news release Thursday that Mayor Joy Cooper has surrendered … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Since the Financial Crisis, the number of renters surged at a blistering pace, and renters became a majority in 42 cities, but the trend has now reversed. The number of people living in rented housing in the US has surged by 23 million over the past 10 years. This is the … Read more

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by stockboardasset Over the past year, the Baltimore Police Department has undoubtedly gained national attention in a corruption scandal involving the Gun Trace Task Force, running wild on the streets of Baltimore. Members of this elite group were charged with “racketeering and other corruption, accused of robbing citizens, making illegal arrests and filing for thousands of dollars in … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkgqioKo7Kw Alex Jones breaks the news that the secret FISA memo accurately documents Former President Obama’s quarterbacking of the illegal surveillance of Presidential Candidate Donald Trump in 2016.

https://youtu.be/gLWMnH31D-Y https://youtu.be/7J7IHg9l9tM Rip Gary webb. That’s a real journalist. What we have today is “reality” news and all about fear and ratings. STRONGLY recommend watching both,very interesting. If it was going on back then (secret missions/societies inside the cia) it’s most likely much worse today. Drugs probably went from plans to submarines so no more … Read more

by Duane Norman, Free Market Shooter While having a conversation with some associates recently (who know about my support of President Trump), I was asked to just consider getting off the Trump Train.  “And support who, Hillary Clinton?”  I asked, laughing loudly in the process.  “I don’t care – support no one, or anyone else but Trump.” I told him that barring … Read more