Can the Fed Stop “Zirpenstein”? Does the Puppet Master Have What It Takes?

Can the Fed Stop “Zirpenstein”? Does the Puppet Master Have What It Takes?

The monster, Zirpenstein, has continued to grow. The headline that is the most significant and is the greatest fundamental (mentioned in “Technicals Inform the Fundamentals: QE4ever?”) is not mentioned by the financial pundits – WE ARE IN THE ERA OF THE CENTRAL BANK AS CENTRAL PLANNER! (read more in “Don’t Be So Pretendtious!”) Japan has…

Don’t Be So “Pretendtious”!; Pondering the State of the Union

Don’t Be So “Pretendtious”!; Pondering the State of the Union

We can pretend that what has not had the greatest effect on the economy during the Obama years is ZIRP or zero interest rate policy. We can pretend that the force of Federal Reserve liquidity provisions is a lesser force than the accomplishments of President Obama and Washington politicians throughout this period. We can pretend that Washington…

Technicals Inform the Fundamental: QE4-ever?

Technicals Inform the Fundamental: QE4-ever?

It is amazing how technical analysis can inform us of the fundamentals! Recently, a look at the 30 year futures proved very interesting. Take a look back at the entry, BIG PICTURE ANALYSIS OF 30 YEAR FUTURES: UP WHERE THE AIR IS THIN, and see the several interesting questions that the chart begged to be asked. At that…