TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanChief Strategist, Enriched Investing Inc.Phone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.com "There is nothing wrong with cash. It gives you time to think." Robert Prechter, Jr., Elliott Wave theorist, b. 1949 "Buy when you are scared to death; Sell when you are tickled to death." Market Maxim (Cabot Market Lett...Read More
Jan. 25th, 2019(S14-E680)Featured GuestsCEO Paul Snow &Bill MurphyPlease Listen HereShow HighlightsBill Murphy of GATA.org returns to the show with fresh insights on the PMs sector.Palladium is key precious metal in the auto manufacturing sector used primarily for emissions reduction in gas engines.China and other BRICS nations are stockpiling the metal amid a global shortage.The price of Pall...Read More
StrengthsIn what has been a rather rare occurrence, silver was the best performing metal this week, up 2.64 percent despite a steady trickle of silver out of the physical metal ETFs on a near daily basis. Gold traders are bullish for an 11th straight week, as surveyed by Bloomberg, on the heels of a declining dollar and speculation of a U.S.-China trade war standoff. Gold briefly rose 1 percent...Read More
By: Daniel R. Amerman, CFAMany people view the seven years of zero percent interest rates experienced in the United States between 2008 and 2015 as being safely in the past, with normal times having returned.As explored in this analysis, so long as the business cycle of expansions and recessions has not been repealed - then we are highly likely to see a swift return to a potentially protracted b...Read More
By: Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsNewly elected Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said that Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) absolutely needed to be "a larger part of our conversation." Her comment shines a spotlight on MMT. So what is it? According to Wikipedia, it is:"a macroeconomic theory that describes the currency as a public monopoly and unemployment as the evidence that a...Read More
Gold took wing Friday, energized by weakness in the dollar. The $23 upthrust stalled almost exactly at the 1302.90 Hidden Pivot midpoint resistance shown, validating both the bullish pattern and a 1330.40 target we've been using for the last week or so. (Note: These numbers differ slightly from the ones given here earlier because the pattern's point 'C' low changed.) The 1330.40 'D' pivot wil...Read More
By: Avi Gilburt, ElliottWaveTrader.netThere is an old adage in the market which says that "everyone is a genius in a bull market." What that really means is that as long as you keep looking to the long side in a bull market, you will be seen as a genius.But, remember, one of the main perquisites for maintaining "genius" status is that we must be in a "bull market." So, how do you know when a bul...Read More
By: Gary TanashianFed Doves Take Flight (But We Are Not in Kansas Anymore)Wise guys trading Fed Funds futures see no more rate hikes in 2019, and a few even imagine a rate cut before year-end. Here are the projections for the next 3 meetings, showing an overwhelming view that the Fed will hold the current 225-250 target rate. Graphics: CME GroupAmong other misconceptions promoted in the media...Read More
US-China trade war result, FOMC and January nonfarm payrolls will be closely watched. Gold and silver demand will be dependent on the ability/inability to trade over $1300 and $1560. A big week for gold and silver bulls. FOMC meet will be scanned for the timing of the next interest rate hike. Markets do not expect any interest rate hike this year. FOMC or Nonfarm payrolls either of them indica...Read More
Harley Schlanger's work can be found at LaRouchePAC.com.Read More
The news cycle - and Congress - remains obsessed with the "will he" or "won't he" get funding for the wall. It's classic obfuscation on an issue of little immediate importance beyond raw politics. Meanwhile, from Venezuela to Syria to NATO, there is little or no debate at all...why?Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the au...Read More
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I have been reading your blog for years now. It is obvious that you are well connected behind the curtain. It did not take but perhaps a day or two after you explain the difference between wealth and income to suddenly see Elizabeth Warren adopting the position to impose a wealth tax of two percent on people with assets of 50 million or more. Will this not cause the rich...Read More
"In advance of the European Parliament election, in late March we will launch additional tools in the EU to help prevent foreign interference and make political and issue Continue...Read More
Last week President Trump announced that the United States would no longer recognize Nicholas Maduro as president of Venezuela and would recognize the head of its national assembly, Jose Guaido, as president instead. US thus openly backs regime change. But what has long been a dream of the neocons may well turn out to be a nightmare for President Trump.Why did Trump declare that the Venezuelan pre...Read More
Boring is the winning strategy for investors in 2019, according to Kevin O'Leary, star of ABC's Shark Tank and chairman of O'Shares ETFs. Kevin O'Leary is a Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality. From his basement, he launched SoftKey Software Products and In 1999 Kevin sold his company to the Mattel Toy Company for a staggering 3.7 billion dollars, one of the largest deals ev...Read More
Continue...Stephen S. Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute of Global Affairs and a senior lecturer at Yale's School of Management. He the author, most recently, of Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China and Stephen Roach on the Next Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for a New Globalizatio...Read More
"Sales in Asia/Pacific declined due to lower demand in China, partially offset by higher demand in a few other countries in the region," the company said in a statement.Continue...Read More
"The world is going to end in 12 years if we don't address climate change...this is our World War 2."Read More
The crypto market selloff has changed the investment climate, CEO of Van Continue...Read More
A Haywood report reviewed recent data from this Australian asset. In a Jan. 23 research note, analyst Pierre Vaillancourt reported Haywood increased its recommendation on RNC Minerals (RNX:TSX) to Buy from Hold after the release of "encouraging" initial drill results from Beta Hunt and in advance of a more comprehensive report in mid-February.These new data from the Australian gold project are f...Read More