There are plenty of good values in the financial markets, if you know where to find them. Unfortunately, uninformed investors continue to get lured into bad trades, not knowing that they’re only pumping up the accounts of clownish gurus.

When the mainstream press uses large-cap stocks as their gauge, people tend to accentuate the positive and disregard the glaring red flags. It’s a problem because they’re using NVIDIA, Meta Platforms, and a few other companies to represent the entirety of the American economy.

The mainstream media loves to promote the positive news during an election year while suppressing anything that contradicts that narrative. This is how they manipulate you every day – but only if you let them get away with it.

The global adoption of cryptocurrency will happen step by step, not all at once. However, one of the most important steps occurred this week, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) effectively paved the way for spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

At long last, the media is starting to notice that tangible assets are in a generational bull market. People will latch on to a story after the move is already in progress, and that’s when the money really starts to flow in.

There has never been such a difference between the narrative and reality before. Long gone are the days when the published data could be taken at face value and the mainstream media had the readers’ best interest in mind.

It’s range-bound, until it’s not. That’s the nature of silver, which can stay in a price range for months or even years, until the tourists get bored and sell. Then, silver shoots higher and rewards the serious investors for their patience.

It’s 2021 all over again for better or for worse. Meme stocks are back in the headlines after a long time away, and there are implications that all traders and investors need to be aware of.

This is what “winning” looks like, right? The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which includes 30 of the largest U.S. companies, notched eight consecutive winning sessions. It’s unusual and, perhaps, inexplicable.

How many red flags will it take to get America’s investors and consumers to wake up and smell the coffee? Maybe a warning from the Oracle of Omaha will do the trick – but don’t count on it.

If there’s one pillar that’s supposed to be holding up the U.S. economy and financial markets, it’s the apparently resilient consumer. However, if Americans don’t have any money saved up, it’s going to be awfully difficult to spend “resiliently.”

When trading financial assets for quick gains, every little blip on the radar feels like a monumental event. Having to flip between multiple charts and news scanners can be exhausting, especially in this current market environment where the market’s signals are confusing.

With earnings season in full swing now and the May Federal Reserve meeting upon us, an already fragile mega-cap stock market hangs in the balance. Gauging the state of the economy and markets is more challenging than ever, but there are unmistakable clues if you know how to read them.