I mentioned in this morning’s column that housing starts were collapsing in a federal report out Monday. However, there’s no real clarity on where that’s coming from: Could have been the spike in lumber prices (since passed) or it could be the change in demand from declining birth rates, or maybe something as simple as … Read More
We considered the headline “Hong Kong Woes Slow as Schmoe’s Doze…” but figured it would be too much for this hour. Instead: Hang Seng Sunk is closer to it. If you flip over to the ^HSI chart on Yahoo (here) and click onto the 1-month view, you’ll see why we’re a little nervous: The 29,261 … Read More
Whew! Week is off to a weird start – since most of this morning is Adventures in Wo0-Woo. 90-minutes to the opening, the Dow was down over 100 but that’s totally understandable. No one really knows what the f**k is going on, anymore. Americans’ optimism about country’s direction over next year drops nearly 20 points … Read More
Although the “news” has mainly devolved into butt-covering liberals trying to cover-up the return of Covid 19 on their watch, and glossing over the data on vaccinated people getting Delta, there’s little else to keep the creative mind engaged. Short of mental “office pools” on when the market’s next “recognition moment nosebleed” will begin. Until … Read More
10-days ago we canceled upcoming visitors to our home. Damn it – the data wins again. This morning, another survey of where things are. Then we’ll review a few headlines then straight into the ChartPack which promises an exciting week ahead. More for Subscribers ||| Missing out? SUBSCRIBE NOW! ||| Subscriber Help Center
Another morning in the land of Shills and Shrills opens with Ure all set to take on another over-scheduled day. What happened to the notion of retirement? I swear, if someone would offer a fair price for UrbanSurvival, I’d retire to a low profile twice-weekly Peoplenomics report and spend more time puttering in the shop. … Read More
The Sovietization of America is not just chronicled in Mark Levin’s new book American Marxism, but it’s becoming evident in two spectacular ways. First is the democrats reversing course on masking. Slow Joe is now backed into a corner, medically: Do the right thing (like Trump did) or do the political thing. This as hospitalizations are the highest in … Read More
With markets in turmoil, a pause for reflection on the Georgia Guide Stones paradox may be useful. If you haven’t heard of them, you’re way behind the curve. Even if you have, though, they may not be “front of mind.” There’s a lot to be learned from them, of course. But almost nothing is known … Read More
Two hours to the open, the Dow was up more than 200 points. Not only that, but piddling gains were being seen in Europe, as well. Despite the news about the Delta variant being very grim, indeed. Still, we can haul out some “tried and true – sometimes” trading ideas and let them fly. First off … Read More
Long-time readers know (time machine work, study of red light laser therapy and anti-aging medicine aside) our main fascination on the Peoplenomics side of the house is how we could replay events of 1929: Here’s how today’s trading looks in the larger context, so far… This is NOT to says that the market will keep going … Read More
Welcome to the day denial wears off. Don’t know if you remember last Friday’s column: “Prepping for Lockdown 2.0 – Markets in Denial?” With 90-minutes to the open, Dow futures were down 450 points. Yeah, I know – we were way early on the variant impacts, but that’s how you stay alive today. As we … Read More
Weekend, markets closed. Summertime in the shop. But how does “Prepping” (a category we helped ‘invent’ back in 1997) and being a tool-slut go hand-in-hand? Let’s Big Picture This Let’s pretend you are – oh – 72 years old (like me). You know (by genetics and stressors of Life) the odds of making it to … Read More
Touched on this on UrbanSurvival Friday; today details. We’re walking a fine line between “overdoing it” and prepping for the “worst case” outcome which may be on the horizon. Not without more coffee, a few headlines, and the ChartPack, though. Especially since the market is to a “make or break line as you’ll see in … Read More