BY SRSROCCO While the gold mining industry reports energy as only 15-20% of its total production costs, the total amount consumed by the industry is much higher. The market underestimates the amount of energy consumed by the gold mining industry because …
Source: Ron Struthers for Streetwise Reports (1/23/18) Ron Struthers of Struthers Resource Stock Report discusses the downfall of cryptocurrencies and the rise of gold, and presents four gold companies he is adding to his selection list. It looks like my Christmas present to some was …
by Dana Lyons Based on one metric, the stock market’s current uptrend is the strongest in history – by far. In our habitation within the investment-based social media realm, we have noticed a ongoing discussion between market observers related to the …
From Ben Morris and Drew McConnell, Editors, DailyWealth Trader: Every good run comes to an end… Yesterday, the Dow Jones Transportation Average, the “Transports,” ended one of its best runs of the last 30 years. It started 2018 by climbing higher for …
From Bloomberg: The equity rally that saw the S&P 500 Index cap its third straight weekly advance — the best start since 1987 — is being driven by two things: Upward earnings revisions and the crush of money flowing into …
by GoldCore Government Shutdown Ends – Markets Ignore Looming Debt and Bond Market Threat For Now – U.S. Senate pass a temporary spending plan through Feb. 8 to end shutdown – Markets shrug off both government shutdown and re-opening – …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Shares Soar. Bond market on cloud 9. Wall Street gushed over Netflix’s “earnings” Monday after-hours, sending its shares up 8.5% to $246, from around $10 five years ago, giving it a market capitalization of over $100 …
by Jim Willie of Golden Jackass The Jackass adds a few points, first on the technical chart and then on the pessimistic viewpoint toward the vile banker sector. The above is a severely dangerous looking chart, with a Head & Shoulders reversal pattern …
The market has been supported by central banks. The economics textbooks literally have to be rewritten after this is over. They have destroyed it completely. What a horrible shame this will be. In the meantime though…EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! Do you …
by Steve St Angelo of SRSrocco Report As investors’ bullish sentiment moves up to euphoric levels, the markets are reaching extreme leverage. This is terrible news because a lot of people are going to lose one heck of a lot of money. According …
With the stock market at record highs, central banks buying record amounts of stocks, and the mainstream media heavily pushing the endless rise in the market, do you think this is a time to buy? Or a time to take …
The Dow’s 31% gain during Trump’s first year is the best since FDR The 30-stock index has surged more than 31 percent since Trump’s inauguration. That marks the index’s best performance during the first year of a president since Franklin …
by SpontaneousDisorder The US stock market – S&P, Dow, Nasdaq (blue) Sentiment, valuations and investor participation are some of the craziest on record. Every media outlet seems to be talking about the “melt up”. Will stocks soon crash or reach …
by jessefelder Three aspects of the stock market that I follow closely are fundamentals, sentiment and technicals. According the measures below, all three now show the stock market has entered uncharted territory. The first chart comes from my friend, John Hussman, and …
BY SRSROCCO The oil market price is setting up for one heck of a fall. Now, could this large oil correction cause the next stock market crash? Time will tell. However, the indicators in the oil market are showing the largest …
by stockboardasset Bill Gross, ex. Bond King, has called the “bond bear market confirmed today,” as he says the 25-year long-term trendlines have broke on shorter-dated maturities. Gross: Bond bear market confirmed today. 25 year long-term trendlines broken in 5yr and 10yr …
by Dana Lyons After a 24-year wait, Thailand’s benchmark stock index has finally returned to all-time highs. While U.S. stocks are off to a blistering start in 2018, it isn’t the only market seeing noteworthy gains. For example, over the past …
BY SRSROCCO The U.S. gold market suffered a net deficit this year compared to a small surplus in 2016. This was quite interesting because U.S. physical gold demand will be down considerably this year. In 2016, total U.S. gold demand was …
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, This 2018 market outlook is building on recent articles I’ve published as they lay the foundation to the technical discussion I’ll be outlining below. Hence I won’t be repeating them here, but I may …
via Kyler Hasson Summary Some portion of tax cuts will be passed along to consumers. Prior evidence shows that companies don’t see big benefits from tax cuts, on aggregate. High valuations mean low prospective returns for equity investors going forward. Tax …
Do you need any more proof the Fed is manipulating the financial markets? They know exactly what they’ve done and who has benefited. The Federal Reserve had some shocking admissions in 2012 about their program. Everything is truly coming …
by moneymetals Gordon Chang: Blowup w/ China or North Korea Could Change Almost Everything Overnight https://s3.amazonaws.com/ILB_MS_BUCKET/ILB-180105-WeeklyMarketWrap.mp3 DOWNLOAD MP3 Don’t want to listen? Read the podcast below! Happy New Year and welcome to this week’s Market Wrap Podcast, I’m Mike Gleason. Coming …
Here they go again! Backtracking, confused, no clarity, NO CLUE! And these are the people in control of the world’s reserve currency and interest rates. Incredible… https://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-harker-sees-only-two-interest-rate-hikes-in-2018-2018-01-05
“The names may change, but the psychology remains the same.” By Elliott Wave International Have you ever compared chart patterns from history with financial markets today? Elliott Wave International can show you the unique value of doing exactly that. Why? …
by Gary Christenson via Deviant investor A Return to Financial Sanity? Financial sanity and stability may not return, but we can protect our assets and learn from the discussion. The DOW, S&P500, NASDAQ and other markets sell at all-time highs. However, many imbalances …
How much higher do you think the stock markets will go? 10%? 20%? 100%? Infinite? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bM459UGB54 In any bull market, there are always 3 stages. First it’s ignored, then there are people getting on board as time moves on, but …
News Articles here: 1. CalPERS adopts new asset allocation increasing equity exposure to 50% http://www.pionline.com/article/20171… 2. Pension Dilemma: Expecting 7% Returns in a Negative Yield Setup https://www.themaven.net/mishtalk/eco… 3. Pension Funds’ Dilemma: What To Buy When Nothing Is Cheap? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pensio… 4. …
Dow up more than 100 pts. NASDAQ breaks above 7,000. New record closes every day. Looking weirdly vertical. All data http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quickch…w=&time=20 Close up stuck under 25K http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quickch…ow=&time=8 AC
I found this to be very interesting. I hope you do as well. Do you also think that stock buybacks and central bank back door purchases are taking place? Let me know. Money is leaving equities. It’s gone. But the …
by northmantrader Before I publish my market outlook for 2018 in the days ahead I thought it might be useful to recap some lessons learned from 2017. While I want to focus on technical considerations some larger market context first is …