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The biggest news this week came from the U.S. capital. After a week of threats regarding tariffs on Europe and the Greenland deal, President Trump appears to have softened his stance.
Gold has massively outperformed stocks since 2000, signaling long-term monetary excess, rising uncertainty, and dollar debasement rather than just speculative hype.
Contrary to popular thinking, numerical probability is not applicable in economics. The numerical probability is relevant in the world of objects where homogenous cases are observed.
An unchanged Ifo index in January reflects the uncertainty that has hit the German economy again on the back of geopolitical tensions and tariff threats.
Despite the consensus narrative, what we are currently experiencing globally is not “de‑dollarization,” but a broad loss of confidence in developed economies’ fiat currencies and sovereign debt as a reserve asset for central banks and institutions.
Four of the magnificent 7 prepare to report quarterly earnings this week, with numbers from Microsoft, Meta, Tesla, and Apple that could set the tone for the entire sector.
I think the US will come back from this, both to its senses and to a sounder financial system. Gold will be at the center of this. The stock market will not.
The GBP/USD exchange rate jumped to the highest level since September last year, continuing an uptrend that started in November last year when it bottomed at 1.3017.
With a 4.4% increase in economic growth in the third quarter and expectations that it could be higher in the fourth quarter, the so-called reflation narrative appears primed to dash out of the gates in 2026 at its current strong pace.
Predictably unsettled activity ahead of the weekend; should lead to reloading for an upside thrust next week; while news dependent, along the lines you are all aware of.
PEY, a dividend-focused ETF, is doing better than SPY and VOO so far in 2026, but it has underperformed for quite some time. It looks like PEY could perform better than the broad market if stocks pull back.
The COT currency market speculator bets were overall higher this week as seven out of the eleven currency markets we cover had higher positioning while the other four markets had lower speculator contracts.
This week reinforced that markets are being shaped by three forces simultaneously: fragile geopolitics, a maturing and more selective AI investment cycle, and a steady but unspectacular macro backdrop.
Nexus Industrial REIT is a monthly dividend stock with a high yield. This potentially makes the stock more attractive for income investors looking for more frequent dividend payouts.
Tariffs will remain a fascinating topic of debate for a long time, but the evidence—almost a year later—is that the components of inflation data do not show slowing but persistent inflation to be caused by tariffs.
WTI Crude Oil which has been a rather stable marketplace for traders the past few months without massive volatility could face an assortment of tests via values as news develops from the Middle East this coming week.
Visa Inc. is set to report its first-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Jan. 29, 2026. The company's volumes are forecast to grow, with processed transactions up 9.5% and payment volumes up 8.6%. Yet, investors may want to wait to buy the stock.
SanDisk Corp has posted returns that would make most investors do a double-take. The memory and storage maker jumped 1015% in just six months, turning what used to be a steady but unremarkable sector into one of the market’s hottest plays.
This weekly report highlights the most bullish and most bearish positions for the speculator category. Extreme positioning in these markets can foreshadow strong moves in the underlying market. Let's take a look at various bullish positions.
It's been a while since we checked in on the Cambria Endowment Style ETF ENDW, which I believe was the second ETF created out of a 351 conversion. Let's take a closer look at some ETFs and how they've performed thus far.
The US dollar initially rallied against the Japanese yen, but it has since experienced some volatility during the course of the trading week, as it broke above the JPY158 level before crashing lower. Meanwhile, the euro shot straight up in the air.
The year 2026 brings a wave of resilient momentum for the Japanese economy, which slowed but remained on a recovery track last year. For investors, this backdrop puts a direct spotlight on diversified Japanese ETFs. Here are some funds to consider.
The market seems to think the path for lower rates isn’t quite as steep as it had been, with the Fed Funds rate by December somewhere around 3.25%, and then that’s it.
AMD stock extends rally to nine days as Intel faces supply constraints and years-long turnaround, creating opportunity for market share gains in server CPUs.
The first couple of weeks of earnings have been skewered by finanical stocks reacting negatively to warnings about credit card interest charges being capped, and other factors.
Microsoft revealed the results of its carbon credit purchase activity in 2025, revealing that the tech giant signed agreements to remove a record 45 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide last year
In this week's podcast, I discuss the Elliott Wave update for the Nasdaq 100, emphasizing that I am not bullish despite the final moves suggesting a more bullish picture.
In this technical article we’re going to look at the Elliott Wave charts of Dollar index DXY. In this discussion, we’ll break down the Elliott Wave pattern and forecast.
Chinese automakers, led by BYD, are rapidly reshaping the global electric-vehicle market and challenging long-established brands such as Volkswagen, Toyota, BMW—and even Tesla, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp, often referred to as Farmer Mac, is an exceptional opportunity for long-term focused investors due to its blend of Government Sponsored Enterprise stability, high-quality fundamentals, and attractive valuation
Industrial Capacity continues to rise as does industrial Production, both revised higher. The standout is the PMI remaining below 50, now ~40mos mostly below 50, reflecting an intractable period of market pessimism.
The Australian dollar surged to the highest level in years, making it one of the best-performing currencies this year. The AUD/USD exchange rate rose for five consecutive days, reaching a high of 0.6895
Bulls’ consolation is that the volatility index remains solidly above 14 where downward pressure has tended to stop since August. The problem continues to be their inability to hang on to the gains.
Of the +250 mining companies holding exploration licenses in Greenland, only 9 have commercial exploitation permits and only 2 are fully operational. Neither is American domiciled. Why is that?
