A Story About Japan, the U.S. Dollar, & Gold

Investors woke up to a major macro surprise Tuesday morning when the Bank of Japan announced a de-facto rate hike by allowing the yield on their 10-Year Treasury to reach .50%. Although the Bank of Japan (BOJ) didn’t actually raise rates, the net result is the same. What the BOJ did was allow the 10-Year…

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Is Gold Finally Ready to Shine?

Last week, an ADAPT Weekly reader asked about my thoughts regarding investing in Gold… Not that my opinion is all that important – remember, the only thing that pays to watch is price. I’ll say it again: If you’re going to pay attention to anything, pay attention to price. So here’s the scoop… We’ve avoided…

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You don’t win today’s game with yesterday’s home run

“You don’t win today’s game with yesterday’s home run”. -Babe Ruth Regardless of how successful your portfolio was or was not in 2020, it’s in the books. It’s over; time to move on. So rather than spending considerable time and energy talking about 2020, today, I’m going to share what I’m seeing right now. I’m…

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Stocks Are Ripping Higher

To be blunt, this market is ripping higher! We’re seeing a lot of new highs. In fact, we saw more new highs in November on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq than we’ve seen since early 2018 – the former peak for risk on assets across the globe. Back in January and…

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Is This the Best Alternative to Stocks Right Now?

Markets are fluid, and success often demands a willingness to adapt or risk being on the wrong side of a trade. Because relative strength relationships and inter-market relationships between asset classes change – we pay attention. We’ve been watching breadth in stocks deteriorate, especially since mid-January. The majority of stocks are down over that period,…

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