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Weekly Market Update 5-10-17
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Wejustmadehistory.TheS&P500hasnowtraded10dayswithoutmovingmorethan0.2%.Thisisarecordgoingback125years.Putsimply,youjustexperiencedthesinglebiggestmarketriginoveracentury.For125years,themarkethasneverbeenpinnedbysuchcompleteanduttermanipulationasitjustexperienced.Itisabsolutelysickening.Wecoveredthismarketriglastweek.Thebarebasicsisthat“someone”stepsinaspikesthe$USD/Yenpairanytimestocksbegintobreakdown.WhothatsomeoneisremainstobeseenbutitislikelytheFedactingthroughaproxy(alargebankorperhapsevenforeignCentralBank).Whenthishappens,theentiremarkethasbecomeonegigantictradebasedonthe$USD/Yenpair.Ifthepairrises,preciousmetalsandbondsgethitwhilestocksarepinnedflat.Ifthepairfalls,stocksbegintobreakdownwhilepreciousmetalsandbondsrally.Belowisachartshowingthisdynamicinallthree-assetclasses.Asyoucansee,thisrighasoccurredonthreeseparateoccasionssinceelectionnight.Putsimply,“someone”hasbeenextremelyworriedaboutstocksbreakingdownandhasbeenresortingtogreaterandgreaterinterventiontoholdtheminplace.
Weekly Market Update 5-10-17
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Thislatestmarketrighasbyfarbeentheworstasstocksareforcedtoignoreworseningeconomicfundamentals(itisclearglobalGDPiscontracting)ascapitalforcedintoahandfulofTechStockstoholdthemarketup.ThebiggestcontributortothemarketholdinguphasbeenApple(AAPL),whichistrackingthiscurrencypairalmosttick-for-tick.Forallintensivepurposes,AAPLisnowthestockmarket.
Theproblemwiththisparticularrig(asidefromthefactthatit’sarig,notrealpriceaction)isthatitexportsdeflationaggressivelyintotheglobalfinancialsystem.Thesystemcanonlyhandlesomuchofthisbeforesomething“breaks.”Thelasttwotimes,that“something”wasOil,whichcrashed12%and15%inthespanoftwotothreeweeks.
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ThefinancialmediahasbeentryingtospinOil’spricemovesasbeingrelatedtoOPECorsomeotherfundamentalissue.It’snot.It’sbeingcausedbythe$USD/Yenpair.Yes,Oil,thesinglemostimportantcommoditytotheworld,hasnowcrashedTWICEbecauseofabjectmarketmanipulationtopinstocks.AtsomepointthemarketriggerswillHAVEtogiveup.Thedamagetothefinancialsystemandtheeconomyissimplytoosevere(againwe’retalkingaboutthemosteconomicallysignificant
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commodityintheworld).ThisisespeciallytruewhenyouconsiderthatOilpricesarecloselylinkedtoJunkBondsandOilcrashestendtoresultinsimilardistressinthosemarkets.Therampershaveachoice,lettheriggo,orpotentiallytriggeracreditcrisis.
Withthatinmind,Ibelievethatthismarketrigisnowending.The$USD/Yenpairhasslammedintomassiveresistance.
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BetweenthisandthedamagetoOilandpotentiallyhighyieldcredit,theramperswillhavenochoicebuttolettheriggo.Doesthismeanthateverythingwillsuddenlyreverse?Notnecessarily.I’mnotsayingthattheramperswillgiveuptherigovernight.Theymightverywelltrytomaintainithereandthereoverthenexttwoweeks.However,thelongertheychoosetoplaythisgame,thegreaterthelikelihoodofaREALevent(astockcrash)hitting.The1987crashwastriggeredbyasimilarmarketrig.We’renowgettingtothepointatwhichsomethinglikethatcouldactuallyhappeniftherigisn’tstoppedsoon.Basedonthis,Ibelievetheramperswillbegingivinguptheirschemeshortly.Indeed,todaymightinfacthavebeenthebeginningofthis.AsImentionedbefore,preciousmetalshavebeenhurtbadlybythe$USD/Yenramping.BetweenGoldandSilver,thelatterhashadtheworstofit,duetoarecordnumberofspeculativelongsliquidating.
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However,itseemsthatbothGoldandSilverarebottomingnowandpreparingfortheirnextwaveup.Thisisasignalthattheturnisoccurringandtherigisending.Regardingthisnextmoveinpreciousmetals,it’sgoingtobetheBIGone.Preciousmetalsinvestorsareanextremelyemotionalbunch.Thislatestdropinpricelevelshasturnedeveryonebearish.AndImean,“it’stheendoftheworld”bearish.
