Market Update: Dollar Collapse Or Pitchforks?

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Well, so far the market has shrugged off last Thursday’s violent 6% drop. Though it does seem the momentum of the mania has been substantially tampered down.

Last week’s drop created an “island reversal” that still remains, an encouraging technical sign for the bear camp:

<img class=“aligncenter wp-image-569798 size-large” src=“https://peakprosperity.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/island-reversal-6.19.20-1-1024x567-1.png” alt="“S&P 500 island reversal chart” width=“1024” height=“567” />

There have now been as many down days since the appearance of the island reversal than in the entire preceding month. The fact that the market hasn’t been able to rise higher and fill the gap above created by the reversal is a compelling signal that the rally may have finally run out of steam.

The key question now is: Will things consolidate here? Or will all those open gaps left below over the past few months by the face-ripping rally start getting filled via a big coming drop?

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://peakprosperity.com/market-update-dollar-collapse-or-pitchforks/

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That chart of the S&P500 showing weakness needs to be side by side shown against the dollar DXY nudging up into the high 90’s.
Like the black swan of covid wacking us upside the head out of nowhere, it’ll take some similar black swan (of the unkown unkowns variety) to dethrown the dolar as the worlds safest haven. AAAnnnnd deficit spending till heck freezes over won’t be that cause (in my guessing). Theres worse examples of ruining our budget by 2x even 3x worse and still having a strong dollar (look at japan).
I would (am not) be a gold buyer thinking you’ll be growing wealth with appreciation!!! I can think of a few reasons that uber rich might consider to squirrel away assets out of the reach of the IRS etc but for most of us who still need to be growing wealth I would not include gold in that basket. I do include real estate (all forms) but especially (per Rich Dad) rent producing real estate is an especially good store and Grower of wealth. True in the nuclear winter scenario owning rentals is no help. I think putting resources into the nuclear winter scenario to be, well, interesting that folks buy bunkers in New Zealand. But not practical for folks even the sort of well off folks like myself.
But thanks Peak folks, good nudging, good info, great tips, its good to be prepared what ever that means to you personally. Take care.

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Also, re studying that S&P500 chart, which one needs to look across all indices to see a wider picture; Russel, Dow, Nasdaq. Techs have been strong, wider market weaker; S&P+Russel. Which is not good of course.
That S&P chart looks to me like eliot wave B has topped of an ABC correction down, looking possible start C wave down. C can be same length as A or longer. I agree, that eliot has been less and less useful on the way up due to extreme juicing of the market ruining natural correction points. But if you study the crash waves down in the last many years, they have been clear ABC. AND when that C ends you know to start buying. The crash touters always say 5 waves down (a change from bull to bear, where ABC is just correction and retention of the bull market). AND every time the bear touters where wrong; 3/9/09 was end of C down. March 23 (+/-) end of C down. Many more if I scrolled back closely. I have rolled over from bear to perma bull that the market is indeed wired to always go up, but with surprise mini crashes along the way.
I’d like to refer you to an excellent short term trader that gives excellent longer term turning point helps. Oscar Carboni: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCez8uA1o_fDYsrSf4auWSjg
The chart guys are great too: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnqZ2hx679DqRi6khRUNw2g/videos
best to you, curt

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For me the likelier scenario is dollar Strength.
Fed only backstopping what is being guaranteed by US government. As bankruptcies start rolling in, along with contracting GDP and high unemployment, US government won’t have the revenues coming in to continue guaranteeing junk debt.
In Order to pay for escalating defaults, income taxes will need to go up, or yields on government bonds will have to go up, or both. As taxes on contracting GDP and high unemployment will not be sufficient in the immediate short term, yields will have to go up.
Risk free yields going up is bad news for other markets as investors redistribute. As such, risk will carry a much higher cost, and interest rates across the board go up, irrespective of fed target.
As for the dollar, as long as confidence remains in US as the relatively safest haven, the dollar should strengthen significantly.

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I would (am not) be a gold buyer thinking you'll be growing wealth with appreciation!!!!
I did not hear this in the program. I heard gold might be a good place to "park some capital," a place to preserve your wealth. Is there any disagreement that our currency has lost purchasing power over time? As to
downward pressure on all prices.
this has not been my experience. The running shoes I have been buying these last many years have tripled in price. I am spending more currency on my regular grocery purchases too. My understanding from a consumer perspective, flawed as it may be, is that prices have been rising, and for a long time. In other words, I feel upward pressure. My toilet paper rolls are narrower and I had to replace my dispenser last year. As I wrote, this is not a new experience for me. I have been feeling an upward pressure for decades. The chart expresses what I have experienced: https://cdn.digg.com/images/c75ae4f7cf514ef89868b609d40f3d27_ebc53ed963b049b5a14f42eb423586a8_1_post.jpeg Some items do appear less expensive, computer software, some gizmos like an Echo Dot or Fire Stick. Just about everything else, items I routinely purchase, is increasing in price, and has been for a long time now.
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Now we’re cookin’ with gas!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00w1HGqyxTM
 

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Adam, have you all gotten into the topic of “Yield Curve Control” with the New Harbor folk?

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No, we haven’t. Will be getting into that this week with the NH team.
cheers,
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