EMERGENCY JAPAN EARTHQUAKE UPDATE Featured Trades: (EWJ), (FXY), (YCS), (TLT), (SPY), (VIX), (USO) 1) I just got off the phone with several frightened, somewhat dazed survivors of the Japanese earthquake who work in the financial markets, and I thought it important to immediately pass on what they said. Some were clearly terrified. Japan's economic
'In order to make money in the market, you have to be an independent thinker,' said hedge fund titan Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates.
Featured Trades: (THE BEAR MARKET IN BONDS TAKES A BREATHER), (TLT), (TBT) 2) The Bear Market in Treasury Bonds Takes a Breather. I have been a huge bear on the Treasury bond market, much to the delight of my readers for the past six months, who have made fortunes from this advice. I know
Featured Trades: (ROLL CALL OF THE DEAD), (SPX), (QQQQ), (EEM), (EFA) 3) Roll Call of the Dead. I guess that market didn't like my prediction yesterday that they were gearing up for a sell off (click here for 'Are the Equity Markets Headed for a Fall'). What a difference a day makes! Today, the
Featured Trades: (ARE THE EQUITY MARKETS HEADED FOR A FALL?) 1) Are the Equity Markets Headed For a Fall? On this two year anniversary of the great bull market, one has to ask if it is about to die of old age. Take a look at the chart below showing investor sentiment. The last time
Featured Trades: (A TOUCHDOWN FOR USC) 3) A Touchdown for USC. My alma mater, the University of Southern California (one of my several alma maters) announced in a full page ad in the New York Times today that they had received their largest private donation in their history. As a third generation alumni of
'I think you would see a 25% reduction in the standard of living in this country if the dollar were no longer the world's reserve currency,' said real estate mogul, Sam Zell.
Featured Trades: (WHY OIL WILL PEAK ON FRIDAY) 1) Why Oil Will Peak on Friday.? Texas tea has undergone the perfect storm over the past month, with the Middle Eastern dominoes falling one by one. It was the worst case scenario times five, and all of a sudden my once outrageous claim that crude
Featured Trades: (NEXT STOP $50 FOR SILVER), (CDE), (SLV), (AGQ), (SLW) 2) Next Stop $50 for Silver. Last week, I saw silver rise $1 in one day. I remember when the white metal's total cost was $1! When I urged readers three years ago to load up on silver at $10 because it was
Featured Trades: (BETTING ON A MIDDLE EAST WAR) 3) The Bookie's View on War in the Middle East. I have written in the past about the online betting site, Intrade (click here for their site), which will take wagers on anything under the sun, including a range of economic and political probabilities (click here for
