QUESTION: Hi Martin; It is very interesting that both virtual currencies, Dow Jones Industrial Average(US Stock Market) and Bitcoin, topped out on November 29, 2013. I’m not saying that this is the top of the markets, I’m saying the Dow(US Stock Market) is Bitcoin for the Super Rich. I’m saying that they are both are now […]

40 Minute Conversation Part 1 Part II     Glen Downs has worked on Capital Hill since 1993 and he has risen to the be a Senior Adviser in Financial Services and Chief of Staff since 1995

The US share market is declining currently as people think the budget deal will help the Fed taper and then interest rates will rise. Of course, this is a superstition that is up there with the World is flat as well for anyone with a computer can simply correlate interest rates and the Dow Jones […]

Just as I have warned that gold did not breakout above the 1980 in real terms and thus it could not continue to advance, the Dow has not broken out just yet either, This is purely a nominal currency move and not yet in real terms.

I previously warned that there was a possibility that November would produce the breakout in nominal terms, but there was still a risk that we may decline into Jan/Feb to retest support first. This type of pattern would warn of a Cycle Inversion and this is what I am concerned about. The main Global Correlation […]

QUESTION: Dear Mr Armstrong, I hope you and your family are well. Before I ask my question you are a hero of mine and a champion of the little guy and for that I commend you. It would have been easy to come out of jail and not help the general public and advise very […]

The shadow banking system has expanded dramatically thanks to regulation. The term has been applied to the collection of non-bank financial intermediaries that provide services similar to traditional commercial banks. Bernanke provided a definition in April 2012: “Shadow banking, as usually defined, comprises a diverse set of institutions and markets that, collectively, carry out traditional banking […]

From Glen Downs on Capital Hill: “Marty,   Just to reinforce your analysis regarding the Fed possibly ceasing to pay interest on excess reserves; I am hearing from friends with close ties to the Fed and from friends on the Hill that individuals representing the TBTF banks are taking that possibility seriously.  In fact, there […]

QUESTION: Martin I  find it interesting how the ECM shows The DOW at three green largely pressing higher for daily. Weekly and monthly BUT the SP is turning red in daily and monthly Please Explain how the DOW can continue to press much higher as the SP Declines Regards, JCL ANSWER:  The answer is the market […]

We have received many requests to bring on-line our computer analysis for US equities ASAP because of legal developments. SAC’s criminal guilty plea obtained by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of NYC was announced on Monday, is in addition to a $616 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There is a new policy emerging […]