Category Archives: ZeroHedge

Corn Train Wreck, Continues

April 16, 2022 By in Activist Post, Corn, Food Supply, Genesis 41, ice-age-farmer, Teucrium, Wyckoff, ZeroHedge 4 Comments

One Way Or Another …

The food supply is, and is going to be destroyed; one way or another.

The latest in this ‘planned’ series of events, can be found here and here.

More information on the first link, is here. The initial paragraph says it all.

That second link calls the news a ‘Black Swan’ event.

Really?

It’s been known for years and reported by those who are brave (moving forward despite ridicule, threats, bank account closures), and who had insight, times like these were coming.

As a result, (i.e., since the Derecho) the commodities, specifically corn, have risen dramatically.

Teucrium tracking fund, CORN, Weekly

Looking and the chart, several items of note.

First: Volume picked up markedly in the fund, before the Derecho of 2020. Almost like someone knew something was about to happen … which it did.

Wyckoff said it best a century ago … those in the know, will have their actions show up on the tape.

Second: We’re currently in Fibonacci Month 21, since the Derecho. Does that mean we’ll have another market event?

Let’s see how the fertilizer news affects the futures market at the next open.

However, more specifically as posted in this update, we’re looking for some type of ‘administration’ announcement that temporally crashes the price of corn.

Third: Getting back to the chart of CORN, the right side is showing signs of potential distribution.

We’ve had the largest weekly volume, ever, during the week of March 4th.

After that, volume has remained elevated … a possible changing of hands and distribution.

Summary

Markets like to test wide high-volume print areas. There’s always a potential for that type of test in any market.

For CORN above, the high-volume area is around 23.00 – 23.50; an approximate drop of -21%, from current levels.

If we get some type of ‘export restriction’ announcement, a (temporary) 20-plus percent drop in CORN, is not unreasonable.

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Gold & Silver, Timeline’s End ?

April 15, 2022 By in 1929, Activist Post, China, GDX, GDXJ, GLD, Gold & Silver, Gold Miners, Texas Freeze, ZeroHedge 11 Comments

Government, Is Always Last

The laws enacted by the Government to prevent the crash of 1929, were passed in 1934.

So, now we have at least two states (here and here) eliminating sales tax on the purchase of gold and silver.

Where were they way back in 2001, as the metals were bottoming?

Interestingly (then again, not) it’s a Fibonacci 21-years, nearly to the day, from that 2001 bottom.

That’s not the only Fibonacci correlation being observed.

Let’s take a look at Junior Miners GDXJ, and see if it too, has a Fibonacci event.

Junior Miners GDXJ, Weekly

We’re just one week short of Fibonacci 13-Weeks, from the late January 2022, bottom.

One extra week is well within margin of error when considering the 89-Week timeframe as shown.

But wait, there’s more.

Looking at the daily chart, not only is there a bearish MACD divergence, we’re also just one day shy before it’s a Fibonacci 55-Days, from the 1/28/22, bottom.

Junior Miners, GDXJ, Daily

Can it all line up this perfectly?

Well, it can if no one is watching; that’s where the crowd and the government come in.

Summary

It’s a fairly safe assessment, nobody expects a downside reversal … nobody.

Even though time and again, we have clues that opportunity for precious metals may come later not sooner (not advice, not a recommendation).

The lockdowns in Shanghai with subsequent starvation and bartering (here and here), show under such conditions, precious metals are nowhere on the list.

Closer to home, the Texas Freeze of 2021, exposed that (lack of metals demand) as well.

Housing prices are starting to ease-off as well as prices for used cars.

Gold (GLD) may have reached its peak, March 8th, this year. Let’s see what happens next.

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Bonds Down … Real Estate, Next ?

April 13, 2022 By in Bonds, David Weis, DRV, DRV-22-01, Interest Rates, IYR, Real Estate, SRS, TLT, ZeroHedge 1 Comment

Visions of 2008 ?

The Head & Shoulders pattern on the weekly chart of IYR, could mean reversal ahead.

Price action’s been attempting to move higher over the past twelve trading days.

‘Attempting’, because it’s not making any significant net progress.

Essentially, we’ve got what’s called ‘evidence of a struggle’ where the bulls may be exhausting themselves.

The last update on bonds (TLT), said they’re at the danger point where an upside reversal was possible.

That update also said:

“At this juncture, there’s either a reversal and much higher levels or down, with rates higher; in turn, leading to the subsequent collapse of real-estate, a-la 2007 – 2008.“

Since then, bonds are lower, rates higher. Housing affordability has collapsed.

Real Estate, IYR, Weekly

At this point it’s a clear H&S, pattern.

The daily chart shows IYR, oscillating around an axis, support/resistance line; struggling to move higher (in up-thrust condition) with no real progress.

