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Captain Hook is an acknowledged financial markets commentator since 2003, publishing on the site he founded, Treasure Chests. He has been a speculator / investor since 1985, and has a background in finance, economics, and psychology. ...more

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Nothing To Lose – Mr. Trump
Bring honest pricing back to America’s markets Mr. Trump; because again, as outlined above, for one reason or another, you have nothing to lose.
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The Charts Don't Lie
The charts don't lie, but one must know how to read them. No matter who is in the White House next year, if some form of income doesn't arrive for the growing multitudes of downtrodden Americans, it won't take long to see the result.
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The Truman Show
Bubbles are bursting everywhere for the Truman’s of the world today, previously coddled in whatever version of reality TV they resided.
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No Rest For The Wicked
The question of the hour now is, ‘was that the high on Friday, in April’?
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No Free Lunch Redux
If precious metal shares can correct into May (or longer) however, this would signal the possibility of some real fireworks running into November.
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Why Precious Metal Rally On Track
It was the biggest bounce in stocks since 1933, and best quarter for gold since the 70’s.
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GLD SPDR Gold Trust ETF
SLV iShares Silver Trust
USO United States Oil Fund, LP

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Promises To Keep
Donald Trump did it. He is the newly elected President of the United States of America - the USA. The USA - that place of apple pie and opportunity - the land of the free and brave - embodied in Donald Trump and his success.
Plausibility
Nowhere has perception management of the American mind been made more obvious than in the present US Presidential election.
Viva La Revolution
Hillary and the corrupt Clinton machine are finished – and with any luck heading for The Big House. But will Trump be able to solve all of our problems?
Braveheart
Like Scotsman William Wallace of Braveheart fame, Donald Trump has started 'a movement' of the common folk in America like no other since it's founding.
The Dirty 30’s Are Back
With debt levels so high these days, everything in the financial world revolves around the cost of credit. So when the TNX puts in a five-wave bullish impulse while breaking above the 200-day moving average (MA), you take notice.
Pushing On A String
Interest rates are zero (ZIRP) now, at least for some people. If you are rich, they are zero. If you have money in the bank they are zero, and will likely be negative (NIRP) if trends in Europe are any indication.

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