Tag: investing
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![Is now the time for gold to shine?]()
Is now the time for gold to shine?
If you are a gold bug, heck even if you are bullish on silver, then July 12th 2023 was a very good day for you. Here’s an image of the price action in the last three days: Overall it was a great day for risk on assets. The precious metals popped, energy popped, other commodities…
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![US dollar pukes as inflation rises at slowest pace since March 2021]()
US dollar pukes as inflation rises at slowest pace since March 2021
Well… it appears as if we are going full risk on. The US dollar is selling off and we are seeing a rise in metals, commodities, big potential breaks in the currency markets, and yes, a nice move in the stock markets. But can this move be sustained? What was the trigger for these early…
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![World stock markets tumble as bond yields rise]()
World stock markets tumble as bond yields rise
Global equity markets are selling off hard this morning as the probability of more rate hikes increase. The real action is in the bond markets as yields are rising. The US 2 year yield actually broke out into new recent highs taking out the March 2023 peak. The 10 year yield is also breaking out…
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![Make or break for silver?]()
Make or break for silver?
Silver (XAGUSD) remains consolidated after making a one leg down move with the price breaking below $24.50 and then retesting this breakdown zone. This move lower was not a surprise to our readers given my analysis on gold. Silver tends to follow gold rather than copper even though most consider silver a more industrial metal…
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![Stock markets approach key resistance. Is a new downtrend about to begin?]()
Stock markets approach key resistance. Is a new downtrend about to begin?
What a month it has been for US stock markets. US markets have been in hard rally mode since June 1st 2023, with the Nasdaq seeing its rally begin on May 24th 2023. A few other markets in the world are joining in on the party. Japan’s Nikkei continues to break decades long records largely…
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![Japan’s Nikkei near 20 month highs, closes above 30,000]()
Japan’s Nikkei near 20 month highs, closes above 30,000
While US stock markets, European stock markets, and many other Asian stock markets continue to chop around and range, one market in Asia is on a tear. Japan is drawing in investor money and it really all began with the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett. I recently gave my thoughts and technical levels on Japan…
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![Fed hawkish pause, regional banks tanks, and gold nears record highs!]()
Fed hawkish pause, regional banks tanks, and gold nears record highs!
Well what developments in the past 24 hours. Investors and traders were anticipating the Federal Reserve meeting. A 25 basis point hike was expected along with some statement hinting at no more interest rate hikes. Well, the market got the 25 basis point hike (the Fed’s 10th rate hike in a row), and some sort…
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![First Republic Bank troubles weigh in on stock markets]()
First Republic Bank troubles weigh in on stock markets
As earnings continue to come out mixed, and raising the probabilities of an upcoming recession, leave it to the regional banks to once again take center stage. Many analysts warned that the regional bank crisis is not over when you consider the fact that deposits are shrinking, lending (a bank’s primary business) is slowing, and…
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![Short bet against Canadian Bank TD increases by 45%]()
Short bet against Canadian Bank TD increases by 45%
Two weeks ago, Canadian bank Toronto-Dominion (TD) became the world’s most shorted bank. Hedge fund bets against TD hit $4.2 billion. This news raised some concerns for Canadians as hedge funds are clearly shorting TD for some reason. Is it a bet against the Canadian economy? Most analysts agree the short is a sympathy play…
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![Silver demand hits record highs in all categories]()
Silver demand hits record highs in all categories
With headlines of inflation, market uncertainty, bank troubles, impending recession headlines, and geopolitical risks increasing, one can understand why money is running into hard assets. I have always maintained that gold (and silver because it follows the price action of gold!) will go up when there is a sense of a confidence crisis. When people…
