tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88388979867245555692024-03-18T14:27:59.123-04:00Strawberry Blonde's Market SummaryCandy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comBlogger1934125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-66117837273355001062024-01-01T00:30:00.001-05:002024-01-01T00:30:00.293-05:00On Vacation...Indefinitely π<p>Coffee never tasted so good! <b><span style="font-size: medium;">π</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DUEA-ohNQM9FIKl4EXMrm-danpY75BfRRWMyAg2u5NbsXaoa3T8ul586dpeW2UzqBKC8czHW_m_JQ1x3VbMC68i6ygul6hRADv36_NYOqnjq1o8soq51VTNxBHmlCQ6yluPOz5QDWqkRMnxfXyGtjrtlFxVXaEhnVruoEoMLNciv3GlBWdVxm-oAXYjg/s1925/On%20Vacation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="1398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DUEA-ohNQM9FIKl4EXMrm-danpY75BfRRWMyAg2u5NbsXaoa3T8ul586dpeW2UzqBKC8czHW_m_JQ1x3VbMC68i6ygul6hRADv36_NYOqnjq1o8soq51VTNxBHmlCQ6yluPOz5QDWqkRMnxfXyGtjrtlFxVXaEhnVruoEoMLNciv3GlBWdVxm-oAXYjg/w290-h400/On%20Vacation.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-38808392168421032642023-12-26T14:25:00.074-05:002024-02-09T13:14:09.891-05:002024 MARKET FORECAST: 'Black Swan Event' In 2024 It Is Then...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEZbEKGcwYDF0QjKnJlYdGSN9UHwEdjZ6lSNtIjgUuzjB99mSo5fazskYD4OmWlJPjHugV6L1vQtYB83ztUfy0iePJyWYwodO6uhVtp0rOk2oCvfnXCfXRTh82iSUvrtr0ZTqk4T9uDHzkPGHQZDgv_ADiQoJg24luBeEAmVoyUpyeIw6VuszYRPe1_ys/s318/1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEZbEKGcwYDF0QjKnJlYdGSN9UHwEdjZ6lSNtIjgUuzjB99mSo5fazskYD4OmWlJPjHugV6L1vQtYB83ztUfy0iePJyWYwodO6uhVtp0rOk2oCvfnXCfXRTh82iSUvrtr0ZTqk4T9uDHzkPGHQZDgv_ADiQoJg24luBeEAmVoyUpyeIw6VuszYRPe1_ys/w200-h100/1.png" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Perhaps this CBS news reporter's prediction of a <b>'Black Swan Event' for 2024</b> is not so far off...either when it comes to <b>U.S. national security</b>, or in the <b>stock markets</b>...especially when one considers the <b>reluctance</b> of traders/investors to convincingly push markets above the <b>December 2021 high</b> for the past two years, as shown on the following monthly <b>S&P 500 Index</b> (<b>SPX</b>) chart.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayE7h2lsQO-cUT06EgnMZtLAFTxYyKkLWWW1nbEqMxbPZ30SyLYx4VtIkt48Y0woYOer5zzwW6rj-6OYcIU9o6cCURMvOxhLBwqI80DQe10aa9errAZlkHywMdveN0uHi67hoKF0tDaVca9zAW65qXVH18sOxMdFlaiTZb02iYmnrBDvZwbqCC53eos7t/s965/A.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="965" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayE7h2lsQO-cUT06EgnMZtLAFTxYyKkLWWW1nbEqMxbPZ30SyLYx4VtIkt48Y0woYOer5zzwW6rj-6OYcIU9o6cCURMvOxhLBwqI80DQe10aa9errAZlkHywMdveN0uHi67hoKF0tDaVca9zAW65qXVH18sOxMdFlaiTZb02iYmnrBDvZwbqCC53eos7t/w640-h378/A.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cbs-news-reporter-makes-dark-prediction-black-swan-event-2024" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFX6ypfu_9AMz8ztUsmsdRGydEGgnda5MYBNzi0e2WweM6yVefv0cIF5MaPLRtg8-sdsGXNrNWrUZXvZ1WJtQcqaHzhAEYdZAiHFAXSdscI5Xps8CNmF8S-COOIZnf58gHejkjlxUcDaph9TqqWI-XTszWw2yGTVLiTs2mdZer4rsOZr18O4ZyvNRUh7DK/s895/SPX.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="895" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFX6ypfu_9AMz8ztUsmsdRGydEGgnda5MYBNzi0e2WweM6yVefv0cIF5MaPLRtg8-sdsGXNrNWrUZXvZ1WJtQcqaHzhAEYdZAiHFAXSdscI5Xps8CNmF8S-COOIZnf58gHejkjlxUcDaph9TqqWI-XTszWw2yGTVLiTs2mdZer4rsOZr18O4ZyvNRUh7DK/w640-h460/SPX.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Perhaps such reluctance stems from <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Joe%20Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden's epic multiple failures as a leader</a></b> since he became <b>President in January of 2021</b>, about which I've written extensively...some of these include:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20National%20Security" target="_blank">U.S. national security issues and wide-open southern border</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Bidenomics" target="_blank">"Bidenomics"</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20National%20Debt" target="_blank">U.S. national debt explosion</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank">inflation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Credit%20Risk" target="_blank">credit risk</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/ESG" target="_blank">ESG and climate mandates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/War" target="_blank">foreign policy and multiple global wars which have broken out during his presidency</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Biden%20Impeachment%20Inquiry" target="_blank">a Congressional Impeachment Inquiry currently underway</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Virus" target="_blank">mandatory COVID lockdowns and vaccinations</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine/Russia war</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/China" target="_blank">China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/US%20Fed" target="_blank">political pressure on the Federal Reserve regarding interest rates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/08/us-perpetual-stock-market-cycles-where.html" target="_blank">the risk of an over-extended investment cycle</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20Banks%20%26%20XLF" target="_blank">pressure on U.S. banks and regional bank failures</a></li><li><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Commodities" target="_blank">volatility and uncertainty in the oil markets due to Biden's war on fossil fuels</a></li></ul><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/08/us-perpetual-stock-market-cycles-where.html" target="_blank"><b>"Where Are We Now?"</b></a></i></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>CONCLUSIONS:</b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I hypothesized in my <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/01/2023-market-forecast.html" target="_blank"><b>2023 Market Forecast</b></a>, and, as long as <b>Joe Biden</b> remains President, I think we'll see <b>more whipsaw, volatile moves</b> occur in all markets in <b>2024</b>, until such a <b>'Black Swan event'</b> does occur...particularly since it's a <b>presidential election year</b> and each one has become more contentious and controversial. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Furthermore, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/upcoming-us-presidential-election-could-fuel-global-instability-2024" target="_blank">this article</a></b> highlights the extreme importance of this election, inasmuch as <b>global instability</b> is at stake. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">N.B.</span></b> By the way, add to this, the <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/09/part-v-joe-bidens-presidential-battle.html" target="_blank"><b>damning Special Counsel's conclusions and report</b></a> (released to the public on February 8, 2024) -- where he highlighted <b>President Biden's mental unfitness to stand trial for his willful and unlawful retention and disclosure of classified materials when he was a private citizen during his post Vice-Presidency</b> -- and you have a <b>recipe for a global disaster</b> as long as he remains <b>President</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Any push to new highs may be met with a swift retreat to new lows...possibly to retest <b>3200, or lower</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BEST OF LUCK IN 2024!</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG-DylXepeuL5FDmaDhTlkJPIt4LYs1sni2_NL1lFFirs0WBH_rgDjAZ3CSvpYyP_97lXZrIo97kTMltlK8THHgxS4IqWr68reqHKeUA7dZ8gRTgz4p5xjabQ00tAWmNEkJvfYeUngq16sMySDw00ifjy87hXbA7UZlTDzUwy-dodXGbSbRSvyqXytmsu/s439/Screenshot_20231226-175716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="439" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG-DylXepeuL5FDmaDhTlkJPIt4LYs1sni2_NL1lFFirs0WBH_rgDjAZ3CSvpYyP_97lXZrIo97kTMltlK8THHgxS4IqWr68reqHKeUA7dZ8gRTgz4p5xjabQ00tAWmNEkJvfYeUngq16sMySDw00ifjy87hXbA7UZlTDzUwy-dodXGbSbRSvyqXytmsu/w400-h250/Screenshot_20231226-175716.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p><div><p></p></div>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-91980426049855406722023-12-25T00:30:00.006-05:002023-12-25T00:30:00.353-05:00Merry Christmas 2023 & Happy New Year 2024!<p>Thanks to all who visited my Blog this year, to those who sent their kind emails, and to the generous editors of those websites who published my articles.</p><p>All the best for 2024!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDEue5zQ-2hpumMqZA33F4xubw8nevJlFlOsDCP1ddd57fuwjelWZ9YltNrTOsbDIYthGHlO83YQXrPAh85_mZ6tzKV-rPkQGmixS461iC1Ho1x8OVivXJ3PZYYe0GcMQFunos7BuD3A9xM4Yg6IjXlEKAVSZ0pdpffVS8N8jTQhGiWIVMBLHz37ux9p2/s958/Screenshot_20220730-144515.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="702" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDEue5zQ-2hpumMqZA33F4xubw8nevJlFlOsDCP1ddd57fuwjelWZ9YltNrTOsbDIYthGHlO83YQXrPAh85_mZ6tzKV-rPkQGmixS461iC1Ho1x8OVivXJ3PZYYe0GcMQFunos7BuD3A9xM4Yg6IjXlEKAVSZ0pdpffVS8N8jTQhGiWIVMBLHz37ux9p2/w146-h200/Screenshot_20220730-144515.jpg" width="146" /></a></div>Sometimes it doesn't pay to <b><i>"walk and chew gum at the same time."</i> </b><p></p><p>In other words...<b>when you're chopping wood, chop wood</b>!<b> π€</b></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-39976130654423901922023-10-05T13:48:00.393-04:002023-11-16T22:01:10.837-05:00October Bites The SPX<p><b><span style="color: red;">* See UPDATES below...</span></b></p><p>Notwithstanding the <b>bearish Head & Shoulders</b> formation on the following daily chart of the <b>SPX</b>, its recent plunge below the <b>neckline</b> in the latter part of September, and its subsequent retest and drop lower, it's hovering above <b>major support</b> around <b>4200</b>.</p><p>Also depicted on the daily, weekly and monthly charts is the <b>Williams Alligator</b> technical indicator, which shows 3 moving averages, offset into the future.</p><p>Take a close look at the <b>weekly chart</b>. </p><p>A <b>drop and hold below 4200</b>, followed by a <b>crossover of both the green and red MAs below the blue MA</b> would signal <b>further weakness ahead for the SPX</b>, and possibly a retest of <b>3600</b>, or lower to <b>3200</b>.</p><p>This is one indicator worthwhile monitoring over the coming days/weeks, on all three timeframes, all of which are forecasting further weakness...along with <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/08/bidenomics-at-work-fitch-downgrades-us.html" target="_blank">President Biden's disastrous, regressive, reckless, and punitive "Bidenomics" (economic and energy) policies</a></b>...and, this insightful history lesson on <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/victor-davis-hanson-our-establishments-alternate-realities" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">"why previously successful societies implode,"</a> as is currently happening in the <b>United States under Biden's so-called leadership</b>, with its <b>descent into fantasies while denying realities, threats, and solutions</b>.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wake up, America!</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-e88W39bxqGSP_SfWMLU0_ShyiFV3naVOExYKSVRYmtpvQ1rTwytMJN9LPceJMsFzOS8-3HR4x3FHqwUCsOMAQ1iRivSIZce7sIr3WXoJ32dbV6IDTtdiJRbh25Bp8uK3vs6wwypFaaukgW_GPz3Yew8LsZj7AANadLqjdg-FOCFRmgQLrqlPbbpwnj8N/s644/Screenshot_20230930-095715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="549" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-e88W39bxqGSP_SfWMLU0_ShyiFV3naVOExYKSVRYmtpvQ1rTwytMJN9LPceJMsFzOS8-3HR4x3FHqwUCsOMAQ1iRivSIZce7sIr3WXoJ32dbV6IDTtdiJRbh25Bp8uK3vs6wwypFaaukgW_GPz3Yew8LsZj7AANadLqjdg-FOCFRmgQLrqlPbbpwnj8N/w341-h400/Screenshot_20230930-095715.jpg" width="341" /></a></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59lA37uLnuUw9p7T01jyB40nFwBraAg8c_9HPS3DYwg9IcoE8nHuVwm5cy3ODLjeEDx49NKRiCXG6BPhHbhVb-PEEYBbFQYG-0dPUJjR4lCskPozeWX49aHRCzrn7TiSZ-Y3Z2RQzflRMKYbSudZezHxvu5T465Iyw8J-0PTVRYV3-lHMLA49fm7EfjCS/s626/Screenshot_20231005-133211.