Thursday, December 31, 2020
Gold Price Seeks Direction as USDX Slips / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020
By: P_Radomski_CFA
As of Wednesday (Dec. 30) morning, gold is range trading and remains more or less flat as it seeks momentum. As we wait for the precious metals to act on a catalyst, let’s also take a look at the Euro’s relation to the U.S. Dollar and how both impact gold.
Over the last 24 hours, the precious metals market did more or less nothing, despite the new daily decline in the USD Index. The latter is now testing its monthly and yearly lows, while the PMs are not. PMs – as a group – are not reacting to what should make them rally, and this is yet another bearish sign for the precious metals market.
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
Stock Market Price Amplitude Arcs/Gann Suggest A Major Peak in Early April 2021 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020
By: Chris_Vermeulen
W.D. Gann mastered price trends (angles/slope) and time in relation to predicting future price trends and peaks/troughs. Over the years, my team and I have done some research related to W.D. Gann’s theories and have come to a simple understanding of some of these concepts. In this article, we will review his primary theory that past price trends may help to predict future price peaks using angles/slopes and time factors.
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
People Dropping Like Flies from the Vax, Empty Hospitals and Tik Tok Nurse / Politics / Pandemic
By: Jeff_Berwick
People are dropping like flies from the Covid-19 vaccines. From Israel to Brazil to Alaska and Europe.
BUT DON’T BE ALARMED!
Remember the reassuring words from Dr. Kelly Moore, associate director of the Immunization Action Coalition, when she said that "people should not be unnecessarily alarmed if there are reports, once we start vaccinating, of someone or multiple people dying within a day or two of their vaccination who are residents of a long-term care facility. That would be something we would expect, as a normal occurrence, because people die frequently in nursing homes."
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
US Economy GDP 2021 / Economics / US Economy
By: Michael_Pento
Wall Street is universally bullish on the economy and stock market for 2021. For example, Morgan Stanley is on record predicting the U.S. economy will expand by 5.9% next year. The stock market has front-run this optimism. The most important valuation metric, total market cap to GDP, currently stands at an unprecedented 185%. This absurd valuation only makes sense if investors believe corporate profits will skyrocket next year. No other bull market in history even comes close to this historic distortion between the price of stocks and the underlying economy.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, December 31, 2020
The CPU and GPU Wars - AMD vs INTEL vs Nvidia / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Nadeem_Walayat
This is a continuation of my in-depth analysis into the buying levels for the Top 10 AI stocks to ride the electron mega-trend the whole of which was first made available to Patrons who support my work so immediate first access to ALL of my analysis and trend forecasts then do consider becoming a Patron by supporting my work for just $3 per month.
- US Presidential Election 2020 Forecast Review
- Seeing Stock Market New Highs Through the Prism of AI
- Stock Market Dow Quick Take
- AI Stocks Buying Levels and EC ratio Explained
- Top 10 AI Stocks individual analysis i.e. for Google, Amazon, Apple etc.
- AI Stocks Buying Levels Q4 2020
- The Next IMMINENT Global Catastrophe After Coronavirus
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Nadeem Walayats AI Stocks EC and Buying Levels Explained / Companies / Stock Market Valuations
By: Nadeem_Walayat
My last look at AI stocks buying levels early September had some of the must own AI stocks trading at ridiculously high valuations for instance Amazon was trading on an EC of 148 against a target maximum of 100! Which prompted me to HIT the SELL button on over 50% of my holdings despite the promise of huge gains in revenues as the pandemic sales and profits came in.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
IBM Betting on Quantum AI For Return to Computing Dominance / Companies / Tech Stocks
By: Nadeem_Walayat
This is a continuation of my in-depth analysis into the buying levels for the Top 10 AI stocks to ride the electron mega-trend the whole of which was first made available to Patrons who support my work so immediate first access to ALL of my analysis and trend forecasts then do consider becoming a Patron by supporting my work for just $3 per month.
- US Presidential Election 2020 Forecast Review
- Seeing Stock Market New Highs Through the Prism of AI
- Stock Market Dow Quick Take
- AI Stocks Buying Levels and EC ratio Explained
- Top 10 AI Stocks individual analysis i.e. for Google, Amazon, Apple etc.