As with bonds in the April 3rd, update, we’re at the danger point with IYR.

A decisive move below the axis (blue) line would indicate the bulls may be exhausted.

Because price action’s been in this range for over two weeks, lends support to the possibility any breakdown (or breakout higher), may be a sustained, directional move.

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Putin’s Gold … Paradigm, Not

April 10, 2022 By in Corn, Food Supply, Genesis 41, GLD, Gold & Silver, ice-age-farmer, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, Wyckoff, ZeroHedge 9 Comments

‘Nothing New Under The Sun’

Remember the ‘Silver Short-Squeeze‘?

How the little guy was finally going to ‘put it to the man’; forcing the SLV, ETF, to admit they don’t have enough physical silver to cover?

How did that work out?

Same as it always has … it was a non-event.

Now, we have a supposed paradigm shift the ‘world’ has yet to fully process.

Paradigm, Not

The ‘paradigm’ link above, promulgates the intended or mistaken notion, there are two sides to world events.

Sorry Charlie, operations at world government level(s) are working in how shall we say, ‘lockstep’?

Nothing is a surprise.

So it is with gold. At least it is at this juncture while always keeping in mind, anything can happen.

Gold, GLD, Weekly Close

The message of the weekly close, is straightforward.

We’re at the danger point. The location where it won’t take much to move price in either direction.

If we really are in a ‘new paradigm’, by definition, gold (GLD) must move to new highs.

If other governments world-wide are shifting to gold-backed currencies, by definition, demand will increase and move prices higher.

Higher by not just a one-day blip of 10 – 20 points or even a hundred … but thousands.

It could happen.

In the longer time frame, that may indeed be the case. However, at this point, we have something else afoot.

The Famine, Cometh

Gold has never been the same since the Derecho of 2020.

In fact, that was the pivot point for both gold and corn which are now, inversely correlated.

Here are just a few recent links concerning the food supply; here, here, here and here.

That last one … what a great way to cover the outcome of this link.

It’s a slow-motion train-wreck that’s obvious to anyone that can see.

Summary

Just like there was no ‘new economy’ during the Dot-Com bubble, there’s no ‘new paradigm’, now (not advice, not a recommendation).

The focus remains on what the price action, the market, is saying about itself.

At this juncture, GLD, is at the danger point.

The presence of huge volume during the week of March 11th, suggests a changing of hands from strong to weak.

That in turn, points probability to weak upside (if any) and more likely sideways, or down.

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Russell 2000 … Hit & Run ?

April 5, 2022 By in IWM, Russell 2000, TZA, TZA-22-01, ZeroHedge 1 Comment

Up-Thrust And Test

Shorts Covered ?


Russell 2000, attempts to break through resistance; reverses and then tests (Monday), just as ZeroHedge says the short squeeze is over.

There’s a lot of trying-to-make-everything-look-complicated, wording in the link above but the take-away is, the market may be finished with the recent short squeeze.

At this juncture, Russell 2000 (IWM) looks like it’s hit long-time resistance around the 211, area and reversed.

The past two trading days may have tested that reversal.

IWM, Daily Close

The support (blue line), now turned resistance has been in-effect for over a year.

The zoomed version below shows it’s clear, at this juncture, price action’s not penetrating resistance.

As with bonds in this report, we’re at the danger point.

This is where risk is least for either short or long (not advice, not a recommendation).

Naturally, with the ZeroHedge report (above) saying that shorts have been effectively covered, price action direction favors the downside.

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Will Corn Take A Hit ?

April 2, 2022 By in Corn, Food Supply, ice-age-farmer, Teucrium, ZeroHedge

Oil First, Then Corn?

The ‘administration’, if you can call it that, is messing around in the food and financial markets as planned.

Well, almost.

Oil seems to be the focus at this point; virtue signaling using the SPR as the candidate du jour.

Could corn be the next target for ‘help’ such as halting all (or enough) exports to tank the price?

Remember the objective here, is to destroy production.

Anyone with two spike proteins rubbing together, should be able to see that plan (time stamp 5:35) hiding in plain sight.

We’re in full propaganda mode; hypnotizing the masses to think someone thousands of miles away is the bad guy.

Why not use that ruse to toy with the corn market as is being done with oil.

‘It’ll never happen’ … right, just like oil futures could never go negative.

If it does happen or something similar, that’s the opportunity.

CORN, Weekly Chart

The last update had the potential for a retrace and spring set-up, at the 17- 18, area on the chart.

Corn has moved higher with no major price hit, yet.

As said, it might never happen.

If it does, and soon, that support area (at this juncture) is near a Fibonacci 61.8%, retrace as shown below.

Looking at the chart, it’s also clear, CORN is at significant, long-term, resistance.

Two Ways To Trade

One is shown above, via CORN. The other is the futures market itself (not advice, not a recommendation).