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="626" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59lA37uLnuUw9p7T01jyB40nFwBraAg8c_9HPS3DYwg9IcoE8nHuVwm5cy3ODLjeEDx49NKRiCXG6BPhHbhVb-PEEYBbFQYG-0dPUJjR4lCskPozeWX49aHRCzrn7TiSZ-Y3Z2RQzflRMKYbSudZezHxvu5T465Iyw8J-0PTVRYV3-lHMLA49fm7EfjCS/s320/Screenshot_20231005-133211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">If you think such a scenario may be far-fetched, I'd refer you to <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/08/us-perpetual-stock-market-cycles-where.html" target="_blank">my most recent post on August 31 in connection with the SPX and investment cycles</a></b>...that one <b>depicts a much worse plunge</b> that may be in store for <b>U.S. equities</b> over the coming weeks/months.</p><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b>SPX Monthly</b></div><p><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 6...</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV84fvbM6Tb5a_fSM9mMm_ZtEoofINb5L0qf-FJ_qzTglzx26pk4XIQ7Vq_xilwltaW3AR-fdpl3W8_NpRktlogOHvdcJKw1BAnqa-C_jc3VQSjfOPePwCK0aZ9g-s8StOiNGNpg2iHdBcDpYPUIZ0PGqtPWZ-Q-D4Ymv6IAPE185RRHJaSVmzS3nLVsg2/s800/Screenshot_20231006-102142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="800" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV84fvbM6Tb5a_fSM9mMm_ZtEoofINb5L0qf-FJ_qzTglzx26pk4XIQ7Vq_xilwltaW3AR-fdpl3W8_NpRktlogOHvdcJKw1BAnqa-C_jc3VQSjfOPePwCK0aZ9g-s8StOiNGNpg2iHdBcDpYPUIZ0PGqtPWZ-Q-D4Ymv6IAPE185RRHJaSVmzS3nLVsg2/w400-h290/Screenshot_20231006-102142.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><i>"Bidenocchio"</i> strikes again...Joe Biden</b> stepped in front of microphones this morning to <b>brag and lie</b> about <b><i>"creating"</i></b> a record number of <b>jobs</b> in September.<p></p><p>However, it <b>pays to read the actual detailed jobs reports, before accepting Biden's version of reality</b>...always. π€</p><p>Meanwhile, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-biden-kicks-his-dog-rumors-animal-abuse-swirl" target="_blank">allegations and video of his abuse towards his dog</a></b> surface...horrible, if true, and at total odds with his, <b>so-called</b>, <b><i>"lovable Uncle Joe"</i></b> <b>public image</b> that he loves to portray.</p><p>So, always check under the hood before buying a used car...lest you end up stuck with a broken-down, unreliable old clunker...or worse!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHroALg3N9OUAxbLWFdvOvGKSUYHZ3l32hlVioa4o14LfCa-cvLn45EJ9M04KbfazbgRsIIbCxgwTDOrBQjRfm0GdjTgUBUkXxFRIkXyisRF3F1K3mY_mGVpoV9Gbh7PgMhTlNmbSddz_42-CVcC9dvZNPybVnFeVxVpYUOtARss6qbw3vNwapxiX8rnl-/s996/Screenshot_20231022-105228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHroALg3N9OUAxbLWFdvOvGKSUYHZ3l32hlVioa4o14LfCa-cvLn45EJ9M04KbfazbgRsIIbCxgwTDOrBQjRfm0GdjTgUBUkXxFRIkXyisRF3F1K3mY_mGVpoV9Gbh7PgMhTlNmbSddz_42-CVcC9dvZNPybVnFeVxVpYUOtARss6qbw3vNwapxiX8rnl-/w514-h640/Screenshot_20231022-105228.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bidenomics-rejected-trump-ahead-swing-states-leads-among-young-voters" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p>As I described above, keep an eye on the following weekly chart of the <b>SPX</b>.</p><p>We're about to see an <b>imminent bearish crossover</b> of both shorter-term <b>William's Alligator MAs</b> below the longer-term MA on this timeframe.</p><p>A drop and hold below <b>4200</b>, combined with this double crossover will signal <b>further weakness ahead</b> for the <b>SPX</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNx7_23PMMtg-bK7t49Lj-ZkvD6peQHtdfL8wRxcFHr5BodvYh5MfCJGvprfP6QKyucZMG4pXYA-YqUOMJ554okDbm69BxaC2EaMKzBtWd7fK-jjnrQj0JThGF8RQZF9728NZuDnsA_35leM7AKyMODtjl-nlc-gDO0ZJcZocR822Y-1105gjo1_bhdJ8/s675/Screenshot_20231022-110644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="675" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNx7_23PMMtg-bK7t49Lj-ZkvD6peQHtdfL8wRxcFHr5BodvYh5MfCJGvprfP6QKyucZMG4pXYA-YqUOMJ554okDbm69BxaC2EaMKzBtWd7fK-jjnrQj0JThGF8RQZF9728NZuDnsA_35leM7AKyMODtjl-nlc-gDO0ZJcZocR822Y-1105gjo1_bhdJ8/w640-h458/Screenshot_20231022-110644.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 23...</span></b></p><p>The <b>SPX</b> briefly dropped below <b>4200</b>, before it closed back above at <b>4217.04</b>.</p><p>As well, the <b>Williams Alligator MAs have now formed a</b> <b>bearish crossover</b> on the weekly timeframe....keep an eye on <b>4200</b>.</p><p><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 27...</span></b></p><p>By 2:07 pm ET today, the <b>SPX plunged to 4107.71 </b>-- likely regarding these developments in the <b>Hamas/Israel war </b>-- to <b>continue its drop and break below 4200</b>, which began on November 25.</p><p>See my comments above for the <b>next major support levels/targets</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiU_RGMi8PcwIzbDhANxkVXyACClcAOfFo7ba8FgGj5OjDUHEnGRLm48XMZMasHXPy-S8RzD2VGxzWznrAuTM3sKRHxTE1rD1-Bff_30WytqjoRuCHNHtSUcbMyiaoBylmSbwJ1Zi9vwqGIK6VFzuygO0tP-ylmrTPYokIfbHdWh7k050rJGapWQ2mVNv/s892/2023-10-27_11-12-42.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="892" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiU_RGMi8PcwIzbDhANxkVXyACClcAOfFo7ba8FgGj5OjDUHEnGRLm48XMZMasHXPy-S8RzD2VGxzWznrAuTM3sKRHxTE1rD1-Bff_30WytqjoRuCHNHtSUcbMyiaoBylmSbwJ1Zi9vwqGIK6VFzuygO0tP-ylmrTPYokIfbHdWh7k050rJGapWQ2mVNv/w640-h464/2023-10-27_11-12-42.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE November 16...</span></b></p><p>This graphic needs no explanation...π</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrJJr6KbJClIpvOndXHs9gzepmKyIuSO030y547qWQ56FkwQJYi9td3h-xLDBb5CK-ejALhX1TwMFoy89eYQoKH4c91EhQJrk9is2UxCbdH903dg0cU_OE1fWzOOlYq3Mlg3-0Yugn9Wu21InvzbqaXWu-Q7OEtvb0KGCefQ49wQgGazKxJkWX73LHVX2/s1027/Screenshot_20231113-135719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrJJr6KbJClIpvOndXHs9gzepmKyIuSO030y547qWQ56FkwQJYi9td3h-xLDBb5CK-ejALhX1TwMFoy89eYQoKH4c91EhQJrk9is2UxCbdH903dg0cU_OE1fWzOOlYq3Mlg3-0Yugn9Wu21InvzbqaXWu-Q7OEtvb0KGCefQ49wQgGazKxJkWX73LHVX2/w498-h640/Screenshot_20231113-135719.jpg" width="498" /></a></div></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And...the <b>"Bidenomics" bashing</b> continues...with good reason...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt_uYqxlahfqki_PeOXOKMZ7IbNiIuKHQvU40JLPPde312tdvipAYt0YnHbL5aUGNs-UvJaYQucDJYoLQjeFsQHsez8mvcXuJutgGnm1wPt463UpL5_NDoknvz-hMoV9_clRRylBSrAYwt0UDDIwJkwpLhTf-1JlYbz7w3WDwVIfSj6mfFBHKWGvqZh9k/s799/Screenshot_20231116-185348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="799" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt_uYqxlahfqki_PeOXOKMZ7IbNiIuKHQvU40JLPPde312tdvipAYt0YnHbL5aUGNs-UvJaYQucDJYoLQjeFsQHsez8mvcXuJutgGnm1wPt463UpL5_NDoknvz-hMoV9_clRRylBSrAYwt0UDDIwJkwpLhTf-1JlYbz7w3WDwVIfSj6mfFBHKWGvqZh9k/w640-h490/Screenshot_20231116-185348.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/citadel-ceo-ken-griffin-bash-bidenomics" target="_blank"><b><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></b></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-1439436879118477182023-09-12T13:38:02.550-04:002024-03-18T14:27:14.624-04:00PART V: Joe Biden's Presidential Battle For Survival: BIDEN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY<p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">N.B.</span></b> <b>Parts I, II, III and IV </b>regarding <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Joe%20Biden" target="_blank">President Joe Biden's</a></b> massive policy blunders and scandals are described in detail <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/05/how-long-can-president-biden-survive-in.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>, <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/07/part-ii-joe-bidens-presidential-survival.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">here</a>, <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/10/part-iii-joe-bidens-battle-for.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>, and <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/01/part-iv-joe-bidens-presidential-battle.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>, respectively, for your edification.</p><p>Due to the extensive length of the prior articles, I've had to break them up into parts. <b>Part V</b> begins, as follows, with the latest scandal, <b>Biden Impeachment Inquiry</b>.</p><p><b>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced this morning that he is directing the House to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Biden</b>, based on a number of <b>facts and alleged crimes</b> they've already uncovered, which merit further investigation, such as <b>abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption</b>.</p><p>No doubt this will put a crimp in <b>Joe's</b> <b><i><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/08/bidenomics-at-work-fitch-downgrades-us.html" target="_blank">"Bidenomics"</a></i></b> claim to fame, as well as his <b>planned second-term Presidential re-election bid in 2024</b>.</p><p>Stay tuned for eventual fireworks and more shocking revelations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy8HcD6Ve5Yw-ZDymzQZHsYcmPiyS-IKibM2eXZ08lOjel9SShWv3uPKqvuSyZX2ai9fK8fjr96w0Do8dlGNNHz5fZT5dNwLyZI1DtftHYszDIWXMm8KFDvZcKyPtnXQYMT8IUygqgCboGX4R8a2KqtWb0oqqfaXJQ86L34VQuryDgytj6wWexm4yddV9/s800/Screenshot_20230514-205319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy8HcD6Ve5Yw-ZDymzQZHsYcmPiyS-IKibM2eXZ08lOjel9SShWv3uPKqvuSyZX2ai9fK8fjr96w0Do8dlGNNHz5fZT5dNwLyZI1DtftHYszDIWXMm8KFDvZcKyPtnXQYMT8IUygqgCboGX4R8a2KqtWb0oqqfaXJQ86L34VQuryDgytj6wWexm4yddV9/w400-h288/Screenshot_20230514-205319.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE September 13...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both;">You can thank <b>President Biden's <i>"Bidenomics"</i></b> for this <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank">inflation hot mess</a></b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Too bad they didn't wise up and fess up to the truth three years ago!</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>So, how much longer before Joe resigns? π€</b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsGabX5hM5I_0PeQS2UbVq5aQpd_QXyYKY-ONgWnYGnZCDf_tffuH3R8ZWGfY3Mc54OY3pnR6hEvfAEHUVSMMIrN-3ME4mV9-OrsjxISftQI0myWzQB5waJHXjufzNtyf3sYiRowoq24M3GrBQnMpbHiMBDFUggKjl2a4fzGrqQHMX2D-ioASrOBDvLFl/s1137/Screenshot_20230913-153051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsGabX5hM5I_0PeQS2UbVq5aQpd_QXyYKY-ONgWnYGnZCDf_tffuH3R8ZWGfY3Mc54OY3pnR6hEvfAEHUVSMMIrN-3ME4mV9-OrsjxISftQI0myWzQB5waJHXjufzNtyf3sYiRowoq24M3GrBQnMpbHiMBDFUggKjl2a4fzGrqQHMX2D-ioASrOBDvLFl/w450-h640/Screenshot_20230913-153051.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-white-house-asked-why-biden-made-911-ground-zero-narrative" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyVP8DaluK-vbPu6cWs4xtBIaylzcpX2MQcvOKuIj54mibvUzxMmagwZqetZfBD_I9tJRe6DOp3ykeGw-wkl5l4dCFAAgvrHced7ixj1yJhRyHLEDcYAFzqLqVn3nGOefmF33KN7flVYuRs1WfGASTfhPuUF7DYKk0eyOXvU_fGKcau40aOglCHfPrDU3/s800/Screenshot_20230913-154237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyVP8DaluK-vbPu6cWs4xtBIaylzcpX2MQcvOKuIj54mibvUzxMmagwZqetZfBD_I9tJRe6DOp3ykeGw-wkl5l4dCFAAgvrHced7ixj1yJhRyHLEDcYAFzqLqVn3nGOefmF33KN7flVYuRs1WfGASTfhPuUF7DYKk0eyOXvU_fGKcau40aOglCHfPrDU3/w640-h308/Screenshot_20230913-154237.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>ZeroHedge excerpt</i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;">However, it seems that the <b>Biden White House Legal Counsel's office is now trying to dictate what the press should say about the impeachment inquiry</b>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">A <b><i>'chilling'</i> move</b>, indeed...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN5ieoufdGYavR6LZRxVxLdlLOjyYi4cC-r851AyVgnEN_UvKriE2NeaONnfHev8CIkihM3phSHMECpiowXGAK61tfuhij8OL_x6CI6emriRrtOjOyyKBAD5mZ0mfD4xmQ17u7LdRGP02lynm3XLIVahmOtm84_g7w6UdyQY6yNoxz8fzTrBtqPI3xWAT/s800/20230913_155430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="800" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN5ieoufdGYavR6LZRxVxLdlLOjyYi4cC-r851AyVgnEN_UvKriE2NeaONnfHev8CIkihM3phSHMECpiowXGAK61tfuhij8OL_x6CI6emriRrtOjOyyKBAD5mZ0mfD4xmQ17u7LdRGP02lynm3XLIVahmOtm84_g7w6UdyQY6yNoxz8fzTrBtqPI3xWAT/w640-h352/20230913_155430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/marching-orders-white-house-letter-tells-media-ramp-their-scrutiny-gop-response" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQSDnHerg0yGnZEdgwoRIVUD9OchTBE_CHyH6sacpceQ7t1p3Gz2TEg14XUPNM4N3otvx7x7SpkdTGHD5sKqfUD_YeFu19365yLvsAtddf5KhFudIDCbIMOSXL9LJL2Ftw8-KwTPg6Hwnc8AaqL6Xqh8PF31MX6QuNfV4kwzt5xYTR-izYoWCgy_DgFO9/s1144/20230913_161724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQSDnHerg0yGnZEdgwoRIVUD9OchTBE_CHyH6sacpceQ7t1p3Gz2TEg14XUPNM4N3otvx7x7SpkdTGHD5sKqfUD_YeFu19365yLvsAtddf5KhFudIDCbIMOSXL9LJL2Ftw8-KwTPg6Hwnc8AaqL6Xqh8PF31MX6QuNfV4kwzt5xYTR-izYoWCgy_DgFO9/w448-h640/20230913_161724.