Silver Editorials & Commentary

Studies show that mindfulness and having an attitude for gratitude is important in all aspects of life. One way to increase gratitude is to regularly take stock of not only your finances, but the other dimensions of your life as well. This includes relationships...

Our researchers at Technical Traders Ltd. have identified a potential in the markets that many people may have overlooked or are not prepared for.  The recent strength in the markets has skewed many opinions toward the bullish perspective as the S&P, DOW,...

Large metals speculators raised their bearish bets in the Silver futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

At the forefront of the media’s attention today is Russia. We’re not really sure why, (well, of course we are) but it seems that Russia has become the new boogeyman. Everything is Russia’s fault. I’ve even heard rumors that the National Weather Service has plans to...

Our benchmark S&P500 is on a major buy signal. New money should wait for a correction and cycle bottom to accumulate for long-term holding.

Silver is on a major buy signal since early 2016. Major signals can last for months and years and are suitable for long-term investors. SLV is on short-term sell signal. Short term signals can last for days to weeks and are more suitable for traders.     

It is my privilege now to welcome back Michael Pento, president and founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies, and author of the book The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to Survive the Demise of the U.S. Debt Market. Michael is a well-known money manager and a...

Well, it looks as if a bit of life has come back into the silver market as U.S. Silver Eagle sales jumped in August due to lower prices.  While Silver Eagle sales have fallen over the past few years, if we exclude typical high January demand, sales so far in August...

– Silver has been basically in a “volatility depression” (see chart). – Volatility has been “slowly decreasing over time … for years now” – Silver is “forming some sort of base” and “it is due for a massive break out” and this should “pull gold up with it”

With all the talk about Central banks going “Cashless,”  someone needs to tell the Federal Reserve.  Why?  Because the Federal Reserve just placed another large order for newly printed 2018 Dollars.  Interestingly, the U.S. Treasury will print the largest number of...

Unlike previous rallies in silver prices, which were crushed as they ran up against JP Morgan’s position, recent data reveals that for the first time ever, JP Morgan has established an unprecedented position to benefit from a long rally in silver.

Over the last several months or so I’ve been writing about the bond market throwing us a possible curveball. Instead of continuing rising interest rate we may see falling rates. Today the $TNX, 10 year treasury yield finally broke below the neckline we’ve been...

During my last appearance on CNBC, before I was banned several years ago, I warned that the removal of massive and unprecedented monetary stimuli from global central banks would have to be done in a coordinated fashion. Otherwise, there would be the very real risk...

Silver used to be a significant part of the monetary base in many countries. You could find it as part of monetary reserves together with gold, as well as coinage in circulation.

If you have tracked me at all since January, I had stated that if bitcoin (BTC-USD) is in a wave iv of the degree that I believed, support for this corrective wave, that started in January is in the $3000-$4700 zone. $4700 is an ideal landing spot for this wave iv...

Large metals speculators cut back on their net positions in the Silver futures markets this week and pushed bets into a new bearish standing, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on...

Nine years. Is it short or long? It depends on what we are talking about. In the geological time scale, it’s a blink of an eye. But in the business cycle time scale, nine years is a really long time. The current economic expansion has recently turned 9 years old, as...

Current investing model favors equities, therefore, investors should remain overweighed with stocks or stock ETFs for maximum growth. Ignore short term market noises.

Silver is on a major buy signal since early 2016. SLV is on short-term sell signal. COT data is now at levels of previous bottoms.

The addictive behaviors of drug addicts are similar to the actions of a modern “Keynesian” economy addicted to “money printing” by central banks and fractional reserve banking.

Emerging market currencies are collapsing pretty much everywhere these days. But it’s safe to assume that most people don’t understand exactly what’s causing this outbreak, why it’s happening now, or what “external dollar debt” has to do with it. So here’s a quick...

Whenever you encounter a "sticking point" in some activity – any activity in which you are engaged – it always helps if you "return to the basics." Sure you may "know" what they are, but do you really follow them? Ask an expert in most any field of endeavor, and he/...

It has been quite some time since we last collaborated on an article, opting instead to chase other pursuits and let some of the hysteria going on in the world fade into some type of steady state. It hasn’t happened, but there are pressing matters that need...

Let’s take a look at silver priced in oil (WTI Crude), the Dow and US dollars: Above, is silver priced in oil from 1983 to now. Price has moved in a large channel before it broke out at the end of 2014. This is really significant given the length of time involved....

Recently, the Solar Energy sector has popped up on our watch-list of potential sectors to pay attention to.  Over the past few weeks, the Solar Energy sector has been under some pricing pressure and has retraced nearly 50% of the previous trend across the sector.

Two drones filled with explosives were recently deployed in a failed assassination attempt to take out Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Chaos filled the streets as the military ran for their lives. But this sort of pandemonium is commonplace in Venezuela today:...

In the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis, the private Federal Reserve bank cartel was front and center as a target for public outrage. Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul’s "End the Fed" message suddenly resonated. Americans hated Fed officials bailing out the...

If you have been following our analysis and research of the Crude Oil trend and the energy sector, you know we've been suggesting Crude would attempt a move lower and attempt to retest the $58~63 level.  It appears the breakdown in prices has begun.

Large metals speculators reduced their bullish net positions in the Silver futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

Google “labor shortage” or “wage hikes” and the result is a picture of an overheating economy. Some examples from August 10: Why Disneyland’s $15-an-hour labor deal is a win for workers everywhere. Colorado small businesses seek help with labor shortage.

Voters tend to be rationally ignorant. Since a single vote does not matter, for most potential voters the cost of being politically well-informed is greater than the benefit of being knowledgeable about political affairs. Therefore it’s rational for most voters to...

Silver is on a major buy signal since early 2016. SLV is on  short-term buy signal. Long-term – on major buy signal. Short-term – on buy signals. We are holding silver ETF for long-term gains.

Our equity/bond model - This long-term reliable investing model provides investors with simple decision making in the markets: Our benchmark SP500 is on a major buy signal.

The mega-cap stocks that dominate the US markets are just finishing another monster earnings season. It wasn’t just profits that soared under Republicans’ big corporate tax cuts, but sales surged too. That’s no mean feat for massive mature companies, but sustained...

Twice in the past the price of silver has risen in a short period to $50. It happened in 1980 during the Hunt brother’s manipulation and again three decades later in April 2011, when the price rose to nearly $50. Prior to the price run up in 2011, I wrote that a...

There are differences from previous cycles, but they can be explained. Over the last thirty-five years, non-mortgage consumer debt has been an increasing factor, as has the general drift from manufacturing to the provision of services. To whom the banks owe deposit...

Morgan Stanley CEO Jamie Dimon recently raised his forecast for rates on the Ten-Year Note, currently trading just below 3%, to 5%. He’d predicted a rally to 4% back in May but now thinks the bull market in stocks could run for another two or three years, putting...

PLATINUM PRICES jumped in London trade last Thursday, adding 2.5% inside two hours after South African miner Impala (JSE:IMP) announced steep output and job cuts in a bid to reduce costs and return to profitable production of the beaten-down precious metal.

Now, we are ready to share some new research that will help all of us understand the current and future market conditions given the ratios of the capital markets to GDP as represented by the charts above.

Money manager Rob Arnott and finance professor Lisa Meulbroek have run the numbers on underfunded pension plans and come up with an interesting – and highly concerning – new angle: That they impose a “stealth mortgage” on homeowners. Here’s how the Wall Street...