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A lot of crypto money has rushed into silver and other precious metals. A reversion trade will be key, as money from silver and the metals will likely flow back to altcoins in the near-term.
In Q3, personal spending rose 1.6%, or 6.4% annualized, while personal incomes only rose 0.8%, or 3.3% annualized. A little more precisely, personal spending rose 0.75% more than personal incomes.
We are facing an extremely rare situation: the VIX is close to its lowest level in a year, around 14, while the price of gold is reaching historic highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite, and S&P 500 Index are looking to close out Christmas week on a high note, as all three sport healthy weekly gains at midday.
ServiceNow's stock approaches a 52-week low amid mixed sentiment following a proposed acquisition of Armis, with analysts maintaining optimism for long-term growth despite near-term volatility.
The S&P 500’s average daily move since 1953 has been up or down 0.67%, but that hasn’t been the case in the final week of December or the second half of the month, for that matter.
Bitcoin remains range-bound during low-liquidity holiday trading, with a breakout above $94,000 or a drop below $80,000 likely to define the next major move.
Global equities largely paused in November, with performance uneven across regions and sectors. The month’s tone was one of rotation and profit-taking, as investors digested a year of outsized gains and recalibrated expectations...
QuantumScape enters the next quarter at a pivotal moment. The company moves from lab‑scale development to real‑world validation after shipping its B1 sample cells, a key milestone noted in recent reports.
The Volatility Index (VIX) has now fallen below 14, which has positive ramifications over the intermediate-term. VIX in the low teens is among the most bullish, low-risk setups that we have seen over time.
Over the past year, we have covered gold from every angle: policy shortages, central banks, audits, trust, and physical delivery. When you step back and connect these moments, a clear pattern emerges.
Even if stocks rise into year-end, today’s rallies increasingly owe more to refinancing cycles and political backing than to underlying economic health.
Low valuations don’t always mean a stock is a quality value. Declining earnings estimates for 2026 can indicate the stock is a value trap. It looks cheap but growth is heading the wrong way.
Cryptocurrency exchange‑traded funds (ETFs), often referred to as crypto ETFs, have shifted from niche experiment to a central pillar in the digital assets industry.
Investors might want to start buying stocks heading into 2026, blocking out the noise, and focusing on the strong earnings growth outlook for the S&P 500 and the likelihood of more Fed rate cuts.
A new paradigm does not dismiss innovation or business fundamentals. It recognizes that markets move on emotion, expectations, and positioning long before outcomes are known.
Recently, the January 2026 declared $.50 per Q dividend equates to an annual payout of $2.00 which is the forward-looking annual dividend amount projected for the coming year.
Caterpillar Inc. is experiencing a significant stock rally driven by technical momentum, yet concerns remain about the sustainability of demand and underlying fundamentals as earnings reports approach.
Banks have enjoyed a formidable moat built on customer relationships, regulatory privilege, and distribution networks for decades. – but that moat was breached in 2025.
Gold remains strongly bullish after record highs above $4,500, supported by geopolitical risks and rate-cut hopes, with limited selling pressure despite the holiday.
The EU launched pilot measures to standardize plastics recycling rules, support the struggling recycling sector, boost circular materials, and prepare for a wider Circular Economy Act targeted for 2026.
Toyota plans to sell U.S.-built Camry, Highlander, and Tundra models in Japan from 2026, aiming to ease U.S.–Japan trade tensions amid Trump-era tariff pressure, though analysts expect limited demand due to vehicle size and left-hand drive barriers.
In this week's podcast, I provide (with apologies) the delayed Precious Metals update. The metals have been very dynamic, with gold, silver, and platinum rallying strongly over the last week or so.
Spot VIX looks calm, but forward volatility tells another story. A steep VIX term structure and extreme skew show institutions aggressively hedging, signaling elevated risk and potential volatility spikes into year-end and early 2026.
Markets are stirring as CDNX pushes back toward the top of its October range, setting up a possible reversal, while precious metals stocks grind higher—SLV leads the advance and GLD breaks out to fresh all-time highs.
Since the turn of the century, central banks have been steadily increasing their gold reserves, a trend that has sharply accelerated in the last few years.
The two things that typically feature in an empire’s last chapters are excess spending...and unnecessary war. Both are self-inflicted wounds that fester…and eventually kill the host.