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>ZeroHedge excerpt</i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;">There is a great deal of <b>pushback</b> from a variety of <b>States</b> against <b>Biden's 'green energy' push</b>, along with the <b>disappearance of farmland and adequate food supply</b>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We'll see how much <b>voters</b> want <b>affordable and reliable energy and sufficient food, versus energy blackouts and hunger,</b> when they <b>vote for President in 2024</b>. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It's really just as simple as that. π€</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu5K93ZjSpTPCS_m8dLGb8avuWldNVMYVESKBvlvKLgS0gFzhvUMOidu-GM4zXxoKFPvJKUTTOx3RdgAwZgVi_79yVdFsdjWxpDo3FloRGQQfdxruiSKOTJleDe6Ql7H_sv0A0TCHs6-gXtc1kLRSonBq88uFkrTB8G2gKOfP_dM4_u72NMaCijJa6mHH/s956/Screenshot_20230913-162412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpu5K93ZjSpTPCS_m8dLGb8avuWldNVMYVESKBvlvKLgS0gFzhvUMOidu-GM4zXxoKFPvJKUTTOx3RdgAwZgVi_79yVdFsdjWxpDo3FloRGQQfdxruiSKOTJleDe6Ql7H_sv0A0TCHs6-gXtc1kLRSonBq88uFkrTB8G2gKOfP_dM4_u72NMaCijJa6mHH/w536-h640/Screenshot_20230913-162412.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/growing-maze-state-and-local-laws-challenging-bidens-energy-push" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX7VGZKFeenIsy7zuSPLjo1R2XvKphjLYc6zn8oxn6iKvY9JJq00lD7s6G4X_Qel4aKhdFXe57Yl4of5Pn0_yLBi4g7Qbyl1jMt91d-3n2D4CEp6oEgZoynnccMaZV2mvPydlLY5lqepiNjNQXwl0AVuA8qEAHimsXayeMUoFRBmAb5Ze_nQvrOs8QpzK/s800/Screenshot_20230920-160147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="800" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX7VGZKFeenIsy7zuSPLjo1R2XvKphjLYc6zn8oxn6iKvY9JJq00lD7s6G4X_Qel4aKhdFXe57Yl4of5Pn0_yLBi4g7Qbyl1jMt91d-3n2D4CEp6oEgZoynnccMaZV2mvPydlLY5lqepiNjNQXwl0AVuA8qEAHimsXayeMUoFRBmAb5Ze_nQvrOs8QpzK/w400-h388/Screenshot_20230920-160147.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE September 14...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Another day...another scandal for Joe </b>surfaced today for him and his political and media minions to spin, with <b>three federal criminal indictments charged against his son</b> pertaining to the illegal purchase and possession of a gun while using narcotics.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XEDIk7SyxV67GXKgP7JMxyK3VVTHQtB7DuukeeCdcqFcs8-T3uQA6yDtXJkeaqKNxbCgxIjelmc0tLADjY0y1IxD5efSM9jmQ5Sn2dz2PKkQH9TmksrQzr3PSoXQ5GNVlgJ0q6yZxmWu_tqha7OKPBDkMeq6i7poploqdq0YcsTRw6RQ2Yjp8onu8Inb/s543/Screenshot_20230914-192835.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="477" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XEDIk7SyxV67GXKgP7JMxyK3VVTHQtB7DuukeeCdcqFcs8-T3uQA6yDtXJkeaqKNxbCgxIjelmc0tLADjY0y1IxD5efSM9jmQ5Sn2dz2PKkQH9TmksrQzr3PSoXQ5GNVlgJ0q6yZxmWu_tqha7OKPBDkMeq6i7poploqdq0YcsTRw6RQ2Yjp8onu8Inb/s320/Screenshot_20230914-192835.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">We'll see whether <b>Joe's son, Hunter, ever does any prison time</b>, inasmuch as most ordinary citizens have had to do, who've been charged with the same crimes...or, will he get special treatment, once again, because of the <b>Biden family name</b>, and walk free? π€</div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I won't hold my breath on the outcome.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtS3IOeLllpFVLq6mOiquX3WIUgHCCLX7LifI9vwM6DUtHQARNYkVTP6jhhbMAuY1OTKjwhnvLk-4HOoh5n-f_GH2inJb0T8kXrugX_nQynkZzBWl0nHS6TRQ9u_tFa89dx4R370fJzPi8rgw1gWvZkCt7rVLEo1idf9gglp1fiFVprzGDzqyO9bu-O2U/w299-h400/Screenshot_20220225-102946.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE September 28...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b>first of many Biden impeachment inquiry</b> <b>hearings</b> began today in the <b>House</b>, where <b>mountains of evidence</b> were produced and <b>testimony</b> heard before a televised audience.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Things are heating up for President Biden</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRALEFKVgncw8drZejURoesNv-iQYZAv5suA9EJdRZf8ZckjaHByGfiFIkab0YKkIBeXFgFLbily7Go9-KYYNoAY8j40NWAJYPAclZe-i_Ecax2w2hi3Ze8vv4JhBpl0pieRfKLt7nUoEfxFKhha_a1sPlmaDJw-UtIln-wdAWJvkDps1Vn2xTUC3-dr3/s1144/Screenshot_20230928-093913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRALEFKVgncw8drZejURoesNv-iQYZAv5suA9EJdRZf8ZckjaHByGfiFIkab0YKkIBeXFgFLbily7Go9-KYYNoAY8j40NWAJYPAclZe-i_Ecax2w2hi3Ze8vv4JhBpl0pieRfKLt7nUoEfxFKhha_a1sPlmaDJw-UtIln-wdAWJvkDps1Vn2xTUC3-dr3/w448-h640/Screenshot_20230928-093913.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/100s-pages-newly-released-memos-spark-fresh-corruption-charges-ahead-1st-biden" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: ZeroHedge</b></i></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1gCwKAILSyJh9HuoT5aTS52m5wnXg8eP7dZHrk6dPe4MsN047zWCxQJ77NFomSXiZkRLdSWC5MaJjMRYgBOxEunST03dh7kMQ9gylcg3JtSpEjP1Mxm5TJoSMl3eoZoBKJzbH_dsUTBVMStor9u0u5ENvHlyz2heZEFnEd-AA0AkVoyRlrzRtdKBpxsq/s800/Screenshot_20230928-095349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1gCwKAILSyJh9HuoT5aTS52m5wnXg8eP7dZHrk6dPe4MsN047zWCxQJ77NFomSXiZkRLdSWC5MaJjMRYgBOxEunST03dh7kMQ9gylcg3JtSpEjP1Mxm5TJoSMl3eoZoBKJzbH_dsUTBVMStor9u0u5ENvHlyz2heZEFnEd-AA0AkVoyRlrzRtdKBpxsq/w640-h640/Screenshot_20230928-095349.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>ZeroHedge excerpt</i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More details on the hearing <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-impeachment-begins-beaking-down-evidence" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE September 30...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ten reasons for an impeachment inquiry</b> are explained in detail in the following constitutional scholar's article...<b>Congress has an obligation</b> to conduct proper oversight into an administration and the President...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHihP_kDplGtKGZa25LxPFuqeKJZ977cDjX9shNp2mXhiclt_2CXxc-j5bMoJ1o9ZZtMvMNqG2EOkAripr3BttKkyPLzCamb9EVTX6VX3q0w_G-96tR1dlvn2kizMTDSzlUcEF_yJncIK9owMpfZ1W125hHEOt42u1DdFsDDwYJez3UsIfoY0nwR1qqO4/s800/Screenshot_20230930-093504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="800" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHihP_kDplGtKGZa25LxPFuqeKJZ977cDjX9shNp2mXhiclt_2CXxc-j5bMoJ1o9ZZtMvMNqG2EOkAripr3BttKkyPLzCamb9EVTX6VX3q0w_G-96tR1dlvn2kizMTDSzlUcEF_yJncIK9owMpfZ1W125hHEOt42u1DdFsDDwYJez3UsIfoY0nwR1qqO4/w640-h450/Screenshot_20230930-093504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Jonathan Turley excerpt</i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b>* UPDATE October 3...</b></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just how <b>dependent</b> are the <b>Bidens</b> on <b>Chinese money</b>?...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xn3uvtzm8QSXNmE0IvcGxe9DkRSFWOanQmkaA_3nr0KxoN0hrAFCSzqFiyfZMGKUSZ7sxO04eqFdJogSCbIdF9y1Ny-FH_rr1br8gemRaDOz5awXcjZusNWV5srnF3dpBWY_6tb3wAbYFm3cEBPvtMeNOOqhQECPq921EYeTEXSuYZXTIMiWFccKy1gZ/s1073/Screenshot_20231003-092632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xn3uvtzm8QSXNmE0IvcGxe9DkRSFWOanQmkaA_3nr0KxoN0hrAFCSzqFiyfZMGKUSZ7sxO04eqFdJogSCbIdF9y1Ny-FH_rr1br8gemRaDOz5awXcjZusNWV5srnF3dpBWY_6tb3wAbYFm3cEBPvtMeNOOqhQECPq921EYeTEXSuYZXTIMiWFccKy1gZ/w478-h640/Screenshot_20231003-092632.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/he-will-help-you-what-you-need-new-messages-hunter-deepen-concerns-over-chinese-influence#google_vignette" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: ZeroHedge</b></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="800" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV84fvbM6Tb5a_fSM9mMm_ZtEoofINb5L0qf-FJ_qzTglzx26pk4XIQ7Vq_xilwltaW3AR-fdpl3W8_NpRktlogOHvdcJKw1BAnqa-C_jc3VQSjfOPePwCK0aZ9g-s8StOiNGNpg2iHdBcDpYPUIZ0PGqtPWZ-Q-D4Ymv6IAPE185RRHJaSVmzS3nLVsg2/w400-h290/Screenshot_20231006-102142.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>"Bidenocchio"</i> strikes again...Joe Biden</b> stepped in front of microphones this morning to <b>brag and lie </b>about <i><b>"creating"</b></i> a record number of <b>jobs</b> in September. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">However, it <b>pays to read the actual detailed jobs reports, before accepting Biden's version of reality</b>...always. π€</p><p style="text-align: left;">Meanwhile, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-biden-kicks-his-dog-rumors-animal-abuse-swirl" target="_blank">allegations and video of his abuse towards his dog</a></b> surface...horrible, if true, and at total odds with his, <b>so-called</b>, <b><i>"lovable Uncle Joe"</i></b> <b>public image</b> that he loves to portray.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So, always check under the hood before buying a used car...lest you end up stuck with a broken-down, unreliable old clunker...or worse!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lYeKru9O44nQX2SH3K1j5CjQfDYarjpgy7K7aF4P-Fr0U37OtsdbWr4UW17sirvKfPrc3E8xwJN3aKhdF34FvVrkE2FHPsqGHBlxOxT3HR0dE1BDe2pibTFGyBzNrji0yVTmR88RRTkrxz67yUTZN-KySb3tjY-hPo7o6uX6BDGQYqOEUHHwHyidwD4S/s800/Screenshot_20231006-094959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Apparently the videos taken of these incidents and posted online by <b>Hamas</b> depict <b>horror scenes reminiscent of the German Nazi reign of terror that sought to eridicate the Jewish people, as has been, and is, the declared vow of Iran's Supreme Leader and Iran's terrorist proxies </b>in Arab countries surrounding Israel (such as Lebanon, Sumeria, Judea, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, etc.).</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel is now <i>"at war with Hamas."</i></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Iran</b> has <b>congratulated</b> the <b>Palestinians</b> for their <b>attack</b>. Whether <b>Iran's other terrorist proxies</b> operating in Lebanon and other surrounding countries will follow suit and attack Israel, as well, remains to be seen.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the way, if there is any doubt as to who<b> is actually behind this masacre and other attacks over the years against Israel</b>, the following quote from the private investigator in the final episode of the PBS Masterpiece who-done-it mystery, "Magpie Murders," will reveal the answer: <b><i>"When there's only one explanation that makes sense, then that is all the proof that you require."</i></b> So, use your own common sense to draw your own clear conclusions...and keep your wits about you at all times.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When will <b>Biden</b> learn that <b>appeasement towards Iran does not work</b>? Not only has he <b>released billions</b> of dollars back to <b>Iran</b>, he has <b>not enforced the oil sanctions</b> put in place by the previous administration, which has <b>enriched Iran by around $60-80+ Billion since he took office 2 1/2 years ago</b>...of course, they're using it for <b>warfare</b> to advance their cause.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>His foreign policies have been weak and dangerous for America and its allies around the world</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just take a look at the <b>chaos</b> he caused in <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2021/08/bidens-white-house-on-holiday-while.html" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a></b>...and the <b>billions of dollars in American military equipment</b> left in that country during its retreat. He was <b>on holiday</b> during that callosal failure. And, his <b>failure to equip</b> <b>Ukranians</b> with the weapons they needed at the outset of <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/War" target="_blank">Russia's invasion</a></b> has allowed that war to drag on unabated, even after sending them over <b>$100 Billion of American taxpayer money</b> in equipment and aid.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His own <b>lack of border enforcement at America's southern border</b> has allowed it to be breached by <b>8+ million people from 161 countries around the world, plus 1.6 million "gotaways."