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Thisreactionisbeyondextreme.Goldisdownamere6%offitrecentpeaks.Inthelasttwoyearsalone,it’shadatleast10movesthatweregreaterinmagnitude.
Sowe’vegotextremebearishness…atatimewhenGoldisactuallystillUP8%fromtheDecember2016lows(thelasttimebearishnesswasatsimilarlevels).
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Thisisthesortofsituationthatleadstoragingrallies.TakenotethatGoldMiners,whichtypicallyleadGoldinmajorturns,havejustbouncedhardoffofcriticalsupport.
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Moreover,theGoldMinerstoGoldratiohasturnedsharplyup,suggestingaturnishappening.
TheSilverminerstoSilverratioisevenMOREbullishhavingbottomedaweekago.Oncewetakeoutthattopbluetrendline,thenextmovehigherhasbegun.
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Whenthishappens…
• Goldisgoingto$1340withinsixmonths.
• Silverisgoingto$28withinsixmonths.
• TheGoldMinersETF(GDX)isgoingto$29ifnot$35withinsixmonths.
• GoldminingjuniorsandSilverMinerswillberoaring30%+higherwithinsixmonths.AnotherkeyassetclasstowatchisOil.Oilhasbeguntobounce,butitNEEDStoreclaimitsbullishtrendline.Ifitcandothis,thentherigisfinallyoverandwe’reofftotheracesagain.
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Anothersignalwillbewhenthelong-TreasuryETF(TLT)breaksabovethebluelineandSTAYSthere.
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ThesearethechartsIamwatchingrightnow.IfIgetconfirmationthatthe$USD/YenrigHASendedandthemarketturnhashit,I’llsendoutanupdatewithsomenewtrades…butrightnow,thekeywordispatience.Irealizethisisfrustrating.I’mfrustratedaswell.We’venowhadtwoweeksofcompletegarbagepriceactionalljusttopinstocksflat.However,rightthismoment,todaythere’snoreasontoputnewcapitaltowork.Stocksasawholearegoingnowhere.TheS&P500hasn’tmovedmorethan0.2%inTENDAYS.Asforthefewcompaniesthatarerallying,I’mnotkeenon“pickinguppenniesinfrontofasteamroller”bymessingaroundforafewpercentagepointswhenit’splainasdaythatthesecondthemarketrigends,AAPL,MSTF,AMZN,andGOOGwillbedropping10%inthespaceofafewsessions.Sofornowweneedtowatchandwait.Whenthisrigends(andIbelieveitwillendwithinthenextfivetradingsessions)itwillbetimetoact.Thisconcludesthisweek’sweeklymarketupdate.I’mwatchingthemarketscloselyandwillissueupdatesasneeded.Barringanynewdevelopmentsyou’llnexthearfrommenextWednesdayinourusualweeklymarketupdate.Untilthen…
GrahamSummersChiefMarketStrategistPhoenixCapitalResearch
BestRegards,
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OPEN POSITIONS
STOCKS PORTFOLIO
BONDS PORTFOLIO
POSITION SYMBOL BUY DATE
BUY PRICE
CURRENT
PRICE
GAIN/ LOSS
NuveenMuni.Fund NVG 1/2/14 $13.12 $14.76 35% EmergingMarketBonds EMB 11/21/16
$109.82$114.38 6%
LongUSTreasuries TLT 11/21/16 $121.05 $120.48 1% Pricesasofmarket’scloseon5/10/17.Gainsincludedividends
POSITION SYMBOL BUY DATE
BUY PRICE
CURRENT PRICE
GAIN/ LOSS
RPXCorp RPXC 8/5/15 $15.48 $13.89 -10%
