Gold implied vol now at all-time lows meanwhile near 50% of US yield curve inverted, stocks near record overvalued, record margins….

Gold implied vol now at all-time lows! Meanwhile: Near 50% of US yield curve inverted. Stocks near record overvalued.Record margins.Longest bull market ever.Outrageously bullish sentiment.Fed flipped dovish.Record global debt/GDP. Nothing wrong here… pic.twitter.com/EnusG9yTER — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) April 14, …

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“What we know is that the yield curve inversion preceded each of the last 11 recessions, and that alone is strong evidence of correlation.” The U.S. yield curve inverted in December. There’s a recession or worse on the horizon.

via forbes: There’s a lot of chatter about the inversion of the yield curve and how it’s an indicator of an impending recession. To better understand, let’s take a look at both the history, and the current situation. Remember that …

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Probabilities of Recession calculated from the Yield Curve

🚧Probabilities of Recession calculated from the Yield Curve, via @zerohedge tks 2 @Analyst_G @ThePitBoss16 @TradersCom @Lizardjb3 @OccupyWisdom @hks55 @SpeculaThor @Analyst_G @mgftzgd @LordPolemos @CoryLVenable @Simple_Trends @PMack1224 @scar_david @ezkappdo @mcm_ct @EconGlobal pic.twitter.com/kdGSWrsDjK — Antonio Pérez-Algás (@apanalis) March 29, 2019 Nearly the lowest …

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Yield Curve Pointing Towards 2019 Market Peak

Originally posted at RecessionAlert.com Based on the methodology discussed here, we hereby update our U.S Yield-curve inversion forecast and subsequent recession and stock market peak forecasts. All the forecast dates have moved forward by 1 month as the yield curve continues to …

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What Causes a Yield Curve to Flatten?

by Status_Flux The main reason for raising interest rates is to combat inflation. However the fed doesn’t actually set rates for short term bonds but rather sets the rates at which banks borrow from each other. This in turn affects demand …

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The Yield Curve Inversion…and Why It Matters

by Doug Hornig, Contributor, GoldSilver   GoldSilver’s Mike Maloney recently released a video dealing with inversion of the yield curve in the bond market. It’s an excellent introduction to a subject about which all investors should have a basic grasp. And it’s important …

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TraderStef: Goldilocks Recession Is Right Around The Curve

by TraderStef via CrushTheStreet (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website) On the heels of the DOW plunging 800 points today on concerns over an economic slowdown, the bond market has been wagering on a recession by pricing in interest rate cuts that usually accompany a downturn. A flattening yield …

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