</b> How many <b>terrorists</b> have entered illegally, who will stage <b>another "911" on America's soil</b>? More on this <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tucker-talks-illegal-immigration-country-changing-faster-everbut-not-through-democratic" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>All of Joe Biden's domestic and foreign policies have been dangerous and destructive, as well as a threat to <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20National%20Security" target="_blank">U.S. national security</a></b>...and these need to form part of the <b>Impeachment Inquiry</b> that was launched in the House of Representatives, as described above.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Wake up, America!</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Keep an eye on the price of <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/09/will-wti-crude-oils-boom-bust-cycles.html" target="_blank">WTI Crude Oil</a></b> over the coming weeks, as it's likely that this war will escalate.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">P.S.</span></b> More updates on the war <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/several-americans-confirmed-killed-israel-orders-complete-siege-gaza-barbarians#google_vignette" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/its-not-battlefield-its-massacre-israeli-army-takes-foreign-press-scenes-kibbutz" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-now-actively-fighting-secondary-front-northern-border-hezbollah-idf" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">here</a>, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-bombs-damascus-aleppo-airports-minutes-irans-foreign-minister-due-arrive" target="_blank">here</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/us-considers-freezing-6-billion-iran-after-hamas-attack-israel" target="_blank">here</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/victor-davis-hanson-hamas-and-amoral-clarity" target="_blank">here</a></b> (<i>"...the overt support for Hamas killers by the diversity, equity and inclusion crowd on a lot of campuses exposes to Americans the real moral and intellectual rot in higher education"</i>), <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/us-cities-high-alert-amid-hamas-day-rage-threats" target="_blank">here</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-gives-11-million-gazans-24-hours-evacuate-northern-strip-hamas-says-ignore" target="_blank">here</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-fm-meets-nasrallah-threatens-hezbollah-war-israel-if-brutality-against-gaza" target="_blank">here</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hamas-claims-26-hostages-died-israeli-airstrikes-including-foreigners-after-idf-finds" target="_blank">here</a></b>...and, finally, <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWzhS1O-bAouOTjdvj2pIRy8j-X9R0w_Q7TEYeXNv4_3XEQFoYMLCb0Eu_v4hvqyb7z14n7bX2kigAaSQFZtD2M_Hb9TMHCvgagQqeieiSQV11liiDG_Jo23waxMObpETXLtXyrvhst-knQAc8LpnP_-Cig_gjTNYQutY3FuhfWiNk9U7gES_w00NBLye/s891/Screenshot_20231011-142007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="677" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWzhS1O-bAouOTjdvj2pIRy8j-X9R0w_Q7TEYeXNv4_3XEQFoYMLCb0Eu_v4hvqyb7z14n7bX2kigAaSQFZtD2M_Hb9TMHCvgagQqeieiSQV11liiDG_Jo23waxMObpETXLtXyrvhst-knQAc8LpnP_-Cig_gjTNYQutY3FuhfWiNk9U7gES_w00NBLye/w486-h640/Screenshot_20231011-142007.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, <b>Iran should take the Gaza refugees</b>, since they sponsor Hamas in their effort to annihilate Israel......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgOxutHpUA2qTIpj-MLZkR1B6ZB18X3eq42X-X32wmNl-mjfw4fjCUTGgcTpsOcIhoam8G0Oz4pU2tGbr9CjSaSdNiMusQ0veZXwSsMysUzkKRLJPX8Dnou-Vxe8l6f5Xm9DlU0VVe7EqIp3bJtG3fF6z3CHY8GtRAQ5DlZoLOZFqqSYZ5_j5EhOWLO-w/s727/Screenshot_20231017-102208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgOxutHpUA2qTIpj-MLZkR1B6ZB18X3eq42X-X32wmNl-mjfw4fjCUTGgcTpsOcIhoam8G0Oz4pU2tGbr9CjSaSdNiMusQ0veZXwSsMysUzkKRLJPX8Dnou-Vxe8l6f5Xm9DlU0VVe7EqIp3bJtG3fF6z3CHY8GtRAQ5DlZoLOZFqqSYZ5_j5EhOWLO-w/w604-h640/Screenshot_20231017-102208.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 8...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b><i>"smartest man"</i></b> that <b>Joe Biden</b> knows...his son, <b>Hunter</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLKUVoGvltRYTLs3mVLgFDaWeI6cGwZKrTZtRNCF-iCSIfFLsBV7Fr4yM3Ju_JlgJ5BUrxfIFoy_ABNXXpFfI2Vzw14iaxFiejN9EqZbliDYboaZV8T18MzqQcZQIcjq7AhWb1vHixNQgUfpO3BW4XXzlXTQbAFSF1KxxS49XhZAD9bHzmebc87r0A21s/s1081/Screenshot_20231008-124345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLKUVoGvltRYTLs3mVLgFDaWeI6cGwZKrTZtRNCF-iCSIfFLsBV7Fr4yM3Ju_JlgJ5BUrxfIFoy_ABNXXpFfI2Vzw14iaxFiejN9EqZbliDYboaZV8T18MzqQcZQIcjq7AhWb1vHixNQgUfpO3BW4XXzlXTQbAFSF1KxxS49XhZAD9bHzmebc87r0A21s/w474-h640/Screenshot_20231008-124345.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-state-war-hamas-after-palestinian-militants-launch-unprecedented-incursion" target="_blank">Source: Zerohedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 11...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A dilemma awaits <b>Special Counsel Robert Hur</b> in connection with his <b>investigation of Joe Biden's classified documents case</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will <b>Biden</b> be be <b>persecuted and indicted</b>, just like his <b>current political rival, former President Donald Trump</b>? </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't hold your breath.<b> π€</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSMRODRGfuro8FSNO_ZyQTkXvKblG4hsF9ahDPtkjEVZBMskU6EnO094WBiAUhcBAeXXtEntkzoPWecLg0qgjNDI-4G7j_rPP_1PPvQAOBfelvYfvFt2LDRtk5bJ83O5jX96GNQa2fh9WksZjjRBlu3Uvm2YbZn3t0RI4xAMZHvfp9s3ZaIsLM_OjKpQ6/s942/Hur.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="942" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSMRODRGfuro8FSNO_ZyQTkXvKblG4hsF9ahDPtkjEVZBMskU6EnO094WBiAUhcBAeXXtEntkzoPWecLg0qgjNDI-4G7j_rPP_1PPvQAOBfelvYfvFt2LDRtk5bJ83O5jX96GNQa2fh9WksZjjRBlu3Uvm2YbZn3t0RI4xAMZHvfp9s3ZaIsLM_OjKpQ6/w640-h506/Hur.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/neutron-prosecutor-how-special-counsel-hur-may-prove-ultimate-punchline-washington" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 14...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd say that <b>soaring U.S. sovereign credit risk is a 'Feature' of "Bidenomics,"</b> wouldn't you?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmLRjfoeNVyDQNUXu6Zzkn5plGINcpF9ASYtSZNc4MF0pCTVgnatCuqya8Csntri_mzjQdRuqA8HXBBqjIoK_YsktOnZPsX4Y2k4rFLGK32M2jlYZyfmDjs8rQfU1GEZDX9dyeEK-M-Ek1py9n2TtSqWZS6v0J-lvFUicGSH9NmyYCEMOgDoKc_f1nAKr/s900/Screenshot_20231014-093821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmLRjfoeNVyDQNUXu6Zzkn5plGINcpF9ASYtSZNc4MF0pCTVgnatCuqya8Csntri_mzjQdRuqA8HXBBqjIoK_YsktOnZPsX4Y2k4rFLGK32M2jlYZyfmDjs8rQfU1GEZDX9dyeEK-M-Ek1py9n2TtSqWZS6v0J-lvFUicGSH9NmyYCEMOgDoKc_f1nAKr/w568-h640/Screenshot_20231014-093821.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bidenomics-simplified-0" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: Zerohedge</b></i></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>America can't afford</b> 4 more years of <b>Joe Biden </b>(from November 2024), let alone 1 1/2 more! πΈποΈ</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCFs9QDY9n4omLXwJEry1WGxKPjK3CWqLzlJrNo0MxA5VkCq6DhbhJhG5HRiPGigb48PemAO7F9lYnto_GpO7STqsS4pF8j8TX0D9idNTLPKMHPTARVGA-2L6OXdGLhukfykD00PmpWU_3rtdA0uEkgb2_jZLoMeGTQGNe-A6EScgI02laMCWOy9OosPE/s800/Screenshot_20231014-142643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="800" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCFs9QDY9n4omLXwJEry1WGxKPjK3CWqLzlJrNo0MxA5VkCq6DhbhJhG5HRiPGigb48PemAO7F9lYnto_GpO7STqsS4pF8j8TX0D9idNTLPKMHPTARVGA-2L6OXdGLhukfykD00PmpWU_3rtdA0uEkgb2_jZLoMeGTQGNe-A6EScgI02laMCWOy9OosPE/w400-h321/Screenshot_20231014-142643.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 17...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b>conflicts in the Middle East are blowing up and spreading to other countries and embassies around the world</b>, as <b>President Biden</b> travels to <b>Israel</b> to meet with <b>Prime Minister Netenyahu</b> on Wednesday.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, <b>WTI Crude Oil is spiking tonight</b>, once again.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>I don't have a good feeling on all of this</b>...especially with <b>Biden</b> sticking his nose in <b>Israel's</b> business of defending itself and, potentially, putting any restraints on Israel's military capabilities and rights...particularly while he's been <b>busy appeasing Iran from 'Day One' in office</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">P.S.</span></b> How the <b>meeting</b> went on Wednesday, and <b>Biden's</b> <b>subsequent message</b> delivered from <b>Israel</b> before departing for the U.S., are described in <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-israel-agrees-netanyahu-looks-other-team-did-hospital-strike" target="_blank">this article</a></b>. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, as I speculated, <b>he failed to calm fears</b> in the Middle East and around the world that a <b>wider regional war (or even a global one) may be imminent</b>. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Furthermore, the <b>three leaders</b> from Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinians of the West Bank <b>refused to meet with him</b>, after agreeing to do so before he went to Israel.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I'm left wondering <b>what was the purpose of his trip and why did he go</b>, only to be <b>humiliated by the Arab leaders</b> in the process?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxViHu02knj01Tf1zdMjBjnGRvq50DB6n84X2KlguS5_wzj4pGVm0oWWkECZ43TLr5qQPBPvBAUd01b9R8bAX7d7MwLKf_8Y1w7uBUt6b-lEg3sIp34NgFWWitK2JGalraY6zq29wYrXYS8wEg5Ltsa_wwWOpqkM1xu0z3j5MBxvIExBtlDZ2XMecNnKB/s799/Screenshot_20231017-190009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="799" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxViHu02knj01Tf1zdMjBjnGRvq50DB6n84X2KlguS5_wzj4pGVm0oWWkECZ43TLr5qQPBPvBAUd01b9R8bAX7d7MwLKf_8Y1w7uBUt6b-lEg3sIp34NgFWWitK2JGalraY6zq29wYrXYS8wEg5Ltsa_wwWOpqkM1xu0z3j5MBxvIExBtlDZ2XMecNnKB/w640-h586/Screenshot_20231017-190009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-evacuates-residents-28-towns-near-lebanese-border-hezbollah-attacks-increase" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: ZeroHedge</b></i></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 19...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>President Biden's prime-time Oval Office Address to the Nation</b> was, simply, weak, disjointed and lacked clarity of purpose...very disappointing at deterring further terrorist attacks against America's allies, much less on its own soil from the illegal immigration that Biden has allowed to flood in across the southern border since he took office.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy_9kKwe1vTs4gr2a0dYhvkXKEPZdnF3SFICCShrqlE1LEEQnN2ybFDObVRVC4Naqjrqn55XyN2thihUiDVEowcuJrGL_cZhP6sz_PRhBmUx5__ekO8gXTiKOvGPfFGV4a8978UOFrnDgoN4UIZ3HzfSyVvK-FkBBpIsxDokUzWJwOLUqLunqlXllwHJl/s800/Screenshot_20231019-192141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="800" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy_9kKwe1vTs4gr2a0dYhvkXKEPZdnF3SFICCShrqlE1LEEQnN2ybFDObVRVC4Naqjrqn55XyN2thihUiDVEowcuJrGL_cZhP6sz_PRhBmUx5__ekO8gXTiKOvGPfFGV4a8978UOFrnDgoN4UIZ3HzfSyVvK-FkBBpIsxDokUzWJwOLUqLunqlXllwHJl/w640-h476/Screenshot_20231019-192141.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-deliver-oval-office-address-israel-ukraine" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, the <b>conflict in the Middle East is escalating</b>, as described <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/military/us-bases-come-under-drone-attack-syria-after-israeli-strikes-south-damascus" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 20...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Further Congressional investigations have uncovered <b>more evidence of Joe Biden's influence peddling scheme</b>, while searching through a variety of <b>subpoenaed Biden family banking records</b> covering the past number of years.