Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Silver Is Still Following Bitcoin Higher / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020

By: Hubert_Moolman

Previously, I have shown how Bitcoin is leading silver higher, and vice versa. .

This makes perfect sense in these time, since it is all about the US dollar. Assets that offer a “safehaven” from US dollar meltdown will go higher in some sort of related pattern.

Here is an update on that analogue where Bitcoin is leading silver higher (you can find the analogue where silver is leading Bitcoin higher in the previous update):

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Global Speculation Gone Amok - Stocks Buffett Indicator and Bitcoin / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2020

By: The_Gold_Report

Sector expert Michael Ballanger employs the Buffett Indicator and Bitcoin in his latest analysis of the precious metals markets.

"Gambling is a venture without calculation; speculation is a venture with calculation." — Dickson G. Watts

Being a self-professed speculator in the junior mining space for the past forty-odd years, I used to include that quote in every client letter and in every research piece as a means of reminding readers that the art of speculation involves weighing many different but converging data points. That quote was the brainchild of Dickson G. Watts, an exceedingly successful speculator from the late 1800s and former president of the New York Cotton Exchange, whose book "Speculation as a Fine Art and Thoughts on Life" is a must-read for anyone involved in the financial markets.

With today's credit markets trading on the razor's edge of leverage, never has there been a greater need for us to understand a number of critical realities: 1) that the credit markets are the ultimate arbiter of valuation and risk and stocks merely follow; and 2) that historical measurements used to carry predictive value have today been rendered ineffective due to central bank interventions.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

How Your Smartphone Can Fix America’s Healthcare Crisis / Companies / Healthcare Sector

By: Stephen_McBride

At 30,000 feet in the air, a passenger was suddenly crippled by severe chest pains. The flight attendant called over the loudspeaker, “Is there a doctor on board?” A tall man rose from seat 6C. And the first thing Dr. Eric Topol reached for was his iPhone.

He plugged a credit card-sized heart monitor into the phone and placed it on the woman’s chest. The doctor didn’t need fancy machines to diagnose the problem. An iPhone app showed she was on the verge of a major heart attack.

Topol recommended the pilot make an emergency landing. The passenger was rushed to the hospital and survived.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Alarming Developments in GLD ETF Reaffirms Need to Own PHYSICAL Gold / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020

By: MoneyMetals

The world’s largest gold exchange traded fund (ETF) seems to be having a lot of trouble when it comes to accounting.

The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) recently appointed its 6th chief financial officer since 2014. And the problem of finding and keeping executives who are willing to certify the Fund’s accounting does not appear to be the only reason for concern at GLD.

The timing of the most recent CFO departure is particularly troubling. Laura Melman left one day prior to the Fund’s financial year end.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Final Test For The Stock Market Before Year End / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020

By: Avi_Gilburt

For the almost decade that I have been writing publicly, I have implored you to recognize the importance of market sentiment in determining the direction and turning points in the market.

Yet, I still shake my head when I read articles, or even the comment section to my own articles, as most analysis and comments are so hyper-focused on what the news or other factors will do to the market. And, no matter how many times the market moves opposite to those expectations, the analyst or commenter seems to develop selective amnesia, as they continue on their merry way to yet again analyze the market based upon the same failed perspectives.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Maximizing Returns with Minimal Investment / Currencies / Forex Trading

By: Sumeet_Manhas

Monday, December 21, 2020

Overstretch: The Long Shadow of Soaring US Debt  / Interest-Rates / US Debt

By: Dan_Steinbock

If the past year was dominated by the huge human costs of COVID-19, the next few years will be about its economic aftermath, including the alarming rise of US debt. What’s needed is multilateral cooperation - a new 'Grand Alliance.'

On Friday, Congressional leaders failed to secure a bipartisan deal on a $900 billion pandemic relief package. A government shutdown was avoided only with a 2-day extension.

A protracted shutdown would amplify the risks for pandemic escalation and economic crisis, amid the long-awaited vaccine rollout. Bipartisan tensions are compounded by the impending Georgia Senate runoff races in January that will determine control of the chamber in the Congress.

Monday, December 21, 2020

The Importance Of Having A Good Website For A Business / Companies / SME

By: Sumeet_Manhas

Nowadays, instead of using a phone book to find a service, products or information most people search online. Whether a business is small, medium or large experts believe that every business needs a website. Even if the business doesn’t rely on online sales or services or it's just a small local brick and mortar business. There are very little downsides to having a business online. Having a website may help you to increase your business, sometimes even double. When somebody searches for products, services and information business owners want their website to show up at the top of search engines and for the design of the website  to look good.

Monday, December 21, 2020

Children Decorating Christmas Tree with Baubles and Lights Fun / Personal_Finance / Travel & Holidays

By: Eliza_Walayat

It is time to decorate your Christmas Tree! Watch this video while you and your loved ones decorate your tree and have lots of FUN!! How will it turn out as we demonstrate it does not need to cost a fortune to decorate a christmas tree that can be done well on a money saving budget.

