Charts That Matter - Aug. 2nd
We are ready to rumble
Gold closing the week above $1400 (and even better $1450) would put us in what I see as a new phase (or zone on my chart below). Zone 6 will bring another phase of anticipation. A break above that would give us a clear run to the old highs and beyond.
Market achieved one more feat.. except that we don’t know what it means anymore. The German yield, the mother of all Eurozone yield curves, is now completely negative! yes till 30 years…..No, Germans are not spending more…..yes, Germans are still saving at negative rates and finally Germans cannot afford houses anymore because Germany is having a housing bubble. What did you expect? Rates will turn negative and smart guys will not buy tangible assets
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US markets are just correcting and the final top is not in and you know why?…despite the extreme amount of corporate leverage and the low quality of corporate credit, junk spreads remain near all-time lows.