March 23, 2025 | The Unvaxed

COMMENT: Marty, Cheer up. They are coming for you! Gene REPLY: Well, I can’t outrun that many. Hopefully, one is interested in financial markets. Then maybe. When I went to a new doctor, she asked if I was vaccinated, and I said, “NO!” She replied, “Good!“ She worked last at the VA and quit over government policy.

March 22, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for March 22, 2025

Gold hit new highs again this week, up ~$1,000 from year-ago levels Front-month COMEX gold futures rallied to ~$3,065 this week, up over $400 (~15%) from the January 2025 lows, up ~$1,260 (~70%) from the pre-Hamas attack on Israel lows in October 2023 (blue ellipse) and up ~$1,450 (~90%) from the October 2022 lows (pink ellipse.) […]

March 22, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, Gold, Oil, USD, Orange Juice.
• Todd Callender: (12:50) Trillion Dollar Lawsuit Against 5G.
• Josef Schachter:  (49:30) Energy, US Tariffs.
• Mark Leibovit:  (1:23:54) Stock Markets, Gold, Silver, USD, Trump.  Receive 50% Off VR Trader Newsletters! Enter Promo Code 2022HALFOFF.

March 21, 2025 | How Bad is Canada’s Fentanyl Problem?

This is unsettling stuff with broad implications for Canada, but the first steps to recovery are to admit, repent and reform. Most of the 2022 Cullen Commission 101 Recommendations have yet to be implemented. Port Coquitlam, Vancouver Mayor Brad West Describes U.S. Government Concerns with Canada, Says He Would Serve as Fentanyl Czar if a New Government […]

March 21, 2025 | Cycles, Not Tariffs, Could Be Driving Down Stocks

Will Gold hit $40,000 USD?

March 20, 2025 | Violence Against Tesla Owners is Outrageous

  The radical left is extremely dangerous when angered. The intense hatred of Elon Musk has caused a worldwide pandemonium where misplaced raged is directed at Tesla owners. Tesla was once celebrated by the left for championing EV technology, and perhaps favored by those on the left. Now, we are seeing countless daily occurrences of […]

March 20, 2025 | All Signs Bull Stock Market Will Continue

Gold Miners finally getting the attention they deserve.

March 19, 2025 | Crude Oil Softens On Seasonal Build In Inventories. Important BUY Signal Imminent

A partial ceasefire in Ukraine where both Russia and Ukraine committed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure for 30 days is the best that the US could get from the current negotiations to a long term de-escalation and towards a peace agreement. One additional move was a deal to exchange prisoners. Now 175 prisoners […]

March 18, 2025 | U.S. Recession Odds Spike with Households Pessimistic and Risk-Exposed

Last week’s University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey saw economic expectations plunge for Democrats, Independents and Republicans. Those expecting an improved financial situation one year from now reached the lowest since 1980 (shown below, courtesy of The Daily Shot). Those seeing improving employment conditions were the least since the 2008 recession (red line below since […]

March 17, 2025 | The MSM Discovers Copper

Copper has had a quietly impressive run so far in 2025. But much more is coming as mainstream investors tune into the story. Consider this, from NPR of all places: Forget about rare earth minerals. We need more copper (NPR) – In recent weeks, you’ve likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances, thanks to President Trump’s stalled […]

March 16, 2025 | One Last Melt-Up?

Will there be one last melt-up before this doddering bull market seeks penance?  Some of my fellow gurus believe a final show of bravado is coming, especially those who base their predictions on Elliott Wave Theory. I think the party is over, but I’m forced to admit that if too many traders agree with me, […]

March 15, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for March 15, 2025

Current positioning: I’m long S&P futures as of Friday morning. See My short-term trading section below for more detail. The S&P closed Red for four consecutive weeks The S&P hit all-time highs on July 16, 2024 (the first ellipse), then tumbled ~10% to August 5 lows on the “Yen-carry” scare. The market recovered, traded above the July […]

March 15, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, Gold, Silver.
• Eric Hadik:  (12:14) Market Cycles, Oil, Gold, USD, Canadian Dollar, War.
• Martin Straith: (36:14) Volatile Markets, Currencies, Copper, Gold, Decentralized Finance.  Special Offer!
• Hilliard MacBeth: (1:08:48)Tariffs, Real Estate, Foreign Insiders Taking Over Pricey Real Estate.

March 14, 2025 | Civil War in the UK?

I just watched a disturbingly plausible video about the rising odds of a UK civil war. The source is David Betz, a professor of “war in the modern world” at King’s College, London. He recently published an article titled Civil War Comes to the West in Military Strategy Magazine, in which he claimed that multiculturalism and mass immigration […]

March 14, 2025 | Interest Rate Cuts Won’t Be Enough To Save The Canadian Economy

Canadian central bankers cut their official rate by ¼ of a percent on Wednesday this week. But that won’t be enough to boost the economy in the face of higher tariffs and repeated threats from the U.S. President. How bad will the downturn get? Tiff Macklem and his colleagues at the Bank of Canada did […]

March 14, 2025 | A Tariff Caused Recession, Will Cause More Tariffs

Will Silver join record high Gold?

March 13, 2025 | WTI Prices Lift As US Consumption Rises 5.1% Last Week.

President Trump freaked out stock markets with his on-off switch of new tariffs and threats against the US’s key trading partners. Canada is getting the brunt of these social media attacks. Trump threatens, then trade negotiators from both sides get to work on the details and persuade Trump to relent and there are reverses in […]

March 13, 2025 | Market Update: Key Levels, Tech Rebounds & Apple’s Warning Sign

On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, U.S. stock markets closed with mixed results. Tech stocks led the gains, with Tesla climbing 7.59%, Palantir rising 7.17%, and Nvidia advancing 6.42%. In contrast, consumer stocks lagged, as Target fell 4.86%, Procter & Gamble declined 2.74%, and Walmart edged down 2.56%. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite saw a rebound, but until proven otherwise, […]

March 13, 2025 | What If Fort Knox Gold is Missing?

Why you should diversify your cryptos.  Receive 50% Off VR Trader Newsletters! Enter Promo Code 2022HALFOFF.

March 13, 2025 | The US Was in Recession Even Before the Tariffs

Has Gold reached its peak yet?

March 12, 2025 | Gold Porn, Part 2: It’s a Real Bull Market

Gold (and now silver) are starting to do things not seen for over a decade. And the resulting charts are just gorgeous. Some recent examples: Foreign central banks are moving out of US Treasuries and into gold: Overindebted countries are cranking the money printing up to panic levels: Gold and silver are responding with identical […]

March 11, 2025 | Canada & the 51st State

  QUESTION: Hi Marty, Many in Canada seem to be taking President Donald Trump’s talk about making Canada the 51st US state seriously. We have Canadian leaders claiming it is a serious threat and part of a plan. “President Trump wants to put us into a state where we are much more weakened economically in order […]

March 11, 2025 | Interview with Maxime Bernier

People’s Party of Canada

March 10, 2025 | DOGE Uncovers Another $3B Wasted on Climate Change

  Sunnova Energy, a solar panel company based in Texas, has filed for bankruptcy. It is not shocking for a solar panel company to go under as the demand is simply not there. Upfront costs could range into tens of thousands and it takes years to see actual savings. The Biden Administration spent more than […]