Park Some $Cash Right Here!

 

Look Out for Life Sciences

After noticing a cup and handle formation in process, I initiated a position in Meridan Bioscience. The stock has since broken out and could have room to run. Let's learn more!

 

Metaverse Immersion

Immersion has an explosive total addressable market for their haptic technology, which enables users to engage the vibration and sense technology in their proprietary products which are most notably utilized in gaming industry. But I see this advancing technology moving to other arenas, inclusive of the healthcare industry, and really taking hold in the Metaverse.

 

UNITY SOFTWARE THE METAVERSE PLAYGROUND

I see Unity as a creator playground which allows promotion of boundless and unlimited content exposure and distribution allowing consumption in the virtual and augmented reality in the Metaverse world. From activities in automotive to tools to creators to architecture, aerospace, engineering and construction, when the Metaverse takes off, Unity will be center stage!

Metaverse Magic One

 $NVDA.  This is the first in an eight part stock series of great Metaverse stock buys!  

The first Metaverse stock in this series we are going to briefly discuss is Nvidia Corporation. Nvidia, which is primarily known as a semiconductor stock, is perhaps considered the strongest stock in the entire market, and with very good reason.

Jumping Around With Jounce!

I am doing the Jounce Jump Around!

Over the past couple of quarters, I have initiated a dozen or so small positions in emerging bio tech firms which appear to have enormous potential, and today I am going to preview for you one of those investment, which is in Cambridge, Mass based Jounce Therapeutics. 

Jounce notes they house a collaborative team with a described singular goal and focus in mind, which is to help cancer patients. Let's learn more!

 

A Peek at Aquestive Therapeutics

I think genomics and many aspects of the bio-tech world will be a major force in our world over the next decade. Given this, I view this arena as a space to make wide ranging investments in to achieve high returns over the next decade. The convergence of artificial intelligence, DNA sequencing and gene editing, is extremely powerful housing the ability to cure diseases. 

One of our readers Susan requested we take a look at Aquestive Therapeutics, a company which we hold small stock position in. Word on the street is that Aquestive, which trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol AQST, is poised for a big run. We, let’s take a look and see if we can get a good read on Aquestive.

 

Enveric Biosciences Update

We got an inquiry from one of our viewers, Joshua, to provide an update on our thoughts of one of these stocks, Enveric Biosciences. We really do appreciate all our subscribers and viewers, so in this instance, we decided to take Joshua up on his suggestion! 

As I see it, an exciting opportunity exists in Enveric Biosciences, who has set out with the goal of rigorously testing natural compounds, starting with cannabinoids, to provide patients and clinicians with novel prescription medicines to serve these unmet medical needs. 

Here are the links to the four part series of cannabis plays I have made. Might they work for you? Let's learn more! 

PART ONE: Evogene $EVGN: https://youtu.be/h_hlgn5kzQI 

PART TWO: Innovative Industrial Properties $IIPR: https://youtu.be/eeTgqDNcFXU 

PART THREE: Enveric Biosciences: https://youtu.be/RYWFEgG7eCE 

PART FOUR: Lexaria Biosciences: https://youtu.be/ybq-V8O07M0

 

Kempharm Stock Rising!

 

Orchestrated Downdraft

Money-Supply Growth Falls to 8-Month Low as Mortgage Rates Rise

Did People Know Prior to Attack?

What was going on?

Is it possible that some people knew about this attack prior to it happening?

Dear God!

That Equilibrium Point

There are major cracks in the system, and have been for some time.

An economy based upon non-full time service employment, previously considered an accompaniment to healthy economy, is inefficient and destined for trouble.

There are a series of bubbles set to burst, so we are left with a major question. Can Donald Trump revive the economy fast enough with real employment and increased production to counter balance the bursting blow up we see forthcoming?

Wherever we find that equilibrium point will be time to invest and gain a foothold in the coming emergence of a new and exciting economy that could lift the fortunes of everyone wishing to be participatory.

There's A Massive Restaurant Bubble, And It's About To Burst via Zero Hedge.com

Under Pressure

We noticed the following chart and subsequent commentary from Investment Research Dynamics.

What are we to make of the information presented?

Market manipulation.

And no, there has never been such a sustained absence of volatility historically.

The FED wants to insure any volatility remains in check, for if the beta became uncontrollable, things could unwind in high velocity.

Although we have no documentation, it appears certain the FED is buying and selling stocks when the deem necessary to stop any downdrafts from gaining traction.

This cannot continue, as the market will take control of itself sooner rather than later.

We have great respect for the thinkers over at Investment Research Dynamics, particularity their spot on analysis of the capital markets, although we do part company politically on occasion.

IRD nails it again, and it is warning you should heed.

The U.S. collapse will happen either now or later. For the latter outcome, at some point the Fed will need to print 10’s of trillions of dollars to prevent that horizontal line on the graph above from turning into a downward-pointing near-vertical line. Of course, please review the history of Germany circa 1923 to see how the money printing alternative worked out…

Clock Ticks As Data Dismissed

“Obama’s economic policies", said the report from the Heartland Institute, “produced the worst recovery from a recession since the Great Depression, worse than what every other president faced with a recession has achieved since the 1930s.

