Entries by Trend Letter

Bond crisis near!

Our BUY Stop was triggered today for a new trade in the bond market. We suggested this trade because our models have been detecting some abnormalities in the markets. For a few years we have warned of a coming global credit and liquidity crisis. We are now moving deeper into this crisis. Europe and Japan […]

Market update – March 16/20

Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since 1987 on Monday, with the S&P 500 closing at its lowest level since December 2018, as investors fear the coronavirus pandemic is proving a tougher opponent than central banks, lawmakers or the White House are currently capable of battling. US – S&P 500 The S&P 500 dropped another […]

Social distancing: What it is and why it’s the best tool we have to fight the coronavirus

By Thomas Perls, Professor of Medicine, Boston University As the coronavirus spreads into more and more communities, public health officials are placing responsibility on individuals to help slow the pandemic. Social distancing is the way to do it.  What is social distancing? Social distancing is a tool public health officials recommend to slow the spread […]

Market update – March 11/20

This market environment was primed for the kind of volatility that we are experiencing, and the coronavirus just gave it an excuse. Wave after wave of negative news flooded the markets today.  First we hear that the CV-19 virus continues to explode outside of China, especially in Italy, where the country is now in a lock-down.  […]

How else can we train the brain?

The human brain has often been likened to a computer, in that it will receive input, process that input, and yield an output. That is a simplistic analogy to start with, but if we add in the brain’s ability to “learn” from every interaction and intervention then we get a better sense of what our […]

Why Every Investor Should Understand Hedging

Hedging is an essential strategy that every investor should know. It’s not just about growing your portfolio—it’s about protecting it. Even if you’re a beginner, learning to hedge can help safeguard your investments from market downturns. Think of hedging as insurance. Just like homeowner’s insurance protects against unexpected disasters, hedging shields your portfolio from market […]

Market update – February 24/20

In last week’s update we drew attention to the fact that for most of last week, we saw the equity markets moving to new highs at the same time as bonds, gold, and the $US were rising.  This was telling us that the much larger bond and currency markets were very concerned regarding the coronavirus […]

Market update – February 19/20

China has pledged to support small businesses and this was responsible for triggering today’s rally. This perceived positive news has overshadowed the global disruption to supply chains from the coronavirus which the mass media has pushed to the back burner,  at least until we see the next level of concern.     Here is a look […]

Who goes there?

An ongoing challenge to modern society is how best to identify who we are, and who are all those other people out there. We used to be able to carry a card in our wallet or purse that reliably identified who we are.  We could carry a birth certificate, a driver’s licence, a passport, or […]