Negative Interest Rates are the Price We Pay for De-Civilization
We have talked a great deal about negative interest rates and not they are both unnatural and damaging. We think negative interest rates can only arise in a world of…
Equity Market Update
We have been a bit conflicted lately as we think many investors have been as well in the past few months. The accepted market view is that the trade dust-up…
Is the Crypto Winter Returning?
Cryptocurrencies have been having a tough time of it ever since the price of Bitcoin and other popular alt-coins hit a secondary peak in June of 2019. The selloff the…
Amazon… Will it Dot Bomb?
The story at Amazon (AMZN) has been fantastic for quite some time now. The company has gr0wn very fast and not they are turning revenues into profits. This has taken the share…
You Have Been Warned
The overnight Repo rate is acting quite strange lately. The past few days this important overnight rate has ignored the intentions of the Fed. Yesterday, hours before the Fed was…
Interest Rate Update
The interest rate and bond market are living in historic times. Those who follow us on Twitter will have seen a number of charts covering interest rates which we find…
Another Short Squeeze
Making trading profits on the short side is a gut ringer. As market prices fall, hedge funds and commodities trading firms try to follow the trend and sell short individual…
King Dollar (UUP)
The US Dollar has been increasing in value, and for good reason. This article is for registered members - please login or click here to subscribe or register for free.
Boom-Bust Cycle
The Boom-Bust Cycle is alive and well. Mainstream economists have all kinds of reasons and excuses for these cycles. The diversity of reasons for the boon-bust cycles stems from the…
Consumer Staples (XLP): Safe Haven or Bear Trap?
Consumer staples, food clothing, personal care products, etc. are considered defensive industries, and for good reason. There are certain things we all need and there are things we want. By…
Where’s the nutrition in GrubHub?
GrubHub, the food delivery service, has lost its shine. The company was a bright star in the universe of Unicorns. Unicorns are relatively new companies, with a value greater than…
Rarely in a Straight Line
With the market in temporary free fall, many weak bulls might feel the urge to rush to sell only to find they have sold at a low. Then, as the…