Although we had a very-much expected pop up in the market Monday – what that Spidey sense was warning me away from on Friday of last week – we are still in an area where a modest increase in market fortunes could arise before Labor Day. Unlike most pre-holiday periods, however, this one could spin with a … Read More
No, you won’t find “huriquakes” in the O.E.D. But it was something mentioned Saturday morning to our Peoplenomics subscribers: “What not many are aware of is the problem of Earthquakes that can accompany very low-pressure systems. The Los Angeles Times mention, as long ago as 1988 that low pressure could be a driver of earthquakes: Air … Read More
Awe crap! I don’t need another hobby, really, do I? Unfortunately, this one just sort of sneaked up on me when my attention was diverted elsewhere. “What is Electroculture?” The best “quick read in” is my friend Robert A. Nelson’s RexResearch site summary and overview paper here: Electro-Culture: Stimulation of plant growth with electricity, magnetism, … Read More
We will spend a few minutes on the “Cycletron” spreadsheet after the ChartPack today. Looking at some ideas about the future that may be useful in plotting your own course to, and through, what seems to be coming. As you’ll remember, I built a spreadsheet that lets you consider a range of starting points from … Read More
Here’s a shocker for you: The day after Memorial Day this year, the total U.S. Public Debt to the Penny was $31,463,988,658,765.75. Too many numbers for this early in the day? Then call it $31.46 trillion. As of the most recent numbers posted, the Public Debt to the Penny is up to $32,661,578,249,677.03. But again, … Read More
The stock market seems as though Wave 2 – the big rally since fall of 2022 – is over, done, and we are at the precipice of Wave 3 down. As we’ve explained, this wave holds potential for markets to be halved by May of 2024. As a chart, we look to the area of the … Read More
We don’t know where the idea of directed energy weapons being used on American targets came from, but it does make for a curious line of inquiry. Which we will take up this morning after a couple of other items. Perhaps the largest of which is the ChartPack, which as we have been telling you … Read More
There’s a book from the 1960s which all the old-timers around here have read: “Report from Iron Mountain – on the accessibility and desirability of peace.” So controversial was (and still is) the book that it has an extensive Wikipedia entry and offers insights into the modern economy’s “grow or die” problems. “The heavily footnoted … Read More
Third Friday of each month the financial showdown called Options Expiration takes place. These come in several flavors, the savoriest of which are Equities and Index. Essentially Index options time-out at the Thursday close and stocks (Equities) Friday. Seems simple enough but peeling it back to a reasonable set of expectations is an “Onion Project” … Read More
We have had a dandy past month, or so, working sitting-down, inside a nice, air-conditioned office/workspace, fixing up old electronics. But, with the arrival of Fall, we’re readying for our very serious work mode again. It’s therefore appropriate to talk a little about safety and recycling. A Shop PPE Station Yes. It’s what son G2 … Read More
We needed a tool for test-fitting economic cycle lengths from the American Revolutionary War period. So, here it is. Not to be confused with the Cyclotron in physics. What? You don’t wake up with software/cycle questions in your head on Saturday morning? What are you, normal or something? Before we speak with Abby Normal, a … Read More
Having been up all night (the ER visit for Elaine, see ATR) it’s not too difficult to fire brain cells jacked up on tea… We are sad that our expectation of 50+ dead, laid out in the Thursday column on word of the Hawaii fires was right. Maui wildfires death toll at 55 as warning … Read More
Let’s do the CPI report first – everyone is interested in that: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased … Read More