As I disclosed to our Peoplenomics.com subscribers this weekend, I took decent-sized (anything over $25,000 is “decent-sized” around here) leveraged short position in the market right at the close Friday. Nerves of steel, momentary trading-insanity, or a wild speculation? This week, we should find out which. Our odd-ball approach to investing deserves a bit of explanation: … Read More
The Universe has a wry – some would say sick – sense of humor. But that’s one way to read the departure of Hope Hicks who has been White House Communications Director. There are many ways to read this. The MSM approach over here seems to broadly tie her departure to the appearance before a congressional committee. … Read More
Just out from Case-Shiller, S&P, CoreLogic, et alia: S&P CORELOGIC CASE-SHILLER NATIONAL HOME PRICE INDEX SHOWS HOME PRICES END THE YEAR 6.3% HIGHER THAN 2016 NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 27, 2018 – S&P Dow Jones Indices today released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. Data released … Read More
The clock is ticking. I’ve been telling you for some weeks now – in fact a few days after the all-time-high in our Aggregate Index January 26th – that it is time to be extremely cowardly. Not that we didn’t score some nice lunch money on the recent bounce. But the clock is ticking. We’re also … Read More
Longtime readers of this website will remember we have written many times about an oddity in human behavior: it appears humans (in this age of mass media/hysteria) have evolved something we label the murder cycle. This popped out of the data many years ago. I noticed that mass murderers seem to do their dirty deeds … Read More
The Second Depression is coming into view. Even the big Eastern Media are hinting now. The biggest financial question, perhaps of our lifetimes, is which side of the Replay of the 1929 blow-off market top are we on?
It is NOT a trivial question, as there are two very real possibilities…
Remember how this site is all about the historical rhyme between markets at the end of the Roaring Twenties and modern times? This morning in charts and discussion our case looks stronger than ever.
In markets and political temperament, UrbanSurvival.com has declared this to be “Red Friday.” Maybe the moon was “blue” a few days ago, but ain’t nothing compared with how investors feel this week!
Much as George’s book “Dimensions Next Door” (available on Amazon) had been forecasting, there’s now been a breakthrough home “Maker” project of an antigravity levitator recognized by the IEEE this week…
Say, don’t want to run this stuff in your face, particularly if you’re a Coiner and haven’t laid-back enough to buy a subscription to Peoplenomics (and pay all those short-term capital gains you’ll owe this year), but I just have to point out that with Bitcoins trading in the $12,250 range, you will want to look … Read More
Sure, we’ll get to this morning’s latest hysterical over-reaction to Donald Trump’s immigration comments in a minute. But, honestly, there are much more important things going on that will impact your life in the short-term, so should be ready to deal with them. First, and foremost, (because we are unabashedly capitalistic at our core) the market … Read More
Of course, the “offishul” job report doesn’t come until this time tomorrow. But already, we have two indicators out to consider. The first of which is the Challenger Job Cuts Report. If you’ve been booing president Trump, might want to keep reading… “CHICAGO, January 4, 2017 – U.S.-based employers announced 32,423 job cuts in the … Read More
Food: We have arrived at the most calorie-laden of yearly events, at last. So this morning I wanted to share some things that will make you drool and wonder why is it Elaine still weighs what see did in high school. We can divide this into four parts: Breakfasts, Lunches, Cocktails, and Dinners. Sized for … Read More