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Sep 13
3 min

The United Floor in Stocks

If you have pondered HOW stock markets could act like they were totally ignoring everything that has happened since the first of the year...

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Doug Wakefield

Jul 14
3 min

Did the Stock Bubble Just Pop?

So let’s prove that we are in a massive financial bubble that today, may have finally popped, even with all the “help” from central planners

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Doug Wakefield

Nov 21, 2018
4 min

When Computer Herds Hit Exits

"In a 2010 study of the 2010 Flash Crash, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission fou...

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Doug Wakefield

Jul 27, 2018
3 min

The Trillion Dollar Stock Question

Google, Amazon, and Apple investors could pop the cork in celebration if this first in history trillion-dollar milestone happens soon. Howev

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Will Powell’s Actions Pop Market Perfection?

Doug Wakefield

Mar 21, 2018
5 min

Will Powell’s Actions Pop Market Perfection?

March 21st will be the first FOMC release under Chairman Powell. 3-month Treasury yields have risen 80-basis points since October 1st wh...

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Doug Wakefield

Feb 3, 2018
3 min

Removing Fuel from a Rally on Fire

Friday, January 26, 2018; the Dow sets a record, adding almost 2,000 points in the first 4 weeks of the year. Forget rising rates. Ignore...

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Doug Wakefield

Aug 10, 2017
2 min

The Top of the Wealth Effect

Week two of August. Schools start back soon. Last chance for summer vacations. Football and fall return. The Dow reaches 22,000 this mont...

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All In Til It Drops, Forget All Warnings; The Ultimate High Risk Game

Doug Wakefield

Jun 20, 2017
2 min

All In Til It Drops, Forget All Warnings; The Ultimate High Risk Game

Credit growth has fallen off a cliff. The "perfect" stock market view is not supported by "perfect" credit growth.

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Doug Wakefield

May 2, 2017
2 min

Investors Rude Awakening

US elections were 6 months ago. The first 100 days of Trump’s administration ended on April 29th. Markets have been in pause for 2 month...

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Doug Wakefield

Mar 29, 2017
2 min

A Financial Casino Versus A Nation

As time passes at the top of the largest and most "assisted" markets in history, the experiences from across the world only continue to w...

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Will the Real Financial Reality Please Stand Up

Doug Wakefield

Feb 27, 2017
3 min

Will the Real Financial Reality Please Stand Up

Since the 2008 crisis the world has been under the largest monetary policy experiment in history. Some say more is needed like removing t...

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Doug Wakefield

Feb 7, 2017
3 min

The Misleading Comfort of Calm

Have the headlines below given investors a sense of continuing peace, rest, and optimism regarding their financial futures? IMF slashes w...

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Doug Wakefield

Jan 27, 2017
2 min

Dow 20k Faces Economic Reality & VIX

Dow 20,000. Man has finally overcome gravity. What would we do without speed of light trading algorithms and "infinity" interventions by ...

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Doug Wakefield

Jan 17, 2017
2 min

Busts: Not Just Money, But Life Changes

The majority view of the US stock market is that "it always comes back higher". Yet a student of financial history understands this view...

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As India Destroys Cash, it Crushes People

Doug Wakefield

Jan 5, 2017
2 min

As India Destroys Cash, it Crushes People

Have you have been following Prime Minister Modi's crash course in destroying India's economy? We all need to understand this story and h...

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