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Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco.
The origin of cycles
It was Karl Marx who was among the first believers that cyclical behaviour was endemic to free markets.He lived through a time when there was a regular cycle of boom and bust, with phases of economic expansion followed by contraction. Workers were employed and then unemployed, and the only way this could be stopped, in Marxian economics, was for the workers to acquire the means of production, or more correctly, the state to do so on their behalf.Other economists, such as Jevons and Wicksell, rec
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Perth Mint Blog - Perth Mint Blog.
Precious metal units of measure explained
The precious metals industry uses the troy ounce as its basic unit of measure, even in countries who have adopted the metric system. A troy ounce is heavier than the more common avoirdupois ounce. While there is a difference between a troy ounce and an ounce, the precious metals industry often uses “ounce” and the abbreviation “oz” rather than “troy ounce” and “ozt”. As a result, when you see “ounce” and “oz” used in the context of precious metals, assume the reference is to troy ounces. When re
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Jeff Clark - Goldsilver
What the Upcoming Wealth Transfer Will Look Like
With gold up 26% year-to-date and silver up 41%, and stock and bond markets looking increasingly precarious, it’s time to start thinking about the upcoming wealth transfer. If Mike is right about what’s ahead for gold and silver, we’ll soon be part of a life-changing shift. Have you thought about how the wealth transfer might affect you? Not like this you haven’t…You grab a calculator for the third time that day, multiplying your gold and silver ounces by the price of each… the total staggers yo
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Gary Savage - Smart Money Tracker
LOSSES ARE JUST PART OF THE GAME
How many times have we heard this one: “He/she/they caused me to blow up my account”? Blaming someone else for your losses. Pretty much every novice trader in the world goes through this phase, and many experienced traders as well. Now I’m going to let you in on a secret that will save you thousands or even millions if you will listen and heed this warning. Everyone loses from time to time. It’s an inevitable fact. No one, and I mean no one will ever win 100% of the time. Here’s another secret t
Monday, August 24, 2020
Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd
Two Bullets
I’ve read the following article so many times I can just about recite both from memory. I found it years ago, anon, thank you, you’ve helped keep me focused. I hope readers find Two Bullets as useful as I did. Aheadoftheherd.com *** Two Bullets Several years ago, I met someone, Trader Joe, who was an expert technical trader. I call him an expert because he lived off of his profits, he was financially independent, and he frequently went on random scuba diving and bird watching vacations at
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan
2019: The Beginning Of The End (Free Premium Report)
 Now that it’s 2019, we’re going to start the new year here at Peak Prosperity by responding to the wishes of our premium subscribers and making our most recent premium report free to everyone. For those unfamiliar with our work, it’s based on the idea that humanity is hurtling towards a disaster of our own making. Several powerful and unsustainable trends
Monday, January 14, 2019
Chris Powell - GATA
Forget Fed hikes, as traders now are pricing a cut by April 2020
Bond traders are showing little sign of stepping back from their fight with the Federal Reserve over the path of interest rates and the market is now positioned for cuts on the horizon. Just over a month ago the market was pointing to a quarter-point hike in 2019, but it's now factoring in a more than 50 percent chance of a reduction this year. That's in stark contrast to the median projection of two increases projected by Fed officials last month. On top of that, traders are now fully pricing i
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Chris Powell - GATA
Chris Powell at New Orleans conference: Gold market manipulation update, November 2018
Since we met at this conference last year much new evidence of manipulation of the gold market by central banks and their bullion bank agents has been compiled and disclosed by the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee. For example, a month ago a major bullion bank, the Bank of No
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital
Watching Palladium Make New All-Time Highs
 The price action in palladium is eerily reminiscent of early 2001, and this could have major implications for gold and silver in the months ahead. Back in 2001, the price of palladium spiked to highs above $1100/ounce. At the time, major physical palladium shortages appeared and tremendous strain was put upon the LBMA palladium market in London. Lease rates soared, and it appeared that th
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital
When HODL becomes GTFO, what is your exit plan, and how long will it take to execute
"You know, fighting in a basement offers a lot of difficulties. Number one being, you're fighting in a basement." - Lt. Aldo Raine  Like most libertarians, private property ownership and personnel security are two passions of mine where we all clearly benefit from always having an exit plan.   This article probably does not cover anything professional traders and old mobsters don't fully grok, but dilettantes and newbies will certainly benefit from either developing or reviewing their exit poi
Monday, August 13, 2018
Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital
Democratization of Money vs. Economic Feudalism