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a lot more to come from the <b>House Oversight Committee </b>(and <b>two other House Committees</b> who are investigating other potential Biden criminal activities)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15rVHIe4SV1qbGMLsWv0NkuBsRve4SrdZiYG0vuBzkrf9-gm6DOUxk5M1NT9kSO1Letlk625HQIhbAshFcDSzNzRjw6Ej4Z6OPyAgFMuJErVoycSeO90YjeTtwboYX9SoN_uQGGuOGK5xyWpS_GPB4_MA-c6tBZeXXxj7HER2PwABXPZJXeBBULEuDiJb/s848/Screenshot_20231021-100018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15rVHIe4SV1qbGMLsWv0NkuBsRve4SrdZiYG0vuBzkrf9-gm6DOUxk5M1NT9kSO1Letlk625HQIhbAshFcDSzNzRjw6Ej4Z6OPyAgFMuJErVoycSeO90YjeTtwboYX9SoN_uQGGuOGK5xyWpS_GPB4_MA-c6tBZeXXxj7HER2PwABXPZJXeBBULEuDiJb/w604-h640/Screenshot_20231021-100018.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/house-investigators-reveal-200000-direct-payment-joe-biden" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: ZeroHedge</b></i></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 21...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It looks like <b>another serious financial crisis is underway</b> <b>in Joe Biden's America</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brace yourselves!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqMXZhqfgO6UW24FlQuHdeeRyf3o5ozNTNyVlNI1QhV3OiAPVkR5gr2Bt3syu4-PfnxUWHeOFU4geYJ-Hzw8AF_FPchgxL3AswULxPruGoLKA6dz-DnITrQJ5ywJy08_rjwuOURTmw3749eh0qrYmHCnZ69BrNWAFAnMAoQO5YlkRdU2hWfiOEuZ0SJ5i/s798/Screenshot_20231021-095243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="798" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqMXZhqfgO6UW24FlQuHdeeRyf3o5ozNTNyVlNI1QhV3OiAPVkR5gr2Bt3syu4-PfnxUWHeOFU4geYJ-Hzw8AF_FPchgxL3AswULxPruGoLKA6dz-DnITrQJ5ywJy08_rjwuOURTmw3749eh0qrYmHCnZ69BrNWAFAnMAoQO5YlkRdU2hWfiOEuZ0SJ5i/w640-h482/Screenshot_20231021-095243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/financial-crisis-already-here-us-banks-are-closing-100s-branches-and-laying-1000s-workers" target="_blank"><b><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></b></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 25...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Big news...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx2bfiaDwKqXo9kxDBItraK9sDvKq9LdRdVUny4zltFeMq5_T6eEUglORYDXekQzYqXn8F4msuU7SvQr6OnwbQBjoZqJBnf7F3yQ3RsD78sbz2ZDjF6dgC97-w_anIGrLYMKnp7kE2ze6l2Oe_wQ27m5N3NIDDImrwoayF26JxOvhoVhJEIfqAbsr8f2n/s1097/Screenshot_20231025-183944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="678" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx2bfiaDwKqXo9kxDBItraK9sDvKq9LdRdVUny4zltFeMq5_T6eEUglORYDXekQzYqXn8F4msuU7SvQr6OnwbQBjoZqJBnf7F3yQ3RsD78sbz2ZDjF6dgC97-w_anIGrLYMKnp7kE2ze6l2Oe_wQ27m5N3NIDDImrwoayF26JxOvhoVhJEIfqAbsr8f2n/w396-h640/Screenshot_20231025-183944.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://twitter.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1717341574491697492" target="_blank">Link to Tweet</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More on this topic is described in the following article...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kf3RQt_0hzoTVwo8Dc-OMsPL35gnrUYeVvZGAVYB8GisSOnS7Co1eg5JqK4q_8ZUtRD3hdDOeS6jTLT3lI8bR1stK2otbVgAhe2BbovGRfcvi3P-77eGcJU3StNq27gRjqKby0iI81q3vESmwcoeiOeS-VIs9uXyFWUEYA3tYmJoXSy7AnvnnluQGKlo/s1145/Screenshot_20231026-094653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kf3RQt_0hzoTVwo8Dc-OMsPL35gnrUYeVvZGAVYB8GisSOnS7Co1eg5JqK4q_8ZUtRD3hdDOeS6jTLT3lI8bR1stK2otbVgAhe2BbovGRfcvi3P-77eGcJU3StNq27gRjqKby0iI81q3vESmwcoeiOeS-VIs9uXyFWUEYA3tYmJoXSy7AnvnnluQGKlo/w448-h640/Screenshot_20231026-094653.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/prosecutor-livid-after-fbi-refused-pursue-credible-biden-ukraine-corruption-allegations" target="_blank"><b><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></b></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can add <b>Joe Biden's failure to secure the southern border</b> to his growing list of <b>dangerous and destructive policies</b> since he took office...which has, no doubt let in <b>terrorists</b> bent on destroying America.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqIPbsZX1ALpdx_pzZNwPOInEzF3WFyAHHh5NqALVutDAQ5X8cJ6rv88HVSNG_4MpnEeX9DiWFat32icbmlZNieDnupTmeqc4fZKM4MllmofsjITs-UYcQOrzll1IB40zX-ZZyZ6vWmj6g3H9p4QdwAiDBZCA41_K0If3ec4uGUwjnvKGEND0O121odFs/s859/Screenshot_20231025-094935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqIPbsZX1ALpdx_pzZNwPOInEzF3WFyAHHh5NqALVutDAQ5X8cJ6rv88HVSNG_4MpnEeX9DiWFat32icbmlZNieDnupTmeqc4fZKM4MllmofsjITs-UYcQOrzll1IB40zX-ZZyZ6vWmj6g3H9p4QdwAiDBZCA41_K0If3ec4uGUwjnvKGEND0O121odFs/w596-h640/Screenshot_20231025-094935.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-warns-us-more-vulnerable-inside-terror-attacks-ever" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: ZeroHedge</b></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4Tleda2izDfQ4Ujw5yhmZ6c2hV-T5G3pS3Pvtt3PXPi0OuZbY4Oly6IEXflNRKHONBpXCKkDsJubKS0f6L7PX5SI0Zad9R1O_UrlHh4jdbZt5s_VXOTyGAX3x1yYCmkIcJJQXBp4rY4pnUo0k7B7wkRvt4t9m9OWR-fwapsUq_v-d4F-e595CRcRIZkV/s685/Screenshot_20231025-094248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="685" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4Tleda2izDfQ4Ujw5yhmZ6c2hV-T5G3pS3Pvtt3PXPi0OuZbY4Oly6IEXflNRKHONBpXCKkDsJubKS0f6L7PX5SI0Zad9R1O_UrlHh4jdbZt5s_VXOTyGAX3x1yYCmkIcJJQXBp4rY4pnUo0k7B7wkRvt4t9m9OWR-fwapsUq_v-d4F-e595CRcRIZkV/w640-h546/Screenshot_20231025-094248.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Zerohedge excerpt</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimB8dgiSHwC-eQFyf_SdDjeZGkUyLcte_YBeI_x7q73YvbXu_jntrd9YTA_IkJ-0goyPzqgBps16tJ4aIcQY0lgfi8cF6fXz-Zopz8Zo8iRSFdwkDavXGDg5xiPhOxA83W-H1UkUpfkJmjdpqHRLqAszFKW7UX-0IFkxxn8Mvbq8RPVeCP_buyqRMsSX3U/s1255/Screenshot_20231025-100041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimB8dgiSHwC-eQFyf_SdDjeZGkUyLcte_YBeI_x7q73YvbXu_jntrd9YTA_IkJ-0goyPzqgBps16tJ4aIcQY0lgfi8cF6fXz-Zopz8Zo8iRSFdwkDavXGDg5xiPhOxA83W-H1UkUpfkJmjdpqHRLqAszFKW7UX-0IFkxxn8Mvbq8RPVeCP_buyqRMsSX3U/w408-h640/Screenshot_20231025-100041.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Zerohedge excerpt</b></i></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 27...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can <b>thank Joe Biden for this mess</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJ4590fXaangU4z_a-AHcol9KUhVxycUiBZQ_48TqnsI1qgYrZSiuyeNL4su2TUJHSfA_xKtkZSFxvm0nN6TA6ZXCf1spSpzSukKWC7CWXACwgvJgxkTocNAbpVAooVL2bA77EHRbr3DPQkqhNLj6wxSgdBg9EepoiDJaIAJqTQYOGhiVorRox-q4YUvI/s869/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="869" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJ4590fXaangU4z_a-AHcol9KUhVxycUiBZQ_48TqnsI1qgYrZSiuyeNL4su2TUJHSfA_xKtkZSFxvm0nN6TA6ZXCf1spSpzSukKWC7CWXACwgvJgxkTocNAbpVAooVL2bA77EHRbr3DPQkqhNLj6wxSgdBg9EepoiDJaIAJqTQYOGhiVorRox-q4YUvI/w640-h426/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/abrupt-change-coming-tucker-carlson-issues-dire-warning-america" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 28...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, <b>China</b> flexes its muscles, while <b>President Biden is distracted</b> with:</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Russia's</b> war in Ukraine,</li><li><b>Hamas'</b> invasion from Gaza and its cruel massacre of Israelis, as well as Americans and other foreigners, in Israel,</li><li>the threatening invasion of Israel by <b>Lebanon's Hezbollah</b>, and</li><li><b>Iran's</b> proxy attacks on U.S. military bases in Syria and Iraq, as well as in Israel,</li></ul><p style="text-align: left;">and <b>does nothing to China</b> in return?</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>When will Biden stop soft-peddling his responses</b> to these harassment events, attacks, hostage-taking, and gruesome murders by <b>world dictators</b>?</p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">His <b>appeasement</b> tactics are <b>NOT</b> working! Nor did they work for <b>former President Obama while Joe was Vice-President</b>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">If he's supposed to be such a smart guy who's been in politics for the past <b>50 years</b> <b>at senior levels</b>, why is he continuing to repeat his <b>same disastrous foreign policy mistakes</b>...as was evident by his<b> <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2021/08/bidens-white-house-on-holiday-while.html" target="_blank">chaotic and botched military retreat from Afghanistan</a></b>?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUimi2k-MBlV7tfKOxb7fT0_jrj6FQ-Oau9sLFgcpc2JZY5_rsXAGuO6g26-3YsEO3SCcbL7Y4S4ByPrNfNDWYD38ZKP79vQFCJcRHqCxgt3u4ERKfZaB-csqWk1is1W9Jiv5Sl17Sv6wJN9ElJnhspAT_udzLgV388kHZYASMorhmzJlVBFMMPhEiUHb/s858/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="858" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUimi2k-MBlV7tfKOxb7fT0_jrj6FQ-Oau9sLFgcpc2JZY5_rsXAGuO6g26-3YsEO3SCcbL7Y4S4ByPrNfNDWYD38ZKP79vQFCJcRHqCxgt3u4ERKfZaB-csqWk1is1W9Jiv5Sl17Sv6wJN9ElJnhspAT_udzLgV388kHZYASMorhmzJlVBFMMPhEiUHb/w640-h412/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/military/watch-chinese-jet-comes-dangerously-within-10-feet-us-b-52-bomber" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 29...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">PRESIDENT BIDEN EXPOSED:</span></b> A disturbing look at <b>central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) </b>-- coming to America -- <b>courtesy of Joe Biden </b>-- via a <b>stealth Executive Order (No. 14067)</b>...</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQ3hyeTDO_zuZiZhIwV6maWcY_lcGjDUDCQ_5wAuShgio3nKfaazuqp34AOtFjDy0RupUCEdttIUUTlI3wFN4j9lPtCfUM4NQ0myDAv72xMssmUCbA5zXVhp5jwDy9XY4w6zldYUXUYPV9kK4i_ykuLQv87R6wSo1Ne7S9D5zTsxqB6oT3vgZU-AkXVx_/s800/Screenshot_20231029-092306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="800" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQ3hyeTDO_zuZiZhIwV6maWcY_lcGjDUDCQ_5wAuShgio3nKfaazuqp34AOtFjDy0RupUCEdttIUUTlI3wFN4j9lPtCfUM4NQ0myDAv72xMssmUCbA5zXVhp5jwDy9XY4w6zldYUXUYPV9kK4i_ykuLQv87R6wSo1Ne7S9D5zTsxqB6oT3vgZU-AkXVx_/w640-h542/Screenshot_20231029-092306.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/march-9-2022-will-live-infamy" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: ZeroHedge</b></i></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE October 31...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>WOW</b>...<b>Joe Biden's multiple pseudonyms</b> were very busy <b>emailing (who? and why?)</b> during his 8-year term as <b>Vice-President</b> under former President Obama!</p><p style="text-align: left;">I wonder <b>what they'll reveal</b> when <b>House investigators</b> finally get their hands on them...<b>π</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtmDHji2LWHWiQwhk1L2meoQhHuEKIpAr4pS6D4kmUy-g_GvPNcbE-4ASAqZbdMAlQjK7YoVWYRF1-9442RZRX-5TNlX2LF_ABSsPp_A4_U8JJxUknGk4iTOoTWcakczR0g18LoxgnPy933f_C9ZgfdUtko906k9ACAO24EU3g1JxO-kGQZMKPvUmRJvH/s875/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="875" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtmDHji2LWHWiQwhk1L2meoQhHuEKIpAr4pS6D4kmUy-g_GvPNcbE-4ASAqZbdMAlQjK7YoVWYRF1-9442RZRX-5TNlX2LF_ABSsPp_A4_U8JJxUknGk4iTOoTWcakczR0g18LoxgnPy933f_C9ZgfdUtko906k9ACAO24EU3g1JxO-kGQZMKPvUmRJvH/w640-h448/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/national-archives-sued-reveals-existence-82000-pages-joe-biden-emails-using-pseudonym" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;">It looks like <b>Janet Yellen</b> is <b>incapable of doing her job</b>, whether as <b>former Federal Reserve Chairman</b>, or her <b>current job as Treasury Secretary</b>...another <b>reason to question Joe Biden's leadership and decision-making skills</b>, or lack thereof.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkQTHKNHv6ta2EvkQPbGOqRl1TEnbQfoyVf1531FcdH3gCa-kMepbriTE5AXafr4g1ok51_pXGqFNB_SlsBn92cPHNXJyhfD1Mo6hOijoiUlflFeCr2qVOxsJnT2Z8yHf_-8-6peKCpjmWrgq9SSjNPvCUGse-SNMyzquumevhSOymFNgcCbLxq8Skpdk/s869/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="869" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkQTHKNHv6ta2EvkQPbGOqRl1TEnbQfoyVf1531FcdH3gCa-kMepbriTE5AXafr4g1ok51_pXGqFNB_SlsBn92cPHNXJyhfD1Mo6hOijoiUlflFeCr2qVOxsJnT2Z8yHf_-8-6peKCpjmWrgq9SSjNPvCUGse-SNMyzquumevhSOymFNgcCbLxq8Skpdk/w640-h294/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biggest-blunder-history-treasury-druck-dunks-yellen-her-husband-appears-agree" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE November 3...