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Adding to Gold Right Now

We are adding to our gold futures trade right here, right now at 1289 with a 1360ish target.  Trailing stop at 1252.00.   Decent risk-reward, in our opinion.  The path of least resistance is now up with 5.5 percent upside to … Continue reading

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Apple Bulls Prepare To Defend The Red Zone

The market has spoken. Apple stock has taken out the Christmas Eve low at $146.59 in tonight’s after-hours trading.   Tough to gauge the true conviction until tomorrow’s open. Nevertheless,  the Apple bulls, which includes Mr. Buffett, need to move into … Continue reading

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Letter from Tim Cook to Apple investors

Apple just released this extraordinary guide down in a letter to investors from Tim Cook.  We are now watching for the stock’s reaction.  We suspect it could be ugly or the stock may have priced most of this.  We have and have had … Continue reading

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QOTD: Druckenmiller On The Squirrelly Markets

Q:  What to you is a logical macro trade at this stage of the cycle?  – Bloomberg A:  Logical doesn’t mean profitable – Stan Druckenmiller, 32.33 minutes (QOTD = Quote of the Day)

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Mme. Euro’s Wild Ride

Buying the euro with an 80 cent handle was such a no-brainer at the beginning of the millennium.  Here?  A much tougher call. We do think the euro, in its current form, will not last. We suspect the first step, … Continue reading

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More Ugly Chinese Economic Data

The fiscal stimulus and trade concessions cometh? The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for December, released on Wednesday, fell to 49.7 from 50.2 in November, marking the first contraction since May 2017. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast only … Continue reading

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Xi Says Taiwan Will Be United With Mainland

Bloomberg is reporting tonight, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Taiwan must be unified with the mainland to achieve his goal of completing the country’s rejuvenation. “China must and will be united, which is an inevitable requirement for the historical rejuvenation … Continue reading

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What will be the biggest stories of 2019? | Economist

Power suits, robotaxis, Leonardo da Vinci mania—just a few of the things to look out for in 2019. But what else will make our top ten stories for the year ahead? Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: … Continue reading

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Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil’s next president

Bolso’s FinMin, Paulo Guedes and his team of “Chicago Boys” are very market-friendly and potentially transformative for the Brazilan economy.  The question is does Bolsonaro have the political skills to see the reforms through? The animal spirits of a new … Continue reading

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S&P500 Key Levels

The S&P500 starts the New Year in a global bear market, which began at the end of last January, and sitting just a few points below a key Fibonacci retracement level at 2508.94.  Interestingly,  the New Year’s Eve rally could … Continue reading

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