It’s nothing new – an update on our long-standing “Threat Board.” But it’s a good morning for a super-quick “keep it together” walk-through.  Especially because there is an unreal amount of eclipse talk (hype) underway. For us, though, a more measured view of life helps with the blood pressure, attitude, and keeps the trigger finger … Read More

Although you have read it many times here, lately. Fed may need to raise if nothing catastrophic happens to goose the economy.  See Fed Governor Bowman says additional rate hike could be needed if inflation stays high (cnbc.com) for the primer. Risks and Uncertainty in Monetary Policy: Current and Past Considerations Governor Michelle W. Bowman … Read More

I have to stop eating lunch.  And this time it’s not just the scale speaking. See, what happened was I looked at the market Thursday, thought (based on method) “This is a cheeseburger set-up!” and promptly laid in 1,300 shares of my favorite short index 3X ETF.  In other words, head went into the noose … Read More

Up at 3 AM because that Big Stock Brokerage merger in 2023 resulted in a change to our Schedule D which means (in an abundance of caution) filing an amended 1040 to get the new Schedule D into the IRS system for TY2024.  God, to I know how to kick off and have a fun … Read More

You know a society is on the verge of collapse when people’s brains start falling into disuse.  It’s right there in Diamond and Tainter, if you read anything, anymore. But here’s a (we don’t write on Wednesday) note that screams will are dying from within: Seattle closes gifted and talented schools because they had too … Read More

In an earlier Peoplenomics report (December, 27,2023) we went into some depth on a concept called QFPD: “Quest for Perfect Days”.  This, when coupled with some ideas covered both in old “ShopTalk Sunday” reports  like this one, led to some new insights into a “battle below the perception threshold” that’s waged every day, all around … Read More

If you’re an early riser, we apologize for the up and downs of our website today because of changes I’ve made in order to ensure that if the Internet is attacked in coming days, weeks, or months, our site will still be here with the best news sources we have available. First things first: There … Read More

Happy Over Easter.  Now getcher ass going and do something! We had a perfectly delightful couple of “down time” days where many projects were moved ahead, prompting us to make some long-term decisions about our home DIYer website (Ultra-Make.com).  But more on that as we go through the day in a more orderly manner. Losing … Read More

…It was strange enough?  Nope. A number of lookahead items on our threat board have us considering just how crazy this spring could become. Due to the Easter weekend, we will keep it very real because in our 18 charts today, there’s a future coming into focus. More for Subscribers ||| Missing out?  SUBSCRIBE NOW!!! ||| Subscriber Help Center

Good Friday, is it?  Well, it depends who you ask.  And the biggest problem is keeping a clear head when news flows are off-point and distorted. Use the News – from You Out One of those precious moments of clarity showed up at the liquor store Thursday.  Elaine and I were on our way back … Read More

OK, this may go off in the Peoplenomics direction, but even if you don’t play the stock market for the occasional cheeseburger, what happens over the next four days will be really interesting. Predictable Pressers – Today’s Primer On the surface, and we will run through these quickly, there are certain “news events” that are discounted … Read More

“Time to play the exciting world-wide financial game sensation!”  Why, I can almost see the television and streaming ads now: “The Great Reset is becoming visible in the headlines…who will be the first to see it?” As usual, our “first things section” will lay out how the Big Swindle – and de-wealthing” of the Commoners … Read More

The latest CPI report makes the interesting assertion that Housing costs in the past year were up (month-on-month) by 5.7 percent.  While overall, thanks to a few items going lower, the YoY data showed Consumer prices up 3.2 percent from February 2023 to February 2024. Lo and behold, brethren, here we see how that 5.7 … Read More