A great song by The Doobie Brothers. And I might need a big, fat doobie by the time the FOMC minutes are finally released this afternoon and the Comex metals are wiggled about in the aftermath.

Check out the ridiculous action that has already occurred today. Yep, this sure looks like a...

The Trade War is over, global peace has broken out, interest rates are rising, the POSX is stronger, the "stock market" is rallying....bliss, nirvana and euphoria reign supreme.

At least that's how it seems today. Not much was happening overnight until this headline hit. Did Trump just...

A new week begins with plenty of news pending. We've got the FOMC minutes on Wednesday, some PMIs on Thursday, Durable Goods on Friday, a 3-day weekend and then Jun19 option expiration next Tuesday. So, let's just dig right in. Here's your datapoint schedule:...

Our friend, Grant Williams, has crafted this excellent new video. You should be sure to watch it.

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By now, you know there are several tried-and-true adages of Turdville. One of them deals with "buying some when things look the most lousy". Does today qualify?

Man oh man. After nearly nine years... devoting 16% of my life! ...of writing about this stuff, I often get...

In unsurprising fashion, the only positive datapoint of the week served as impetus to drive the price of Comex gold lower today. This is no surprise given the nearly unprecedented recent surge in Comex gold open interest.

So here's your datapoint that was used to smash gold from $1295...