Copper has been mired in a vicious bear market for more than five years. However, a monumental turning point may be at hand: Copper... Continued
The People’s Bank of China Can’t Save Chinese Stocks
Chinese equities as represented by the Shanghai Composite are in free-fall to begin the new year: Shanghai Composite (Weekly) 4-month bear flag resolving to... Continued
This Chart Helps To Explain Why Copper Is In Freefall
Copper has fallen roughly 10% during the month of November and a remarkable 10 consecutive trading sessions: Today's doji candlestick below the lower 2-standard... Continued
China’s Demographic Nightmare
Largely due to China's one-child policy the world's largest country and 2nd largest economy is facing the specter of a shrinking labor force beginning in... Continued
U.S. Housing Continues To Be Exceptionally Affordable
After recovering from the U.S. housing bubble and Global Financial Crisis, U.S. residential housing prices have enjoyed a solid rebound during the last few years:... Continued
China Has A Problem
The following chart courtesy of BAML helps to illustrate one of the reasons why China has a big problem on its hands: The PBOC... Continued
Beware of Bouncing Chinese Cats…
Last week we highlighted the 3200-3400 area in the Shanghai Composite as a likely support zone from which a dead-cat bounce could begin and that... Continued
What Can Silver Tell Us About China?
The recent parabolic leveraged speculative rise and fall of the Shanghai Composite is reminiscent of silver's epic rise and crash during 2011, have a look:... Continued
What’s Going on in China?
After a margin debt fueled parabolic ascent, China's Shanghai Composite has been in virtual free-fall for the last month. Bloomberg put together an interesting chart... Continued
Chinese Equity Market Bubble Builds
Here are some stats on the Shanghai Composite: +49% year-to-date +143% in the last year Up 5 consecutive trading sessions Investor margin debt has more... Continued