Sunday, November 15, 2020

What's Ahead for the Gold Market? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020

By: The_Gold_Report

Rudi Fronk and Jim Anthony, cofounders of Seabridge Gold, look at the macroeconomic factors they believe will move gold higher. The gold market entered a period of increased volatility during the third quarter, usually a positive indicator for the metal. A growing number of investors and analysts recommended the accumulation of gold as it began to move out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Global ETFs have now been net purchasers for 11 months in a row and central banks have also been net purchasers every month of this year except October when two nations liquidated some of their holdings to meet dollar requirements resulting from the COVID-induced economic crisis.

We see a further move higher in gold in the near term as the election log jam begins to clear. The election process curtailed new fiscal stimulus since July when direct transfers to individuals exhausted their Congressional approvals. This pause in fiscal stimulus, which took government transfer payments to an astonishing 25% of household income, coincided with a pause in gold's upward momentum. However, it is very clear that further stimulus is favored on both sides of the House and even a Republican Senate, if there proves to be one, will not prevent trillions more of fiscal stimulus.

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Gold’s Momentous Rally From 2000 Compared To Stock Market SPY & QQQ / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020

By: Chris_Vermeulen

My research team and I went off on a wild tangent trying to identify how the markets could react to the recent spike in price activity on Monday, November 9, 2020.  This is the day that Pfizer announced a 90% effective rate with its new COVID-19 vaccine, causing the US stock market to skyrocket higher before the opening bell in New York. As with most pop-and-drops, this incredible upside spike trailed lower for the remainder of the trading day.  My research team was curious if this type of setup presented any real future outcome or trends.  To this end, we focused on the QQQ and the SPY in relationship to Gold.

9 to 9.5 year Gold Depreciation Cycle Ended in 2018 – what’s next?

Gold has been and continues to be a store of value for many around the world. At some times in history, Gold becomes undervalued in comparison to other assets (like stocks, real estate, and other tangible assets).  At other times, Gold becomes more highly valued in comparison to other assets.  This cycle has taken place throughout hundreds of years of history, and is rooted in the changing perceptions of market participants regarding “what/where is true value in the markets”.

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Overclockers UK Quality of Custom Gaming System Build - OEM Windows Sticker? / Personal_Finance / Computing

By: HGR

Ordering a custom built PC from overclockers UK, video no 4 quality of system build. What to check before you power up your system, and do check out my previous videos on the ordering process and unboxing of custom built systems. And where this video is concerned then where's the OEM Windows 10 Licence Sticker?

Sunday, November 15, 2020

UK GCSE Exams 2021 CANCELLED! Grades Based on Mock Exams and Teacher Assessments / Politics / Educating Children

By: N_Walayat

Here's why GCSE Exams for 2021 in England are going to be CANCELLED and the grades will likely be based on Mock exams and teach assessments as every week tens of thousands of students are being forced to self isolate for upto 2 weeks whenever someone in their class tests positive for Covid 19, which given the failure of the government to control the virus will likely number more than 100,000 students self isolating in any one week.

Friday, November 13, 2020

Eyeing Upside in US Bonds TLT / Interest-Rates / US Bonds

By: Mike_Paulenoff

Is it a coincidence that 10-Year YIELD climbed to 1.00% from 0.75% in the days following Pfizer's vaccine announcement (and perhaps in reaction to the apparent result of the Presidential Senate elections), and then hit a wall?

Not if we consider the big bad Fed lurking out there, scarfing up all Treasury supply even if the economic data appear to be stronger than expected.

Friday, November 13, 2020

Global "Debt Mountain": Beware of This "New Peak" / Interest-Rates / Global Debt Crisis 2020

By: EWI

Prepare now for a situation that is "building to an epic finale"

Most people going about their daily business probably never give a moment's thought to global debt.

But, in EWI's view, the topic deserves serious attention.

You only have to think back to the 2007-2009 subprime mortgage meltdown to know why. Of course, subprime mortgages are a form of debt, and when many of these loans turned sour, the entire global financial system teetered on the brink of collapse.

But, why were so many of these bad loans made in the first place? It boils down to one word: confidence ... confidence that the loans would be repaid, confidence that the stock market would continue to rally, confidence in the economy and confidence in the future, in general.

