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Yo Pit Crazies,   Yesterday, I woke up to the tranquil sound of snow falling.   Yes, when you live in the woods of Maine, you can hear the snow fall.   But that was not the only SNOW that fell …   Snowflake Inc Class A shares (Ticker: SNOW) fell, too.   And they…

Yo Pit Crazies,   Jerome Powell still seems to think that inflation is transitory.    Meanwhile, gas prices are up 80% and there is a war in Europe – neither of which are deflationary.   And when was the last time you saw a full shelf of groceries?   If this is the Green New…

Yo Pit Crazies, The Ukraine mess is turning into a stalemate. Both sides are digging in. And if the Russians want the Ukraine, they can’t blow it up first.   Pipelines, homes, wheat fields. Vladimir Putin didn’t think he’d have to go scorched earth. It’s a bad situation and the markets, after brief euphoria at the…

Yo Pit Crazies,   There is so much ridiculous headline news that I can barley fit it all in one spot.    The G7 is trying to make it difficult for Russia to do business anywhere on the planet.   Yet the EU is still buying gas and oil from the Russians.   This has…

Yo Pit Crazies, Good for Ukraine! As I write this they are putting up a good defense of Kiev, as far as I can tell. I hope that makes Putin think twice, and maybe China, too. It is still a massive unknown. Check the Straddle Value in the SPX The one-month straddle is an excellent…

Yo Pit Crazies,   Mark’s new Nitro Trader is off to a rocking start.   It is the perfect trading vehicle for this market.   Why? Because he is looking at bullish and bearish opportunities at the same time.   So you’re always in the right place and the right time.   Speaking of, join…

Yo Pit Crazies,   Europe is in another land war, with Ukraine the victim and Putin as the bad guy.   Such a sad state of affairs.   Most of the non-risk assets are spiking as I write this, so gold, oil and USGOV bonds are staging a rally today.    Vaneck ETF Trust Russia…

Yo Pit Crazies,   Not long ago the hottest countries on the trading landscape were known as the BRIC’s:   Brazil Russia India  China   India has been off the races in 2021, check out the Wisdomtree India Earnings ETF (Ticker: EPI). Brazil has gone gangbusters lately, too, if you follow MSCI Brazil Index ETF…

Yo Pit Crazies, Uranium is hot. Frank Gregory and I have been banging the drum on this stuff for several months. And one of the better uranium stocks just got a little volume boost. Let’s take a look. Canada Not Acting Very Canadian Canada is looking more like a third world dictatorship than a G7…

Yo Pit Crazies,   This three-day weekend reminds me of the run-up to wars past.   The first and second Gulf Wars were tough times.   And the countdowns to those conflicts share many similarities with what’s happening today in eastern Europe.   Now, I don’t believe Russian President Vladimir Putin will go through with…