Cristofer Sheridan's Blog

The following chart, “The Economic Roller Coaster,” was recently posted by @NickatFP and provides a helpful illustration of where major economies are believed to be located in their economic cycle. It shows the Eurozone, Japan...

The market's push to new record highs last month failed to prevent a significant divergence from forming with the relative strength index. This is one of the three signs I highlighted for a possible peak in stocks. See updated chart and commentary for more...

Last week I attended the Strategic Investment Conference hosted by Mauldin Economics and Altegris. Each year they feature some of the most highly sought-after names in the world of economics and finance to give their outlook on the investment landscape...

Here’s a very long-term chart of gold and the dollar going back to 1980 with the correlation between the two shown beneath. As with most inter-market relationships, the correlation is not fixed but changes over time, which is probably why there’s so much confusion...

In an interview we posted yesterday, Michael “Mish” Shedlock of Global Economic Trend Analysis told listeners, “I think it’s possible the U.S. is in recession right now…or, at the very least, we are on the cusp of one.” Since bear markets and U.S. recessions...

Due perhaps to prior articles I’ve written on the idea of the stock market being rigged, a recent piece from the New York Post was sent my direction titled, “Stock Market Rigging Is No Longer a ‘Conspiracy Theory’”, by John Crudele. The story set forth by Crudele is..

The following chart of the S&P 500 over nearly two decades shows how major market peaks and bear markets have been associated with rising levels of financial stress.

Elon Musk, Steven Hawking, and a long list of scientists believe artificial intelligence is no longer science-fiction and may one day present a danger to society. Musk has likened super-intelligent machines to nuclear bombs and fears we may be...

Stocks inched further into record territory today before fading slightly in the afternoon. The market is interpreting Yellen’s remarks before Congress as dovish—keeping rates lower for longer—and recent experts on our show, like Mizuho’s Chief US Economist...

The trend for U.S. stocks using the S&P 500 is positive on all timeframes. The short-term trend turned positive (issued a buy signal) earlier this month on 2/5/2015. The intermediate-term trend has remained positive since...