Category: Featured Content
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![Oil prices rise as Russia and Saudi Arabia extend production cuts]()
Oil prices rise as Russia and Saudi Arabia extend production cuts
The recent rise in oil prices might be to blame for the failure of stock markets to extend their momentum. Oil prices are rising as Summer nears an end and investors are worried that higher prices will translate to an uptick in inflation data. This means hawkish central banks… and the possibility that interest rates…
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![Bitcoin tests critical intraday support. Is the Grayscale catalyst fading?]()
Bitcoin tests critical intraday support. Is the Grayscale catalyst fading?
The bitcoin move on Tuesday August 29th 2023 had the crypto bulls excited. The catalyst? The US Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit siding with Grayscale in a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which had denied the Company’s application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to an ETF. Bitcoin, Ethereum and…
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![Jerome Powell signals higher rates may be needed]()
Jerome Powell signals higher rates may be needed
When Nvidia blew out earnings, many saw it as a catalyst to see stock markets break out higher. However, certain technical patterns and levels I have been highlighting in my Market Moment articles told my readers and I that the downtrend was not over. This, I believe, is the power of technical analysis. But fundamental…
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![Silver rallies five trading days in a row! Is China the catalyst?]()
Silver rallies five trading days in a row! Is China the catalyst?
After multiple red days in a row after breaking a key support level, silver has rallied for five trading days in a row setting up a key retest of broken support. At time of writing, silver is up over 8% since the beginning of this run-up starting August 18th 2023. And what are the catalysts…
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![Bitcoin tumbles on Elon Musk’s SpaceX dumps holdings]()
Bitcoin tumbles on Elon Musk’s SpaceX dumps holdings
Last month, I gave readers my Bitcoin analysis and highlighted key levels. At that time, Bitcoin was testing a key resistance zone and after weeks of futile attempts to break through, the sellers piled in. There was one key breakdown of critical support which then turned my mood bearish. This is the chart and projection…
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![China is bringing down global stock markets! A ‘ticking time bomb’?]()
China is bringing down global stock markets! A ‘ticking time bomb’?
Most investors and traders tend to focus on US and Western headlines when it comes to providing a reason for a stock market move. But as I have written about in the past, Asia is becoming more important for various reasons. We have Japan with the Bank of Japan and the potential to impact global…
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![Stock markets rattled as US banks get downgraded]()
Stock markets rattled as US banks get downgraded
Recession. Inflation. Soft landing. Interest Rates. The Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is near the end of rate hikes. Earnings. Geopolitics. I am sure I have forgotten something as we look at all the factors impacting market narratives. Oh yes! Do you remember a few months ago when regional banks were making headlines? A few…
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![Skyharbour Resources (SYH.V) snapping up new Athabasca ground]()
Skyharbour Resources (SYH.V) snapping up new Athabasca ground
In an audacious strut, Skyharbour Resources (SYH.V), fearless prancers in the uranium exploration dance, have upped the ante once again, pulling out the map and laying claim to seven fresh chunks of land in Northern Saskatchewan. Their appetite for uranium and land that may host it seems insatiable, and their eyes gleam with the glint…
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![Bank of Japan tweaks yield curve control policy!]()
Bank of Japan tweaks yield curve control policy!
Japan has been on investor’s radars recently. It all began with Warren Buffett, who has increased his holdings in Japanese trading houses, known as the Sogo Shosha. Whatever the Oracle of Omaha does tends to generate a lot of interest from institutions. And you cannot blame them. Buffett has quite the track record, some saying…
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![Lancaster Resources (LCR.C) is a tightly coiled ESG-ready lithium play with everything going for it]()
Lancaster Resources (LCR.C) is a tightly coiled ESG-ready lithium play with everything going for it
In 2016, a couple of polished young mining execs tapped on everyone’s computer screens and said, “Hey, not sure if you’ve noticed yet but everything you rely on right now for your work, play, and – soon – transport is running on lithium ion batteries. So, hey, maybe getting your hands on a solid supply…