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">There are <b>NO TREATS</b> in <b>Joe Biden's "Bidenomics" plan</b>...<b>ONLY TRICKS</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ctLMUlwHmlNa4PvjzCePttimQB0_mjbBvxFYbaVN6RmTfxsU__7Y8lkl90karbcBsppJ16N1X__dYfQCSQoTBieFrhMGG575mifrL98870Oj_UMTqPMOHXu1FTUNA5rvHK0AuzWpaBjiyKCGWrOV2EMEnu8ONJ-E8KsSi_XbTZO6bCPxwungcMR30CTy/s975/Screenshot_20231103-101357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ctLMUlwHmlNa4PvjzCePttimQB0_mjbBvxFYbaVN6RmTfxsU__7Y8lkl90karbcBsppJ16N1X__dYfQCSQoTBieFrhMGG575mifrL98870Oj_UMTqPMOHXu1FTUNA5rvHK0AuzWpaBjiyKCGWrOV2EMEnu8ONJ-E8KsSi_XbTZO6bCPxwungcMR30CTy/w524-h640/Screenshot_20231103-101357.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/bidenomics-winning-bankruptcies-spike-consumer-confidence-falls-five-month-lows" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: ZeroHedge</b></i></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE November 4...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">The following article highlights <b>another glaring example of Joe Biden's failed policies</b>, which is contributing to the disastrous <b>national security crisis</b> for America that began under his reckless leadership -- the <b>depletion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (purely for political gains)</b> -- and <b>his refusal to correct his incoherent policy for its replenishment</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpfsNxTbDNBxsixLFu6BcIRzzYTTqefQ1Qyj2-EItHYlvc8NJkjkK_T_JB5tKGdQFq4yqC3aEETKkaQO7z1EVLW9qylk2NsXKu6oNaG3RmUQzTbJo2zWmJ7NUJAlF8Q4MFRn6NUMmesAxUjGJTeN-poBtBInANKfVxN2z7KjOdgpxoJzPn6z9TN2PphyphenhyphenK/s800/Screenshot_20231104-093124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="800" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpfsNxTbDNBxsixLFu6BcIRzzYTTqefQ1Qyj2-EItHYlvc8NJkjkK_T_JB5tKGdQFq4yqC3aEETKkaQO7z1EVLW9qylk2NsXKu6oNaG3RmUQzTbJo2zWmJ7NUJAlF8Q4MFRn6NUMmesAxUjGJTeN-poBtBInANKfVxN2z7KjOdgpxoJzPn6z9TN2PphyphenhyphenK/w640-h522/Screenshot_20231104-093124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bidens-spr-election-gimmick-undercut-national-security" target="_blank"><b><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></b></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE November 5...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Well said...<b>more high-cost Biden gobbledygook exposed</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpvXhpGk9GvGFgDpYpA8a_TCOJqqCxJKqC0QeQ4Mfo4uBSqEKVOyNYyqYumkmfPO7tUOBPBotuJWH1qj1mgaeDsWiL9US2qJfhm81d0Bl2YToJ1BEgWdnJyICAaqv_EZ6oi7GO88-PB-8at95iieAobYdAEZ8pXS52U1V4zD31EVL4wHll1P0IJ0pPfP5/s1067/Screenshot_20231105-091742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpvXhpGk9GvGFgDpYpA8a_TCOJqqCxJKqC0QeQ4Mfo4uBSqEKVOyNYyqYumkmfPO7tUOBPBotuJWH1qj1mgaeDsWiL9US2qJfhm81d0Bl2YToJ1BEgWdnJyICAaqv_EZ6oi7GO88-PB-8at95iieAobYdAEZ8pXS52U1V4zD31EVL4wHll1P0IJ0pPfP5/w480-h640/Screenshot_20231105-091742.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/dont-fall-bidens-latest-talking-point" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE November 10...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><b>More Biden lies</b>...with no consequences...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHAtKqLIwS3rTf5Qac6eznER-KoqnFlqgDPQCUv6AVht0i6Egh2XgRxpAcB4-2rcg_QW-niwD6Hxr4QnbxTNktok6oFIRJjbNO8MTCjo1zexRQtOpPfKKWIK9tsNqLGqa-8iHrKErIMB36kUM0mVZmpFS6bh1e_e1JqclAdXyUptJcGFr4d2QQBvxiDhh/s868/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="868" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHAtKqLIwS3rTf5Qac6eznER-KoqnFlqgDPQCUv6AVht0i6Egh2XgRxpAcB4-2rcg_QW-niwD6Hxr4QnbxTNktok6oFIRJjbNO8MTCjo1zexRQtOpPfKKWIK9tsNqLGqa-8iHrKErIMB36kUM0mVZmpFS6bh1e_e1JqclAdXyUptJcGFr4d2QQBvxiDhh/w640-h522/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/hunter-biden-lied-cpa-then-scrambled-clean-tax-mess-during-2020-presidential-race" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE November 12...</span></b></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">It seems that wherever there has been <b>Biden</b> involvement, there has been a <b>two-tier justice system</b> in place...for decades...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1ukslQsDoOXNI2G3nswCDiTemrt3fnNxQKuU_Lhjv3d-IX0zJ58NMhW0vQ7bjLwhdPHA-vgf7Mrp2ZSpmW7QC8esfEFrWuGrXfPswVyHYNSK2WPUGl4mNzMwHOpVGlUfPy18z7GbljVMqO_9jBdlM7mNDnUuTf7dS3BeTqxAGwVJG8ZrQorf0TnhR2pp/s1173/Screenshot_20231112-103116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1ukslQsDoOXNI2G3nswCDiTemrt3fnNxQKuU_Lhjv3d-IX0zJ58NMhW0vQ7bjLwhdPHA-vgf7Mrp2ZSpmW7QC8esfEFrWuGrXfPswVyHYNSK2WPUGl4mNzMwHOpVGlUfPy18z7GbljVMqO_9jBdlM7mNDnUuTf7dS3BeTqxAGwVJG8ZrQorf0TnhR2pp/w436-h640/Screenshot_20231112-103116.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-du-pont-nexus-prestigious-golf-club-controversial-child-rape-plea-deal" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE November 13...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">More <b>legalese </b><b>mumbo-jumbo</b> from <b>Biden's DOJ</b> as it pertains to their so-called <b><i>"investigation"</i> of Hunter Biden</b>...is anybody fooled? π</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevFTlsQBaotaePeOnC0thTV9ydeOTbBK7g_4RsgUwBNzpNfu-2lmQDnc9V3hE4yD_oj9GaiOGTg5Kb9jn_Uneq3S1oezkC0j3af9g2v2gTN_2sXgpYmkacBYHrxivUZ4HqqCNFLigUgeXUQNAjjXCCVAU0O8P1d7MqSngXkr7uOiauFgBmRBZPeZufF93/s1426/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1426" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevFTlsQBaotaePeOnC0thTV9ydeOTbBK7g_4RsgUwBNzpNfu-2lmQDnc9V3hE4yD_oj9GaiOGTg5Kb9jn_Uneq3S1oezkC0j3af9g2v2gTN_2sXgpYmkacBYHrxivUZ4HqqCNFLigUgeXUQNAjjXCCVAU0O8P1d7MqSngXkr7uOiauFgBmRBZPeZufF93/w640-h418/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2023/11/13/the-non-denial-denial-david-weiss-and-americas-first-nihilist-prosecutor/" target="_blank">Source: Jonathan Turley</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE November 16...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">This graphic needs no explanation...π</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrJJr6KbJClIpvOndXHs9gzepmKyIuSO030y547qWQ56FkwQJYi9td3h-xLDBb5CK-ejALhX1TwMFoy89eYQoKH4c91EhQJrk9is2UxCbdH903dg0cU_OE1fWzOOlYq3Mlg3-0Yugn9Wu21InvzbqaXWu-Q7OEtvb0KGCefQ49wQgGazKxJkWX73LHVX2/s1027/Screenshot_20231113-135719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrJJr6KbJClIpvOndXHs9gzepmKyIuSO030y547qWQ56FkwQJYi9td3h-xLDBb5CK-ejALhX1TwMFoy89eYQoKH4c91EhQJrk9is2UxCbdH903dg0cU_OE1fWzOOlYq3Mlg3-0Yugn9Wu21InvzbqaXWu-Q7OEtvb0KGCefQ49wQgGazKxJkWX73LHVX2/w498-h640/Screenshot_20231113-135719.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And...the <b>"Bidenomics" bashing</b> continues...with good reason...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt_uYqxlahfqki_PeOXOKMZ7IbNiIuKHQvU40JLPPde312tdvipAYt0YnHbL5aUGNs-UvJaYQucDJYoLQjeFsQHsez8mvcXuJutgGnm1wPt463UpL5_NDoknvz-hMoV9_clRRylBSrAYwt0UDDIwJkwpLhTf-1JlYbz7w3WDwVIfSj6mfFBHKWGvqZh9k/s799/Screenshot_20231116-185348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="799" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt_uYqxlahfqki_PeOXOKMZ7IbNiIuKHQvU40JLPPde312tdvipAYt0YnHbL5aUGNs-UvJaYQucDJYoLQjeFsQHsez8mvcXuJutgGnm1wPt463UpL5_NDoknvz-hMoV9_clRRylBSrAYwt0UDDIwJkwpLhTf-1JlYbz7w3WDwVIfSj6mfFBHKWGvqZh9k/w640-h490/Screenshot_20231116-185348.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/citadel-ceo-ken-griffin-bash-bidenomics" target="_blank"><b><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></b></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And...<b>another glaring example of the two-tier justice system</b> is, unashamedly, on full display, once again...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDuEZbo1REYnlVw9lS4eNLCatdG9Y3r99bJrVrNrJK47jPzMrgMvfOet5vmYxLmLHncN8QvP_RcmKhFhMVCaOrJdEd5BDMfceGGXEB-pN9989dLkSucZ8WA9ZTy-U-Gd-BewQ7y5Ys3NSm_44xSDxNfqjjIj9ZJGO-iAwldiVBzcmbPsUga2xRaSpTN3t/s914/Screenshot_20231116-184801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDuEZbo1REYnlVw9lS4eNLCatdG9Y3r99bJrVrNrJK47jPzMrgMvfOet5vmYxLmLHncN8QvP_RcmKhFhMVCaOrJdEd5BDMfceGGXEB-pN9989dLkSucZ8WA9ZTy-U-Gd-BewQ7y5Ys3NSm_44xSDxNfqjjIj9ZJGO-iAwldiVBzcmbPsUga2xRaSpTN3t/w558-h640/Screenshot_20231116-184801.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/outrage-ensues-after-no-charges-likely-biden-classified-document-scandal" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good question! π</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierbjyxNtfHWcjZnjngL8NQ7aJP0a36FzXldhnUnHQwDBoSADslPZnL1egyy4O6KrKp9Amk2r4pKklXdR7CPCcqF8t1jcGBw9qbT8iIJjuHv7ZEtbQvXFP3QVwsWVhim8GRE6dw3W3NwrKs0AxjYge6i1U-tTL0ZAxlvrE4wy6pzatIR26QJdtM7Z3vb4a/s1077/Screenshot_20231116-185500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierbjyxNtfHWcjZnjngL8NQ7aJP0a36FzXldhnUnHQwDBoSADslPZnL1egyy4O6KrKp9Amk2r4pKklXdR7CPCcqF8t1jcGBw9qbT8iIJjuHv7ZEtbQvXFP3QVwsWVhim8GRE6dw3W3NwrKs0AxjYge6i1U-tTL0ZAxlvrE4wy6pzatIR26QJdtM7Z3vb4a/s16000/Screenshot_20231116-185500.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2023/11/16/should-joe-biden-be-banned/" target="_blank"><i><b>Source: Jonathan Turley</b></i></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE December 20...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems that <b>Democrats are extreme anti-democracy zealots</b> when it comes to all things regarding <b>former President Donald Trump</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyWYoKQJvbYN6FnvZXSWv5q-1xsxQ4XCdOIcw6rX_kuZxgq9-r8EIpeqYCF8ND7cL0BhXTwKF4AiYpf2O3IaaDws2SlahAm-5UcEneWWTtyZGqzyKgwCwA4dgXoeDEnByA4E5c-Cy0qBfPIWNBlO9tHraoSyOEMWVpr-yf1oaKu6iXdyH30trxOz-QvKH/s800/Screenshot_20231220-091327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyWYoKQJvbYN6FnvZXSWv5q-1xsxQ4XCdOIcw6rX_kuZxgq9-r8EIpeqYCF8ND7cL0BhXTwKF4AiYpf2O3IaaDws2SlahAm-5UcEneWWTtyZGqzyKgwCwA4dgXoeDEnByA4E5c-Cy0qBfPIWNBlO9tHraoSyOEMWVpr-yf1oaKu6iXdyH30trxOz-QvKH/w640-h638/Screenshot_20231220-091327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-2024-ballot-setting-supreme-court-appeal" target="_blank"><b><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></b></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The oft-cited <b><i>"No one is above the law"</i></b> phrase uttered by Democrats, including Joe Biden, when it comes to former President Donald Trump, <b>must be applied equally to Democrats, as well as to Joe Biden and the Biden family</b>. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'll see if <b>Joe's AG</b> agrees...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFK6B8Bauizn3Lx7xDhcRok1RqRTl5spKvXElrATNLISJ9VTTVxBUqaWz2u-584GTKzD8OT91jd4JlKLSkx4D10pj1VD6cRI0s5Vf0F1CaK_jrO_tHx8cTozLINb08RWvZ7Cv_YANdP9wB4LTpyu6WeMCMBGtZdTF3EphEX8ygEtvSyieaooeyJ6WMlZd/s1031/Screenshot_20231220-093722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFK6B8Bauizn3Lx7xDhcRok1RqRTl5spKvXElrATNLISJ9VTTVxBUqaWz2u-584GTKzD8OT91jd4JlKLSkx4D10pj1VD6cRI0s5Vf0F1CaK_jrO_tHx8cTozLINb08RWvZ7Cv_YANdP9wB4LTpyu6WeMCMBGtZdTF3EphEX8ygEtvSyieaooeyJ6WMlZd/w496-h640/Screenshot_20231220-093722.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/majority-democrats-want-hunter-prosecuted-contempt-harvardharris-poll-finds" target="_blank"><b><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></b></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE February 8, 2024...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>If Joe Biden is mentally incompetent to stand trial</b>, as <b>Special Counsel Robert Hur</b> has written in his <b>damning report</b> (released to the public today) following his investigation of <b>Biden's unlawful and willful retention and disclosure of classified materials </b><b>when he was a private citizen after his Vice-Presidency </b><b>(which risked serious damage to America's national security and which were taken during his time as a Senator and as Vice-President), </b><b>why should Americans believe that he is fit to continue serving as President of the United States of America</b>?