Silver Editorials & Commentary

Satire alert! To the best of my knowledge probably none of the following “news” is true.

The martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, released in 2000, went on in the U.S. to become one of the highest – if not the highest - grossing foreign-language film in history. It is great entertainment, (especially the fanciful segments where the main...

The broad stock market is expected to continue its long-term uptrend today. However, we remain cautiously pessimistic, maintaining our speculative short position with entry point at 2,005 – S&P 500 index. The stop-loss is at 2,030 and potential profit target is...

When an article appears in Foreign Affairs, the mouthpiece of the policy-setting Council on Foreign Relations, recommending that the Federal Reserve do a money drop directly on the 99%, you know the central bank must be down to its last bullet.

Bearing in mind what is written in the introductory paragraphs of the Gold Market update, which is equally applicable to silver, we will start by observing that silver appears to be on the point of turning up.

The market has been climbing all summer in spite of seasonal weakness and Fed tapering. Seasonally next week has been strong. I expect the major averages to be higher on Friday September 5 than they were on Friday August 29.

In recent months talking heads, disappointed with the lack of economic recovery, have turned their attention to wages. If only wages could grow, they say, there would be more demand for goods and services: without wage growth, economies will continue to stagnate.

The purpose of a taboo is to avoid destruction. Those who do not respect the taboos of a culture endanger the cultural identity. Therefore, disregarding the taboos produces self-destruction and/or destruction.

The United States, and every country, is subject to a monetary authority and legal tender laws. Here in the U.S. we have the Federal Reserve, a central bank that plans money and credit. The Fed thought they had perfected their planning (but of course it cannot be...

The American Legion sponsored a carnival every summer when I was a young lad. My dad was a legionnaire, so each year I had a job. Beginning at age 12, I hauled soft drinks and food to the various concession booths well into the night, which probably violated some...

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past month, you have more than likely heard of the ALS Ice bucket challenge. But, just in case you have been living under that rock--the challenge dares nominated participants to be filmed having a bucket of ice...

In our opinion, speculative short positions are favored (with stop-loss at 2,030, and a profit target at 1,900, S&P 500 index). Our intraday outlook is bearish, and our short-term outlook is bearish.

Price is now at the key resistance area flagged in my last USDJPY report. So is it likely to turn back down or bust higher? Let’s have a look at the charts.

In this article, precious metals market analyst Ted Butler (www.butlerresearch.com) explains his vision of how a silver bubble is going to develop. Contrary to the mainstream view, Mr. Butler believes that the silver peak of 2011, when spot silver intraday touched $...

Is a looming war coincident with a depressed gold price and a stock market peak an example of — staring into the great abyss?

The upcoming bottom of the 60-year cycle will drastically alter the U.S. economic landscape. The ending of the long-term disinflationary/deflationary undercurrent will soon give way to a new long-term cycle of re-inflation/inflation, bringing with it both...

As we entered the dog days of summer, a flurry of negative economic news surfaced. The news from Continental Europe was worse than anticipated, catching most observers by surprise. Those who were caught off guard failed to keep their eyes focused on money and credit...

I was 18 years old when I left boot camp for Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where the Marine Corps stationed 65,000 troops. When my unit got our first weekend pass and could actually leave the base in civilian clothes, something I hadn’t worn in several months, I put...

The Dow is really testing the mettle of the bears. That includes me. As of today the rally has reached a height of 17124. Just shy of the all time high of 17151. So, is that the end of the rally? I wish I could say it was but there is still no sign of reversal. Let’...

Market pundits appear to be mostly dumbfounded as global bond yields continue to set record lows. For some examples; the 10 year German bund fell below 1%., the Italian 10 year note has dropped below 2.60%, Spanish bonds fell to 2.40 % and Japan is offering a...

The broad stock market extends its uptrend, as the S&P500 index trades close to the level of 2000. There have been no confirmed negative signals so far. However, there are some negative technical divergences, accompanied by short-term overbought conditions. In...

If, a week ago, there was some uncertainty about SPX’s ability to make a new high, it has been totally dispelled by last week’s action. Furthermore, the uptrend looks as if it could continue for a while longer with the index reaching higher levels. We should know...

Silver is on major sell signal since 2011. Short term is on sell signal. COT data suggests more selling is likely before a tradable bottom is in place.

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The good news is: The NASDAQ composite (OTC) closed at a multi year high Friday and the S&P 500 (SPX) closed at an all time high on Thursday. When my weekly forecasts are wrong it is usually because they are too negative and recently there have been a string of...

No matter the debates over inflation vs. deflation, increasing employment vs. sound monetary policy or systemic health vs. fragility (and whatever else is flying around in Jackson Hole this week), the CPI marches onward and upward. That is the system and it is...

The further markets become detached from reality, the greater the need for distraction. Justice is displaced by a rash of propaganda. The methods may be absurd, but they are effective.

As the 60-year cycle enters its final few weeks of descent, a few conclusions can be made. We can also make some projections as to what the foreseeable future might hold based on the upcoming bottom of this important economic cycle.

The 20th century was a century of wars. But then so were all the other centuries. The 21st century is so far no different. Trying to estimate the number killed in wars during the 20th century is nigh on impossible. It is estimated that upwards of 250 million were...

In our opinion, no speculative positions are justified. Our intraday outlook is neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:

Bigger, faster, better. That’s the turbocharged investment we all want. Miller’s Money Forever subscribers who pay close attention to our portfolio, though, will notice that we don’t hold leveraged ETFs—those with “2x” or “inverse” or “ultra” in their names, which...

Representing all things big, institutional investors believe there is no inflation. The market "behaves" as if there is none. This undercuts value at risk. But reality is very different. Across the board, price is determined by a broken system fueled by an unsound...

In September, Scottish residents will vote in the independence referendum, following months of intense political debate between the Yes and No campaigns. Even statements presented as purely financial or economic in nature have not been based on proper facts or sound...

We heard the “surprising” news last week that the Japanese economy shrank at an alarming 6.8 percent annualized rate in the three months through June, its biggest quarterly contraction since the 2011 earth quake and tsunami. Proving Japan’s greatest national...

In our opinion, speculative short positions are favored (with stop-loss at 1,970 and a profit target at 1,850, S&P 500 index). Our intraday outlook is bearish, and our short-term outlook remains bearish

“Year after year, we have had to explain from mid-year onwards why the global growth rate has been lower than predicted as little as two quarters back. … This pattern of disappointment and downward revision sets up the first, and the basic, challenge on the list of...

The good news is: Last week new lows declined for the first time in over a month. The negatives: New highs picked up last week, but remain near their recent lows of the past 2 years.

We saw a marked change in market action and leading stocks this past week. After a very slow summer of false moves and chop this past week was much different. Leading stocks and indexes are acting much better and moves are working.

Silver remains on major sell signal, however, prices are near 200ema support and a major buy signal can materialize in the months ahead.

Current investing model favors equities and both the growth and energy sector are on major buy signals. Investors should stay invested and new money should wait for the 4 year cycle bottom in coming months.