December 21, 2022 | Further Tightening

In the past week, Ted Butler uncovered two new and potentially bullish circumstances relating to silver. I’ve monitored the daily movement and total levels of the COMEX silver warehouse inventories for more than 35 years. A remarkable physical turnover of metal in and out from the COMEX silver warehouses continues and seems to be accelerating […]

December 21, 2022 | United Nations Preparing for their One World Government

The resolution “Towards a New International Economic Order,” reaffirmed the United Nation’s need for power to continue working towards a new international economic order based on the principles of equity, sovereign equality, interdependence, common interest, cooperation, and solidarity among all States. It passed from 123 to 50. Back during the 1970s, in the aftermath of […]

December 21, 2022 | The Saretsky Report – December 2022

Sales activity remains subdued across Greater Vancouver as we close out the year. Buyers are tepid, not eager to write offers and are looking to negotiate, can you blame them? Sales activity remains historically weak.  In the month of November, sales across Greater Vancouver totalled 1624, down 54% from November 2021 and marking the third […]

December 21, 2022 | After 2023’s Recession – Lots of Investment Opportunities

Canadian Real Estate still not affordable

December 20, 2022 | Fun with Stocks and Curves

The S&P 500 is down just over 20% since January 4th and a seasonally unusual -6.4% month to date. Under the hood, the most widely held stocks are leading the descent. The top five most expensive S&P 500 companies are now: Apple (6.23% of index) -27% Microsoft (5.65% of index) -28% Amazon ( 2.42% of the index) […]

December 20, 2022 | A Tale of Two Housing Bubbles

Home equity increased from $5 trillion to $15 trillion during the previous housing bubble – a 200% increase. During the current housing bubble, home equity increased from $8 trillion to $32 trillion – a 300% increase. What makes a superior real estate investor? Have market timing skills and know when to hold winning positions as […]

December 19, 2022 | Criminally Prosecuting Trump?

There was NEVER a question that the Democrats began their January 6th investigation with the intent to charge Trump criminally with an insurrection all to prevent him from running for office again in 2024. They have “recommended” that former President Trump should be prosecuted for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks. This was […]

December 19, 2022 | Canadian Home Prices Need To Fall

According to Statscan, 89% of Canadian individuals earn less than $100,000 annually. The median household income is $75,000 nationally (see more here) and just over $80,000 per year in the Greater Toronto (GTA) and Vancouver (GVA) areas. According to CMHC (calculator here), a household with $100,000 in annual income ($8,333 a month before tax) and no other debt can qualify […]

December 19, 2022 | Better Balance

Bank of Canada Governor, Tiff Macklem, delivered some final comments this week at a keynote speech in BC. He didn’t mince words following the fastest rate hiking cycle in recent history. “There’s no question that if you bought a house near the peak, you took a variable rate mortgage with a high loan to income […]

December 18, 2022 | Why the US will Collapse under Civil Unrest

  I have been asked about our computer forecast regarding civil unrest that would turn upward from 2014, become critical in 2023, and escalate into 2032. There is the economic breakdown that is being deliberately created by those in the Biden Administration under the misguided vision of Climate Change and how they must end fossil […]

December 18, 2022 | ‘AAPL Indicator’ Predicting a 10% Plunge

The modest bear market rally begun in October likely ended last week when stocks turned sharply lower after failing to achieve clear ‘Hidden Pivot’ rally targets. Now, if the selling should continue to exceed minor abcd targets as occurred last week, that would affirm that Papa Bear is back. AAPL in particular, the world’s most […]

December 18, 2022 | Higher for Longer

This will be my last letter of 2022. I want to use this letter as a set-up for my annual forecast issue the first week of January. That means we will touch on a variety of topics, kind of a snapshot into where my mind is today. Get ready to travel the world but let’s […]

December 17, 2022 | Trading Desk Notes For December 17, 2022

Market sentiment: the Big Question has changed For the past several months, the Big Question has been, “When will we get Peak Fed?” The sentiment was that Peak Fed would be a “green light” buy signal, and risk assets were bid up in anticipation of that magic moment arriving.   More recently, another Big Question began to weigh on market sentiment, “When will […]

December 17, 2022 | The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada: December Update on a Housing Bust

