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NASDAQ Rate of Change (ROC)©

By Tim McMahon | April 9, 2024

By Tim McMahon Updated April 9, 2024 Current Analysis: Hold Signal! The NASDAQ peaked at 16,212 on November 22, 2021, three months after the NASDAQ ROC generated a “sell signal” in August of 2021. By October 13th,2022 it was down to a low of 10,088. Following our sell signal you would have avoided a 37.7% […]

NYSE Rate of Change (ROC)®

By Tim McMahon | April 9, 2024

What is the NYSE Rate of Change (ROC)®? The NYSE Rate of Change (ROC) chart helps quickly get the “big picture” of the stock market. The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is very applicable to this chart. Once you understand how to read the ROC chart, you can easily spot the […]

Inflation Forecast: Moore Inflation Predictor (MIP) ©

By Tim McMahon | April 10, 2023

Forecasting Inflation: Using the Moore Inflation Predictor© By Tim McMahon, editor The Moore Inflation Predictor© (MIP) is a highly accurate graphical representation designed to forecast the inflation rate. By watching the turning points, we can profit from inflation hedges (like Gold, Real Estate, and Energy Producers) when the inflation rate is trending up and from […]

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The Barbarous Relic Rides Again

By Tim McMahon | March 21, 2024

John Maynard Keynes is credited with calling the gold standard a “barbarous relic,” back in 1923-24. But then again Keynes' disciples, i.e., "economists" are fans ...

Argentina Sees First Monthly Budget Surplus in 12 Years

By Peter St. Onge | February 26, 2024

Javier Milei Ended a DC-Sized Deficit in...Nine Weeks Argentina’s Javier Milei is racking up some solid wins, with the fiscal basket case seeing its first monthly ...

Federal Student Loans Drive Up College Tuition Levels

By Guest Contributor | January 25, 2024

It's hard to imagine but would you believe that Obamacare created the student loan mess? In today's article, Professor Johnson explains the economics behind this ...

America’s Fiat Money Gestapo: The Untold History of the Secret Service

There is an untold story in American monetary history. Some are reluctant even to discuss it. I’m referring to the US Secret Service’s very own role ...

Argentina Mulls Dollarization- What is it?

As the new President of Argentina mulls the idea of dollarization to reduce Argentinian inflation we look at "What is Dollarization? " and "Will it ...

The Fed Is Draining Our Economy Like Farmers Have Drained Their Aquifers

In an October column, Paul Krugman admonished people who are not all in on the Joe Biden economy and declared that we are headed at worst ...

If the Economy Is So Great, Why Are Tax Revenues So Weak?

It seems pretty obvious that when the economy is weak individual's earnings go down, and unemployment goes up, consequently tax revenues go down. After all, ...

Bidenomics: Boom or Bust?

In the following article, Jack Watt discusses the inevitable ramifications of President Joe Biden's economic policies, known as Bidenomics. ~Tim McMahon, editor Bidenomics: A Boom ...

Could a Hamas vs. Israel War Trigger a Worldwide Recession?

According to a recent article by Bloomberg entitled, Wider War in Middle East Could Tip the World Economy Into Recession, it is a distinct possibility. The ...

The Dangerous Myth of a “Soft Landing”

People like to believe that the FED can manage the economy as if it were a car, applying the "gas" of inflation when it slows ...

Jordan Peterson on China's Social Credit System

The Crux of China’s Problems

China is risking more than a real estate collapse. China has turned its back on what created the Chinese Economic Miracle in the first place. ...

Will a New BRICS Currency Dethrone the U.S. Dollar?

Back in 2001, Jim O'Neill an economist for Goldman Sachs, coined the term "BRIC" to describe fast-growing economies that he predicted would collectively dominate the ...

The European Energy Crisis May Be Back Soon

European natural gas prices soared almost 40 percent on the risk of a global liquefied natural gas shortage. European wholesale power prices remain below the record ...

What Made Maui’s Lahaina Fire So Deadly?

The most destructive natural disasters are never 100 percent natural. Human choices, land use, and government policies play a big role in how harmful hurricanes, ...

Which is Worse- Easy Money or Public Debt?

While many economists claim that high overall debt levels can lead to economic recessions, irresponsible government spending and money expansion are the real culprits. ~Tim ...