Friday, November 13, 2020

Overclocking Zen 3 Ryzen 5600x, 5800x, 5900x and 5950x to 4.7ghz All Cores Cinebench R20 Scores / Personal_Finance / Computing

By: HGR

Just how much can we squeeze out of AMD's latest processors, the Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series, can the 5600x, 5800x, 5900x, 5950x, all handle 4.7ghz stable, what about 4.8ghz, or 4.9ghz, and what Cinebench r20 scores can we expect when over clocked. Find out in our latest over clocking the Zen 3 CPU's video. Of what one should aim for in terms of ghz for each processor.

Friday, November 13, 2020

Is Silver Leading Bitcoin or is Bitcoin Leading Silver? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020

By: Hubert_Moolman

Is silver leading Bitcoin or is Bitcoin leading silver? Well, it depends on which time framing one is looking at.

On this chart comparison below, silver appears to be leading the way higher compared to Bitcoin:

Friday, November 13, 2020

How Elliott Waves Simplify Your Technical Analysis / InvestorEducation / Elliott Wave Theory

By: EWI

Here's a key insight into Elliott waves and classic technical chart patterns

First, before we explore a key insight into Elliott waves and technical chart patterns, expect to see a growing number of comments about technical analysis in the financial press.

That is, if a bear market in stocks has started. (The rally over the past few days notwithstanding -- after all, stocks are still well off their highs for the year.)

As a classic Elliott Wave Theorist, a monthly publication which provides analysis of financial markets and social trends, says:

Technical analysis becomes popular in bear markets and loses popularity in bull markets.

For example, the country's first major books on technical analysis -- Technical Analysis and Stock Market Profits (Richard Schabacker) and The Dow Theory (Robert Rhea), were published in 1932. Of course, during that year, the nation was in the depths of a historic bear market.

Friday, November 13, 2020

How to buy Bitcoins using debit/credit card? / Personal_Finance / Bitcoin

By: Sumeet_Manhas

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Will COVID Vaccine Kill Gold and Silver? / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020

By: The_Gold_Report

Peter Krauth looks into what Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine efficacy announcement could mean for gold and silver.

Believe it or not, the big deal for precious metals this week was not the U.S. election.

It was news that Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine was over 90% effective in preventing the virus, and would likely be among the first to receive FDA authorization.

Monday was massively risk-on, with the Dow soaring 4% to a new record high, ten-year treasuries yields shot up almost 17% in a single day as investors dumped bonds, and oil was ahead 8%.

Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index gained about 60 basis points or 0.65%, while higher-beta currencies jumped.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Access to Critical Market Reports / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2020

By: EWI

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Like millions of people, you may have tried your hand at intraday trading this year.

Sure, today’s market platforms make executing your trades easy. But winning consistently is still hard. Especially when the waves are as big as they are right now.

This will help. For 3 days only on November 10-12, our friends at elliottwave.com are hosting a new, trader-focused event, "Critical Opportunities FreePass.".

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Stock Market Dow Futures Reach 30,000 on News of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Success / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020

By: Chris_Vermeulen

Early this morning, the US stock market indexes/futures rallied on news that Pfizer’s new COVID-19 vaccine late-stage trials appear to show 90% effective rates.  Overall, this is very good news for the US and global market economic recovery efforts. It means we may be able to get back to somewhat normal very quickly (as soon as the Fast-Track FDA approval process is complete).  The YM (Dow Jones E-Mini Futures) reached a high of 30,000 very early today – which is a huge psychological level for traders.

After the US elections last week and the continued news of the outcome – the global financial markets were really wanting some type of good news instead of more chaos and unknowns.  The Pfizer news hit the pre-market trading like a booster rocket.  Before the opening bell in New York, the Dow Jones futures were up over 1500 points – which is simply incredible.

If you’ve followed my research long enough, you’ve heard me use the term “Pop-n-Drop”.  A “Pop-n-Drop” is when something big drives a big market gap which quickly falls down later in the trading session(s). This happend because market prices always have a way of reverting back to somewhat normal trading ranges.  Let’s take a look at a few different charts/sectors to help illustrate this type of setup.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

8 Terms & Conditions You Must Know Before Asking For Life Insurance Policy Quotes / Personal_Finance / Insurance

By: Submissions

Life insurance is a booming market in the USA. About 600 companies offer life insurance policies. Despite this, the number of U.S. people having proper life insurance cover is very less. Only 54% of people have a life insurance cover.

