Good Friday morning all. Busy week with Tax Reform and the FED Rate Hike, I will get right to it. The FED acted just as we expected, hiking rates by .25%, the 5th rate hike since December 2015. Yellen had a number of interesting comments at her presser as well.
Read MoreGood Friday Morning All, After running VRA System scans I can report that last weeks wild trading (from last Fridays flash crash, the market has been volatile) has significantly reduced the overbought status of each US major equity index. Again,
Read MoreGood Wednesday Afternoon all. I'd like to wish everyone in the US a very happy Thanksgiving. Markets are closed tomorrow and open for just a 1/2 day on Friday. Yours truly will be back with you first thing Friday morning (at the latest).
Read MoreGood Friday Morning all. A big recovery day in the markets yesterday, with 1% to 1.5% moves higher across the board in the Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000. As we’ve covered here often, in powerful equity bull markets like the one we are in today (globally) corrections are short-lived, quickly reversed …
Read MoreGood Wednesday morning all. Today marks the 1 year anniversary of the election of #45, President Donald Trump. Love him or not, here are the bottom line investment results since 11/8/16. S&P 500: +21% Dow Jones: +28% Nasdaq: +30%
Read MoreAs the markets continue to ride the wall of worry higher, hitting fresh all time high after fresh all time high, the VRA Portfolio is not only participating, but once again, beating Mr. Market at its own game. Here are the numbers for 2017:
Read MoreJust a brief update and many, many thanks for your prayers and well wishes. We continue to be among the very, very fortunate...our home is dry and we are safe...but the number of our fellow Houstonians/Texans that cannot say the same is just staggering.
Read MoreVRA Update: The Stars Are Lining up Perfectly for Precious Metals and Miners. Aug 10, 2017 Good Thursday morning all. First this morning, a couple of important VRA reminders...for both our LT Subscribers and especially our newbies. My investing style is hyper aggressive...if you're looking for safe, mutual fund type returns, I am probably not your guy.
Read MoreMy love affair with gold and silver...precious metals...goes back to when I was about 16. I listened in on a meeting with my father and a financial advisor as the advisor convinced my father to buy gold at $800/ounce. As you can see in the chart below, gold then proceeded to drop to $290/ounce over just the next couple of years.
Read MoreVRA Update: Dow Theory BIG Buy Signal. Investor Sentiment Buy Signals Continue. The markets continue to flash buy signal after buy signal as FED Chair Yellen hints loudly that we may see only modest rate hikes going forward...looks like someone is trying to keep their job (her term ends early 2018 and the inside word is that Trump is looking to replace her).
Read MoreThe Trump-mania bull market continues with no signs of slowing down. The VRA has been bullish on US markets since early 2013 and my LT targets remain in place...Dow Jones 25,000 on the low side...but what's more likely is a massive blow-off rally phase that sees the DJ top 30,000. All before the end of Trumps (first) term.
Read MoreBefore we get to the VRA Trading & Investing System Analysis, some observations on "The Bubble" we are witness to today...a bubble that mankind has never seen the likes of...and that just a decade ago would have been too bizarre to turn into a book or movie...
Read MoreBecause pattern/trend analysis is such an important investing concept for active (and passive) investors, it's time that we address the politlcal elephant in the room...the possibility that the Donald Trump of the campaign trail may not be the same Donald Trump that we now have as President. The possibility that a pattern change is occuring...
Read MoreAll week long, the markets have rallied back off of opening losses...just as we expected...with solid moves higher off of 21 dma, 50dma and 100 dma. Nothing about this market says "sell". Remember, April is historically the strongest month for stocks, with a 1.9% average gain going back to 1950…
Read MoreI predicted that 2017 would be my best year ever. Looks like another of my predictions is coming true. But here’s what makes it that much sweeter…I so love destroying Wall Street’s shell game! My “Stock of the Century”, following a most important news release, has just rocketed 285% higher...in just the last 30 days…
Read MoreIn My 31 Years, This Will Be My Best Year Ever. Come and Join Us! Hi, it’s Kip again. I’ll keep this very brief…2017 will be my best year ever in beating the markets. If you’re serious about making more money with your investing than you’ve ever experienced, take 2 minutes and keep reading.
Read MoreWhile short term overbought, everything that I see is confirming that the 3 month highs we're seeing right now in precious metals are only just the beginning. The planets appear to be aligned for us. In just the last 2 months the VRA has total gains of more than 370% in our VRA Core Portfolio mining stocks.
Read MorePlease accept my just finished book as my free gift to you. “Becoming Wealthy in the Age of Trump” is the follow-up to my 2011 book and will show you exactly how the US and global economies will react to President Trump’s policy of “America First”. (Hint: it won’t be all smooth sailing).
Read MoreHope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and that you have an even better New Year and 2017. This past Friday I wrote the last word of my second book. Waves of relief! "CrashProof Prosperity 2.0, Becoming Wealthy in the Age of Trump" should be out of final edits this week.
Read MoreGood Wednesday morning all. Before we get the latest VRA System update, allow me to share some personal insights on where we are today in the intersection of politics and the investment markets. Some of what I will share here is "emotion" based...
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