Eyes on the ChartPack today as we ponder the present “UAP mania” and the AI mania in financial markets. Are the two related?  Maybe. A few headlines first, as is the custom.  But then a deep dive into one possible alignment that leads to the question, “Can Santa save markets?” More for Subscribers ||| Master … Read More

Yes.  Triskaidekaphobia fans, this is one of those rare “Friday the 13th days in Retrograde.” The F-13 part  of our headline arises from (pick your fave) from the Wiki dope: Some cite the arrest of the Knights Templar on Friday, October 13, 1307, by officers of King Philip IV of France as the origin of the Friday the … Read More

This is not simple and I’m sorry for the length of today’s post.  We kinda, sorta, knew this was going to be happening: UFO/UAP/USOs – the whole lot of it. We saw in coming in Clif High’s early “Alta Reports” – where the language showed in his models as “space goat farts.”  (Which we may … Read More

Woo-woo in the weather and the energy impact of the near-east mess highlight today’s perspective.  Because the parties are lining up to get as much of (the former) Syria as each can That’s prime energy-transportation real estate down the road. The woo-woo is where we start in our Focus section, though. Because something odd has … Read More

I’m only going to give you a tiny insight because after working all day Monday on a great Peoplenomics report, events have eclipsed.  This as Syria is likely to continue into bloody collapse and (un) civil war. The importance of this is largely underplayed in the Mainstream media.  But we’ll get into  that in tomorrow’s … Read More

Scanning the headlines early, world events bear a striking resemblance to the splines of the power takeoff shaft on my old Kubota.  Or, perhaps, the stick of wood in an ancient movie that stops a bascule bridge gearing from squishing the damsel in distress as the bridge comes down. We hold that “people think in … Read More

There’s one task that has “come and gone” over the years – the thorny question about whether to put up holiday lights. Don’t know if you have priced them, lately. But, they can get expensive, depending on your lighting plans.  Which can be divided into Inside and Outside. The problem is further complicated based on … Read More

A number of readers have posted comments alluding to media reports that a bomb was the cause of the California 7.0 quake Thursday.  Reports Friday were claiming “elevated radiation levels.” Relying on two radiation monitoring networks, (one EPA and one private) we didn’t see anything abnormal. But there may be a lesson in acuity here.  … Read More

Since our roots are in economics – and specifically long wave economics as in Kondratieff –  we should begin with the money drivers, first. Specifically the Federal employment report just out: “Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics … Read More

Not exactly the kind of thing to brag about, but if you noticed the map on the “earthquake tireds I wrote about osome 8-Hours ago (and posted) we now know why: Official (revised): Event type:                       Earthquake Region:                           off the coast of Northern California Geographic coordinates:           40.299N, 125.377W Magnitude:                        7.0 Depth:                            10 km Universal Time (UTC):              … Read More

Before the morning ramble begins, just a quick comment on “seeing what’s coming.”  In other words, “the Future.”  Specifically, we’ve got concerns over a possible “target of opportunity” just ahead.  But let’s back up, first. During my life I’ve had the honor of deeply interviewing people whose work on suturing has been widely ignored by … Read More

Over the past week with our consigliere, some thoughts on near-term future have evolved. Strangely, the year ahead is looking more bi-polar than ever.  The “Reasonable Middle” is still missing in action. A pick up in the general news flow is cited, too. We begin with today’s ADP report and then launch into a world … Read More

Although earlier futures were soft, markets don’t feel like they are really ready to “roll over” until events coming this weekend. But, in the meantime, we are pondering just how deep America’s political corruption runs. What sets off this line of inquiry was the story about how a Judge rejects Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay … Read More