Control Group Psychology: Market Crashes = Opportunity The crowd is very nervous, as demonstrated by the extreme moves the market is experiencing. One day it’s up, the next day it’s down. One day the data looks great, the other day the data suggests the economy is on the verge of a recession. When the masses … Read more
Erratic Behaviour Meaning To see the above behaviour in action, all one needs to do is look at how the masses react to news when it comes to investing. Fear is in the air, and the masses have just moved to the border of the Hysteria zone. The trend is still up on the NASDAQ … Read more
Bobby And The Talking Bird’s Trading Plan Janice Dorn, M.D., Ph.D. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom…Aristotle Bobby was a lonely trader who bought a talking bird to keep him company. Little did he know what he was getting himself into, since the minute Bobby tried to put it into a cage, the … Read more
The Smart Investor Pay attention to the overall trend. The markets are selling off on low volume in general and rallying on higher volume. Pay attention to the Up volume as this provides you with even more information. The surge in up volume tells you how intense the buying is. On Thursday, Jan 14th the … Read more
The Working Poor The Fed paid banks $7 billion last year to do nothing with their money. Why is the Fed doing this? It keeps the velocity of money at a low level. What is the velocity of money? It is the speed at which money changes hands. When the economy is healthy the velocity … Read more
Benefits of owning gold March 2023 Owning Gold has become increasingly beneficial due to its growing demand and limited supply. Central banks are purchasing unprecedented amounts, driving an 18% jump in annual Gold demand to 4,741 tons in 2022. With experts predicting further demand spikes, owning Gold may provide a hedge against inflation and … Read more
Negative Rates & The Devalue Or Die Era The “devalue or die” currency wars are picking up steam; Japan’s central bankers are not alone when it comes to taking rates into negative territory. A host of European nations are now joining the bandwagon, and the latest victim is Sweden. We alluded to this development a … Read more
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. Ambrose Bierce [color-box color=”blue”]Student debt is increasing at the rate of almost $3000.00 per second; this is stunning considering that education tour system does not even rank in the top 10 globally; we are ranked 18 out of 20. Worse yet, it … Read more
Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain [color-box color=”yellow”]The “devalue or die” currency wars are picking up steam; Japan’s central bankers are not alone when it comes to taking rates into negative territory. A host of European nations are now joining … Read more
Average Student Debt The, key ingredient for any crisis are greed, desperation and a fake sense of need, regardless of the cost of the item that is being sought. Think tulip crisis or mortgage crisis and the student loan market is following the exact same pattern. Hence, the outcome is going to be the same. … Read more