Relax, There Is No Housing Bubble June 3, 2017 Trader Scott Three heavy hitters in real estate – Darius Bozorgi, Veros CEO, Mike Fratantoni, Mortgage Bankers Association chief economist, and Douglas Duncan, Fannie Mae chief economist – all agree, “There is no housing bubble“. These real estate experts are all in agreement, and they believe the…
Is The Stock Market About To Crash? June 3, 2017 Trader Scott The old post referenced in the video, about 0% chance of a stock market crash is here. Since the generational secular low in the US, and many foreign, stock markets, the calls for a stock market crash have been a constant, incompetent chant –…
Why Are the Gold Miners Lagging? May 27, 2017 Trader Scott Gold is currently at the top of its range, and a lousy place for new money, but there are a few things which need to be explained. In uptrends (and downtrends) there are times when we see relative strength differences between the miners, gold,…
Weekend Outlook Video May 14, 2017 Trader Scott The following weekend video takes a look at gold, silver, miners, currencies, and the stock market. The big picture posts referenced in the video are – finally time to buy gold, the huge bull market in stocks, and there are several recent pre-market comments recaps on the…
Weekend Outlook Video April 30, 2017 Trader Scott We’re now going into May which is often a turning point month for some markets. “Sell in May, and go away” is a famous stock market quote. High yield credit is another market which often sees May turning points. These markets, PMs, and more are in the…
Hitting The Home Run April 30, 2017 Trader Scott Markets are about survival. That’s it. We survive, and the profits will eventually flow. The people who always view markets with big $ signs in their eyes (always focusing on the huge profits) will not survive. And if we don’t survive, then there will be no…
Alert: The Fed Is Really, Really Confident – Uh-Oh April 24, 2017 Trader Scott A previous post looked at the amazing analytical abilities of the Federal Reserve. We have truly been blessed in this country to have such economic geniuses (wo)manning the Fed, where they are able to precisely ramp up or cool down the…
The US$ and French Elections Posted April 22, 2017 at: Trader Scott The French elections are this weekend, with the second round in two weeks. Currencies, especially the Euro hence the $, will be “news markets”, and other markets will get dragged around with it. But no matter what the outcome is, the overall downtrend…
Bonds Are a Good Buy, or Maybe Not April 8, 2017 Trader Scott The following article from Bloomberg is a perfect example of how both to struggle in markets and to be in a constant haze. Yes markets are extremely difficult to navigate pretty well on a day to day basis. There are daily, hourly,…
Accumulation and Distribution is What Sets Up Markets April 1, 2017 Trader Scott It’s the accumulation and the distribution which truly sets up markets and allows for the trend to take over in markets – it’s what sets up the trends. (We’ll focus on the accumulation, but it’s generally the same idea for distribution. And…
Trader Scott Crude oil is in a major secular bottoming formation, but it is going to be painfully slow. Part of the problem is the continued adaption of the alternatives to oil which are out there. Solar, wind, hydrogen fuel cell, improving battery along with the storage technology – these keep getting cheaper and more…
Crude Oil/Markets Trader Scott’s Market Blog March 12, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] To continue with the recent post about the esteemed WSJ finally turning bullish on commodities – crude oil currently is quite concerning. Another previous post, this time from 1/21/17, laid…
The Esteemed WSJ Believes Commodities are Now Bullish Trader Scott’s Market Blog March 8, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] This website had a few issues with some posts disappearing a few days ago as a few of you noticed, so here’s…
The Bubble Boys Trader Scott’s Market Blog March 8, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] There is a famous Seinfeld episode about an arrogant guy who unfortunately has to live in a bubble. This is the same situation which millions and millions of good…
Inflation, Inflation/Uh Sorry, It’s Not Transitory Trader Scott’s Market Blog March 4, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] Inflation is picking up around the globe. And no Janet, this time it is not “transitory”. Your moronic, incoherent Fedspeak is not going to stomp…
Yellen Implies Rates to Rise – That’s Bearish for Gold and for Stocks – Right? Trader Scott’s Market Blog March 4, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] Reuters has an article about a potential upcoming interest rate increase from the Fed. The Yellen…
Andrew Maguire: Gold and Silver to Skyrocket Trader Scott’s Market Blog February 26, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] Andrew Maguire is out once again with his claims about the gold manipulation. “The whistleblowerwho blew the gold and silver markets wide open in…
Trump Now Taking Credit for “Cutting the Debt” February 26, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] President Trump was on twitter again this weekend, and now he wants to take credit for cutting the national debt. Seriously? He’s been in…
An Update on Gold vs. the Crappy US$ Trader Scott’s Market Blog February 23, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] There is a generally accepted (and usually) correct belief in the inverse relationship between the US$ and gold. This belief is ingrained and with…
Turmoil in Europe/Waiting for Opportunities Trader Scott’s Market Blog February 22, 2017 Click to sign up for Trader Scott’s Free Market Updates or e-mail [email protected] The political turmoil in Europe is continuing. The Euro is in a major downtrend, while the $ is in a major uptrend. This won’t last…