The “Trading Boxes” Technique

As you know, every year I try to project how the coming year will go.  Ever since my discovery  of a “heartbeat to the market” last summer, I’ve been waiting for the chance to apply that discovery to presenting a possible future course for the market. While I’m still working on the math and outlook … Read More

Wednesday Woo-Woo: The Oneironaut Notebook

In case you missed it, I am a Oneironaut.  Since the term may not be familiar to you, here’s the definition:  A “oneironaut (plural oneironauts) is person who explores dream worlds, usually associated with lucid dreaming.” It is both a blessing – and a curse. The blessing part is being able to “lives two lives” while … Read More

Markets: Passing Phase of Self-Sabotage?

Got yet-another crackpot view of the market that has evolved since our discovery of the “Market Heartbeat” that was laid out for Peoplenomics.com subscribers (Report 880B, “July 14, 2018:  Heartbeat of the Market found!  (Golem #1)“). This new theory says the recent spike in selling could break and the markets could recover between now and early … Read More

Market Wrestling: Fed Rates vs. The Santafier

December Global Financial Wresting‘s (DGFW) feature match this week involves a handful of powerful central bankers in a tag-team fiasco against a lone, overweight (and looking like a CHD victim waiting to happen) old man in a red suit.  Who do you bet on?  After being sent to their corners for the weekend following what … Read More

Prepping: “Cat Balancing” Part 2

I didn’t mean to sound “preachy” (if I did) in the Saturday part one of this series, but have to say, it’s the way I really feel.  Once you have enough money to buy more than you can ever consume before the worms show up, there’s time to look around and ask:  Have I walked … Read More

AI or Algo’s?

A simple enough question. Not so simple to answer. As the markets are lining up for a potential “hell week” to come, what with the Fed meeting and all, we look mainly at the charts today and ponder what “news” will come along to fill-in the picture so the ‘sheep’ won’t get the pitchforks and … Read More

Prepping: “Cat-Balancing” Part 1

“What the hell is “cat balancing” and how does this relate to prepping?” Therein lies our story-line this weekend. We are focused on environmental balance. That’s because prepping for the “ultimate worst-case” may morph into all about living on the land. To do this, you need the observing, understanding and the subtle manipulation skills to live … Read More

Markets: Southbound & Down? Plus Retail Data

Thursday I tossed out a projection that according to a new model I’ve constructed, the market was “due” to head down – and seriously so – in the next week.  In fact, I put an S&P number under 2,500 on the table with a target date of next Friday. That might be aggressive, but despite … Read More

Turn-down Thursday or Friday?

Finance is part statistics, part floating craps game, part mafiosa, part leap of faith and so on.  When I wrap all of these things up into a spreadsheet (and call ity Golem II, it suggests that the market going forward may work out something like this… As always, this is not financial advice.  What we … Read More

Social Credit Versus Credit Scores

Once again, our unconventional way of thinking has produced some useful ideas to ponder. This first is “how does government control people who might lose faith in depreciating money?”  A well-discussed concept here. In addition to pointing out how Social Credits are just another control scam, we will also be revealing a fine chart of … Read More

Prepping: Got a “POPPA?”

That’s a Personal Optimization Plan to Prevent Aging – I call it “POPPA” for short. Contrary to what some short-term prepper sites might have you belief, real prepping is a life-long exercise.  And, in order to have the long life for life-long you need to structure your day-to-day existence to feed those physical and mental faculties that … Read More

News & Anti-News: Producer Prices

We hold to the silly notion that there is both “news” and “anti-news” in the world.  Sort of  like “matter” and “anti-matter.”  In case you’re not clear on what “anti-news” is, it’s the sheep feed.  Stuff that fills up people’s minds with base emotionalism, but doesn’t put anything on the personal bottom line. Before we … Read More

Trump’s “Glass of Water Problem”

(Shorter than normal this morning due to a cranky server… publishing in sections, so update after 8 AM Central for the whole thing) Ever consider the “glass of water” problem? You know…the one where people are “optimistic” if they look at a glass of water and exclaim “It’s half full!”  Or, going the other way, … Read More