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Investment style: Going Against the Grain

February 12, 2023 Investing is a complex and multifaceted field, with various methods and strategies to choose from. Among the popular approaches are mass psychology and contrarian investing, which are based on completely opposing philosophies. In this article, we will delve deeper into both methods and analyse the core differences between them. Mass psychology investing … Read more

The Dangers of Depreciation: The Decline of Central Bank Assets

The Decline of Central Bank Assets Feb 9, 2023 Central bankers worldwide hold a significant portion of their countries’ financial assets, which they use to manage their respective economies and stabilize financial markets. Recently, however, the value of these assets has been decreasing, leading to concerns about their ability to fulfil their responsibilities effectively. The … Read more

War of Attrition: Strategies for Thriving in Times of Crisis

War of Attrition Feb 6, 2023 This chart contains data going back to 2000. The main point here is to illustrate that when markets trade at the level they are at currently, a long-term opportunity is brewing. This is a war of attrition. Every time the Dow traded deeply into the oversold ranges, the markets … Read more

Dow Jones Outlook: Understanding the Dangers & Rewards of Crisis Investing

Feb 5, 2023 The monthly chart of the Dow highlights the Path it and general markets follow could be similar to the 73-74 and 08-09 eras. More attention is being given to the former dates as there are more similarities between the two-time frames—for example, inflationary forces, war, et cetera. Let’s start by looking at … Read more

Financial anxiety: Follow The Trend

Financial anxiety: Short-term market outlook Feb 2, 2023 The following projections were curated from the November 28th Market Update, providing an overview of our trading methodology. We also focus on the long-term outlook; however, as those cycles are still in play, long-term outlooks are only posted six months after publication. Watch this video on YouTube … Read more

Income inequality statistics: A Comprehensive Overview

Income inequality statistics: Disturbing trends Economic inequality in the United States has been a persistent and growing issue for decades. Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, a significant portion of the population continues to struggle with poverty and lack of access to basic necessities. In this article, we will delve into … Read more

Trump vs Obama Stock Market: Obama’s Illusory Economic recovery

Trump vs Obama Stock Market One of the first things that indicate an economy is on the mend is that people start to feel better and depend less on the government for handouts.  However, in this area, this economic recovery is a total illusion. The number of people on food stamps has surged every year … Read more

2016 Correction: Debunking the Stock Market Crash 2008 Sequel

Sentiment Analysis states major stock market corrections equate to opportunity. Sol Palha  Stock market crash 2008 & Stock Market Crash 2016? Updated Jan 2023 If the markets crash in 2016, what will they have in common with the stock market crash in 2008? The common factor is that the mass media and the crowd will … Read more

Unleashing the Copper Outlook: Coiled and Ready to Soar?

Copper outlook: To dance or Not to Updated March 2023 In the August 27 market update on the copper outlook: we stated that Copper (another leading economic indicator) is not faring so well. That outlook is accurate, but from a longer-term perspective, one could argue that it trades in the oversold ranges and will soon … Read more

Day Late and a Dollar Short: Lessons in Timing and Consequence

by George J. Paulos of freebuck.com and Sol Palha of tacticalinvestor.com    Catching the Wave: Day Late and a Dollar Short Updated Jan 2023 In the spring of 2004, we published “A day late and A Dollar Short” an analysis outlining the risks of what we called a “dollar short squeeze” scenario where we envisioned … Read more