CORN tracking fund provides ‘exposure’ as their documentation says. However, it does not provide ‘leverage’.

That’s what the futures market does.

Summary

If going the futures route, downside risk needs to be removed as much as possible.

One way for that to happen is an ‘announcement’, similar to the Carter grain embargo, likely to cause a huge (temporary) price collapse.

Until then … we wait.

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Digging In … Emerging Markets

March 26, 2022 By in Charles Mackay, EDZ, EDZ-22-03, EEM, Steve Miller, ZeroHedge 1 Comment

Uncovering More Evidence

The case continues to build for significant downside in the Emerging Markets, EEM.

This post addressed the shallow 23.6%, Fibonacci retrace; what appears to be completion of short covering.

‘Short covering’ because we’re coming from the view it’s a bear market. A potential slow-motion, train-wreck collapse.

Looking at the chart of EEM, in a different light, the Weekly Close, yet another piece of (reversal) evidence is uncovered.

Weekly Close, EEM

The unmarked chart is below.

For long time users of this site, you already know the drill. Do you ‘see’ the (short) opportunity, the evidence?

Yes, price action’s been in a downtrend for a while and rebounded but there’s more.

The next chart makes it obvious. Long term down-trend support has been broken … and now tested.

Digging deeper with the next chart; to find similar up-side volume, we have to go all the way back to the week of November 30th, 2018.

So, last week’s volume is significant.

However, that volume and price action was only able to get back to the underside of the trend … now turned resistance.

We can include all of the above analysis with previous work.

That work is linked here, here, here and here; adding up to a high probability downside event.

But wait, there’s more.

Digging Up A YouTube, Nugget

Searching YouTube for Emerging Markets, turns up essentially nothing. No surprise, there.

That is, except for this nugget.

The analysis used in the video is different from what’s on this site … and that’s ok.

The probability conclusion is the same, i.e., EEM down.

The takeaway from the video, is the timeframe. If the cycles in the analysis are in-effect (time stamp 8:04), then EEM potentially bottoms-out, in late June or early July.

Summary

The initial short trade via EDZ (EDZ-22-01) was exited, with profit on March 16th.

Another attempt made, on the 17th – 18th (EDZ-22-02) but exited on the 18th, with a moderate loss (-6.5%).

From the 22nd – 24th, another position was opened.

EDZ-22-03, currently in the green at +1.9%.

Stop is set at EDZ: 10.55 (not advice, not a recommendation).

Parting Shot

A quick check of ZeroHedge, has the usual suspects out fomenting falsehoods; attempting induce more fear and misdirection of the masses.

Just as Charles Mackay said back in 1841:

“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one.”

By the time this (delusional) crowd recovers their senses, the obvious market opportunities will be long gone.

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Gold’s, Island-Gap Reversal

March 13, 2022 By in Churchill, GLD, Gold & Silver, ZeroHedge 2 Comments

“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”

Winston Churchill

No matter what one may think about Churchill, the truth at this juncture for gold (GLD), is an island gap reversal:

‘There it is’

Longer term momentum indicators, MACD, are pointing higher on both the monthly and weekly.

So, there’s definitely some upward bias.

The ‘Next’ Catalyst

We’ve already had military attack, bombing of a nuclear power plant (so they say) including the actual threat of nuclear detonation … so what’s next?

The (fake) alien invasion?

What if aliens really do invade? My first thought of course will be, “I’m glad I have my stack of gold and silver to get me through. I feel much better.”

No, let’s get real.

We’re all going to wish we had a ‘Ma Deuce’, like this one.

If you’ve got one of those, you can have all the gold and silver you want … plus a few aliens to boot. 🙂

Hyperinflation, Here, Now?

Well, there’s at least one way to tell and that’s by the price action itself.

The daily chart of gold tracking fund GLD below, clearly shows the island gap.

Even with all the upward bias on longer-term momentum (MACD) indicators, if GLD can’t fill that gap, there’s something else at work.

On a closing basis, GLD is still below all-time highs, set back on August 6th, 2020.

With the climactic volume and price spike discussed previously, short term expectations are for some type of (continued) downward retrace.

Then, There’s This

It’s still about four hours to go before the Sunday futures open and anything can happen.

For now, this news headline suggests a lower open for gold.

If gold opens lower, does the market (S&P) open higher or will there be some kind of ‘excuse’ for lower as well?

Lastly, the Fed is (supposedly) shorting S&P, Calls.

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Does The ‘Bounce’ Stop Here?

March 10, 2022 By in EDZ, EDZ-22-01, EEM, Floored, ZeroHedge

EEM, Closes The Gap

Active Short: EDZ-22-01, Update

Breadline

This post, highlighted the reasoning for a sustainable breakdown in the Emerging Markets, EEM.