A key sign of financial health is savings; if one does not have a decent amount of money tucked away for a rainy day, it is a sign that all is not well. This is reflected in the startling revelation that over 62% of Americans do not even have $1000 in their savings account."

The reality of the horrendous economic conditions the policies of President Obama has placed America in is about to be exposed, and aftermath will have devastating ramifications.

Worst economic recovery since 1930s, salaries fall $17,000 short, 62% of Americans don’t even have $1000 in savings, Cass Freight Index Down, Intermodal Shipping Down…

A Bitter Pill

Over at Investment Watch Blog, a sobering article was presented regarding the state of the economy with an emphasis on inventories, particularly versus sales.

First, a pie chart presented some dire data regarding Americans savings accounts, which shows any meaningful recovery, particularly for the lower income families, is fiction.

“It’s worrisome that such a large percentage of Americans have so little set aside in a savings account,” said Cameron Huddleston, a personal finance expert and columnist for GOBankingRates. “It suggests that they likely don’t have cash reserves to cover an emergency and will have to rely on credit, friends, and family, or even their retirement accounts to cover unexpected expenses.”

In addition to these findings, along with restaurant and retail getting crushed, we find a hideous divergence between year over year wholesale sales and inventories.

With the administration working every angle for "working families", we find “the poorest Americans have stopped shopping, except for necessities,” said Britt Beemer, chairman of ARG.

As IWB notes, "inventories-to-sales at recessionary peaks…"

Imagine that!

The entire recovery has been a fraud.

Sadly, with a genesis to the current debacle found in the last months of the Bush administration, the Obama administration has used the crisis to increase government control over the segment of society making the engine turn, most notably through actions like Dodd-Frank.

Additionally, the banks have been bailed out, and wealth has been stolen from the citizenry.  While rates are low, borrowing restrictions have escalated, and seniors on fixed income have been crushed.

Ironically, with the DOW reaching news highs, folks will point to the stock market as success. However, the money supply has been increased five fold, indicating losses on purchasing power versus a 300 percent increase in the market.

And about the stability of the market, Zero Hedge reports infiltration by central banks, propping up the indexes. Those in the know recognize the jig is about up, as evidenced by the short squeeze witnessed over the last few days.

Via Zero Hedge

Something will have to give, and make no mistake, the end result ramifications will be a bitter pill for the American economy to swallow. When it occurs, please remember who has been in charge for the last eight or so years; a group aiming to curtail economic freedom and increase dependency on government.

We recommend you visit ZeroHedge.com and InvestmentWatchBlog.com frequently to keep up to speed!

The Ghost of History

China Ghost City

The talking heads on the financial channels are blaming China for the recent downdraft in the stock market. China is a real problem; a ticking time bomb.  However, this is not new. They manipulate their numbers, and do not operate efficient markets based on supply and demand principles. China has several ghost cities, for crying out loud, which are well known and truly stunning.

It is the mess created by the US government, with complicit partners on Wall Street and in the mainstream media, that has placed America and her finances in peril.  Every decision that was made in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis was in error, and eroded liberty and freedom for all. Once such action was extending the unemployment coverage for longer periods of time. As famed author Art Laffer once quipped, "when you people not to work, don't be surprised if get a lot of people not working." Got it.

Speaking of the job market, investors hope a strong jobs number Friday morning will held turn the market tide.  But that is a manipulated number as well, as it captures only those who have recently sought full employment, not the high number of those who have given up.  In fact, if the job market was improving, you would see a slight increase in the unemployment rate, as more individuals would enter the capsule of those actively seeking work. The most accurate indicator of the job market can be found in the labor participation rate, painting a dismal snapshot in time sunk at level not seen since the days of Jimmy Carter over 35 years ago.

It is noted that it is most difficult to find any market indicator not flashing a high level of caution. The following excerpt from an excellent piece from Jim Quinn over at The Burning Platform, "Corporate profits are plunging. Labor participation continues to fall. A global recession is in progress. The strong U.S. dollar is crushing exports and profits of international corporations. Real household income remains stagnant, while healthcare, rent, home prices, education, and a myriad of other daily living expenses relentlessly rises. The world is a powder keg, with tensions rising ever higher in the Middle East, Ukraine, Europe, and China."

The experts always claim this time it is different; nothing but financial folly. As noted in the piece, "The reckless herd has been in control for the last few years, but their recklessness is going to get them slaughtered. The lessons of history scream for caution at this moment in time, not recklessness." True.

We warned about the economy and capital market months ago, and our position has not changed. Once again, this time isn't different.

The ghosts know.

 Please see  THIS TIME ISN'T DIFFERENT by Jim Quinn over at The Burning Platform.

Truth Lost in Conflicting Chaos

It is spinning out of control.

The NASDAQ was down 1.5% today, with the VIX (volatility index) spiking.

Overseas, Europe is under siege, with Nigel Farage detailing the damage unfiltered immigration will cause, with those seeking to take America down following Europe's lead.