In many cases, it is not enough. There is a common misconception that complete life insurance is expensive. On the contrary, it is very affordable. Also, people take life insurance as an alternative to long-term investment which is another bad practice. People need to understand that proper life insurance cover ensures that their family does not face financial instability if the insurer passes away.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Gold Stocks Post 2020 US Election Outlook / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2020

By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne

We last wrote to you roughly ten days ago.

We concluded, “It appears GDX and GDXJ will test their September lows at $37 and $52 reasonably soon. Should GDX & GDXJ break those lows to the downside, then we should get ready to buy.”

GDX and GDXJ did break their September lows but only for a day. They closed below those levels on October 29 and then gapped down the next day. 

But as it stands, that gap lower figures to be the low in price for this correction. 

The best sign for the sector is the technical outlook for the Dow Jones US Gold Mining Index, which is weighted heavily towards the largest handful of companies in the industry. 

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Champions’ League Group Stage Draw: All You Need To Know / Personal_Finance / Health and Fitness

By: Submissions

With the final qualifying round ending in a few days, the UCL group stage will kick-off from next month after the draw scheduled for 1st October. The group stage draw was originally scheduled to be hosted in Greece, but the ceremony has been moved to Switzerland behind closed doors for health reasons.

The delayed UEFA Champions League season is expected to properly kick-off on 20th October, starting with the group stage games for the 2020/2021 campaign. The actual tournament will kick off a month later than usual due to delays caused by wrapping up different leagues. However, UEFA believes that there’s still enough time to conclude the group stages by mid-December before completing the knockout.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Stock Market Secular Trend / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020

By: Donald_W_Dony

The secular upward trend of the world's stock markets never missed a beat due to the ongoing turmoil surrounding the U.S. President election this last month.

The benchmark world index (Dow Jones Global Index) is set to post a new all-time high later this month which continues the pattern of 11-years of higher highs and higher lows (Chart 1).

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Stock Market Correction Curtailed by US Election / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020

By: Andre_Gratian

Current Position of the Market

SPX Long-term trend:  For now, the best guesstimate is that we are still in the bull market which started in 2009. Where we go from here and how far, will be gauged after the September-November correction.

SPX Intermediate trend:  Intermediate correction may have ended.

Analysis of the short-term trend is done daily with the help of hourly charts. It is an important adjunct to the analysis of daily and weekly charts which discuss longer market trends.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

What Causes a Financial Bubble? / Stock-Markets / Liquidity Bubble

By: Travis_Bard

Financial bubbles refer to a situation in which an asset sees a rapid increase in price and demand driven by a theoretical interest, then crashes as the rising prices become unsustainable over time. When reaching a specific value, the asset bubble bursts, and its prices reduce to a level that more accurately reflects its intrinsic value. Financial bubbles are typically attributed to a sudden change in investor behaviour, in which hypes, excessive speculation and the strong desire to ‘jump on the bandwagon’ of a certain trending asset play a part. In this article, let’s explore the potential causes of a financial bubble.

For a comprehensive history of financial bubbles, check out this comprehensive timeline by DailyFX.

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Ryzen 9 5900X RTX 3080 - Scan.co.uk vs Overclockers.co.uk UK Custom PC System Builder Review / Personal_Finance / Computing

By: HGR

Which is Britain's best value for money custom builder for a high spec PC that based on AMD's Ryzen 9 5900x, a 12 cores 24 thread Zen 3 7nm CPU, AMD best value for money high productivity processor.

So I imagine for most contemplating upgrading their ageing desktop systems will be wondering should we go down the risky self build route or let the professionals handle it, which could be especially wise if you have either never built a PC before or it has been many, many years since one last plugged an athlon into a CPU socket, the last thing you want to do is to experiment with £2500+ worth of latest kit!

So here we engage the services of two of Britain's foremost custom builders to test out the difference between them in terms of price as both use the same component specs..

We have overclockers.co.uk and Scan Computers (scan.co.uk) from both of whom we have bought high spec PC's from over the years.