I read today that a lot of the future of higher gold prices rests on whether China can seduce other nations to store gold in China’s bonded warehouses.
Furthermore, China wants nations to trade gold on the Shanghai Exchange.
China …
GRANNY RETAIL STUMBLES BELOW SUPPORT
Granny Retail (XRT) just lost her grip on the 50-day moving average, a key short-term support level that often marks the line between healthy pullbacks and trend reversals.
This isn’t just a technical trip — …
Confusion Rewards Bulls, Not Bears
As we head into the 4th quarter of what has been a year marked by historical uncertainty. The chart below shows one measure of it based on a survey of small businesses. There isn’t any …
The trifecta of inflation” usually refers to the three core drivers that push inflation higher at the same time, creating a stronger and often stickier inflationary environment
According to Economists, the trifecta they refer to are
Last week I wrote a Daily speculating on whether Granddad Russell 2000 IWM had put in a technical pattern called triple tops, or if IWM will clear the highs of 2021, 2024 and now 2025 and keep screaming higher.
And, …
If you’re following the play-by-play news headlines as they relate to the stock market you’ve had a lot to digest in the last week and a half.
With only two days left in the 3rd quarter it appears that the …
Last week I wrote a Daily speculating on whether Granddad Russell 2000 IWM had put in a technical pattern called triple tops, or if IWM will clear the highs of 2021, 2024 and now 2025 and keep screaming higher.
A …
While nuclear, coal, solar, and hydrogen power stocks and ETFs have done well,
Oil and gas, our more traditional and somewhat abundant resources traded through various stocks and ETFs, have not done that well.
Could that change?
I am now …
Investing is filled with paradoxes that can confuse or harm investors’ understanding of markets and hold back their ability to generate great returns with stocks.
As the market hits new highs, this paradox keeps “cautious” investors sitting on the sidelines……
I invite you to listen to the podcast I did with Jeffrey Hirsch (Trader’s Almanac) as we cover a lot about seasonality and the current bull market.
In November 2021, IWM reached an all-time high at 244.46.
In November 2024, …