We begin this morning with “the Numbers” and acknowledge in passing that even in market declines at the Macro level, there are still noisy trading patterns that require the occasional rally in order to square the books of otherwise runaway trend traders. Retail Sales First OK, retail is up 1 percent.  Meaningless to us. Reason?  Prices.  … Read More

Academics have screwed the world up more than they think.  Two examples should make this clear. The first is how in many (if not MOST) schools, history is taught as “politiography.”  In other words, from Columbus on, world history has been considered on its sociological groupings, not its manufacturing and economic realities. Take slavery – … Read More

When TSHTF a lot of people will be in the dark wondering “What happened?”  A few years ago, we presented a multipart series on keeping the lights on and the beer cold as economic collapse came stumbling across the world. Today – in 160-pages of downloadable PDF eBook for subscribers, a discussion of D.C. power … Read More

The market is set to continue its slide today ahead of the inflation report as CPI will be center stage tomorrow. In fact, as of 6AM today, our Elliott and trend channel view of the market looks like this from November 8th of last year right up until this morning: Pick a Fake Money! There … Read More

Wednesday morning get braced:  the Consumer Price Index (inflation gauge) will be released.  Sure, this morning is quiet and all.  But many pieces are moving just below the surface. Dow futures down 150-ish. Like Elon Musk blowing out of the Twitter acquisition this weekend.  As we’ve been following this, looks to us like there are … Read More

Long-time reader (sufferer?) Nancy reminded me of something I should have mentioned in this morning’s “Well-storied Home” discussion. In addition to the “themed” digs at DisneyWorld and Disneyland, there are some really great hotels that manage to pull off to-die-for theming in rooms that transport guests. I still have on our shopping list 4-5 overnights … Read More

I haven’t read every book about the artform called Disney Imagineering, but I’ve got a pretty good start.  Half a dozen books by geniuses like Rolly Crump. Marty Sklar, Richard Sherman, and how could we overlook two incredible handbooks on underlying processes by Lou Prosperi? One is The Imagineering Pyramid: Using Disney Theme Park Design Principles to Develop … Read More

On multiple levels, the markets are poised for a major turn over the next month.  We get into some “nimbleness training” as events across the board are ready to “hit the blender.” The checklist for this morning includes Biden’s suspect trip to the Middle East, and odd trading patterns in our ChartPack. Then there’s the … Read More

Other than pondering UFOs and our ongoing search for “the Key” to Reality, not much else really matters in this life. Unless you’re talking about making some serious money.  That never goes out of style, for long. As long-time readers appreciate, we have long postulated that a massive market decline in the pending economic collapse … Read More

Since our forte is economics around here, how about we begin with the two job numbers hitting the Street when the bell sounds? The first one out was the Challenger Job Cuts report. “Job Cuts Surge Up 57% From May 2022, 59% From June 2021 U.S.-based employers announced 32,517 cuts in June, a 58.8% increase from … Read More

Who needs Russia and Ukraine when drought is coming and famine is in the wings?  As so often happens, our political tools in office are trying to fix the barn after it’s on fire and the horses are gone. The world needs water – because without it, kiss off crops and light the fuse of … Read More

We all love the good times and friends that gather over the Fourth.  But, the opening ponders, with a (*violent) Fourth now behind us, are whether America is only one holiday away from collapse becoming widespread and undeniable? The next holiday ahead is Labor Day which falls on Monday September 5, 2022. Three numbers to … Read More

Fourth of July was expected to be a BTC bloodbath, by some.  However, as of early this morning, we’re still in the “Running of the Shorts.” Since I woke up early (hobby and office work here) I’ve seen BTC climb from just barely over $19,000 to just a bit under $20,000.  For the life of … Read More