</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Furthermore, President Biden just proved Hur's conclusions correct in his subsequent press conference this evening</b>, which did not go well, as reported <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/my-memory-fine-biden-fumes-confusing-egypts-sisi-president-mexico" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'll see whether his cabinet decides to <b>invoke the 25th Amendment and remove him from office</b> for the benefit of the country's <b>national security interests</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Furthermore, this <b>bombshell revelation</b> by Mr. Hur may, ultimately, form part of <b>Congress' current impeachment investigation of President Biden</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In any event, <b>Americans' trust of President Biden's abilities</b> to continue to carry out his duties <b>will, no doubt, be damaged</b>...as well as the <b>trust of other world leaders</b>...<b>allies and foes</b>, alike.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BLpYRJQqGxuPE28y8LjeJ3Wr1dKD-rZlxn1uh6jKzNFuh4kt2v7I7OlaEn0TmPyQ0VjQyHMgrji8kPSShT2BR4yAigGPryriuk9dKm0Utzf0WBMzM6Mo1H-1mg19f53qkSUS7BZgrhs98w0Fhhg0bdouFRidkuHy3hBgbGQ2nnr2cBtDz7I1Ba47J82t/s927/ZH%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="927" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BLpYRJQqGxuPE28y8LjeJ3Wr1dKD-rZlxn1uh6jKzNFuh4kt2v7I7OlaEn0TmPyQ0VjQyHMgrji8kPSShT2BR4yAigGPryriuk9dKm0Utzf0WBMzM6Mo1H-1mg19f53qkSUS7BZgrhs98w0Fhhg0bdouFRidkuHy3hBgbGQ2nnr2cBtDz7I1Ba47J82t/w640-h216/ZH%201.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/no-charges-biden-willfully-retained-classified-documents-special-counsel-says-biden" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE February 11...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Joe Biden...serial liar...</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHoT8J4poUE7Je8tA6yqvgs3T8i5C_Js8Bmsy7TtXqjTR2yN6HlEB6QCwRKyfOl_8Kp_AjTMIauHCTmPXiniRxH9nk0Q1IcA8e8GHwLrbHakplbwB3cH5FWjEQ_3D7mkQ6CHtNkUa3RUNrLffymx21Wzf_XOblm3t38ils0sVAL3i5w7SYuodl0pShmu9/s797/Screenshot_20240211-104901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="797" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHoT8J4poUE7Je8tA6yqvgs3T8i5C_Js8Bmsy7TtXqjTR2yN6HlEB6QCwRKyfOl_8Kp_AjTMIauHCTmPXiniRxH9nk0Q1IcA8e8GHwLrbHakplbwB3cH5FWjEQ_3D7mkQ6CHtNkUa3RUNrLffymx21Wzf_XOblm3t38ils0sVAL3i5w7SYuodl0pShmu9/w640-h418/Screenshot_20240211-104901.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/oh-what-tangled-web-biden-weaves-when-he-first-practices-deceive" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_9wTbocNbSy4bhZx_MbHun8a2CQ78JIipIqS8bSgXumbn8vFT2qpQBVPKK896iqIRfxdCbzM2ne_Pi_hBkkDI7X4sLMxSB0Sbft0nlhJuERA-0HrZI9eQ7s9ilAVjv1nucaIrGQSgr2SUCFR9BmWrbXvFQ4O2na1wTePOfzIdpcoRyIlboKVZF7LLnhz/s794/Screenshot_20240211-104936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="794" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_9wTbocNbSy4bhZx_MbHun8a2CQ78JIipIqS8bSgXumbn8vFT2qpQBVPKK896iqIRfxdCbzM2ne_Pi_hBkkDI7X4sLMxSB0Sbft0nlhJuERA-0HrZI9eQ7s9ilAVjv1nucaIrGQSgr2SUCFR9BmWrbXvFQ4O2na1wTePOfzIdpcoRyIlboKVZF7LLnhz/w640-h564/Screenshot_20240211-104936.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>ZeroHedge excerpt</i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE February 12...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another day...<b>another poll</b>...confirms what Americans have known for several years...that <b>Joe Biden is not fit to be Presiden</b>t.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Meanwhile, if he is fit</b>, as <b>Biden</b> is now so desperately trying to convince the public that he's fine, <b>then he should have been charged with crimes, which were described in detail in Special Counsel Hur's report</b> (mentioned above).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAvY3Ksi9t5MYuyz97UdrpAtGDXzKc7EXPjYVJI8icJT6PW7QthdTKeeJdIhGZwzRKcr7SxJi98zyVjBJmTLscl_GFU9zRl1KKU5u9Dq_IiCxg8uceKa7MUfrcZ9Oeh5nGo8I5cR9cYE0uOsSfErtJZR2j41mW-OyM7toDsttjPNsHBsnr9GkrPsiFiqU/s822/Screenshot_20240212-095953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAvY3Ksi9t5MYuyz97UdrpAtGDXzKc7EXPjYVJI8icJT6PW7QthdTKeeJdIhGZwzRKcr7SxJi98zyVjBJmTLscl_GFU9zRl1KKU5u9Dq_IiCxg8uceKa7MUfrcZ9Oeh5nGo8I5cR9cYE0uOsSfErtJZR2j41mW-OyM7toDsttjPNsHBsnr9GkrPsiFiqU/w622-h640/Screenshot_20240212-095953.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/abc-news-poll-almost-90-believe-biden-isnt-fit-serve" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Otherwise, Americans can see that there is, indeed, a <b>two-tier system of justice when it comes to Biden's DOJ massive legal vendetta against former President Donald Trump</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8iKXDnGCFIlB0mXOETMmJnWtM15bvJGAB7GZsn4TQ8cFaiAtMlWpyo6ttgHFOoDTrxcciiGAFui4mCcn_zHI9_92PA7TdpBuogeSEdG8WQwMn7NB7GniHS7VUXK_k7om9YJD4cd0Rl8DVnvxy4JOkaebbPIbIRpg8zyq77cGzgIRE_21oq36G1lhc1UM/s799/Screenshot_20240212-095635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="799" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8iKXDnGCFIlB0mXOETMmJnWtM15bvJGAB7GZsn4TQ8cFaiAtMlWpyo6ttgHFOoDTrxcciiGAFui4mCcn_zHI9_92PA7TdpBuogeSEdG8WQwMn7NB7GniHS7VUXK_k7om9YJD4cd0Rl8DVnvxy4JOkaebbPIbIRpg8zyq77cGzgIRE_21oq36G1lhc1UM/w640-h358/Screenshot_20240212-095635.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/could-trump-win-simple-attrition-rather-vindication" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, the fact that <b>Joe has resorted to cringe-worthy self-promotion on his own banned (for Federal employees) TikTok app, amplifies his desperation</b> to somehow try and prove his fitness as President to that crowd of users.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Exactly how is that not in <b>breach of the country's <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20National%20Security" target="_blank">national security</a> interests</b>?</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is just <b>another example of his epic bad decisions and multiple failures as a incompetent leader</b>, as I specified in <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/12/2024-market-forecast-black-swan-event.html" target="_blank">this post</a></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNNwL5JGnVlQwYqgQ8NjAO88b0WBPEHHfEypUTWVMNKEtMUvML_I-6PhCFVwtik0RPzHJSDReux80bJ5Hrt2opYnEJyMSgYYqoFTS9naMhxIQWmUZyhzTg0XYuzcOYo-kBk8cSbSqlB6P4hXvxBmnKVKruxnYsEVkFPMnwqrmifBFZFnW0F6S758_3AO5/s871/Screenshot_20240212-103056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="796" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNNwL5JGnVlQwYqgQ8NjAO88b0WBPEHHfEypUTWVMNKEtMUvML_I-6PhCFVwtik0RPzHJSDReux80bJ5Hrt2opYnEJyMSgYYqoFTS9naMhxIQWmUZyhzTg0XYuzcOYo-kBk8cSbSqlB6P4hXvxBmnKVKruxnYsEVkFPMnwqrmifBFZFnW0F6S758_3AO5/w584-h640/Screenshot_20240212-103056.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-announces-hes-tiktok-year-after-he-banned-it-all-federal-devices" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE February 13...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>More Biden White House chaos</b> revealed...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd_tMvZUMdo19FDfUUb2e44lRCA_OL2ls1NxU56Arq8nMbndlnl0mrZ1drNsvfkN5Mr9FewPiWD3DRRg-YazdfM2SZYk-6mf_LO0OnHDnRDmEmg_M5xnDVcm7jgCIfDNctBOt-0a2XoYyaXfllgXZFVzLEs5pu-5s1VSUc2z5XkxoDBbxyi4P20nxwHWN/s919/Screenshot_20240213-093101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd_tMvZUMdo19FDfUUb2e44lRCA_OL2ls1NxU56Arq8nMbndlnl0mrZ1drNsvfkN5Mr9FewPiWD3DRRg-YazdfM2SZYk-6mf_LO0OnHDnRDmEmg_M5xnDVcm7jgCIfDNctBOt-0a2XoYyaXfllgXZFVzLEs5pu-5s1VSUc2z5XkxoDBbxyi4P20nxwHWN/w558-h640/Screenshot_20240213-093101.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/white-house-chaos-susan-rice-slammed-bitch-ass-becerra-over-border-biden-exploded-rage" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>"Bottom line, America is being led by a man who's too senile to prosecute, and whose administration is completely dysfunctional."</i></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE February 19...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>More Biden serial lying</b> exposed...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6rrx0YiI7gpVpjfUbVwNfmJsYtvEtKp0ijYqzl7oJmFLrefyopd9XVz4589FOdhyphenhyphenj9KQ_c6HIqZCOELLWWqmswQX7qa-N64GWK9Td_nm7WF3R9pn912reWxtaFQ7iiGhgfwLHS2sCgeFFDPlQ7z1aKrdCraWgoMsp9DWV5XAr2IKxIjTtSyeL5YHfeVN/s805/Screenshot_20240219-101105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6rrx0YiI7gpVpjfUbVwNfmJsYtvEtKp0ijYqzl7oJmFLrefyopd9XVz4589FOdhyphenhyphenj9KQ_c6HIqZCOELLWWqmswQX7qa-N64GWK9Td_nm7WF3R9pn912reWxtaFQ7iiGhgfwLHS2sCgeFFDPlQ7z1aKrdCraWgoMsp9DWV5XAr2IKxIjTtSyeL5YHfeVN/w634-h640/Screenshot_20240219-101105.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/vdh-bidens-lies-top-lies-top-lies" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE February 20...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Isn't it amazing to think that <b>Joe Biden's presidency</b> is being sustained on <i><b>"constant deception and falsehood"</b></i>...in other words, all things <b>delusional and nonsensical</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzlwP8uR0bK0HPsu0A66eKkb5GEqNPbgqgW-Gd2N2BqmUeyLsbOwj8GCXk-YNPzFhF0Z6Kp9-DCovCYfSLlvbbf175BY9hiRa0bEhOahSNPh3UjwESIgnTy0n53Rt4yb0Wna-4icZvPxXt7Yn3HJxZ91ES7W73SSd5b8Rc2suLwhoCvpw13tFy2AeZ4Fa/s800/Screenshot_20240220-185352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzlwP8uR0bK0HPsu0A66eKkb5GEqNPbgqgW-Gd2N2BqmUeyLsbOwj8GCXk-YNPzFhF0Z6Kp9-DCovCYfSLlvbbf175BY9hiRa0bEhOahSNPh3UjwESIgnTy0n53Rt4yb0Wna-4icZvPxXt7Yn3HJxZ91ES7W73SSd5b8Rc2suLwhoCvpw13tFy2AeZ4Fa/w640-h480/Screenshot_20240220-185352.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/vdh-delusions-alternate-realities-biden-consortium" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 5...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Treason"</i></span></b> and <b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Biden"</i></span></b> in the same news headline...<b><span style="font-size: medium;">π²</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And, there are <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/musk-meets-trump-has-decided-biden-needs-defeating-report" target="_blank">these damning comments by Elon Musk</a></b> on this issue, as well as on <b>Joe Biden's reckless open-border policy</b>, in general.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj40LXecRraSnZ6yhDyXW2olJMAwhoZh0Y1bGX3iVgE6OJuyhyphenhyphenei77R-FRBpduMvai8Js5TWzB40sp6EqmaMafIYQi-HVK6Ox-Z1x5LxZS83f46pNKYuSC6JgK3gV-g5Pm09oDBaSNKM68sQ2GohzlS-OkYtJBJUe1TDii6vAwlQVU0GzWKfcxKydocHVZ/s950/Treason.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="950" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj40LXecRraSnZ6yhDyXW2olJMAwhoZh0Y1bGX3iVgE6OJuyhyphenhyphenei77R-FRBpduMvai8Js5TWzB40sp6EqmaMafIYQi-HVK6Ox-Z1x5LxZS83f46pNKYuSC6JgK3gV-g5Pm09oDBaSNKM68sQ2GohzlS-OkYtJBJUe1TDii6vAwlQVU0GzWKfcxKydocHVZ/w640-h462/Treason.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/treason-bombshell-report-reveals-biden-has-secretly-flown-320000-illegals-united-states" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">WAKE UP, AMERICA!!!</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATED March 17...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>President Biden's (and his global cronies) idea of <i>'heaven on earth'</i> has backfired</b>...let <b><i>'them'</i></b> eat their own bugs and leave people alone to make their own sensible food, job, home, car, health, safety/security, education, and political choices...etc...etc...etc...in accordance with <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Maslow%27s%20Hierarchy%20of%20Human%20Needs" target="_blank">Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs</a></b>...<b><span style="font-size: large;">π</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQu__ZX1kJ_HiC25FDlzwkpCqSL49m7hm4Fe0_HOgjajn8mWoxJ2kG0mY_P6sF1pkyzfsm_zN5OlYxVJ1dvC1qPOVTl1WoukCjOcujYk4iHM0udIiHBzrkXpNGSWVKdJsoS7-P8BYiDHnPTLNl6_yrmRAFu6nrEdPYVj39sfpFGHI4n8uGLJKnl5CG9pop/s800/Screenshot_20240317-103456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="800" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQu__ZX1kJ_HiC25FDlzwkpCqSL49m7hm4Fe0_HOgjajn8mWoxJ2kG0mY_P6sF1pkyzfsm_zN5OlYxVJ1dvC1qPOVTl1WoukCjOcujYk4iHM0udIiHBzrkXpNGSWVKdJsoS7-P8BYiDHnPTLNl6_yrmRAFu6nrEdPYVj39sfpFGHI4n8uGLJKnl5CG9pop/w640-h260/Screenshot_20240317-103456.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/vdh-elite-heaven-or-real-hell-earth" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlmDvE-a7aVqFtUmnDsuarNMkUkrDxAxOf-CiCbpKY4qBhVqiSrHV7SiKjDm1VSMdNeVhIsNI9IFQQ9NaoHXRgkGLTiuSrc-n8U0m1ymrqW_KYixzJ1VdkIhy7r1dmzUjJQhjhGYOrUMY79pJyidphFj7R6KGmW0LvVCcpdWtSkEMNbD8DlgakxznkAd3/s800/Screenshot_20240317-105408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlmDvE-a7aVqFtUmnDsuarNMkUkrDxAxOf-CiCbpKY4qBhVqiSrHV7SiKjDm1VSMdNeVhIsNI9IFQQ9NaoHXRgkGLTiuSrc-n8U0m1ymrqW_KYixzJ1VdkIhy7r1dmzUjJQhjhGYOrUMY79pJyidphFj7R6KGmW0LvVCcpdWtSkEMNbD8DlgakxznkAd3/w400-h268/Screenshot_20240317-105408.