Additionally, there are escalating issues with Russia in the middle, where things are quickly getting nasty, with our side lead by enemies within.

The housing market seemingly everyone is cheerleading is a mirage, as home builders and home sales are crashing.

Physical gold is elusive; however, big money is chasing it. Big money is also betting on increasing rents, which is a signal the economy is far from healed.  Potential home buyers are unable to pull the trigger on purchases of new or existing homes, as median income is stagnant and full time employment growth is non-existent.

Then, there is the stock market, where too many dollars are chasing too few performing assets, creating inflationary values based on nothing.  Retail sales, and manufacturing, have also collapsed.

With conflicting information everywhere, it is tough to decipher propaganda from reality.  Look no further than the lack of inflation in the market, or so we are told by our government and their media partners. In many ways, they seem blended in ironic mesh.

But make no mistake, real trouble is near. The market knows; soon, we all will.

 (chart via WallStreetWindow.com)

The Coming Storm

By a slew of market data, a crash in the capital markets appears imminent. The market is extremely toppy, and as Doug Ross notes in analysis of John Hussman's weekly letter, "When weak participation, rich valuations and scarce bearish sentiment accompanied a record high in the same week, the handful of instances diminish to surround the precise market highs of 1973, 2000, and 2007, as well as 1929 on imputed sentiment data – and the week ended July 17, 2015".

From earlier instances of The Hindenburg Omen, to a recent death cross formation and an increasing disconnect between the worlds of equity and fixed income, multiple and increasing signals within the capital markets indicate trouble on the horizon.

Interest rates should have been hiked over ten quarters ago, even with the putrid economic status.  The raising of the rates would have had a serious negative ripple effect on the overall economy, but this would have been healthy, an opportunity to cleanse the market of excesses and establish true points of equilibrium.

It will not happen now, as multiple, far more significant issues have arisen that threaten to torpedo the not only the capital markets, but the overall economy as well. Of particular note in this well crafted piece is the collapse in the price of oil, which would not be happening in a healthy environment with normal and reasonably efficient supply and demand levels. Rather, it signals great weakness, which in this case, could be catastrophic.

Historical Oil Chart/InvestmentResearchDynamics.com

The collapse in oil is documentation of a contracting economy. Despite the propaganda and data manipulation, as eloquently stated in the Investment Research Dynamics piece, "It’s hard to hide the truth when there’s still checks and balances around to counter-balance the Orwellian fog that is engulfing our system."

As Jim Quinn, who runs truly outstanding blog The Burning Platform, points out, department store sales are imploding, noting "What is revealed when you look under the hood of this economic recovery is that it is a complete and utter fraud. The recovery is nothing but smoke and mirrors, buoyed by subprime auto debt, really subprime student loan debt, corporate stock buybacks, and Fed financed bubbles in stocks, real estate, and bonds."

Add in the massive expansion of the FED balance sheet increasing inflation, and you indeed have an unsustainable mirage of a recovery.  No doubt; the storm is coming ashore.

In the aftermath of this impending collapse, engulfed with smoldering evidence of failure of a slew of centralized government programs, most notably Dodd-Frank, perhaps it will dawn on the minds of those placed in command of governance to all to unwind the centralized government programs, reduce taxation and regulation, unleash the great entrepreneurial spirit of America and embrace the power of free market capitalism, which in the words of noted economist Larry Kudlow, is the best path to prosperity.

The Big One

This afternoon, with the good ole boys running the White Knuckle Highway at Talladega Superspeedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the checkered flag. At Talladega, where pack racing is prevalent, drivers are always weary of the "big one", a wreck that usually collects much of the field and radically changes the dynamic of the race.

With regard to the stock market, those in the know seems to think the big one, in the form of a stock market crash, is imminent.  I agree.

No matter the horrendous that hits the news cycle, with the recent reporting of the GDP numbers which find the economy has grounded to a halt, the stock market continues to rise. Nothing seems to be able to take it down, and even a healthy correction has no chance of gaining friction.

It is up, up and away!

Not so fast may friend.

Fueled by free money, the stock market appears to be on parabolic rise, which never ends well for an individual stock or any of the indices. In fact, a chart of the S&P 500 reveals a rising wedge technical pattern, which is considered bearish.

The numbers of market analysts who are sounding the alarm bells is growing, and while much of the noise from these folks is self serving and often incorrect, the basis of caution is sound.

With the media will continue to sing the praises of the market and the economy, the time to protect your investments is now.  Looking back at the crash of 2008, it seems like a theft, as the transfer of wealth was staggering.  This time, the current valuations are based on far less tangible assets than in 2008, with the fundamental basis for trades seemingly based on less and less reality, which will make the next crash much worse.

Carry On For Now

DJIA 9/18/2013/FOX BUSINESS

This afternoon, the FED announced they will continue to print money and buy bonds, which they would not be engaged in if the economy was in recovery and growing.

This signals clear sailing for stocks, save a geopolitical or terrorist event, as inflation will reign as too many dollars chase too few assets.

Carry on for now.  However, when this unwinds, odds strongly favor it will not for the faint of heart.