Tag - currency

October 2022

An exhausting journey

Back in July 2021  and May 2021, I wrote :  "I believe that COVID 19 has unleashed the full power of the BTFD mind set. It is so powerful that it could become an unprecedent FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) wave. A race which could push indices with relative...

April 2022

Portfolio Navigation

In the analytical process of  my portfolio approach I highlight these five interconnected points. To simplify! In a strong trend, each tends to confirm the behavior of the other. Ex: strong bull trend will show a great majority of stock trending higher (homogeneity & breadth), Credit spreads  compressing,  general optimism,...

March 2022

Charts & Thoughts for the Road – Gold & Commo 2022-03

Obs: if you click on the charts you get a wide picture I like to use the PRING Inflation and Deflation index. Deflation-sensitive stocks include industry groups such as banks, insurers utilities and so forth. These equities tend to outperform when economic conditions are either weak or in the early phase...

November 2021

July 2021

Precious Metal update

You may have come across some info in regard to the  Basel III potential impact on Gold price.  Here is an article  by Mathew Piepenberg via GoldSwitzerland.com, which covers pretty well the changes.  The way I look at it is that physical gold price will probably become the main...

March 2021

December 2020

macro view

Delicate Equilibrium

The two charts are a just an illustration over time of  how  I best view  the principal driving forces behind the markets. What matters here, are the proportions and their  respective empirical evolution.  It varies  countries from countries but since we all use the same monetary/economic system, the trip is...

November 2020

princes

Resetting the Reset.

COVID 19 has exposed many weaknesses of our system. Mainstreet awareness that things are not working the way it should be, is increasing fast and the clock is ticking. In SGG’s approach, I highlight one question “Do Central Banks have such unlimited power without unintended consequences? In Princes of the...

October 2020

September 2020