PeruETF EPU 12/7/16 $33.23 $34.05 3% AgriculturalCommoditiesETF RJA 1/12/17 $6.46 $6.26
-3%
ChinaETF ASHR 2/1/17 $24.98 $24.02 -4%
BrazilETF EWZ 2/8/17 $37.53 $38.58 3%
UtilitiesETF XLU 2/8/17 $49.35 $51.41 5%
PublicStorage PSA 3/23/17 $225.92 $208.92 -8% SouthwesternEnergy SWN 3/30/17 $8.15 $7.33 -10%
GulfportEnergy GPOR 3/30/17 $17.17 $16.46 -4%
ClearEnergyETF PBW 4/19/17 $4.06 $4.18 3%
SolarEnergyETF TAN 4/19/17 $17.20 $18.20 6%
USOilFund USO 4/26/17 $10.37 $9.86 -5%
BiotechETF IBB 4/26/17 $296.15 $291.89 -1%
Verizon VZ 4/26/17 $47.17 $46.38 -2%
ExxonMobil XOM 5/3/17 $82.70 $81.91 -1%
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POSITION SYMBOL BUY DATE
BUY PRICE
CURRENT
PRICE
GAIN/ LOSS
Gold 3/17/10 $1,120 $1,218.00 9% Silver 3/17/10 $16.23 $16.19 0%
GoldMinersETF GDX 10/5/16 $22.45 $21.93 -2% GoldMiningJuniorsETF GDXJ 10/5/16 $34.72 $30.94
-7%
SilverWheaton SLW 10/5/16 $22.59 $19.54 -13%
NewGold NGD 10/5/16 $3.88 $2.79 -28%
BarrickGold ABX 4/26/17 $16.92 $16.39 -3%
RoyalGold RGLD 4/26/17 $69.92 $70.49 1%
SilverMiningETF SIL 4/26/17 $34.44 $33.74 -2%
SilverStandard SSRI 4/26/17 $9.94 $9.42 -5%
PRECIOUS METALS/ MINERS PORTFOLIO
Pricesasofmarket’scloseon5/10/17.Gainsincludedividends*Averagepriceof$17.50and$14.97**Averagepriceof$22.83and$22.07***Averagepriceof$37.52and$31.92
SPECIAL SITUATIONS/HEDGES/SHORTS PORTFOLIO
POSITION SYMBOL BUY DATE
BUY PRICE
CURRENT PRICE
GAIN/ LOSS
FranceETF(SHORT) EWQ 9/16/16 $23.38 $28.76 -23% ItalyETF(SHORT) EWI 9/16/16 $21.56 $27.65 -28% Russell2000ETF(SHORT) IWM 12/14/16 $135.37 $139.21 -3% Apple(SHORT) AAPL 3/23/17 $140.92 $153.26 -9%
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CASH/ CURRENCIES PORTFOLIO
POSITION SYMBOL BUYDATE
BUYPRICE
CURRENTPRICE
GAIN/ LOSS
EuroTrust FXE 10/5/16 $108.80 $105.25 -3%
Pricesasofmarket’scloseon5/10/17.Gainsincludedividends
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POSITION SYMBOL BUYDATE
BUYPRICE
SELLDATE
SELLPRICE
GAIN/ LOSS
AmericanEagleOutfitters(SHORT) AEO 5/26/16 $15.36 1/31/17 $14.59 5%CliffsNatResources(FIRSTHALF) CLF 2/8/17 $10.15 2/13/17 $12.10 19%
Ambev ABEV 11/25/16 $4.96 2/23/17 $5.93 21%Cemex CX 11/25/16 $8.07 2/23/17 $8.69 8%CliffsNatResources(SECONDHALF) CLF 2/8/17 $10.15 2/23/17 $11.13 10%
Exxon XOM 9/24/14 $95.82 3/8/17 $81.28 -8% EnterpriseProductsPartners EPD 11/31/16 $25.93 3/8/17 $27.83
9%
NaturalGasETF UNG 2/22/17 $6.57 3/8/17 $7.11 8%
EmergingmarketsETF EEM 1/12/17 $36.60 4/10/17 $39.20 7%
BarrickGold ABX 10/5/16 $15.54 4/10/17 $19.04 23%
UraniumETF URA 6/8/16 $15.49 4/12/17 $15.90 9% Cameco CCJ 1/4/17 $10.69 4/12/17 $11.48 7% CoalETF KOL 1/4/17 $12.59 4/12/17 $14.51 15% SilverStandardResources SSRI 10/5/16 $10.30 4/12/17 $11.32
10%
RoyalGold RGLD 2/8/17 $71.50 4/12/17 $74.14 4%
SilverMiners SIL 3/15/17 $35.81 4/12/17 $37.60 5%
USSteel(SHORT) X 2/1/17 $31.97 4/13/17 $29.42 8% CopperMinersETF(SHORT) COPX 3/23/17 $22.64 4/18/17 $21.02 7%
FinancialsETF(SHORT) XLF 12/21/16 $23.61 4/26/17 $24.06 -2%
RECENTLY CLOSED POSITIONS