The Fed is the Market, Until Someone Bigger Comes Along..  UPDATE:This editorial was written  3 days ago in reaction to reading the Zerohedge post As Bitcoin Nears $10,000 "Central Banks Kept Up At Night" by Vince Lanci “Free markets for free men”- patch worn on the Nymex floor during Iraqi war.  The reality: We were cheerleaders for Halliburton and naively thought we were on the same team. Money that can’t cross borders freely for its citizenry is not a free market. There was a time before e
Monday, August 13, 2018
Keith Weiner - Monetary Metals
Standing Ready to Lease Gold
We will take another break from capital destruction, to treat a topic which has come up this week. On March 11, we said: “…central bankers do not think about gold. Granted, they once did. In the 1960’s, there was the now-infamous London Gold Pool to keep the price of gold at $35. This is endlessly cited as evidence of current central bank price suppression, without bothering to mention that until 1971 the official US policy was to maintain the dollar to gold exchange rate of $35 to the ounce. …
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits
Stocks Set to Open Lower, Should You Buy
The U.S. stock market indexes were mixed between 0.0% and +0.3% on Friday, extending their short-term consolidation, as investors were undecided after recent move down. The S&P 500 index gained 0.2% and it remained at the support level of previous Friday's daily gap up. It currently trades 4.5% below January 26 record high of 2,872.87. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was relatively stronger than the broad stock market, as it gained 0.3%, and the technology Nasdaq Composite was unchanged.The nea
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Chris Powell - GATA
Iran's break with the dollar is easier said than done
A little over two weeks ago Iran eliminated another function of the U.S. dollar in its internal workings in a move positioned amid yearslong plans to reduce dependency on the greenback. The consequences will be manifold and interconnected, but there are discrepancies in views concerning what will happen as a result among experts and officials. On Feb. 28, the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Trade announced by way of a directive that all traders are henceforth barred from registering their impor
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie
Buy Silver And Sell Gold Now
– Buy silver and sell gold now – Frisby– Gold should cost 15 times as much as silver– Silver might have disappointed in short term – But it’s time to buy – Editor’s note: Silver has outperformed stocks, bonds and gold over long term (see table) For those of you with busy schedules who like to see arguments made in 280 characters or less, let me come straight to the point: the time has come to sell your gold and buy silver. Got that? Right. Now, those of you who are interested to know why I wou
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Adam Hamilton - Zealllc
Gold Miners’ Q4’17 Fundamentals
The gold miners’ stocks remain deeply out of favor, trading at prices seen when gold was half or even a quarter of current levels.  So many traders assume this small contrarian sector must be really struggling fundamentally.  But nothing could be farther from the truth!  The major gold miners’ recently-released Q4’17 results prove they are thriving.  Their languishing stock prices are the result of irrational herd sentiment. Four times a year publicly-traded co
Friday, March 16, 2018
The Gold Report
Jack Chan's Weekly Precious Metals Update
Technical analyst Jack Chan charts recent movements in the gold and silver markets. Our proprietary cycle indicator is down. The gold sector is on a long-term buy signal. Long-term signals can last for months and years and are more suitable for investors holding for long term. The gold sector is on a short-term buy signal. Short-term signals can last for days and weeks, and are more suitable for traders. Speculation is in bull market values.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Andy Hoffman - Miles Franklin
Where Is The Stock Market Money Going To Go
Given the way markets have stagnated in recent years under unprecedented amounts of central bank management and distortion, it can be easy to think that what’s happening will continue indefinitely. However a recent CNBC report highlighting investor withdrawals from U.S. equity funds during last month’s chaotic market action demonstrates just how quickly sentiment can change. According to a CNBC report,”February’s brutally volatile market saw investors flee U.S. stocks in near-record numbers, and
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Rick Ackerman
Tariff Talk Has Become Topic 'A'
Bloomberg news has the effrontery to ask: Did Trump Just Start a Global Trade War?  Although even MSNBC pit bull Rachel Maddow  treats the President with more deference than Bloomberg.com,  it’s still a fair question to ask.  Judging from the way the stock market has flounced around recently, Wall Street’s answer to the question is an emphatic “maybe.”  For once, the Street seems to have gotten it half-right.  The bill Trump signed on Thursday will place tariffs of 25% and 10%, respectively, on
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits
Riding the Current Wave in Bitcoin
In a move surprising to some, the SEC has announced that a number of cryptocurrency exchanges must register with the agency. Without naming names, the race has begun to determine if a specific platform meets the definitions put forward by the SEC. As our readers are aware, this is actually not surprising at all. In fact, it is only one small step in a broader trend recognizable in the Bitcoin market. How this specific event translates into the current trading conditions is what’s most interestin
Saturday, March 10, 2018
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