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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.

Venezuela Hyperinflation Report

National Inflation Association 2014 Report on Venezuela: http://www.inflation.us/venezuela.pdf

Wall Street’s Brightest Minds Reveal Their Best Investment Ideas For The Next Decade

Most agree that we have witnessed the end of a massive, three-decade bull market in bonds. Some are also skeptical […]

America’s 10 most dangerous infrastructure problems

Pressing problems All things being equal, it would be better for the country to have less debt. Nobody seriously disputes […]

America’s new opportunity cities

When the going gets tough, Americans move around. That’s been the pattern, at least, for much of the nation’s history, […]

The Renminbi’s New Normal

By Teresa Kong, Matthews Asia, The gyrations in Chinese money markets in the last few weeks have caused much alarm […]

Why Bitcoin Matters

  By MARC ANDREESSEN   Keith Bedford/Reuters Marc Andreessen, a co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Editor’s note: Marc Andreessen’s […]

The Bitcoin-Mining Arms Race Heats Up

Joel Flickinger’s two-bedroom home in the hills above Oakland, Calif., hums with custom-built computing gear. Just inside the front door, […]

Bond strategy: Sell Treasurys, buy … solar, like Buffett?

By Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, Warren Buffett has invested in solar power plant projects. Could a similar strategy work for an […]

George Soros Doubles Down on Bearish Bet

By Steven Rossolillo, WSJ, George Soros built a big bet at the end of last year that the stock market […]

Marijuana Stocks on a High Streak

If you have been watching the news about Colorado and the sale of legal marijuana, you would have seen the […]