Investing and Trading News, with a Contrarian, Sarcastic Twist!
This week I caught another fascinating interview on the Financial Sense Newshour – with Harry S. Dent, author of The Great Depression Ahead. OK, so what’s so insightful about a guy publishing a next Great Depression in 2009? Well when it comes from the same guy that published The Great Boom Ahead in 1992, I […]
These days, diversification is pointless. You only need one position in your portfolio – because all the markets are trading together. To illustrate this point, check out this chart of the S&P 500 vs. the Dollar Index since Spring 2008: The dollar and S&P – mirror images of one another (click to enlarge). (Source: Google […]
The New York Mets announced today that they will be cutting season ticket prices by at least 10%, according to ESPN.com. “The Mets are sensitive to the economic realities facing our fans and we have lowered our ticket prices in response to these challenging conditions,” Mets executive vice president Dave Howard said. “This move underscores […]
Let’s join monetary expert Terry Coxon for a (comically?) detailed look at the Fed’s current balance sheet. I’ll give you a hint: yikes! I’d rank Coxon as one of the foremost experts on monetary policy and its effects on the economy. You may recall his name from a classic book he co-authored with the great […]
Here’s a good one with Marc Faber and Jim Puplava on the Financial Sense Newshour: http://www.netcastdaily.com/broadcast/fsn2009-0919-3b.mp3 The topic is – surprise, surprise – inflation/deflation. Faber used to be a deflationist – his book Tomorrow’s Gold is written in that perspective – and at some point, he found Fed Religion. I think Faber is fantastic, and […]
Looking to buy gold and silver via and ETF or other fund? Here’s a solid comprehensive list put together by our friend Matt Badiali. He’s even got a couple of platinum and combined precious metal options on there. If you decide to purchase an ETF, I’d recommend that you view it as more of a […]
Some interesting trading research and musings by Jeff Clark today, as he describes a method to time the buying and selling of gold stocks. Clark’s found that when the eight-day moving average crosses above the bullish percent index, it’s time to buy – and when the converse happens, it’s time to sell, or go short. […]
I thought it’d be fun to peruse the Wall Street Journal to see if we could glean some insights into current investor sentiment. Mainstream business publications are famous for (unintentionally) signaling tops and bottoms in markets – but is this really the case, or more of an old wives tale than truth? I couldn’t think […]
Peak Oil. Sometimes it sounds sooooo 2008. What’s the real story? Is there too much oil out there, or not enough? Seems like it’s tough to get a straight answer on this question – or at least an answer that experts agree on. In this guest piece, Marin Katusa of Casey Research takes a look […]
Do you enjoy getting financial tips and news from blogs like ours? Well enjoy it while you can – because if OBAMA! has his way, we’re toast! CZAR-BAMA says: “I am concerned that if the direction of the news is all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, no serious attempts to put stories in […]
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