Archive - 2014 - Blog entry

Gold rose 3.2% in January, its first monthly advance in five, as concerns about emerging markets and the Fed’s tapering led to declines in stock markets and safe haven buying.

Miserable? Feeling like you want to turn the corners of the smiley down so it reflects your current mood? Believe you would get the lead role in the Les Misérables?

My point with this is that when the capital markets “break” due to a loss in credibility, the shift tends to be both swift and violent. 

The Video Has Gotten Almost As Much Media Coverage As Peyton Manning Explaining Why The Football Hit His Helmet On The Very First Play (Leading To A Safety ... And The Fastest Score In Superbowl History)

Kudos to the Bank of Japan. Its heroic campaign to water down the yen has borne fruit.

Who stole the people's money?

In essence, you need to be selling strength.

All that glitters is not gold, particularly if you don't know how to look at it.

Someone ought to explain to Gibson why this would be a runnaway hit...

At one time it was the tough that got going when things started to get rough. Now, it’s just the money-minded that look, watch, and act before you know what has hit you.

Big Oil Is Gaming the System to RAISE Domestic U.S. Prices

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Nine Event Risks for the week ahead:  identified, discussed and assessed.

But at the end of the day, if your creditors lost faith in your ability to repay it… it’s GAME OVER. This is hitting the emerging market space today.

Google reported Thursday later afternoon and the early morning traders didn't know what to make of the numbers - with the stock gyrating up and down. The following day, CNBC's 2nd annual sitck draft stock picking contest ended. Guess what happened? For the impatient, I can put the video here...