This market has (trying to remember the old saying here…) “More up and downs than a bordello on Saturday night.” I mean, think about it.  Dow was up Wednesday +305 points.  Early futures this morning? -316. That’s a whole lot of action, but we’re not seeing much traction, Jackson. News Flows and Other Woes Grab the Kleenex, … Read More

This week Peoplenomics connects markets, consciousness, and the problem of seeing the future in a way few financial  sites would even attempt. The new report starts with the practical question investors care about most — how to sense and value the future before everyone else does — and then pushes into a deeper proposition: that … Read More

We split our time this week between greenhouse improvements, waiting for the right short entry, and finding human “onboard Human PGP.”  So if this morning’s column feels a lot like three simultaneous billiards games – on the same table – then so be it. Breaking: Productivity and Costs Just out from Labor: Nonfarm business sector … Read More

The United States has been sold down the river by our own – mislabeled – “leaders.” We have (pardon this) all kinds of shit blowing up in the Middle East, and with the GovDown II in process and the whole airline industry on the ropes, the “Fools on the Hill” will be taking a couple … Read More

Good Shopwork begins with solid Headwork. One of the ideas that has been sneaking up on me for years is what I’ve taken to calling domain walking. Sounds fancy, but it’s really not. It’s just the learned ability to stand in more than one mental place when looking at the same problem. Academics hate it … Read More

At Peoplenomics, we go past the headline churn and focus on what may actually matter: the charts, the structure, the timing, and the money flows underneath the noise. This weekend’s work looks at a market that may be caught between a short-term reflex rally and a much larger, more dangerous rollover. Along the way, we … Read More

A bit of a circular ramble today as the 1929 Replay continues and digs in. If you’re new to this site, the basic catch up goes like this: The U.S. West has been replaying 1929. Serial financial crises have resulted in “A Patchwork Orange” springing leaks. Markets are arguably in process of blowing down through … Read More

Unlike most sites, UrbanSurvival is an “idea ranch.” A concept that came out of a childhood where Pappy was called “the Encyclopedia” in our local fire department, and where Scrabble words (derivations and alt spellings) comprised the brain food on family road and camping trips.  I come by this stuff honestly. Pause-n-Drop? I’d like to congratulate … Read More

Markets may look orderly on the surface, but today’s Mid-Week Sit Rep argues we’re no longer living through a normal cycle. We’re sitting in a giant global casino where debt, demographics, geopolitics, tech disruption, and media-amplified perception all push the herd from one emotional table to the next. Instead of betting on narratives, today’s column … Read More

Been up since the wee hours, knee deep in some fascinating research that seems to be in the Ure genes. You know, of course, about Dr. Andrew N. Ure who back in the early to middle 1800s was trying to “reanimate the dead” and how he may have been an influence on Mary Shelly’s novel … Read More

“Give me a Monday Special, news guy.” Strange call, there, mister or missus. This ain’t a news bar.  More like a safe house for rational people.  But, if you insist, there is data and there is woe lurking.  How-some-ever, if you like Happy-Talk, this’ll put a smile on your face on the way to financial … Read More

Alt: Workflow, Gear, and Staying Sane in the Heat If you’re like me, the shop ain’t just a place to fix stuff—it’s where you spend hours tinkering, swearing under your breath, and occasionally getting something right on the first try. But comfort matters more than folks admit. A sore back from hunching over one overcrowded … Read More