Monday, December 21, 2020

Dell S3220DGF 32 Inch 165hz Curved Gaming Monitor Review Connecting and First Use / Personal_Finance / Computing

By: HGR

Our new 32 inch Dell S3220DGF VA Panel Curved Screen Gaming Monitor has been delivered! Bought from Amazon (https://amzn.to/2Io4MHn). In this video we go through the process of connecting the monitor and turning it on for the first time, and see if it lives up to our high expectations or not. So find out exactly what the Dell monitor is like when you turn it on.

Sunday, December 20, 2020

A Bigger Picture View of HUI Gold Stocks / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2020

By: Gary_Tanashian

As Huey pushes his cart of rocks out of the dark and up the hill…

In NFTRH we did a lot of work managing the oncoming correction, the valid reasons behind it (these reasons are beyond the scope of this post, but don’t listen to the perma-bulls, they were more than valid and readable in advance), the now nearly 5 month old correction (technically still intact) and more recently the improved risk vs. reward after HUI hit our long-standing ‘best’ target of 280 .

There is another downside target at 260 but it may just be time for the drudgery (AKA consolidation/correction to bleed out the excesses) to end. The answer to confirm that will be left to ongoing work we do on shorter time frames, including daily charts in the weekly report and in-week updates. But for this post, I want to take a perspective look at HUI’s weekly chart.

Sunday, December 20, 2020

5 Things To Consider Before Hiring A Credit Repair Company / Personal_Finance / Credit Cards & Scoring

By: Steve_Barker

Are you planning to secure a loan or to buy your first home? When you are planning to do these things, your credit score is an important factor. Even when you are investing or saving up, your credit score is directly affected.  

A good credit standing is your ticket to getting that big plan into a reality. Poor credit standing won’t allow you to qualify for a credit card application or a mortgage application. Your credit score directly affects your financial security. So, if you are having a hard time making your credit standing look good, you may opt to hire a credit repair company. Rebuilding your credit score takes time and a lot of theoretical knowledge, which can drain you out or gets you burnt out. You would not want to go through all the stress in trying to level up your financial standing. 

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Are Your Budgies Overweight? How to Weigh Your Budgie, Signs of a Fat Parakeet / Personal_Finance / Animals & Pets

By: N_Walayat

It's one year on since I last weighed our budgies, so a quick step onto the scales shows that both budgies have piled on a ton of weight in just one year! Though are they overweight or not, after all the key test is if budgies can fly or not.

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Buy 256gb Oculus Quest 2 NOT 64gb. Total FREE Storage Space Capacity Explained / Personal_Finance / Virtual Reality

By: HGR

Why Oculus Quest to Buy? The budget 64gb or the 256gb version. Yes the only difference between the 2 is extra storage space that Oculus charges a whopping £100 for! But do you really need the extra space or can you save yourself £100 / $100 by buying the 64gb model over the 256gb. Watch this video before you make a mistake and buy the WRONG model!

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Christmas Tree With Living Decorations! / Personal_Finance / Holidays

By: N_Walayat

Here's a christmas tree with living decorations! Birds! Budgies to be more accurate, playing on the tree.

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Long Term Gold / US Dollar Cycles Show Big Trends For Metals / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020

By: Chris_Vermeulen

In the first part of our US$ and Gold research, we highlighted the US Dollar vs. Gold trends and how we believe precious metals have recently bottomed while the US Dollar may be starting a broad decline.  We are highlighting this because many of our friends and followers have asked us to put some research out related to the US Dollar decline.  Back in November, we published an article that highlighted the Appreciation/Depreciation phases of the market.  This past research article – How To Spot The End Of An Excess Phase – Part II – is an excellent review item for today’s Part II conclusion to our current article.

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Liu Qiangdong Reaps the Harvest of JD Health's White-Hot IPO / Companies / Healthcare Sector

By: Sumeet_Manhas

Saturday, December 19, 2020

The Girl Who is Addicted to VR - Soon Everyone Will be Wearing a Virtual Reality Headset! / Politics / Virtual Reality

By: Anika_Walayat

VR is Humanity's Next Addiction! Anika can't wait to get her hands on the Oculus Quest 2 headset so she trapses around the house with our old Samsung Gear headset, barely able to make out what's in front of her face, neverthelss prefers that than the real world whilst she waits for the Quest 2 cameras to render their black and white image of the world. But it has it's consquences OUCH!

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Sheffield Christmas Lights 2020 - Where's Fat Santa, Carousel Ride at Barkers Pool vs 2019 / Local / Sheffield

By: Eliza_Walayat

Sheffield Christmas lights 2020 from the very heart of the city, Barkers Pool, featuring city hall, comparing this years lights amid the pandemic vs lasgt years that featurd a huge FAT Santa, So find out how this years Sheffield Christmas lights compares against last years for hopefully what to expect when things slowly return to normal during 2021.

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Gold, Silver and the Commodities Supercycle / Commodities / Commodities Trading

By: Richard_Mills

On Tuesday, Nov. 24 copper prices hit a fresh 2020 pinnacle of $3.52 per pound on the Comex in New York. The red metal’s best performance in seven years was on the strength of Chinese manufacturing and construction expanding at its fastest in a decade. The country’s manufacturing PMI for November, seen as a leading indicator of copper usage, rose to 52.1 while the Caixin manufacturing PMI, which includes both large and small firms, jumped to a 10-year high of 54.9. Any number above 50 indicates an expansion. The construction index leapt from 59.8 in October to 60.5.