Market Overview

As longer cycles typically dominate shorter ones, this update will provide both longer and shorter views on the USD and gold. Why the two together? Obviously due to the negative correlation. No...

The US dollar has been correcting lower since mid-December. Interest rates have begun moving in the dollar's favor, and the equity market is again knocking on record highs. The US economic data,...

The Non Farm Payrolls actually became a relatively tame event. Still, the first reaction provoked one of those nasty spikes that required delving into the tick-bar charts to attempt to identify the...

Every trader needs an edge, but not all edges are created equal. One of the most powerful edges is information. At SAC Capital Jason Karp color coded information to teach his analysts “what was...

Will the Trump administration effect the economy - either positively or negatively? I have written in the past that it takes a long time (except for helicopter drops of money directly to consumers)...

Fed leaves policy unchanged FOMC more confident about inflation reaching target Monetary path dependent on fiscal policy Unveiling the details of its fiscal policy does not look like a top...

January’s rebound in inflation was essentially driven by energy prices and the euro’s depreciation. At 1.8%, eurozone inflation is now close to 2%. Yet its nature prevents from...

"Stability” will be the top priority of the Chinese authorities through the 19th Party Congress in fall 2017, but the target could prove difficult to meet.The risks to economic growth prospects...

The global markets were humming right along until a large cracked appeared in 2015. This big crack in the global economy seemed to go unnoticed, however the implications are quite serious if the trend...

Investing is a stressful endeavor – plain and simple. You never have all the facts to make a perfect decision. You are only able to see the right answer with the benefit of hindsight. Things are...

Chris Cole, of Artemis Capital, recently asked, “What investments do you justify by common knowledge today that will look foolish 40 years from now?”Here are a few I think might...

On a trailing twelve month quarterly basis, AMZN's (NASDAQ:AMZN) operating income growth has plunged from 30.2% in Q2 2015 to just 3.6% in Q4 2016. This is a stunning drop in growth considering that...

Covered call writers, historically, have ignored exit strategies as part of their investment approach. Certainly, not in the BCI community but most everywhere else. As we become aware of the major...

An analysis of the political setup in Italy shows eurosceptics are on the verge of taking control of the country.The only missing ingredient is an early election. And early elections are now the...