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SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts – 3Q Earnings Season Starts This Week

SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts – 3Q Earnings Season Starts This Week

US corporations will begin announcing their 3Q numbers shortly. The economy continues to flounder, so the earnings may obtain additional attention. I am sitting largely in cash after today’s rally. Have a pleasant evening. Click on picture to enlarge Click on picture to enlarge Click on picture to enlarge Click on picture to enlarge   […]
Financial Repression – Governments Boost Their Coffers And Hold Down Interest Rates

Financial Repression – Governments Boost Their Coffers And Hold Down Interest Rates

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the government will run out of money to pay its bills sooner than previously thought around November 5, 2015.  Lacking sufficient cash, it would be impossible for the United States of America to meet all of its obligations for the first time in our history. Again, another year, to increase […]
Can This Food & Beverage Giant Surprise Investors In This Quarter’s Earnings Report?

Can This Food & Beverage Giant Surprise Investors In This Quarter’s Earnings Report?

Pepsi Co. (PEP) will report its third-quarter earnings Tuesday before the market opens. Wall Street analysts are anticipating an EPS of $1.27 and Revenue of $16.19 Billion. The Estimize consensus is more optimistic, expecting an EPS of $1.30 and Revenue of $16.28 Billion. Can the North American Business Provide Growth? Pepsi Co’s North American Business consists […]
A Global Recession Is Coming… And It Won’t Be Pretty

A Global Recession Is Coming… And It Won’t Be Pretty

Syracuse, Sicily – “When in doubt, go to Italy” is the saying. We are always in doubt. What better place to go? Today, a warning about why a global recession is now likely. But first, an update on Sicily… where we’ve spent the last few days exploring. Sicily is not exactly Italy. It sits in […]
There Is No Rally – Yet

There Is No Rally – Yet

Do not be fooled by the headlines or talking heads on TV. I am a great believer in Technical Analysis but I’m not a day trader. I look at trends in technical data from as short as 14 days to as long as 1 year plus a whole lot of technical trends with time frames […]
America Is A Time Bomb: Next Dollar Crash Will Be The Last

America Is A Time Bomb: Next Dollar Crash Will Be The Last

In his latest appearance on InfoWars with Alex Jones, Peter Schiff discussed the Friday jobs report numbers. Peter explains why he thinks the United States could be facing an official recession if third quarter GDP growth turns out to be negative. Peter and Alex also discussed how the world is losing its confidence in American […]
The Sky Is Not Falling…Yet

The Sky Is Not Falling…Yet

The Employment Report on Friday was bad – but it wasn’t the unmitigated disaster that the consensus seems to have spun it into. It is true that there were no bright spots. It is true that the net number of new jobs added was worse than consensus and indeed worse than some of the more pessimistic expectations. […]
NAV Premiums Of Certain Precious Metal Trusts And Funds – October 5, 2015

NAV Premiums Of Certain Precious Metal Trusts And Funds – October 5, 2015

Since the last time I had updated their statistics on September 30, both of the Sprott Precious Metals Trusts lost a little bullion, presumably to redemptions. If they were bullion sales to raise cash, then they have no yet updated the cash levels with it. Sprott Silver declined by 10,800 ounces, and Sprott Gold by […]
Markets Post Gains – Breakout In Dow And Semiconductor Index

Markets Post Gains – Breakout In Dow And Semiconductor Index

A fresh day of gains keeps bullish momentum running in healthy action. The Dow was the first index to break past declining resistance established by July – August declining trendline. Volume also climbed to register accumulation. The Semiconductor Index was another to make a move higher. It cleared declining resistance and the 50-day MA. Better […]
Recession-Testing Your Portfolio

Recession-Testing Your Portfolio

There is correlation between economic phases and sector performance. Which funds will best ride the wave? If you subscribe to common wisdom, the late-summer market selloff must have you thinking about the potential for a true recessionary slide. After all, the stock market looked like it had topped out after a stunning six-year run. Many […]