Thursday, January 18, 2018

Bitcoin Price Crash Below $10,000. What's Next? We have answers… / Currencies / Bitcoin

By: EWI

Dear Reader,

"Wild" doesn't begin to describe Bitcoin's price action.

Less than 12 months ago, it traded as low as $1,200. By early December, it hit a high of $19,891 – and on the CBOE, Bitcoin futures topped $20,000.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

How to Trade Gold During Second Half of January, Daily Cycle Prediction / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018

By: Chris_Vermeulen

Metals are setting up for that “Rip Your Face Off Rally”.  The following charts for Gold and Silver show a very interesting setup that is unfolding as the US markets continue to strengthen – that being that the Metals are showing strength in price and we can only assume this is related to some level of FEAR in the markets or expectations that the “Equities and Bitcoin Bubbles” are nearing an end.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

More U.S. States Are Knocking Down Gold & Silver Barriers / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2018

By: MoneyMetals

Here’s What Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Idaho, Etc. Are Doing...

In 2017, Arizona, Louisiana, Virginia, Texas, and North Carolina, and even Minnesota made progress on the sound money front. In 2018, other states could do so as well.

36 states have already removed sales taxes from precious metals transactions, and bills being pushed this year by sound money advocates in Alabama and Tennessee could add to that list.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Many Stock Market Investors Get Rich Out By Sheer Luck / InvestorEducation / Investing 2018

By: John_Mauldin

BY JARED DILLIAN : This is a story I have never told before and will never tell again.

I actually got my start in investing in a stock-picking competition in middle school. I picked Wang Laboratories…

Because…

WANG

Thirteen-year-old humor. Anyway, Wang was a flop, and I lost money on it. Talk about dating yourself—the old-timers will recall that Wang was actually an AMEX stock, the old curb exchange. I do miss the AMEX.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

5 Economic Predictions for 2018 / Economics / Financial Markets 2018

By: John_Mauldin

Only two weeks in and 2018 is already breaking records—mostly in a good way.

But that leaves 50 potentially less enjoyable weeks to go. So rather than focus on promising current events, I think I’d better dip into my annual forecast bag and share a few highlights from my friends with you. (you can find the previous part of the 2018 forecast here)

These are the people I follow, read, and trust for their financial expertise.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Here’s What Historically Happens to Stocks When Bull Markets End / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018

By: GoldSilver

You undoubtedly know that 2017 was a record-setting year for the broad stock markets. And while gold was up last year despite numerous headwinds, most mainstream investors aren’t paying much attention to gold since they keep seeing so much green in their stock portfolios. 

Even I was taken back by some of the data from the bull market in stocks…

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Land Rover Discovery Sport - What You Need to Know Before Buying - Owning Week 2 / ConsumerWatch / Motoring

By: N_Walayat

Here's my week 2 update of owning a Land Rover Discovery Sport of what to expect if your considering buying one. For it takes at least a couple of weeks before one is fully aware of what one needs to know BEFORE one buys one as the various flaws only become apparent after real world use, such as the pretty feeble plastic trim that tends to surround Discovery Sports, the knocking sound that many experience again from poor quality trim for though the Discovery Sport looks great and general drives well, in many respects my 11 year old Zafira was better! And what's worse of all is Land Rovers sales pitch of 53mpg fuel economy that in no way matches the reality of real world driving experience as my latest video in this buying and owning a Land Rover series illustrates.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Silver Volume Extreme as in April 2013 / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018

By: P_Radomski_CFA

During yesterday’s session silver moved back and forth in a volatile manner on volume that was the highest since April 2013. There were a few volume spikes in the meantime, but none as big as what we saw yesterday. The silver market is being very loud. But are you listening?

It may be hard to notice silver’s signs with all that’s happening in the USD Index and given the rally in gold stocks, but it’s definitely worth it. Let’s investigate (charts courtesy of http://stockcharts.com).

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Buy S&P 500 on Drop To 2,740 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018

By: New_Forex_Trends

Stock Markets have started to show some signs of stalling in the early parts of this year, and this could indicate the potential for weakness given our proximity to the historical averages. The S&P 500 continues to trade near its record highs but the lack of event drivers over the next several weeks suggests that there is a growing possibility that markets could gravitate sideways to lower over this coming period.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Youtube Kills Small and New Channels With 1000 Subs, 4k Watch Time Monetization New Rules / Companies / Google

By: N_Walayat

Youtubers of small and new channels will have woken up today to find a message in their in box informing them that their dreams of making any money from Youtube are about to come to an abrupt end as Youtube has decided that most small and new channels are no longer eligible for monetization.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Bitcoin and Stock Prices, Both Symptoms of Speculative Extremes! / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2018

By: Enda_Glynn

Hi everyone.

