Don't Fight the Tape...Don't Fight the FED. Anyone that's been with the VRA for a while knows that this is an investing rule that I live by. Following FED Chair Janet Yellen's high profile speech yesterday to the New York Economic Club, it's time to take a fresh look at one of my cardinal rules of investing.
Read MoreGood Sunday everyone. I received two great questions this week...perfect for this VRA Update. Plus, I'm including specific index price targets for a sharp reversal lower (and yes, it's fast approaching). Question One (Bill in TX): I enjoyed reading your "Professional Short Sellers" update for technical levels to watch for a reversal.
Read MoreGood Wednesday all. It was an honor being Wayne's first guest on his new radio show last night. VRA Subscriber (Phil T) even jumped out with the first question for Wayne....plus a very nice plug for the VRA. Thanks Wayne and thanks Phil! I'll be joining Wayne frequently going forward and like last night, no target is off limits.
Read MoreGood Friday morning all. The employment report just released was a big miss from expectations. We're told that 151,000 new jobs added, while the estimate was in the 190,000 range. As I said yesterday, this report will not change anything...even though the public will see the new shiny official unemployment rate of just 4.9%,
Read MoreSince we're all friends here I can speak honestly. I'm either going crazy or the whole of Wall Street is badly missing the risk that is the Zika virus. I know, I know...the uproar over the Ebola virus was short-lived and it didn't really hurt the stock market.
Read MoreI've yet to hear a single, not one mind you, Wall Street/FED economist...certainly not many portfolio mangers...speak the truth as to why global financial markets are trading like a brutal recession (at minimum) is just around the corner.
Read MoreGood Tuesday morning all. Yes, we are still in the early stages of what will be a rolling bear market, ultimately taking stocks down another 25% plus. I've seen nothing that is changing my mind, and the VRA System seems to get more bearish with each passing week.
Read MoreThe markets are rolling over hard. Opened 100 points higher (DJ), and as I've said each and every day, "Sell/Short any bear market that opens sharply higher" This ones a real Investing101 folks...and now...the DJ has closed down 364 points. Incredibly,
Read MoreMUST READ ALERT: STAY FROSTY! Good Wednesday morning all. The world is in turmoil this morning...yes, again...for another morning. I don't like this anymore than you do, but if the world is going to falter and falter hard, we owe it to ourselves, our families, and friends and our businesses, to make sure we survive...and yes, thrive.
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all and a Happy New Year. Gotta say, getting New Years wishes from parts of the world where they are "already" bringing in the New Year always feels strange...especially when it's 8 am here in Sugar Land (a city so sweet, it had to be named after processed poison...I mean, sugar cane).
Read MoreVRA CRASH ALERT: THIS E.L.F.E. JUST MISSED IN 2008. WE MAY BE JUST HOURS AWAY FROM..."A DIRECT HIT" (note from Kip: Predicting the exact day/week of a crash is never easy, never simple. However, beginning on Monday of this week (12/7) I issued my first 3 Crash Alerts since 2008, when the Dow Jones lost 56% of it's value...
Read MoreVRA Update: Death Spiral Alert Markets are getting clocked...Dow is off 300 points, but the real losses are in high yield debt. Working on 3-4 major developments and just looked up and cannot believe that its almost 11 AM EST. Know this: everything I have been warning about is happening...right now.
Read MoreThe markets sold off aggressively on Monday, with the Dow losing 179 points, or 1%, and each major index suffering similar percentage losses. We've been highly overbought for some time, but this correction looks to be much more about the future of interest rates.
Read MoreVRA Update: Is the Housing Market Really Strong? Oct 29, 2015 Literally every market analyst has been saying the same thing; the housing market is strong, and it's telling us that the economic recovery is in good shape. Certainly, the FED has been making this their case for higher rates....but is it actually the case?
Read MoreIf you watched the debate last night, you likely saw what I saw. The level of class warfare was astounding...even for this group of populist, vote panderers. Success was under attack...and it looks to only get worse. Here's the deal; if you've worked hard your entire life to make something of yourself, and after 20-30 years of 10-12 hour days,
Read MoreI WANT TO LOAD UP I'm talking about precious metals and the miners...of which we already own (Gold/Silver, miners and ETF's). So, I guess I'm saying I want to load up even more. I'll walk you through my thinking next, but this is also a good time for a "portfolio mindset check".
Read MoreThank You Bear Market Rally! Oct 02, 2015 Good Friday morning all. ABYSMAL is me being nice...Septembers job creation figures of just 142,000 new jobs came in a full 60,000 lower than the estimates. In addition, and this is just as big, both July and August job figures were revised lower by a total of 59,000 jobs.
Read More(From Sep 29, 2015 VRA Update) In my most recent updates I've written about two concepts; 1) Bear market rallies are sharp and fast...and we are perfectly set up for one. The market has bottomed and the move higher could be furious. 2) Someone has to be right; either the FED…
Read MoreI rarely re-print anyone's work in whole cloth, but in my view, literally every American should read this. Excellent work WAR...you're speaking exactly to the angst in America. And yes, Trump should hire you as his only PR guy and speechwriter. Just one man's views...
Read MoreGood Friday morning all. The FED's news came in with a bang and went out with a whimper...now it's time for a correction from the near 1300 point move higher in the Dow since 8/24. Important Point: I am not looking for a retest move to those 8/24 lows. However, I would not be surprised to see the market give up half of that amount.
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2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate
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