Fed’s Fever Dream: Get Gold Now or Get Slammed in 2024!
The Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates and will definitely flip to rate cuts in next year’s first half – or at least, that’s what the market has assumed and priced into large-cap stocks. Now, the burden falls upon the stock buyers to justify their optimism....
Get Ready for a “Trader’s Market” in 2024
As the Federal Reserve and Treasury Secretary continue to deny that a recession ever happened, many retail investors assume that the worst is behind them and 2024 will be an easy year of stock market gains. That assumption could cost unwary stock traders a whole lot...
Know the Lag Effect: S&P 500 Investors Are Celebrating Too Soon!
Given the rip-roaring S&P 500 rally over the past several weeks, it appears that the market has already declared “mission accomplished” and loaded up on stocks for the holidays. Their holiday spirits might get crushed soon, however, as the rally is as vulnerable...
Debt Bomb Ticking
Holiday Debt Bomb Ticking: Think “Black Monday,” Not “Black Friday” Like an overeager neighbor who puts up his front-lawn Christmas lights in September, the market is too early and too eager in celebrating an apparent victory over inflation. In contrast, prudent...