Today, we are entering a similar period as most commodities have had long basing periods and are now turning upwards.
This move seems to be caused by the expansion of the money supply and monetary policy.
Since mid-2018, gold has gone from $1160 to $2000 and has done so without the help of weak stock markets. Now the dollar is turning downwards while markets are at highs.
Big investors seem to be moving assets into different sectors, and soon we may see a violent rebalancing. He discusses how silver broke one of their momentum oscillators in July and, afterward, moved rapidly to near $30.
He expects gold to do something very similar soon. This next move could easily be eightfold, and silver is now poised to outperform gold.
Major annual momentum shifts and macro factors are now spreading to the daily news. This chaos seemed baked into the cake a year ago.
Michael cautions that the most delusional trend is the US stock market, and there are times when the Fed backs off, or the market collapses on its own regardless of Fed actions.
Today, there are only five or six stocks that comprise 50% of the Nasdaq 100. It looks like a blow-off top that began this summer, maybe topping out.
The dollar forecast is difficult to predict, but it usually follows the trend for some time.
Michael outlines where treasuries may head and why we are entering a time of flight to safety. He says, "Many investor assumptions will be overturned this year."
- Source, Palisade Radio
