Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.
At the end of October, the ROC chart Signals remain unchanged. But there may be some extenuating circumstances. NYSE The NYSE is still in “Sell” mode. But historically, the market has picked up after the mid-term elections 100% of the time. See NYSE ROC for more. NASDAQ The NASDAQ is also in Sell territory. But
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As the 10-year Treasury yield hovers near 5%, Washington faces a growing risk: higher borrowing costs could deepen deficits and fuel a debt spiral. Scott Bessent’s is exploring unique responses including buybacks, more short-term debt, and stablecoin-driven demand for Treasury bills.
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For thousands of years, poverty was the norm and economic progress was painfully slow. Then everything changed. Five powerful charts explain how innovation transformed the world, and why AI may be the next great acceleration.
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The ETH ROC Chart has generated a solid buy signal as the Moving Average line has fallen below the ETH ROC index. Normally, the index will rise sharply up through the average line, but this time the average line is falling, while the index line rose gradually and then flattened out.
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Could a typical 1950s family still afford the American Dream today? We break down the costs of housing, transportation, food, and modern expenses to see what it would really take to live like a middle-class family from the 1950s.
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Stocks are hitting record highs while everyday households feel squeezed. That disconnect has a name: the K-shaped economy. Here’s what it means and how to position yourself on the right side of it.
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There’s an ongoing debate that surfaces every election cycle in America, and it usually goes something like this: one side points to Scandinavia as proof that socialism works, the other dismisses it as unaffordable fantasy. Both sides are working with an incomplete picture. The truth is more nuanced.
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We updated the ROC Charts for the end of April on May 2nd. The NASDAQ and NYSE remain in BUY mode while the Crypto Charts are stuck in Sell mode.
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The pipes of global finance are 50 years old. SWIFT was revolutionary in 1973 — but 5-day transfers belong to another era. Stablecoin payments are rewriting the rules, and Circle’s USDC is leading the charge in a market that has exploded from $28 billion to $300 billion and could hit $1.9 trillion by 2030.
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A $43 billion mistake triggered massive sell orders, crashing Bitcoin 14% in minutes. Here’s how it happened. Bitcoin may be volatile, but it doesn’t usually drop 14% in a single day without a major macro shock, regulatory crackdown, or exchange hack. But this time, the trigger wasn’t a government ban or a cyberattack. It was something far more mundane — and far more embarrassing.
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