Category: Macroeconomics
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![There could be more pain before the market actually turns]()
There could be more pain before the market actually turns
Newsfeeds are clogged with “the bottom’s here!” narrative and we’re already seeing a significant bump in positivity in the public markets including risk-on assets like cryptocurrency, but are we out of the woods? This stream of social media ‘good news’ and bullish fervor comes as the yield curve inversion is in full swing. It might…
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![Uranium pullback provides opportunity to buy the dip! Searchlight Resources (SCLT.V), Fortune Bay (FOR.V) and enCore Energy (EU.V).]()
Uranium pullback provides opportunity to buy the dip! Searchlight Resources (SCLT.V), Fortune Bay (FOR.V) and enCore Energy (EU.V).
Long term. You have probably heard or read those two words more times than you can remember in the past few days. Stock markets are selling off hard, bond yields are spiking, the US Dollar is rallying, and the financial world awaits the Federal Reserve rate decision. A lot of volatility and a lot of…
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![Stock markets are scary, but this market truly is frightening!]()
Stock markets are scary, but this market truly is frightening!
Stock markets are looking scary, but the debt markets are truly worrying. Before we get to the instability in debt, and what that means, let’s breakdown what is affecting markets. Not a surprise that inflation numbers came out higher than expected. Peak inflation narrative is quickly becoming the new transitory inflation. You will hear this…
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![TBT: Market Crashes and Lindsay Lohan]()
TBT: Market Crashes and Lindsay Lohan
Every other day it seems I’m confronted with throwback pictures of Lindsay Lohan on my Instagram Explore feed. Whether she’s sandwiched between Paris Hilton and Britney Spears on a night out, passed out drunk in a car or posing sexily with kitchen knives in a racy DIY photo shoot, the accounts updating me on Lohan’s party girl past are usually…
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![US Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Relief Stimulus Bill; How will the Stock Markets React?]()
US Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Relief Stimulus Bill; How will the Stock Markets React?
A $1.9 Trillion Dollar Stimulus Bill was approved by the US Senate over the weekend, and is now expected to pass the House tomorrow. How will Stocks react? Stocks have recovered overnight and into this mornings trading session from Friday’s lows, but certain markets display different signs.
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![DJIA drops 600 points, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falls USD $2,000, Fear Index (VIX) surges 61%, as Biden hits a wall of anti-vaxxers]()
DJIA drops 600 points, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) falls USD $2,000, Fear Index (VIX) surges 61%, as Biden hits a wall of anti-vaxxers
According to the “collective wisdom of the markets,” the DJIA is worth 50% more today than it was in March 2020.
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Yahoo Finance-Harris poll confirms that armies of newbie investors are recklessly buying options
According to the latest Yahoo-Harris poll published on Sept. 9, 2020 – an astonishing 43% of retail investors said they are “using options, margin, or both.”
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![Plurilock Technologies: Disrupting Biometric Cybersecurity]()
Plurilock Technologies: Disrupting Biometric Cybersecurity
The new economy is digital. It’s in the trillions, so increasing digitization of the world has led to an increased risk that some parts of the ecosystem will be compromised. It’s no surprise then, that a ton of cybersecurity firms have emerged and attempted to dominate the landscape of ensuring and maintaining data privacy. However,…
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![You can’t fight the Fed. But you can hedge against it. The case for crypto (Part 1/2)]()
You can’t fight the Fed. But you can hedge against it. The case for crypto (Part 1/2)
When you have one hammer, everything begins to look like a nail. For the Fed, it’s “print money, cut rates”. Act First, Think Later It began in 2008 when the crash of the housing market pushed the economy into a recession. The precedent was set, and policy response included a bailout and an aggressive expansion…
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![GDXJ.NYSE: The U.S. dollar is dying: how to play it for profit]()
GDXJ.NYSE: The U.S. dollar is dying: how to play it for profit
As America’s reputation on the world stage declines, in perfect tandem the U.S. dollar is losing its mojo