The Canada MLS Home Price Index, which tracks all types of homes, dropped by 1.3% in November from October, and is now down 16.4% from the peak in March 2022, according to data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). This brought the year-over-year decline to 4.4%. In Canadian dollars, the composite benchmark price dropped […]

December 17, 2022 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark –  Stock Markets, Meme Stocks, Cryptos, Renewables, Santa Claus Rally
• Eric Hadik – (09:15) Stock Markets, Interest Rates, Wars, and Cryptos vs. the Dot Com Bust
• Mark Leibovit –  (37:19) Hot Investments in 2023, Economic Success.  Special Offer! Receive 50% Off VR Trader Newsletters! Enter Promo Code 2022HALFOFF.
• Zarko Meseldzija – (1:41:19) CEO of RecycLiCo™ Battery Materials Inc. on Company Showcase – RecycLiCo™ CEO Zarko Meseldzija Discusses Review of 2022 Highlights.  Read the Latest News.  Read CBC Article – “Ottawa Preparing to go Toe-To-Toe with U.S. to Subsidize EV Battery Production in Canada“. Read CleanTechnica Article – “Flameproofing Lithium-Ion Batteries With Salt“.  Read Mining.com Article – “EV Battery Cathode Costs Spike as Lithium Price Sets Fresh Record“.  Read Bloomberg Article – “Tesla’s Lithium Lead at Risk as Rivals Make Supply Deals“. Video  – The demonstration plant for the RecycLiCo™ Patented Process is now operational in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Questions?  Email or Phone: 778.574.4444

December 16, 2022 | A Breakthrough in Fusion Energy Could Change The World

Commercial fusion energy would change the world. This week U.S. researchers showed that more energy could be produced by fusion than was used in the process. This is called a “net gain”. Is this the energy breakthrough the world was waiting for? Fusion promises to provide a source of energy that is plentiful and cheap, […]

December 16, 2022 | Bill White on Cascading Risks in a Highly Levered System

Bill White is a rare former central banker with decades of experience and a truth chip. Always refreshing to hear. Canada comes up in this discussion specifically. Here is a direct video link. Former central bank insider William White one-on-one with Quill Intelligence CEO & Chief Strategist Danielle DiMartino Booth. There’s no more consequential time to […]

December 16, 2022 | Will Fed Cause Recession to Cure Inflation?

Black Friday, Santa Claus Rally, Quality Wine

December 16, 2022 | RecycLiCo™ CEO Zarko Meseldzija Discusses Review of 2022 Highlights

Read the Latest News. Read CBC Article – “Ottawa Preparing to go Toe-To-Toe with U.S. to Subsidize EV Battery Production in Canada“. Read CleanTechnica Article – “Flameproofing Lithium-Ion Batteries With Salt“. Read Mining.com Article – “EV Battery Cathode Costs Spike as Lithium Price Sets Fresh Record“. Read Bloomberg Article – “Tesla’s Lithium Lead at Risk […]

December 15, 2022 | Biden to Destroy the Fishing Industry Next

The Biden Administration is now targeting fishing. They have argued all along that boats expel more CO2 than cars, Cows, or Airplanes. So it is no surprise to now target boating imposing a 10-knot speed limit. This will end the deep sea fishing period – both for sport and food supply. This is up and […]

December 15, 2022 | BC Sovereignty Act, Fight Bill 36 Now

• Bill Vander Zalm – People need to stand up before it gets worse

December 15, 2022 | The Fed Declares War on US Workers

Still too early to say if “Insiders” had a decent year

December 14, 2022 | Twitter Exposing the Real Threat – Leftist Revolution

The revelations coming from Elon Musk gaining access to Twitter demonstrate that the LEFT is the greatest danger we face to civilization and there is absolutely no reason still stand for the United States to remain as one nation. The hatred of the LEFT is so pervasive it is off the charts – but then […]

December 14, 2022 | Fed Pivots even More Hawkish, Sees Peak Rate above 5%, No Rate Cuts in 2023. Powell Brushes Off Raising Inflation Target

This has now been the rule for Fed meetings since the fall of 2021, when it stopped brushing off inflation. At every meeting since then, the FOMC pivoted more hawkish than at the prior meeting: Each “dot plot” projected a higher peak interest rate than the prior dot plot, and it projected staying there for […]