With all the Global Warming shills missing, we ponder another angle to cold weather: Trading risks for the small investor. Because out here, those are very real considerations. We won’t just look at “How do you trade with the power down.” Goes a lot deeper than power, my friend. Which we will get into as … Read More
Since our focus is mainly economic – and trying to stay a step ahead of the woes-to-come – let’s kick off Friday the 12th with some Producer Prices hype, shall we? “The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.1 percent in December, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand … Read More
Are you ready to play “Wheel of Bankruptcy?” Well, come on down!!! You may recall in our last spin of the wheel, Gentle Jerry and the Bankster Team won a Bonus Round of Higher for Longer. Today, on our show, we’re going to see where the wheel comes to rest. Ready? And S P I N!!!!! “The … Read More
You study the UrbanSurvival site, you read G.A. Stewart’s take and finally come to it: Time to “Get out of Dodge.” Well, except for one thing: You don’t know how, exactly. Because getting out, even if you have time (when time comes, so to speak) is not likely to work unless you have laid in … Read More
Blizztime or another Snowmageddon? Still early, but… While the Northeast is getting ready for the cold weather dump from weather system Finn, Expert: Winter Storm Finn to bring snow, freezing rain to Virginia Monday night, the outlook for East Texas has turned unseasonably cold early next week, as well. We have been adjusting our work … Read More
If there is one thing people could benefit from buying, it would be an accurate view of the Future. Why, just think of the things you could do with it! Avoid Pandemics Avoid industries headed into tough times – thus reducing personal layoff and lost-income risk. Making the most of all your investment choices including … Read More
Ad advisory (to go with the coffee). Don’t forget the ShopTalk Sunday series of articles has its own website over at the Ultra-Make site. The Magician’s Notebook – Supply Staging for Spring – Ultra-Make -g
The next couple of weeks will likely be critical for the markets as well as the Future in general. The reasons are numerous and that’s our high level view of life on earth as we focus on the overarching issue. Which is? “When’s the right time to Take the Money and Run?” Which ties into … Read More
Welcome to Pop or Drop Friday. Where the outcome will be decided by the Jobs Report and the confounding logic of modern markets. Short Term First We have to begin with this story making the rounds because it’s how the money was being placed on the Roulette Table before the open: Trader makes massive bet … Read More
The early stock Futures were showing something of a bounce early today, even ahead of the release of the ADP Employment report and the Challenger Job Cut’s analysis. Could that be based the first tranche of names released in the Epstein docs case was a semi-yawner? Well, maybe… First the Jobs Data The set-up to … Read More
Technology and sociology are the weather forecasts of our Future. To have a great Future, check the forecasts! Which is to say, if you’re planning a robust future, our chapter of Building a Person Ark today will be useful. It’s all about getting the Future right. Do that and everything else is almost cake. Not … Read More
Stock Futures were falling in the pre-market on this first trading day of the New Year. Why, if things keep going this-a-way, old Ure will put enough in the Lunch Money Day Trading Account (LMDTA) to buy lunches for the month. (If I don’t pig out, but that’s a different issue.) Although the pre-holiday hype … Read More
Alliterative, ain’t it? In case you forgot, what with all the Party Juice: “Alliterative means using the same sound or sounds at the beginning of multiple words, especially consonant sounds. It can also mean having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable.” So sayeth the desktop A.I. Which actually tees up the … Read More