I had another look at bitcoin today!
The low of the day is hit 11121 so far,
So the price has collapsed 43% since the 17th of December.
Thats a hell of a decline for the so called 'asset' that was on its way to the moon!

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Gold Stocks GDXJ Breaking Out / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2018

By: Rambus_Chartology

Today the GDXJ is breaking out above its neckline. Again I was looking for a little more chopping action between the neckline and the neckline symmetry line before the breakout, but so far it’s not happening. I’m going to take my second position and buy 150 shares at the market at 35.34 with the sell/stop at 33.31 for now. A backtest to the neckline would come in around the 35.10 for a slightly lower risk entry point.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

So That’s What Stock Market Volatility Looks Like / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018

By: John_Rubino

2017 was literally the smoothest stretch of highway that US stocks have ever traveled. Rising almost every day and seldom falling hard, they made it virtually impossible for investors to lose money. Here’s the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past two years. Note how unnaturally smooth the recent action was.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Stock Market Intraday Price Prediction Setup for Short-Term Traders / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Chris_Vermeulen

Tuesday morning in our video forecast we warned that cycles were pointing to lower prices today. With price reaching the 2800 level on the SPX (resistance) and stocks trading in extreme overbought conditions with the morning gap higher this pullback has played out almost perfectly today.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Tips On Choosing the Right Forex Dealer / Currencies / Forex Trading

By: Kavinesh_A

It is a known fact that forex market account for around $4 trillion worth of value each and every day. Hence there is hardly any doubt that it is the world’s largest financial market. In the absence of central marketplace for this market, traders have no other option but to select a good forex broker. They are the ones who will help them to conduct their daily trading activity. If you look around the internet you will come across thousands of forex broker. While this is good, with so many choices available, choosing the right forex dealer could often be a tricky job. The sheer number of options makes the job even tougher. Hence the onus lies on traders to spend some time and identify the right brokers after gathering as much information and knowledge as possible. We will have a look at the main points to be kept in mind when it comes to identifying these professionals. It certainly will help in more ways than one and will ensure that your forex trading gets carried on smoothly without any hiccups and problems.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Live Markets Trading Webinar: Discover 3 High-Confidence Trade Set-Ups / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade

By: EWI

Dear Trader,

The new year is full of new market opportunities. We'd like to help you capture them.

On Wednesday, January 17, at 11 AM Eastern, our friends at Elliott Wave International (elliottwave.com) are hosting a live, free webinar for traders looking for an edge:

"Discover 3 High-Confidence Trade Set-Ups Every Trader Should Know"

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Does CoT Show Battle over Gold? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018

By: Arkadiusz_Sieron

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released the latest CoT report. What can we learn from it about the gold market?

Light and Darkness in the Gold Market

The epic battle between good and evil. The conflict between light and darkness. We and them. This is how some analysts portray the Commitments of Traders report. Commercials, i.e. bullion banks such as JP Morgan, are of course the bad guys.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

The Swamp Lives On - Crooked Banks and Captured Regulators / Politics / Market Regulation

By: MoneyMetals

If officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are bothered by allegations of incompetence and capture by Wall Street’s bankers, it is hard to tell. The Commission recently hired Brett Redfearn to serve as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets. Redfearn left a 13-year stint at JP Morgan to assume a key role in regulating banks, investors and traders.

The SEC, and other regulators such as the CFTC and the Federal Reserve, aren’t worried about appearances. Redfearn looks like yet another fox being sent to guard the henhouse. His appointment undermines confidence even if he intends to serve with integrity.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Crude Oil is Starting 2018 Strong but there's Undeniable Risk to the Downside / Commodities / Crude Oil

By: Boris_Dzhingarov

Crude oil is starting out strong in 2018 as both the international Brent benchmark and the West Texas Intermediate continue to book price gains. The gains in crude oil prices this year is riding the waves of the uptrend in oil prices that began in 2017. Now, the U.S. West Texas Intermediate is trading up around $63.57 per barrel and the Brent crude is trading up around $69.20 per barrel. 

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

SPX, NDX, INDU and RUT Stock Indices all at Resistance Levels / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

Good Morning!

SPX futures challenged the 2800.00 round number resistance, rising to 2803.50 over the extended weekend.

ZeroHedge comments, “When markets open for trading today, the S&P will rise above 2,800 and the Dow Jones will not only make a new record high (those have become a bit of a boring daily occurrence lately) it will do so in historic fashion with just 12 days needed to move from 25,000 to 26,000, the fastest 1,000 point move in history, nearly twice as fast as the previous record when it took just 23 days for the DJIA to move from 24,000 to 25,000. And yes, get ready for the imminent (self-)congratulatory tweet from Donald Trump...”