Category: Featured Content
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The Fed to take a slow approach in cutting rates
The theme for 2024? Rate cuts. Central banks are widely expected to cut interest rates this year. However, how many cuts is the big debate. Oh and now when those cuts will happen. The contrarians out there are celebrating as they have said that the economy needs to take a dip to justify rate cuts.…
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![Why I am buying Japan]()
Why I am buying Japan
So I feel validated, folks. Regular readers know that I have been covering Japan, and what I believe is a great opportunity for investors. Yes you heard that right. Japan is a great opportunity in 2024. Last weekend, we had the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. The final panel was about major investment opportunities. I heard…
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![Uranium price jumps to 16 year highs on supply concerns]()
Uranium price jumps to 16 year highs on supply concerns
The last time I provided an update on the uranium charts was when uranium took out 2022 highs last year. Here are the charts to refresh your memories: I put more emphasis on the second chart, the longer term chart, as a major resistance zone at $75 was to be tested. Pretty much the only…
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![Canada’s critical mineral strategy and the wonderful world of magnesium]()
Canada’s critical mineral strategy and the wonderful world of magnesium
Canada’s Critical Mineral Strategy, unveiled in December 2022, is a comprehensive plan aimed at bolstering the nation’s critical minerals sector, which is crucial for the green and digital economy. The strategy is backed by a substantial investment of $3.8 billion, as allocated in the federal budgets of 2021-2022. It lays the foundation for Canada’s industrial…
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![US Bitcoin ETFs begin first day of trading]()
US Bitcoin ETFs begin first day of trading
Bitcoin bulls have been waiting for this news. The biggest catalyst touted by Bitcoin traders and investors was the SEC approving US Bitcoin ETFs. That day has come and US Bitcoin ETFs have begun trading today. The SEC approved the first ever batch of Bitcoin ETFs to come out of the US with the green…
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![Stocks extend slide to start of the year as Fed path remains uncertain]()
Stocks extend slide to start of the year as Fed path remains uncertain
Are you sick and tired of market pundits and mainstream financial media telling you the Fed is done raising then to flip saying rate cut interests have waned? Well be prepared for more. And this just means more uncertainty. The market narrative has been about the Federal Reserve, interest rates, and a successful soft landing.…
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![One of the top performing commodities of 2023 was… orange juice?!]()
One of the top performing commodities of 2023 was… orange juice?!
Yup. You read the title of this article correctly. One of the best performing commodities of 2023 was orange juice. Some of you may be surprised that orange juice even has a tradeable market, but yes, one can trade orange juice futures and CFDs. As we close out the year, let’s look at the year…
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![Cocoa prices sweet for futures traders, but could be sour for manufacturers]()
Cocoa prices sweet for futures traders, but could be sour for manufacturers
Cocoa originated out of the Columbian exchange of goods between Mexico and Central America and European countries after Columbus made his transatlantic trek. This basis for chocolate became a foundational ingredient in the developed world and was consumed in large enough quantities to warrant trading on the public market. Since its introduction to the New…
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![Meme Stocks and AMC – Can you force value just cause you like it?]()
Meme Stocks and AMC – Can you force value just cause you like it?
As I wrote in an earlier article about meme stocks, the arc of Gamestop is a precipitous disaster. The stock gained fame when Flaming Kitty sold a bunch of investing newbs who found the internet more interesting than the real world, that Gamestop, despite obvious fundamental weaknesses, was going to the moon. The whole venture…
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![The Trading Desk: Commodities and the Santa Claus Rally]()
The Trading Desk: Commodities and the Santa Claus Rally
Ah the last two weeks of 2023. The Christmas to New Years holiday trading tends to be quiet in terms of economic data and corporate press releases. Most institutional traders are on holidays. Retail traders have nothing better to do. Because of the lower liquidity, these few weeks tend to see either range bound price…
