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Are the US people feeling warm and fuzzy because the markets are at all time highs?

Big Al
August 15, 2016

LPG joins Al and Cory for a special editorial discussing the connection between the stocks markets, the US economy and the mentality of the US people. Are all of these connected and are the positive news stories from the media contributing to a more optimistic outlook?

There are a lot of factors that need to be considered when analyzing economic data and understanding why stock markets are rising. Here we give you three different opinions and we want to hear yours.

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Discussion
33 Comments
    B
    Aug 15, 2016 15:50 AM

    Some people have their employer pensions in the market, without considering if they get a return of their money, people would feel good knowing their pensions are increaseing with the market.

    So, maybe a stronger market has some influence on people perspectives.

      Aug 15, 2016 15:01 PM

      I agree with you comment regarding a stronger market having some influence, B

    B
    Aug 15, 2016 15:51 AM

    You will respond Al?
    Could you ask Rick to look at svm?

      Aug 15, 2016 15:00 PM

      We are on it B. I will add Silvercorp to our list to ask Rick tomorrow.

        B
        Aug 15, 2016 15:24 PM

        thx Cory

    LPG
    Aug 15, 2016 15:36 PM

    I got messed up at some point during the interview.

    I said @ 6mn40sec: “typically you will have peak economic activity before peak in the markets”. What I meant is THE TOTAL OPPOSITE.

    Markets typically TOP before the economy as they anticipate economic roll-over (discount mechanism). Likewise, markets BOTTOM before the economy does so – again: discount mechanism.

    My apologies for this total mess-up, but this is just to clarify.

    Best to all,

    LPG

    Aug 15, 2016 15:49 PM

    Come on now, we all know Cory and LPG were the cutest babies in the nursery! lol

    I ditched my SPXS today. Took a hit on it. Ouch! Also found out my Bitcoin penny scam (BITCF) is getting back into gold and adding oil this time. Crazy!

    My BABA and ECA are RIPPING this week! Might add some DUST and UWTI for an overnight hold.

      Aug 15, 2016 15:50 PM

      Forgot to add that I am running 5% trailing stops on BABA and ECA. I have 3K tied up in these two so I want to protect profits. I wish Robinhood would offer trailing stops.

      Aug 15, 2016 15:03 PM

      Did not realize that Jason, thanks.

      Aug 15, 2016 15:06 PM

      BITCF is actually Grand Pacaraima Gold

        DFS
        Aug 15, 2016 15:15 PM

        No, that’s GPGD

          Aug 16, 2016 16:06 AM

          Okay, I did look it up on stockwatch though. Cory said he thought there was a name change.

    DFS
    Aug 15, 2016 15:06 PM

    How is it possible that you guys have not seen the effect of the media in America.

    The Republicans have not ended with the best Presidential candidate in Trump, because the Main Street Media PROMOTED TRUMP OVER BETTER PRIMARY CANDIDATES.
    The MSM considered him an easy candidate for Hillary to beat.
    Now the MSM is promoting Hillary over Trump.
    Totally expected.

    How stupid can the general public be? The media is totally biased with only a few exceptions in the fringe.

    DFS
    Aug 15, 2016 15:11 PM

    I’m showing BITCF as Bitcoin capital Corp.

    DFS
    Aug 15, 2016 15:22 PM

    This is RACIST Obama’s problem. He started this racist crap.

    What about Loretta Lynch, another racist?

    Have you heard either of them trying to calm things down?

    All they have to do is say it was BLACK ON BLACK CRIME. Honky was not involved.

    DFS
    Aug 15, 2016 15:51 PM

    Yu should also not forget; the biggest founder of Black Lives Matter is George Soros.
    He want to estrogen the US dollar for his own personal profit.

    DFS
    Aug 15, 2016 15:52 PM

    iPad Incorrects “funder” to “founder”

    DFS
    Aug 15, 2016 15:57 PM

    This iPad correction is rubbish. It is so slow!!!

    I typed destroy…..it misses the d and corrects estroy to estrogen.

    So now typing slowly…..

    Soros wants to destroy the US dollar for his own personal gain

      Aug 15, 2016 15:11 PM

      Yu should also not forget; the biggest founder of Black Lives Matter is George Soros.
      He want to estrogen the US dollar for his own personal profit.

      I think yer iPad had it right. At the risk of offending FranSix by sounding sexist, I’d say Sorrows wants to make a girly man of the USD!

      Aug 15, 2016 15:20 PM

      DFS, when you get to Colliefornia (as Ahnode Schwarzenwhatever calls it) please, please, please keep posting with your iPad.

      It is the funniest thing going in this blog and is often correct in more ways than one!

        DFS
        Aug 15, 2016 15:43 PM

        But it is slower than my typing speed. I have two laptops and a high speed internet there.
        I use the iPad when I don’t have an Internet connection, which has been most of the time recently. Especially since some burglars torched my English home to eliminate fingerprints.

    Aug 15, 2016 15:26 PM

    Remember, the harshest condemnation on the part of the press and the public was always reserved not for those who had defrauded the government, but for those who insisted on bringing the facts to light. It is still considered unpatriotic to condemn wrongdoers especially in the government.

    Aug 15, 2016 15:01 PM

    LPG, you sound like Martin Armstrong. He specifically follow capital out/inflows to determine various things. I found your analysis very, very compelling,

    You are DEAD ON. If it is fear that is driving the world into US equities, it will be fear that will drive them OUT. When will that occur? Probably 2018 – 2019. That’s my guess.

    LPG
    Aug 15, 2016 15:16 PM

    Johnnygeneric,

    I am not sure I’ll be proven right on some of my views, but some of them I hold from M.A (given credit where it’s due) and I fully subscribe to them.

    Thank you for your praise, but without “great” thinkers/investors/macro guys, my thought process would be even poorer than what it is currently !

    Best to you and good luck investing,

    LPG

      Aug 15, 2016 15:58 PM

      The whole truth is tol often missing!

    Aug 16, 2016 16:52 AM

    I think some people need to descend from their Ivory towers and go for a walk and talk on main street and near the local Sally Anne and find the truth for a change.