13 November 2014

SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts


Stocks were ranging all over the place today, finishing up with a little to the upside.

There are rumours of a deal in the oil patch, Halliburton to acquire Baker-Hughes.

Nordstrom beat but lowered guidance and JC Penney missed.

Applied Materials lowered guidance and sold off a bit after hours. Applied Mat is considered a tech bellwether.

There is no broadly based organic recovery. There are only illusions and appearances based on accounting fraud, control frauds, and money printing.

Have a pleasant evening.




 

12 November 2014

Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts - Agents of Misfortune


"Do not fear those who can kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who can destroy both soul and body of the accursed."

Matt 10:28

There was intraday commentary about The Day Money Dies here.

I wrote about it primarily because it was getting a lot of play, and raising some concerns and questions.  It seems to have caught the attention of many.

 And as you know I am following what the G20 does this weekend in Brisbane.  I do not know about rules for bail-ins, but there are some who think that the BRICS may have something to say of interest at a forum which is not dominated by the US and UK.

I have approached many such meetings with anticipation in the last few years. And mostly nothing of consequences occurs.

The usual suspects were caught rigging the markets again.  You may read about JPM and the agents of misfortune, and most likely US government policy when their interests coincide, here.

Gold and silver were flat in largely lackluster trade.

There was no real delivery movement on the Comex report. The warehouses saw minor withdrawals of bullion.

A friend keeps discussing the 'delta of delivery' with me.

By this he means the movement of gold from West to East, which is a big change from prior states in the precious metals market, particularly gold. 

This is a trend that it would be foolish not to note, and watch. So be advised. 

Let's wait to see what the G20 have to say before we go jumping to any conclusions.  But I do think that caution is advisable overall.  The fundamental things apply, as time goes by.

"For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, but to lose his soul?"

Have a pleasant evening.







SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - NASDAQ Closes at 14 Year High


There was not much in the way of economic news today.

There was some concern about the weakness out of Europe.

The tech heavy NASDAQ managed to close at a 14 year high today. Huzzah!

After the bell CSCO beat expected earning by a penny on a one percent increase in revenue.  What a surprise.

Have a pleasant evening.