- AI Stocks Buying Levels Q4 2020
- The Next IMMINENT Global Catastrophe After Coronavirus
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Further U.S. Dollar Debasement Ahead in 2021 / Currencies / US Dollar
By: MoneyMetals
In a year that was marred by a global pandemic and a wave of economic restrictions that crippled many small businesses, financial markets proved to be resilient.
Of course, that resilience owes in no small part to the unprecedented outpouring of stimulus from Congress and the Federal Reserve.
More stimulus is on the way. On Sunday, President Donald Trump signed the latest COVID relief package into law.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Bitcoin Price Rallies Above $28,300 – Is This The Peak? / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Chris_Vermeulen
We hope you enjoyed the brief holiday break… it seems Bitcoin has been busy while the markets have been resting! Bitcoin enthusiasts are adamant that the price rally has just started a parabolic move higher. From a technical standpoint, this current rally certainly appears to have gone parabolic. As any trader already understands, what goes up may eventually come crashing downward.
My research team and I believe failure at the current highs would represent a clear technical divergence pattern between price and the RSI indicator. Additionally, the current rally that started on December 20 consists of a $10,850 rally phase. The previous rally that took place from October 20 to December 2 consisted of a $9,200 rally phase. We believe this current rally phase from December 11 could be a Wave 5 rally (almost equal to the Wave 3 rally range). If our researchers are correct, this final rally phase could come crashing downward after reaching these peak levels above $28,000.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Best VR Camera - Vuze XR 360/180 3D 5.7k Unboxing and First Impressions Compared to Samsung Gear / Personal_Finance / Virtual Reality
By: HGR
I finally got around to upgrading from my trusty old Samsung Gear 360 4k camera that cost me just £90 many years ago to a Vuze XR that shoots both 360 and 180 3D footage in 5.7k!
Here's the unboxing and first impressions when compared against my old Samsung Gear 360 camera.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Santa's Grotto Peace Gardens Sheffield Christmas Lights 2020 vs 2019 / Local / Sheffield
By: Eliza_Walayat
Eliza's visit to Santa's Grotto at the Peace Gardens in Sheffield Christmas Lights 2020 vs 2019.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Viable Ways to Finance a Used Car / Personal_Finance / Motoring
By: Steve_Barker
Picture this: you’ve already done your homework on how to choose which used car to buy, but you’re still unsure how you’re going to pay for it. You ask yourself if it’s a smart move to finance a used car just as how most people would on a new car. Compared to the latter, there are several risks in financing a used car.
Generally, getting an auto loan can help you buy a car that costs more than its value by doing monthly payments. It is a matter of knowing how to borrow wisely so you can fully enjoy the benefits of a car loan. Otherwise, you’ll end up losing more cash since used cars may have higher interest rates than brand new cars. Before you take your plan to another step, take into consideration the pros and cons when financing a car compared to paying in cash.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Facebook Betting on Virtual Reality Future With Oculus Quest 2 / Companies / Virtual Reality
By: Nadeem_Walayat
This is a continuation of my in-depth analysis into the buying levels for the Top 10 AI stocks to ride the electron mega-trend the whole of which was first made available to Patrons who support my work so immediate first access to ALL of my analysis and trend forecasts then do consider becoming a Patron by supporting my work for just $3 per month.
- US Presidential Election 2020 Forecast Review
- Seeing Stock Market New Highs Through the Prism of AI
- Stock Market Dow Quick Take
- AI Stocks Buying Levels and EC ratio Explained
- Top 10 AI Stocks individual analysis i.e. for Google, Amazon, Apple etc.
- AI Stocks Buying Levels Q4 2020
- The Next IMMINENT Global Catastrophe After Coronavirus
6. Facebook $266
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Johnson & Johnson Biotech AI Stocks / Companies / BioTech
By: Nadeem_Walayat
This is a continuation of my in-depth analysis into the buying levels for the Top 10 AI stocks to ride the electron mega-trend the whole of which was first made available to Patrons who support my work so immediate first access to ALL of my analysis and trend forecasts then do consider becoming a Patron by supporting my work for just $3 per month.
