16 May 2017

Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - As Time Goes By


"For I behold the heavens, the works of your fingers: the moon and the stars which you have made. What is man that you are mindful of him? or the Son of Man that you dwell with him?  You have made us a little less than the angels, and you have crowned Him with glory and honour, And have set Him over all the works of your hands."

Psalm 8:3-5


“Narcissistic personality disorder is named for Narcissus, from Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection. Freud used the term to describe persons who were self-absorbed, and psychoanalysts have focused on the narcissist's need to bolster his or her self-esteem through grandiose fantasy, exaggerated ambition, exhibitionism, and feelings of entitlement.”

Donald W. Black, DSM-5 Guidebook

Stocks continued their sideways trade, except for the big cap techs which lead the NDX to new highs.

The rally has narrowed considerably, and is being driven by less than ten stocks which have an overweight influence on the indices.

And as the stock indices go higher, they attract more money into them through index funds.

The ending will be swift, and sudden.

Gold and silver remain quiet, although silver has been showing some serious ability to rebound back towards the 17 handle.

Washington and New York are focused almost exclusively on themselves now, and their intramural political power struggles.

And their hysteria with their own issues is almost boundless, while the country languishes.

Trump seems determined to sabotage himself. Yes, he has 'enemies'. But his biggest enemy is himself.

When this goes into the ditch, no one will have seen it coming.

That is because they can only see the rest of us and the world through their own reflections, darkly, if at all.

Lord have mercy on us.

Have a pleasant evening.




15 May 2017

Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - No Worries


As a reminder there will be a stock option expiration this week.

There will be a Comex precious metals options expiration next week.

The commodities were rallying a bit today on a lower dollar and higher oil.

The SP managed to stick a cash close over 2400.

No worries in the markets. As long as the volumes are low and the news is less than a punch in the face.

Have a pleasant evening.


14 May 2017

US Gold Reserves and the Adjusted Monetary Base


Here is the value of the US Gold Reserves in Dollars based on the market price versus the St. Louis Fed's Adjusted Monetary Base.

This chart is from goldchartsrus.com.