Monday, October 21, 2013

The Gold Standard Before The Civil War

The great Murray Rothbard discussing the gold standard and specie prior to the civil war, via the Mises Institute

Currency Crisis Ahead, It Is a Money Bubble- Alasdair Macleod

This is as the U.S. dollar has broken to 2-year lows. More on this later.

Gold, the Dollar, the Debt Ceiling, and the Fed- Paul

An interview with Ron Paul, a copy of which can be found at Birch Gold here.



Volume Off the High- Oct. 18 Trading Day Edition

The names coming off of highs with volume supports the thesis that the demand will push equity prices higher







High Volume High- Oct. 18 Trading Day Edition

A lot of names in Friday's trading making new highs supported by volume.... some are large and well known companies.


























Debt Addiction and the Lending Ceiling

Strange to listen to an interview that lasts for more than 2 minutes and is not hostile to Schiff.


Another Day, Another Dollar- Price/Volume Heat Map for Oct. 18 Trading/Week

The S&P 500 has pushed into new territory on the 'euphoria' following the three-month resolution to the debt-ceiling debate. More so, the market likely rallied on the supposition that the economic weakness that resulted from the government shutdown, which I have seen ball parked in the 30 basis point range, in conjunction with a growing likelihood that the Fed will not taper at any point this year, if not longer. I continue to think the S&P 500 will push into an area in the 1,776 level.


Although the market's value increased, the overall demand waned with most sectors posting demand dynamics less than 50%. This suggests to me that the breadth of the gains were weak overall.




Week Ending Oct. 18
For the latest ended week, the S&P gained well over 200 basis points. This is as all sectors gained in price with telecom and financials leading and industrials and utilities lagging, on a percentage change basis.


If you have followed the daily pieces, the following should come as no surprise. Overall demand on the week was very strong. Demand was strong in more than 70% across the market sectors.