If you’ve been wondering what has happened to volatility, you are not alone. One of the lead articles in today’s Wall Street Journal begins with: “An unusual period of calm has blanketed trading of stocks… Read More
RMB Group Senior Partner Steve Belmont and RMB Group Managed Futures Specialist Barry Potekin Discuss Managed Futures Accounts
Below is an interview conducted by RMB Group Senior Partner Steve Belmont with Barry Potekin, RMB Group Managed Futures Specialist SB: Barry, why don’t we start with a brief summary of your background, including your role here… Read More
Is Bitcoin Back?
It is certainly possible. It costs roughly $5,000 to “mine” one Bitcoin. Bitcoin was trading well below this level just a few weeks ago and has rallied 20% to just above it now. Want to know more about Bitcoin? Here is a newly-revised version of our report on Bitcoin that we posted last September… Read More
Platinum Strikes Back!
Poor platinum. Once the king of precious metals, it has spent the last eleven years wandering in the wilderness, losing value in nearly every year to both gold and sister-metal palladium. We’ve written about platinum… Read More
Silver for Pennies-on-the-Dollar
Silver can be frustrating for holders of the physical metal. Stuck in a sideways pattern since 2014, silver has been oscillating between support at roughly $14.00 per ounce and resistance at $21.00 per ounce. This… Read More
Pigs Are Going “Hog Wild”
Hog prices are soaring as the effects of African Swine Fever (ASF) are finally starting to hit home in pork-loving China. We wrote about ASF in a September blog post and recommended a six-month option… Read More
S&P 500: 200-Day Moving Average Back In Play
The 200-day moving average has a history of being a key signal for the S&P 500 and stocks. Bull markets tend to trade well above it; bear markets below it. Time spent trading around the… Read More
Platinum Has Plenty of Catching Up To Do
Poor platinum. It is one of the rarest of metals, hidden deep within the earth, making it far harder to mine than gold or silver. Platinum also boasts superior industrial properties, such as very high… Read More
Is The Bear Market In Stocks Over?
We’ve written at length about the importance of the 200-day moving average in the S&P 500, starting with our first blog post of the New Year. Buoyed by a Fed that swung from hawkish to… Read More
Has Platinum Lost Its Luster?
Platinum used to be the king of metals. Once considered the “rich man’s gold,” platinum had more cachet. “Platinum” record albums sell more than gold ones. “Platinum plans” have more perks than “gold plans.” But… Read More