Since hitting a low price of about $1,823 in October, gold futures have rallied to over $2,100 as of yesterday. Over the last three days, gold futures are up over $90, and at last check as of about 9:35 am ET, they are up over $10 today. So what gives? Have a look at this [...]
Right now, the stock market is practically in a state of euphoria. The Nasdaq Composite is up a whopping 36% this year, and the Dow Industrials are within just 600 points of its all time high close. Much of this is due to one of the best November rallies on record. Individual investors are now [...]
There's been some interesting comparisons to the current stock market with 2008, 1987 and 1929 in recent days, so I thought I'd look at the charts myself and see what's going on. First, I should mention a post I put up a couple weeks ago before my vacation to Sicily where I took a look [...]
The other day I posted my thoughts on inflation, and whether we should expect a resurgence. To follow up on that I thought I would take a look at the ole Dollar/Gold chart and see if it was providing any signals. In general, when expectations are for higher inflation, Gold will outperform the Dollar. When [...]
One of the big issues I see in the fitness world is how complex they want to make it, when the reality is that getting fit, healthy and strong, and staying fit, healthy and strong is simple. There are four Cardinal Rules to fitness... Don't eat like a glutton Avoid the recreational drugs that make [...]
On Friday, esteemed economist Paul Krugman posted this tweet... This was after the government reported that both CPI and PPI came in hotter in August than expected, due to a rise in energy prices. As expected, Krugman was excoriated for the fact that people need all three of those items he wants to exclude from [...]
To make market beating returns in stocks, you want to be sure to ride the big trends up when they occur, and employ some means of protection when conditions get difficult. Therefore, you want to pay attention to trading days when the action is somewhat unusual, and may indicate a change in trend. A true [...]
Learning the Deadlift I've lifted weights off and on since I was kid. People who know me well might find this funny, because until recently, it never looked like I ever lifted any weights. But, I digress. While I've lifted weights off and on since I was a kid, I never had a [...]
I've been an observer of the financial markets for over three decades now. More than once I've gotten caught up in the hype of news suggesting that a certain market should go in a particular direction. That hype was usually wrong. The first time this happened was the 1994 stock market, which is interesting, because [...]
As we age past 50, we become more susceptible to a condition known as sarcopenia, which is a steady decline in skeletal muscle mass. In order to deal with that issue, we need to do several things... Strength training Eat enough protein Get enough rest Previously, I've discussed the best exercises for building strength, which [...]