by Dave Kranzler | Apr 9, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
There’s been an abundance of commentary on the net long position of the “Swap Dealers” in Comex silver futures per the COT report. As of the latest COT report, the Swap Dealers are net long almost 22k silver contracts. This is unprecedented. At...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 7, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
This commentary is emphatically not an endorsement of Trump as President. I have not voted since 1992 because, when the system gives the public a Hobson’s Choice, voting is pointless. An age-old adage states that “people vote with their wallets.” ...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 4, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
I’ve been writing about the rising consumer debt delinquency and default rates for a few months. The “officially tabulated” mainstream b.s. reports are not picking up the numbers, but the large credit card issuers (like Capital One) and auto debt...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 3, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Overstock’s attempt to capitalize on “blockchain mania” appears to have fallen flat. The SEC is investigating it ICO fund-raising scheme and a class-action lawsuit has been filed in connection with the deal. OSTK finally announced today that it was...
by Dave Kranzler | Apr 1, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
There is plenty of dysfunction in plain sight to suggest that the financial markets can’t bear the strain of unreality anymore. Between the burgeoning trade wars and the adoption in congress this week of a fiscally suicidal spending bill, you’d want to put your...
by Dave Kranzler | Mar 28, 2018 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
The inevitable is finally starting to unfold. The downgrade to triple-C by Moody’s came as a surprise, at least to me. Historically Moody’s has been the last to downgrade collapsing companies. The most famous was its failure to downgrade Enron until about...
