Didn’t spend much time watching the markets today, settling instead for an informal lunch, matchmaking a friend from overseas with my father… but that is hardly why you read this site, so here is today’s news.It has been another bad day for the longs, with some extra face stomping, as the SPY gently broke through…
Surprise surprise, precious metals and related miners are up, retail, financials and real estate are down, and both the Swiss Franc and Yen continue to show strength, even though the market is posting a moderate move to the upside. A tip of the hat to Mike Shedlock, who has a great post over at MGETA…
After a solid jerk to the moans of Ms. Haze, I’m inclined to write a piece on an asset I’m bullish on, lest my dear reader assume I’m a total curmudgeon and hater. A slowing economy is often followed by falling interest rates, which in turn weakens the currency of that economy, thereby increasing the…
After a pot of coffee, a few shots of vodka/brandy, and hours of television, I cannot sleep, so I will join the thousands (millions?) of virtual entities on the web in publishing my mental drivel for all to see. The focus of this blog will be investing/trading, but I’m sure it will degenerate into drunk…