Many people have unwittingly bought into a highly addictive, sensationally-driven religion of doom-and-gloom where every day is a bad day, every war is a possible prelude to World War III, every market correction is a prelude to another financial crisis, every poor economic statistic is proof of a coming collapse. In theory, the above could all be true, and that's why framing any event in such a fashion is so tantalizing. Welcome to the doom-and-gloom "financial-tainment" industry!
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What Does the “Market Map Model” Say About Future Direction Of U.S. Stocks, Interest Rates & Commodities?
If the past long-term cyclical correlations between interest rates, equities, and commodities were to play out as they have done going back to the 1880s, U.S. stocks and interest rates should continue to rise as commodities either fall or underperform according to a 60-year cyclical pattern model referred to as The Market Map.
Read More »A Close Look At the U.S. Dollar (+2K Views)
The U.S. $1 dollar bill has been redesigned many time since first being issued back in 1862. What we almost exclusively use today is the version designed in 1963. The following extremely informative infographic explains what all the different symbols on the dollar mean, who is on the front & back of all the U.S. currencies currently in use and the $500, $1,000, $10,000 and $100,000 (yes, $100,000!) bills that are no longer in production.
Read More »S&P 500 To Correct By 10% Soon Yet End 2015 At Around 2500
A near-term market pullback of as much as 10% is likely but we're still in bull market cycle that has just begun to run. There are years left to go on this secular bull market and, indeed, Benjamin Graham's P/E formula implies a 2015 S&P price target of somewhere around 2476 to 2545.
Read More »It’s Just A Matter Of Time Before the Stock Market Bubble Is Pricked! Here’s Why (+2K Views)
Once again the stock market is in full bubble mode. The market was already overvalued earlier this year and the froth continues to build. Valuations are off the chart and euphoria is setting in while, at the same time, you have inflation eroding the purchasing power of regular Americans not participating in this casino. All the signs of a bubble top are there - massive speculation, unexplainable valuations, and blind optimism - even though the fundamentals don’t make any sense. This article substantiates that contention.
Read More »These 6 Indicators Reveal A Great Deal About Market’s “Upside” Potential (+2K Views)
Trying to predict markets more than a couple of days into the future is nothing more than a "wild ass guess" at best but, that being said, we can make some reasonable assumptions about potential outcomes based on our extensive analysis of these 6 specific price trend and momentum indicators.
Read More »What Does the 10-year Yield’s Death Cross Mean For Stocks? (+3K Views)
The 10-year yield’s Death Cross has proven to be a pretty significant risk-off shot across the bow over the last decade and this matters today because the 10-year yield put in a Death Cross back in early April of this year. So what does the 10-Year's Death Cross mean for stocks this time?
Read More »Look Out Below? Buffett Market Indicator Has Now Surpassed 2007 Level
Market Cap to GDP is a long-term valuation indicator that has become popular in recent years, thanks to Warren Buffett and it is now at the second highest level in the past 60 years - even surpassing the levels reached in 2007.
Read More »Goldbugs Should Pray for Higher Interest Rates – Here’s Why
Interest rates cannot stay low forever so, while the Fed’s low interest rate policy is pushing stock and bond prices higher, it is also infusing potential energy into the gold market. Therefore, it is only a matter of “When?” and not “If?” this trend reverses and gold catapults higher.
Read More »Markets & Economy NOT Topping Out & Ready to Roll Over – Here’s Why
Sure, the market is getting more and more expensive, debt levels are still high around the globe, and the Drudge Report assures us daily that the world is going to hell in a handbasket, but does this signal the end is near for stocks and the economy? This article presents 4 "big picture" charts or indicators to help determine whether the markets and economy are topping out and ready to roll over. Let’s take a look.
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