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Trends, Patterns, Indicators

Identifying consistent patterns and trends in business and in the financial markets. Useful key indicators for market timing, warning signals, bullish investing signals, and trading/investing opportunities.

Where Will the Bear Market Bottom? History Offers a Very Clear Clue

Two indicators with a successful history of calling bottoms provide a range of where the S&P 500 could eventually bounce. […]

China’s ‘Rapid’ Debt Buildup May Portend A Looming Financial Crisis: New York Fed

China’s recent debt buildup following the Covid-19 pandemic has researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York wondering if the country […]

One underappreciated economic indicator is deeply negative

One housing indicator bodes especially poorly for the economy. Homebuilder confidence, which gauges the market conditions in the single-family construction space, has […]

Europe could see a devastating ‘Lehman Brothers’ event as power producers face $1.5 trillion in margin calls — here’s how governments across the region are stepping in

Wild swings in the price of natural gas — exacerbated by the halt of supply from the Russian Nord Stream […]

Michael Burry and Jeremy Grantham have warned an epic stock market crash is underway. Here’s what 5 doomsayers expect to happen next.

Theron Mohamed Michael Burry and Jeremy Grantham have both warned the stock-market crash is well underway. Nouriel Roubini, Robert Kiyosaki, […]

‘Prepare for an epic finale’: Jeremy Grantham warns ‘tragedy’ looms as ‘superbubble’ may burst

By Christine Idzelis Bear-market rallies are a common feature of ‘superbubbles,’ says legendary investor Jeremy Grantham A “superbubble” appears dangerously […]

Why weed companies can’t make any money

Paul Demko It’s not easy selling weed. The legal marijuana business is booming — revenues are projected to hit $32 billion […]

‘Irrational expectations’ are keeping commodity prices unsustainably low, warns Goldman

Investors counting on a softer global economy to pull commodity prices lower may instead be faced with scare supplies and […]

Fashion Brands Score With NFTs, But Market Trends Show Threats Abound

According to a recent report, iconic fashion brands from ready-to-wear sportswear to haute couture have been reaping the financial rewards […]

China’s Ultra-Rich Are Losing Their Favorite Escape Route to Europe

It’s a pitch that’s lured thousands of Chinese over the past decade, helping to reshape Portugal’s urban landscape as part […]