Our chart of the week reexamines the gold/silver ratio, indicating it may have peaked but hasn't broken down yet. Silver tends to lead in market movements,...
Gold creeped slightly higher this past week and the gold stocks also creeped higher. Both, however, are below recent highs but the signs remain positive irrespective...
Markets once again made all-time highs. Well at least some did, including the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ. The DJI did not make new all-time highs...
It was a big week with the Fed and inflation reports. As expected, the Fed left rates unchanged, but the inflation reports surprised to the downside....
Periods of high inflation in U.S. history often coincide with wars, like the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World Wars, Korean War, Vietnam War, and recent conflicts....
The stock markets are displaying numerous negative divergences. We have no official sell signals but define breakdown points that would confirm a breakdown. Bond yields backed...
The 2008 financial crisis was the worst financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression. It was felt that if the monetary and fiscal authorities failed...
The Fed's interventions in financial crises, such as the 2008 global financial crisis, have expanded the money supply and fueled debt growth. Today, global debt stands...
Stagflation. A word we really haven't heard much of since the 1970's is becoming a real potential. This week's GDP reports coupled with inflation reports known...
Key stocks like Nvidia, the leader of the Magnificent Seven, is now down over 20% from their high. The definition of a bear market. Magnificent Seven...