Interest rate normalization and an unwinding of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s easy money policy are potentially grinding the 38-year bond bull market to a halt. The implications of this are far-reaching, with possibly disastrous consequences for equities as well as for...
The deep correction that cryptocurrency investors have had to deal with in 2018 has been disheartening for some and downright devastating for others. Coping with the prospect of capital loss – and wondering whether to hold on to one’s position – is an issue that needs...
When the floor fell out from under Bitcoin in November after several months of apparent stability, many investors were shaken out of their complacency and left high and dry amid the chaos. In the wake of the shakeout, cryptocurrency believers are seeking...
Whether Bitcoin has gone from “breakdown” to “broken” in 2018 is a topic of discussion in social media as well as the mainstream financial press. Few of the self-appointed gurus predicted the free-fall from $20,000 to under $4,000, and it takes a clear head and...
A confluence of shocks to the stock market are converging as 2018 fights its way through its final month: technical chart levels being broken, the yield curve flattening and on the verge of inverting, the continuation of trade tensions… Investors are on...
After a period of range-bound stability from August to November, Bitcoin unexpectedly slid from the mid-$6,000s to below $4,000 within a matter of days. Markets are known for washing out investors just when they think they’ve found a bottom – but this felt especially...