- US Presidential Election 2020 Forecast Review
- Seeing Stock Market New Highs Through the Prism of AI
- Stock Market Dow Quick Take
- AI Stocks Buying Levels and EC ratio Explained
- Top 10 AI Stocks individual analysis i.e. for Google, Amazon, Apple etc.
- AI Stocks Buying Levels Q4 2020
- The Next IMMINENT Global Catastrophe After Coronavirus
5. Johnson & Johnson $146
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Why Solar and Wind Energy Can’t Save Us / Commodities / Energy Resources
By: Richard_Mills
Recently, British Petroleum (BP) went public in declaring that “peak oil demand” was reached in 2019. According to the oil major’s 2020 outlook, global oil demand will not regain levels reached last year, and that demand could soon fall rapidly, due to stronger climate action by countries, by at least 10% over the next 10 years, and up to 50% by 2040.
Demand for the fossil fuel has doubled over the past 50 years, reaching around 100 million barrels of oil per day (bopd) in 2019.
While earlier editions of BP’s outlook stated that global demand would continue rising steadily, peaking in the mid-2030s, the latest version sees the decline as much more dramatic, with peak demand already reached in 2019, and either slowing down or plateauing over the next three decades.
The magnitude of the fall in demand depends on the degree to which global carbon emissions are addressed/ cut by governments and industry.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Buy Silver NOW! / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020
By: The_Gold_Report
Peter Krauth provides the investment case for silver.
In many ways, most of us can't wait to put 2020 behind us and call it last year.
We've experienced a once-a-century global pandemic, infecting almost 80 million people. Lockdowns caused businesses to shutter and soaring unemployment, with massive economic consequences.
If you dig a little deeper, other costs include soaring debts and deficits worldwide. We're approaching an unfathomable $280 trillion in global debt. Governments and central banks have facilitated tens of trillions in stimulus spending this year alone, and it's far from over.
The U.S. is now passing its latest $900 billion stimulus bill, promising new stimulus checks, boosting unemployment, small business aid and funds for schools and universities.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Coronavirus is Mutating / Politics / Pandemic
By: Jeff_Berwick
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Stock Market New All Time Highs Through the Prism of AI / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020
By: Nadeem_Walayat
Stock markets are soaring on the back of vaccines that herald the end game to the Covid nightmare that as I speak is hitting new highs in the US and fast worsening second peaks across Europe. However, much as was for the March crash, the vaccines, covid-19 are all mere blips in the long-term trend trajectory that is being driven by AI and it's full spectrum application. For instance these are the key areas that I identified to focus upon some 5 years ago, though the number is always expanding as AI encroaches on every aspect of our lives which is why my focus is on core AI itself rather than derivatives of AI.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset Unboxing First Impressions Review! / Personal_Finance / Virtual Reality
By: Anika_Walayat
The kids get their best christmas present, the latest VR headset from Oculus (Facebook), the Quest 2. So what dfoes the Oculus Quest 2, exactly come with, what's in the box, so that if you are considering buying one you don't get extras you don't need. And also give our first impressions when compared to other VR headsets such as the Samsung Gear.
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Monday, December 28, 2020
Apple M1 SOC Chip Another Nail in Intel's Coffin - Top AI Tech Stocks / Companies / Apple
By: Nadeem_Walayat
This is a continuation of my in-depth analysis into the buying levels for the Top 10 AI stocks to ride the electron mega-trend the whole of which was first made available to Patrons who support my work so immediate first access to ALL of my analysis and trend forecasts then do consider becoming a Patron by supporting my work for just $3 per month.
- US Presidential Election 2020 Forecast Review
- Seeing Stock Market New Highs Through the Prism of AI
- Stock Market Dow Quick Take
- AI Stocks Buying Levels and EC ratio Explained
- Top 10 AI Stocks individual analysis i.e. for Google, Amazon, Apple etc.
- AI Stocks Buying Levels Q4 2020
- The Next IMMINENT Global Catastrophe After Coronavirus