Wealth Creation Through Natural Resources
Noted market technician and fund manager J.C. Parets is a long time friend of CEO.CA and EnergyandGold.com. We had the pleasure of sitting down with J.C. and picking his chart filled brain as to what he’s seeing right now across … Continued
The direction of long-term interest rates has a huge impact on many other financial markets and asset classes. After last week’s rate rally the 10-year US Treasury Note yield is attempting to break-out above a 23-month downtrend: 10-year US … Continued
Ever since early September we have been pounding the table that the path of least resistance for equites was higher because there were simply way too many bears. October’s ~8.5% rally and best single-month performance for the S&P 500 in more … Continued
The following chart courtesy of Barclay’s Research is a tough one to ignore: The slope and magnitude of the decline in S&P net profit margin curve at the beginning of the last two recessions is very similar to the … Continued
This is one of those charts that is a bit of a head scratcher… The Global Financial Crisis/U.S. Housing Bubble essentially created an additional 20 million food stamp users within a couple of years. While the U.S. unemployment rate … Continued
By definition there is no ‘easy money’ in financial markets. Making money requires taking risk, risks that sometimes aren’t even fully understood by those who are taking them. However, if there ever were easy money to be made it was … Continued
After going absolutely bonkers back in August (rising from 10.88 to 53.29) and accomplishing one of the sharpest and fastest rises in its history, the VIX has reverted to form and is on the verge of declining for a record … Continued
As we pointed out last week, a unique combination of heavily bearish market participants, extreme levels of short interest, and bullish seasonality offered a recipe for a powerful short covering rally. We have seen exactly that play out since last … Continued
One of the best performing equity sectors of 2015 has been the cruise lines. Even after today’s sector wide sell-off Carnival Corporation (CCL) is up 10.42%, Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCLH) is up 21.92%, and Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) is up … Continued
Big single-day rallies are far from uncommon during downtrends, corrections, and bear markets. And many are quick to point out that we shouldn’t make too much of Friday’s big reversal from a weak open to a ferociously bullish close. In … Continued