Tag: wealth
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![US retail sales blow expectations! What economic slowdown?]()
US retail sales blow expectations! What economic slowdown?
While many traders and investors wake up early on the West Coast to open charts of the stock markets, the very first markets I look at before my morning cup of coffee are the debt markets. Of course if you are a regular reader of my work then you know why I do this, and…
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![Silver below $20 and Gold below $1800?]()
Silver below $20 and Gold below $1800?
On September 19th 2023, I published an article titled “The moment of truth for silver!“. I really meant it. The price of silver was contained between two major trendlines and technical traders were waiting for the break. What got me worried was the fact that everyone’s favorite white precious metal had retraced hard after briefly…
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![Stock markets fall under pressure as oil prices hit their highest levels in 2023]()
Stock markets fall under pressure as oil prices hit their highest levels in 2023
I have been updating my readers on the technical pattern on oil. The energy sector is bullish and the technicals are indicating more upside. The stock markets are falling on fears of an inflation surprise uptick. Oil is the lifeblood of the economy and higher oil prices means higher transportation costs. Costs which will be…
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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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![Uranium to $65 by year end?]()
Uranium to $65 by year end?
The uranium spot price market continues to climb as the momentum from a recent technical breakout continues. Before we jump into the charts, let’s take a look at the fundamentals. If you follow this market, then I am sure you know why uranium is in a bull market. It is all about nuclear energy to…
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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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![Gold below $1900? Gold breaks critical technical support on hawkish Fed]()
Gold below $1900? Gold breaks critical technical support on hawkish Fed
Gold and other precious metals were rocked last week and have broken below critical technical levels as the likelihood of a Fed soft landing diminish and the likelihood of a recession increases. In the month of June, the Fed ‘paused’ raising interest rates, but Powell did mention the Fed is looking to raise rates two…
