This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. The Fed does not bow to the consensus of ‘one and done.’ Fed raises rates by 0.25% as expected. Here is the unexpected in the Fed statement. Fed expands the criteria for future interest rates beyond inflation and employment. Fed leaves
In two days, the stock market rose about 700 DJIA points from the low. On the day of the low, ZYX Buy Change Alert headline, “NO STOCK MARKET CRASH, ANY FURTHER DIP WILL BE A BUYING OPPORTUNITY, AND REDUCING THE HEDGE.” The above chart tells the story. You are receiving
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Our models continue to show that any correction will be a buying opportunity. Our models do not expect 2008 style crash. Please note that the portfolio is 40% hedged. Those who have not hedged their portfolio may consider learning how to
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The Crimean referendum took place over the weekend, and 96.77% of the vote was in favor of joining Russia. Sanctions from the West will likely be announced soon. The Chinese renminbi fell 0.3% to an 11-month low, which is a big move for a currency; this comes after a string
There’s a lot going on these days. Crimea, a region of Ukraine, will hold a referendum this weekend on whether or not to join Russia. A secondary concern is bad data from China. Gold is rocketing, stocks are swooning and bonds are rising on jitters. But let’s take a deep
There is an overabundance of predictions about investing in 2014. The predictions range from those made by market scholars who have spent most of their lives studying markets to those not yet humbled by the markets. A very intelligent investor I know put in a lot of effort to develop
The stock market has fallen on the first three consecutive days in December. Traditionally, this is a very negative pattern. Moreover, several of the market internals that we monitor are showing patterns similar to the beginning of September 2011, when the market saw a roughly 7% correction. Take a look
Yesterday, as comments from China to de-Americanize the world hit the wires, my inbox was quickly flooded with over two dozen emails from alert subscribers asking if they should buy gold based on the news. Such subscribers are right in that if China succeeds at de-Americanizing the world, the right
Secretary of State John Kerry’s comment implies that a strike by the U. S. on Syria is imminent. The war trade is on. Gold, oil and Treasury bonds are up. Stocks are down. Here is the most pertinent part of a long Kerry speech, “At President Obama’s direction, I’ve spent