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SATR simply means:  “Sunday Around the Ranch” where we cover a  hugely and bigly of stuff going on in our lives.  I have almost a dozen items on the list this morning including the art of buying things, LookingOutsidethOftheBox has before and after pix of his “cardboard bar” which is nearing completion.  Plus the gobs … Read More

Age-old question here, but with some different views.  Including how personal consumption of “Happiness tools” may be changing from social distancing. A few headlines and the chart pack, too.  Which is getting very interesting in light of the Fed tossing more money into things this week… More for Subscribers   |||  Not a Subscriber?   SUBSCRIBE NOW!   … Read More

You may not be aware of the aeronautical term FIKT.  It’s pronounced “FICK-tee” when you talk to NTSB or state aircraft accident investigators.  It stands for Flight Into Known Terrain. Given UrbanSurvival is about long wave economics, where we periodically replay grand waves of euphoria and depression, talking about crashing makes a good bit of sense … Read More

“I just vahnt to suck your vahllet!”  Yes, the all-American horror movie is back and playing the lead is Wall Street.  Likely to play through Halloween, when the democrat-driven Election Hysteria promises to be the next block-buster at failing media does the only trick it knows:  Crisis-Rolling. Before we lay out two interesting “Jobs” stories, … Read More

I know I tell you all the time:  No one stands up and waves a flag when a big market move may be beginning.. So, kindly overlook my standing on the bench in the shop with two red microfiber cloths, a railroad flare, fog horn, and farting for all I’m worth. But could it be … Read More

Calamity Cash Flow our topic, as promised, today. While it’s obvious that “If you can’t touch it, you don’t own it…” It’s also true that even if you can touch, doesn’t mean someone won’t try. This is a problem when the “law” is on their side – so a discussion this morning as we rehash … Read More

Welcome to what we told you about last Friday – our little “crisis moment” Monday.  Which brings us to this morning’s “Turnaround Tuesday.” The problem with “turnarounds” is no one waves a flag and says “Here it is, boys and girls!  Come make money from here…” At its low Monday, the S&P touched 3,229.10.  Which … Read More

I warned you (before the Friday Open last week) that we would be seeing a “crash window” open this week.  And (try not to look surprised here) the Dow futures earlier were down more than 500 points.  And losses in Europe were in the 2 1/2 percent range.  Which might ‘cast down 700 – or … Read More

While we’re waiting for the market to crater tomorrow…  [May load slow due to length and a zillion graphics]  This may be a bit on the “longish” today, so if you need to pee or get coffee…better do that first.  We’ll wait for you…. Four topics this morning:  Best first ham radio stations, how to … Read More

We size up the death of Uncle Sam as an internal “national cohesiveness marketing tool” of America.  Which is then contrasted with China’s roll from socialism, heading for communism, becoming instead socialists rediscovering Confucianism.  Lot of ramifications. Before that, a few headlines including a track of Beta O’Storm, which is about to hit south Texas.  … Read More

Two Depressions to track:  One is a Tropical Depression that will be headed up into Texas next week.  And we worry about what looms for 2021 in personal finance.  We’ll begin with this latter (depressing topic) first. Crash Window? Somewhere in the Peoplenomics subscriber Master Index page there is a nifty tool I developed a few years … Read More

Well, well, well…  We’re about ready to make a sizeable bet on the S&P 500 busting or – under – the 3,000 level before the election.  Because as of this morning’s future’s pricing, looks to me like we MAY be about to start another wave down. Let’s Chart This Out… (This is the kind of … Read More

Another nominee is presented in our quest to find the Grand News Unifier. That is, the person, organization, or affinity group that could be blamed (or credited) with much of what passes for “news.” Interesting topic, I hope you’ll agree.  Just as soon as we ramble through some headlines and ponder a mid-week “Hold ’em … Read More