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MIP Mar 2025

Inflation Forecast: Moore Inflation Predictor (MIP) ©

By Tim McMahon | March 12, 2025

Forecasting Inflation: Using the Moore Inflation Predictor© By Tim McMahon, editor The Moore Inflation Predictor© (MIP) is a highly accurate graphical representation designed to forecast the inflation rate. By watching the turning points, we can profit from inflation hedges (like Gold, Real Estate, and Energy Producers) when the inflation rate is trending up and from […]

NASDAQ ROC for Feb-25

NASDAQ Rate of Change (ROC)©

By Tim McMahon | March 3, 2025

By Tim McMahon Updated March 3, 2025 Current Analysis: Sell Signal Recently, while creating some new Crypto ROC charts, we made some MAJOR changes to the look of the ROC chart. We decided to carry those changes over to our other ROC charts as well. We’ve added the actual index above the ROC signal so […]

NYSE ROC for Feb-25

NYSE Rate of Change (ROC)®

By Tim McMahon | February 1, 2025

What is the NYSE Rate of Change (ROC)®? The NYSE Rate of Change (ROC) chart helps quickly get the “big picture” of the stock market. The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is very applicable to this chart. Once you understand how to read the ROC chart, you can easily spot the […]

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In his 2025 inauguration speech, Donald Trump emphasized the importance of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and national energy independence. He promised to "drill baby ...
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Our ETH ROC generated a "BUY Signal" in Mid-December while BTC issued its buy signal a month earlier. BTC has since rocketed above the psychological ...
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Our Bitcoin ROC generated a "BUY Signal" in early November. BTC has since rocketed to the psychological resistance level of $100,000 where it is consolidating ...
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Bitcoin has broken out of its downward-slanted channel. Looking at the daily chart we see: From March 2024 Bitcoin was in a downward slanted channel. ...
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Is Trump Right About Tariffs?

One of Trump's big talking points in this election cycle was tariffs. So, what are tariffs and are they a good thing? Tariffs or "import ...
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Just a few short years ago MicroStrategy (MSTR) was a run-of-the-mill software company. At that point, founder and CEO Michael Saylor realized that unless something ...
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Like all modern debt-based economies China fears deflation. Governments borrow money and then continue to "roll it over" ad infinitim. This means high inflation allows ...
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How Much is the Money Supply Growing?

The “money supply” as described by "M2" includes liquid assets such as Cash, Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts, CDs, etc. But doesn't include Stocks, Bonds, etc. ...
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Is Gold Overpriced?

Gold has reached all-time highs not only in nominal terms but by other measures as well. Is it overpriced now? What about Oil? With the ...
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Are Some Forms of Taxation Worse Than Others for the Economy?

How Do Import Duties Compare to Income Taxes? This question was addressed by PHD Economist Valerie Rhea in a recent Quora post. The following was her ...
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In today's article Jonathan Newman looks at Ancient Rome in the time of Emperor Diocletian where we see one of the first instances of price ...
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Canada’s Economic Crisis

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