Trend following—it sounds simple. As Dennis Gartman a well known trend follower likes to say: “If the chart is moving from the bottom left to the top right, then I like it.” And to the casual observer, that’s what trend following is. It’s identifying a trend and riding it. The Trend Is Your Friend A… [Continue Reading]
Is the Recovery Real? A Few Timely Charts
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Mother of All Contrary Indicators
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In what may be the mother of contrary stock market indicators, Bloomberg authors Steve Matthews and Tom Keene report Greenspan Says U.S. Stocks ‘Very Cheap,’ Likely to Rise. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said U.S. stocks offer good value and are likely to rise as corporate earnings increase over time. “Stocks are very cheap,”… [Continue Reading]
Does Believing in the "Recovery" Make It Real?
May 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Does believing in the "recovery" make it real? The propaganda policies of the Federal Reserve and the Federal government are based on the hope that you’ll answer "yes." The entire "recovery" is based on the idea that if the Federal Reserve and Federal government can persuade the citizenry that down is up. Hopefully, then people… [Continue Reading]
Unemployment Deception; Government Statistics Hide True Levels of Unemployment
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When we examine broad measures of jobs and population, then the beginning of 2012 was one of the worst periods in US history, with a total of 2.3 million people losing jobs or leaving the workforce in a single month. Yet, the official unemployment rate showed a decline from 8.5 percent to 8.3 percent in… [Continue Reading]
