The unintended consequences of five years of QE are coming home to roost! In May or early June the stock market parabola will collapse...followed by a massive inflationary spike in commodity prices - particularly gold & silver - that will collapse the global economy.
Read More »No Problems Foreseen – Yet – from Sky Rocketing Margin Debt BUT (2K Views)
Is the latest credit-balance trough a definitive warning for U.S. equities? In this article we examine the numbers and study the relationship between margin debt and the market, using the S&P 500 as the surrogate for the latter.
Read More »Dow 30 Index Value to Be Recalculated Downward Drastically Effective Jan. 1, 2016 – Here’s Why
After intensive consultation with his advisors, President Obama has decided to modify the formula used for calculating the Dow Jones Index. On January 1, 2015 the Dow Divisor will be changed to 30. The result of this change will be that the Dow Jones Index drops from the current 16532 points to about 85.8 points. The underlying value of the …
Read More »The Dow & FTSE Priced in Ounces of Gold (+3K Views)
Once the temporary effects of past & current manipulation of the price of gold subsides we will have a continuation of the bear market in the Dow Jones and a continuation of the bull market in gold. If the secular cycle repeats, we can conclude that the Dow Jones will be priced at an ounce of gold or even less.
Read More »3 Historically Proven Market Indicators Warn of an Impending Market Top (+2K Views)
It’s frustrating to see key stock indices keep pushing higher when historically proven market indicators are all warning of a crash ahead. Irrationality is exuberant to say the very least, and that’s why I believe this rally is counting its last days.
Read More »The Stock Market Is a Risky Place to Be – Here’s Why
With both the fundamentals and the technicals saying the stock market is a risky place to be, we await its crash back to reality. Here's why.
Read More »Comparison of Past & Present Performance of Dow Is Meaningless! Here’s Why (+2K Views)
Every time the number of, or specific constituent, companies change in the Dow index any comparison of the new index value with the old index value is impossible to make with any validity whatsoever. It is like comparing the taste of a cocktail of fruits when the number of different fruits and their distinctive flavours – keep changing. Furthermore, because of the application of the ever changing Dow Divisor, we are always comparing a basket of today’s apples with a basket of yesterday’s pears.
Read More »Alert! Copper Has Plummeted – Plunge In S&P 500 Could Be Next – Here’s Why (+3K Views)
Copper has just met the lower resistance line of its descending triangle pattern and should it break through that resistance the price for copper could fall like a stone. That, in turn, would have a MAJOR "watch out below" impact on the future level of the S&P 500. Let me explain.
Read More »Is This Market Correction – an Opportunity to Buy – or a Signal to Sell? (+2K Views)
Stock market volatility, directed mostly to the downside this year, has caught the attention of anyone with funds at risk. The obvious question on most people’s minds is whether to get out or to put more money in. Advice going both ways is readily available. Here are some such articles. Take them into account and make your own decision regarding whether this correction is an opportunity to buy or a signal to sell.
Read More »We’re on the Precipice of a 50% Drop in the U. S. Stock Market! Here’s Why
Warren Buffett's favorite indicator - the ratio of the value of U.S. stocks to GDP - is seen by him as a reliable gauge of where the market stands and these days it suggests that all the main indexes are pointing to an imminent 50% crash.
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