Silver Editorials & Commentary

These days, most mainstream news reports are being monopolized by the pandemic, the covid vaccine and all the new rules and lockdowns that are being enforced across the Western world, and this near-obsessive focus comes at the expense of a lot other important...

Will the precious metals stage another rally in the Chinese New Year “traditional buying season” of January-February? The charts suggest that is very likely.

Whilst US markets have been forging ahead since the Summer despite the economy imploding, powered by profligate money creation by the Fed, Chinese markets has been “treading water”.

The following article comes with a surprising revelation — possibly an alarming revelation — at the end. Something big is happening at the Fed — the largest movement of “cash” in history. I don’t know what to make of it, because the Fed has been completely silent...

Previously, I have shown how Bitcoin is leading silver higher, and vice versa. This makes perfect sense in these time, since it is all about the US dollar. Assets that offer a “safe-haven” from US dollar meltdown will go higher in some sort of related pattern.

Precious metals markets are on the move this week. They got a boost following Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy statement. Fed officials kept their benchmark interest rate near zero and vowed to continue injecting $120 billion per month into the bond market.

Silver has a leading role in a bull market. Silver began under performing in 2011, and that down trend ended this year. The multi month correction has ended. We are holding long-term positions

Our long -erm stocks/bond model is now in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector has a new long-term buy signal and should produce above average return over the

A self-funding national infrastructure bank modeled on the “American System” of Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt would help solve not one but two of the country’s biggest problems.

As we are nearing the holidays it appears it could be a tumultuous time for many as we are seeing increases of first-time unemployment claims week after week. The reinstituting of lockdowns is certainly not making life any better for anyone.

There are many benefits of owning physical silver. We mentioned in prior chartbooks various benefits for silver as a wealth preservation method. Another field of assurance is the protection of your privacy through untraceable transactions.

The economy could contract again in 2021, as many small business losses are permanent, and rising unemployment appears to be a trend, said Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO of Quill Intelligence.

The major indices closed mixed on Wednesday (Dec. 16), as the Nasdaq hit yet another record close amidst stimulus optimism and the Fed’s dovish tone.

Always searching, always relentless in the quest for more, bigger, better, etc. It is a never-ending thirst that cannot be quenched; a hunger that cannot be satisfied. Today’s investor seems oblivious to whatever it was that brought us to this point in world...

Stocks rose sharply on Tuesday (Dec. 15) as optimism grew that Congress could pass another economic stimulus package before year’s end.

It’s tempting to ride the silver rollercoaster. After-all, gold’s volatile little brother is just that – volatile. Its wilder price swings make some of the investment public believe they can profit from it more quickly. However, it’s important to remember and take...

Header: Which stocks could magnify S&P500’s gains in case it rallies? Take a look at a part of our Stock Pick Update. We have included two Energy stocks and one Financials stock again.

When the market cap of equities reaches 183% of GDP and government bonds yield near 0%, or even less overseas, the notion that one can just buy and hold a balanced portfolio is extremely dangerous. The minefield is not packed with IEDs; it is actually replete with...

The Dow Jones closed lower by 185 points, or 0.5% after earlier rising by as much as 200 points and hitting a record intraday high. The S&P 500 also declined by 0.4%, while the Nasdaq outperformed and gained 0.5%. The small-cap Russell 2000 once again rose,...

American exceptionalism, as current COVID and capitalism disasters confirm, has morphed into a distortion that resembles more of a comorbidity than a guiding light.

Silver remains on a major BUY signal at the end of November. COT data is supportive for overall higher silver prices. We are holding long-term positions.

Our long-term stocks/bond model is now in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector has a new long-term buy signal and should produce above average return over the next...

For months, including this past week, markets have rallied on hopes for a vaccine and more stimulus – even as the real economy is suffering under expanding virus restrictions and as a stimulus deal keeps getting thwarted by partisans in Washington.

The increase in the U.S. money supply in the past two weeks is absolutely shocking.  Something must be seriously wrong behind the scenes at the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve for the M1 Money Supply to increase more in the past two weeks than it did in six weeks...

As experienced traders, you rarely want to take an extreme position. Being biased isn’t useful for objective chart analysis. Many dare to do that anyhow since no one remembers you making a bad call 15 years ago, but if you were right you can quote: “I told you so...

This article assesses the likelihood of the pound following the dollar into monetary hyperinflation. Between March and September, the US Government financed twice as much of its spending by bond sales — mostly through inflationary QE — compared with tax revenues....

After the market rose to intraday highs on Wednesday (Dec 9), the indices pulled back and closed in the red - largely led by the tech sector.

2020 has been a challenging year. We ache for some peace and comfort. Christmas is right before the door, but that can be a challenge as well. Trips to the mall are not without risk and for many, this year had its economic challenges as well. Why not in times like...

It's getting harder with every passing day to find cheap assets. Stocks, bonds, real estate, they're all pretty pricey. And yet, no one seems to care. Instead, the masses, and asset managers, appear determined to keep pushing them higher.

U.S. Silver Eagle sales this year are RED HOT pushing total silver investment demand to record highs.  According to the U.S. Mint’s most recent update, Silver Eagle sales in 2020 have surpassed 30 million and may continue to increase over the next few weeks in...

Silver is like gold’s cheaper and more volatile little brother. The smaller market size of the white metal relative to gold makes it susceptible to wilder price swings. So how has it been performing relative to gold’s corrective actions since November? And finally,...

History is full of intriguing sayings coming down to us from other cultures that inform our thinking and behavior. "Managing a large state is like cooking a small fish." – Lao Tzu.  "A stitch in time saves nine." – A 1700's sewing reference.

Although no one can predict when the dam will break, plunging the economy into hard times to rival the 1930s, we can be quite certain that a day of reckoning is drawing near. Speculative mania across a wide swath of assets is at a millennial peak, stoked by out-of-...

Dear Professor Mankiw: I am writing in response to your article in the New York Times, “The Puzzle of Low Interest Rates”. I commend you for recognizing two important truths, which are missed by many other observers. One, that there has been a breathtaking drop in...

The markets closed the week at record highs and booked weekly gains for the fourth time in five weeks. This comes despite a disappointing U.S. jobs report.

Silver remains on a major BUY signal at the end of November. Long-term – on BUY signal as of end of November. Short-term – on buy signal. The multi month correction may have ended. We are holding long-term positions. 

Our long-term stocks/bond model is now in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector has a new long-term buy signal and should produce above average return over the next...

We are now seeing the most euphoric stock stock market in history — a market as precariously perched as the one I laid out last January. “Market Euphoria Surpasses Dot Com Levels” says one headline.

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Mildly concerning vaccine data and other headwinds weighed on the markets on Thursday as the indices closed mixed.