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Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – March 8

We have added the Mag 7 to our equity table.  Some have not performed so magnificently year-to-date.  Watch this space.  And what’s up with gold breaking out to new highs?   Watch that space. 

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Peak Millenials: The New Pig In The Python?

Demographers describe the baby-boom generation as ”the pig in the python,” which refers to a visual and descriptive metaphor for how a large age cohort (the “pig”) moves through the demographic structure (the “python”) over time. It illustrates the bulge … Continue reading →

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COTD: Nattie Out of Gas?

COTD = Chart of the Day Oh, Nattie, you beast!  You are the “widow maker.“.  You have hurt us so many times.  Natural Gas US natural gas futures capped a fourth monthly loss in February after prices plummeted to lows … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – March 1

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If the Economy’s So Great, Why the Tech Layoffs?

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Global Risk Monitor: Month In Review – February

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Does the Stock Market Leap On Leap Days?

If the stock market is defined as the S&P500, the answer is: “On average, no.”    The following table illustrates that of the 13 leap trading days (February 29) since 1950, when the markets were open,  the average leap day … Continue reading →

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A Presidential Election Arbitrage?

We have noticed an interesting anomaly with respect to the U.S. Presidential election in the political betting markets over at PredictIt.org. We’ve been trading on this site since the 2004 election.  The site is pricing the Democratic Party to win … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – February 23

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20 Emerging Technologies That Will Change Everything

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