(Knock on wood) Things are stable, but cold in East Texas as this nothing-burger of an Options Week gets underway. One Thing it Is? Cold There was no shortage of warnings that it was about to get super chill going into the weekend. And this morning the temp maps sure look like…well…winter: As you can … Read More

Cold weather cat shelter construction on our Ultra-Make.com site. Which is where our ShopTalk Sunday series now lives. FYI – More cold around.  Talking to some of the local hams on 3806 this morning:  Cold isn’t down to the Gulf yet; most near the water are still in the 40s.  But. Dallas, one ham by … Read More

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