Excerpted from NFTRH 250 (August 4, 2013)
Momentum:
- the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
- the impetus and driving force gained by the development of a process or course of events. (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
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Market Indicators in a Transformed System
We have used the ‘continuum’ (monthly chart of the 30 year yield) for years now to define tops in inflation expectations (red arrows at or around the EMA 100) and tops in deflationary fears (green arrows). (more…)
Here Comes the Hand Off
It is as notable as a 2nd term president handing off the big problems to the next guy, as George Bush did with Barack Obama in 2008; the changing of the guard at the Fed, that is. (more…)
Metals Must Make a Stronger Statement
Yesterday was an impulsive looking move and something of a statement in itself. But now technically, the metals and miners need to gather themselves (after a potential pullback on profit taking) and make a real statement. (more…)
Rates of Interest
The following is excerpted from this week’s Notes From the Rabbit Hole, NFTRH 247:
As the 10-year to T-bill yield curve chart makes clear, we are not in Kansas anymore. We are in Wonderland and as you can see, in Wonderland interest rates and their interrelationships are at the center of events. (more…)