The leveraged inverse vehicle for that index is EDZ.

Up until about two weeks ago, that fund was a low volume wall-flower.

That’s all changed … at least, for now.

The ten-day trading period from February 1st to 14th, had average EDZ, volume of 251,000 shares/daily.

Fast-forward, ten days from February 24th, to today, March 9th; average volume is up over 280%, at 955,000 shares/daily.

EEM Weekly Chart

The weekly chart’s orderly lower-trending price action broke to the downside during the week of February 25th.

Inverting the chart and noting the apparent trend-line shows this week’s action is closing the breakout gap and testing the trendline.

Closer-in on the (inverted) daily shows just how many hits there are on this trend; looks like about eight so far which includes today, March 9th.

Positioning

This earlier post showed how I worked the sector via inverse EDZ (not advice, not a recommendation).

Depending on tomorrow’s price action, today may have been another low-risk opportunity for entry.

If EDZ makes a new daily high at the next session, the stop, identified previously (EDZ: 10.90) will be moved up to 11.96 (not advice, not a recommendation).

Opinion

This article says, ‘limit down‘ is coming; the opening market drop will be so large, it’ll be ‘limit down’, not allowing sells (for a set time period).

If that happens, the next day is likely to be the same and the next after that.

This is how fortunes are made and destroyed.

A good documentary on that process can be found here (Floored, time stamp 29:04); back then, it was a limit up.

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Taiwan Semi … On The Edge

March 5, 2022 By in EDZ, EDZ-22-01, EEM, SOXX, TSM, Wyckoff, ZeroHedge 1 Comment

Down On Heavy Volume

Taiwan Semi (TSM) is the heaviest weighting in both the Emerging Markets, EEM, and the SOXX.

Those indexes were down sharply on Friday with EEM, losing just over -2%, and the SOXX down -2.65%.

Even though the SOXX, was lower in percentage terms, it’s EEM, that may be entering free-fall territory; led by its largest component, TSM.

World (planned) Instability

At this point, that’s an understatement.

There’s no telling if somehow, Taiwan (the nation) is going to be dragged into the fray.

Note: As this post was being finalized, we have this, just out.

The good news (sort of) is from a Wyckoff analysis standpoint, we don’t have to know the inside scoop on who or what has plans to do next.

To be very blunt, those in the know are so arrogant and greedy, their actions are going to show up on the tape.

That same arrogance and greed was rampant in Wyckoff’s day … why should it be any different now?

Taiwan Semi (TSM) Weekly Chart

As we can see, TSM closed the week just below support on very heavy volume.

Downward thrust pressure is immense.

The coming week could see an attempt to ‘relief rally’ or we could just continue lower in earnest.

If TSM breaks lower, it’s in ‘free-fall’ territory as there’s no real support until the 80-area … down nearly – 24%, from current levels.

Leveraged Inverse Fund: EDZ

As covered earlier, the leveraged inverse fund EDZ, has picked up in volatility as well as trading volume.

The daily (close) chart showing the breakout is below:

The second chart documents trade entries and current stop location (not advice, not a recommendation).

The entries may look to be at ‘elevated’ levels but recall in the last report, the market tested its breakdown … tilting probability to the downside (upside for EDZ).

Entries were made at support/resistance trendline break and test … ‘the danger point’

The EDZ, fund typically, is not popular and is normally very quiet; however, that all changed in the past two weeks.

The EDZ, Entry

Let’s dig into the nuances of the entry on the two charts below. From the closing chart above, the entry looks like it’s hanging in mid-air.

Looking the ‘prints’, shows the entries made at (nearly) the lowest risk point(s) possible.

The day prior to the 10.86, may have been the best but recall from this update, the entry was made as price action tested the breakdown of support/trend on the EEM.

The trade plan for the next day (March 3rd) was if EDZ made a new daily high, the breakout is likely underway.

Another entry was opened (mid-session) as price action pulled back from that new daily high (new low for EEM).

Note the stop was originally set at the March 2nd, low of 10.69, then moved up to 10.90, the next day.

If stopped out at this juncture, the entire trade would be at break-even (not advice, not a recommendation).

Note in the charts above, there were several false attempts to break to the upside. Each attempt was followed one or more red bars (candle) that negated the attempt.

The current breakout looks like the real thing but it too, was initially followed by a red candle (February 25th).

In this instance, price action reversed and started making higher-highs and higher-lows.

That was the signal to go long.

Summary:

At this juncture, trade EDZ-22-01, is fully positioned (not advice, not a recommendation).

Anything can happen between now and the open on Monday. However, the power of TSM’s thrust lower suggests downside continuation is a high probability.

Let’s not forget, we’re in a market environment where a ‘fat-finger‘ upset is not just a possibility but highly likely.

Stay Tuned

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