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Maslow%27s%20Hierarchy%20of%20Human%20Needs" target="_blank"><i>Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs</i></a></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Joe Biden's lawless America</b>...planned or incidental? π€</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3EnPyLnhdwRrRXrFmNgJo7W8_vi3xYmpMhMSQLVE8UpR5bxPGScINUZFvM_IIBoq3j2HvsZmCMZKeED87-TNhuAo5icXgBGhGZdEYcWmvNyLHWUb-DCgIrhdrSd8g6y14qzigPSdBt1q_GNV2l6iTsYV4eGsMtmzh7x2BorH3Od9-rFJAP5VCirBaj96/s1244/Screenshot_20240317-111856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3EnPyLnhdwRrRXrFmNgJo7W8_vi3xYmpMhMSQLVE8UpR5bxPGScINUZFvM_IIBoq3j2HvsZmCMZKeED87-TNhuAo5icXgBGhGZdEYcWmvNyLHWUb-DCgIrhdrSd8g6y14qzigPSdBt1q_GNV2l6iTsYV4eGsMtmzh7x2BorH3Od9-rFJAP5VCirBaj96/w412-h640/Screenshot_20240317-111856.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/what-will-happen-when-they-give-green-light-millions-radicals-cause-widespread-chaos-all" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 18...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b>results of Biden's nonsensical economic policies</b>...your <b>part-time President </b>(who, himself, has been away from the White House <b>on vacation 40%</b> of the time during the past 3 years and 2 months)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxFLKLVTilwAptaNVoqegRr2uHYBcYN8dmPe7GAeWAovqcNI8Bm0ZvauyS5DnMNRsg2f0xsrRia0ZlaK8ufKkHOlSosuBx8ROIZDyOo2rVf3-FgkMuhMaGOkG8zV3SWUzdo0GwEPjs2pTBKPTLG6RykX3SGuTOQ2jWalbpFD64R3rm7KmqWooH3UP55tw/s752/Screenshot_20240318-103222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="678" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxFLKLVTilwAptaNVoqegRr2uHYBcYN8dmPe7GAeWAovqcNI8Bm0ZvauyS5DnMNRsg2f0xsrRia0ZlaK8ufKkHOlSosuBx8ROIZDyOo2rVf3-FgkMuhMaGOkG8zV3SWUzdo0GwEPjs2pTBKPTLG6RykX3SGuTOQ2jWalbpFD64R3rm7KmqWooH3UP55tw/w578-h640/Screenshot_20240318-103222.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">~~~~~~~</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">N.B.</span> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Remember...a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Kamala%20Harris" target="_blank">VP Kamala Harris</a></span></b>, inasmuch as she would automatically become <b><span style="color: red;">President</span></b> if anything were to happen to Biden, if he is elected to serve a second term.</i></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgXXESTP7PoKhOmmOtyND4yZo_GeHDVPfL9gwlOPDMYpvU7Q7fARE92ADpDrn1YeyFp768H8bVq_npnsa630733c5uP-ZgaoxSGyW5-dF1-QcnKNqAZwU6-2YvL1zxouJiii6txmAXpHkwVWM6RS6MdDFWst8RpGf_zZGkpdn_ugACjM98l5uSTm_ipcv/s451/Screenshot_20240221-092741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="407" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgXXESTP7PoKhOmmOtyND4yZo_GeHDVPfL9gwlOPDMYpvU7Q7fARE92ADpDrn1YeyFp768H8bVq_npnsa630733c5uP-ZgaoxSGyW5-dF1-QcnKNqAZwU6-2YvL1zxouJiii6txmAXpHkwVWM6RS6MdDFWst8RpGf_zZGkpdn_ugACjM98l5uSTm_ipcv/s320/Screenshot_20240221-092741.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p></div><p></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-23159822719974928942023-09-05T13:38:00.043-04:002023-10-18T12:35:29.477-04:00Will WTI Crude Oil's Boom & Bust Cycles Continue?<p>Over the past couple of decades, <b>WTI Crude Oil</b> (<b>CL</b>) has been actively spiking and plummeting in between <b>40.00</b> and <b>80.00</b>, to briefly test and spike the waters above <b>100.00</b>, creating<b> "froth,"</b> which has easily been blown off, as shown on the monthly chart below.</p><p>In so doing, a <b>"median" price</b> of <b>60.00</b> has been established, to where <b>Oil</b> either <b>retreats</b> in times of abundance (and lower prices), or <b>surpasses</b> on its way to scarcity (and higher prices).</p><p>As long as the <b>world's supply of Oil</b> remains in the ever-changing hands of <b>differing political idealogues with competing energy adendas, uncertainty will continue to dominate its price</b>, producing wild fluctuations, in the years to come.</p><p>For now, the <b>"median" price</b>, and, hence, <b>"fair value,"</b> seems to be fixed at <b>60.00</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-72039486005031933292023-08-28T13:00:00.003-04:002023-08-28T13:29:34.124-04:00DISNEY: Into The Abyss<p><b>Disney's</b> stock (<b>DIS</b>) is plunging further into the abyss...below its former support/resistance level of <b>100</b>, above which lies tremendous price <b>"froth." </b></p><p>Since <b>2015</b>, all attempts to hold any longer-term gains have easily been, repeatedly, blown away, as shown on the following monthly chart.</p><p>It would seem that there have been fundamental problems with <b>Disney's products</b> that have <strike>surfaced</strike> been exposed, since then.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnaHrw6aeY3xA5jal0BwtCiZ96DMCoMl_zq_A8gXsUBVgZ0eY0opeOFgXCwCLE6vMe40tJu3709wNPN3IKnOOPKNBrRmaapQNe2NQoxZ-3k2E-233VZIKOvJNiAe7_fWLa6Lu0Sl6umCLk3dDGp7GngEKXZUn5altPmIEMJQ53x55zmkvCzn_3KCZLize/s660/Screenshot_20230828-094927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="660" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnaHrw6aeY3xA5jal0BwtCiZ96DMCoMl_zq_A8gXsUBVgZ0eY0opeOFgXCwCLE6vMe40tJu3709wNPN3IKnOOPKNBrRmaapQNe2NQoxZ-3k2E-233VZIKOvJNiAe7_fWLa6Lu0Sl6umCLk3dDGp7GngEKXZUn5altPmIEMJQ53x55zmkvCzn_3KCZLize/w640-h464/Screenshot_20230828-094927.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The following article privides some insights into such possible issues. </p><p>I've written a lengthy post pertaining to <b>ESG</b> <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/03/is-esg-fraud.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> and the problems it's created for a variety of companies and industries. It seems that its been a money-losing venture for all concerned, as customers have rejected their values and what they're peddling.</p><p>People simply want products and services, <b>NOT</b> lectures on how or what to think and behave. It's about time that companies finally grew a pair and got back to basics to give the customer what he/she wants! π</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7_AYFmr56k4LU5nnERWnj_aiTIndZzyGelU9OY1fM7lTDUx9-yRWV1SeESkYQtZg2JcAAy5tBh2Oqu3fUQ9wV-zo9HN_Pq11dEM5pgZu2weE6yQXc-FC6DIQ1l3XRqXYByZjz-AXL5JtwjDvTinmFozXj_SVI9fat9_iCU0VqyGdZS9slOwc-HANSfFO/s1097/Screenshot_20230828-092037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7_AYFmr56k4LU5nnERWnj_aiTIndZzyGelU9OY1fM7lTDUx9-yRWV1SeESkYQtZg2JcAAy5tBh2Oqu3fUQ9wV-zo9HN_Pq11dEM5pgZu2weE6yQXc-FC6DIQ1l3XRqXYByZjz-AXL5JtwjDvTinmFozXj_SVI9fat9_iCU0VqyGdZS9slOwc-HANSfFO/w466-h640/Screenshot_20230828-092037.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/disney-stock-plunges-9-year-lows-after-mutliple-woke-box-office-failures" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-27287052067107366712023-08-22T13:35:00.018-04:002023-08-29T13:36:25.021-04:00The "Frothy" History of China's Shanghai Index<p>Every time <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/China%27s%20Shanghai%20Index" target="_blank">China's Shanghai Index</a></b> punched above <b>3000</b>, it soon turned into <b>"froth"</b> and was, subsequently (and easily) <b>blown away</b>, only to retreat back into a large sideways <b>Chaos Zone</b> in between <b>2000</b> and <b>3000</b>, as shown on the following monthly chart (<b>SSEC</b>).</p><p>Notwithstanding all of <b>China's multiple efforts to shore up its considerable economic woes over the decades,</b> <b>nothing has been successful in the long run</b>...and that's undisputably reflected in this chart.</p><p><b>Today's price</b> is the <b>same</b> as it was in <b>March of 2007</b>.</p><p>I doubt this scenario will change any time soon...although, it may worsen if/as conditions deteriorate/warrant in the foreseeable future.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="612" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCR8yC1YoBa6_Zx15ju3vVCCQhZ11U5Fh8n8Zmf_QzwhKWUl_DAblOeC5V-EfrdUhN-eb9d-xZQq5oEh0HOh12BcipdQtdocdTFMzjrRDcwV0yAWnQhDp5NdUzrVdHzcqGbdtO335U0nA16wpKHguXE2HLaLOEvy-IQW4VZnxgj6YBXdoKPWOlWNAnazqG/w400-h281/Harmony.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-73767967934614054782023-08-04T13:00:00.428-04:002023-09-13T19:57:08.850-04:00"BIDENOMICS" At Work: Fitch Downgrades U.S. Rating From AAA to AA+<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaU0nwrewPhc9T2uOQNeE3G2sskREFaFrKUJFFkBDCMqRfcnppBWCOmdgN5reyiOOnHqPo82uohws4mIbUlX9TuxaLT3Vkc6CuvqVROJXUdAvOUD_UMibY5RWjx6WODKlRClh86MFxZ8bvjP4hzWbMm-rIg1dbjimepbGPhbBHbSO9DqZGYPoRxsZcgupQ/s800/Screenshot_20230807-100222.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="800" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaU0nwrewPhc9T2uOQNeE3G2sskREFaFrKUJFFkBDCMqRfcnppBWCOmdgN5reyiOOnHqPo82uohws4mIbUlX9TuxaLT3Vkc6CuvqVROJXUdAvOUD_UMibY5RWjx6WODKlRClh86MFxZ8bvjP4hzWbMm-rIg1dbjimepbGPhbBHbSO9DqZGYPoRxsZcgupQ/s320/Screenshot_20230807-100222.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Since he took office on January 20, 2021, <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Joe%20Biden" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">President Joe Biden's</a> <b>far-left</b>, so-called, <b><i>"progressive"</i> economic and energy policies</b> have, in fact, been <b><i>regressive, reckless, and punitive</i> for Americans</b>. <p></p><p>Their <b>income shortfalls versus much higher expenses</b> are proof during this period of <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank"><b>high inflation</b></a> (at levels not seen for 40 years).</p><p>In fact, <b>all of his <i>"objectives"</i> have been failures</b>, as <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/actually-joe-all-your-objectives-were-failures" target="_blank">detailed in this article</a></b>.</p><p>The <b>U.S.</b> has been <b>stripped of its AAA-rating by Fitch and downgraded to AA+</b>, as noted in the following article.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-ZtVL8CHPTf7_QOXT5ldbb3W4mQyztrMKgJkd-gfk7jSRTXkZESLyjW7a08roxcdJEqsU5MUbaH_td7fX5eLSirEZcpYGfebkiDibdgsG8dUzXcvU2iKueJLdoeTWwky7znAdNxlTAOOGWG8LhZlWDA35z0uxcE1DQUjhf6arabB3PpJ8sYr1XdoKWXv/s302/2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="302" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-ZtVL8CHPTf7_QOXT5ldbb3W4mQyztrMKgJkd-gfk7jSRTXkZESLyjW7a08roxcdJEqsU5MUbaH_td7fX5eLSirEZcpYGfebkiDibdgsG8dUzXcvU2iKueJLdoeTWwky7znAdNxlTAOOGWG8LhZlWDA35z0uxcE1DQUjhf6arabB3PpJ8sYr1XdoKWXv/s1600/2.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">No wonder he's <b>not</b> busy on the campaign trail trying to sell his self-proclaimed <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bidenomics-has-been-disaster" target="_blank"><i>"Bidenomics"</i></a></b> (which includes his <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/03/is-esg-fraud.html" target="_blank">failed ESG policies</a></b>) to everyday Americans...instead he's either been <b>lounging at the beach or meeting with with his rich campaign donors</b>, hoping to be re-elected in <b>2024</b>. In fact, <b><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/11/inside-beltway-joe-bidens-vacation-days-keep-climb/&ved=2ahUKEwjZ1ciqyciAAxURFzQIHQD9DjIQFnoECBYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1fC6Yp7DxysiK_eUflRT7E" target="_blank">as of July 7, 2023, he's taken 352 total vacation days (39.2%)</a> </b>since he became <b>President</b>!</div><div><p></p><p>I think he's in for a rude awakening, if the majority of <b>everyday Americans</b> show up at the ballot boxes, inasmuch as they're <b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/dear-joe" target="_blank">"sick and tired of Bidenomics."</a></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRnvODhMWeeViNF37XSVu1ec-ZQ394wtPyMVa8qR7NCsS7nas9t1FJhiIwcWxF6gaRmZFAMP0FfkUDT0Ikaop2f7k3VEKQa-rQmZ5gGRA3ZeU62hQ7eGjOn9LwtCZtYqlznHugnDwtg_6RG4gd14OuQ08FKpYGjt69Y7EBML4EcEGPi3__Mk8ThHpNDTZ/s799/ZH%20re%20Rating.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Meanwhile, Joe's been busy depleting the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves and selling oil to economic and national security rival China, following a secret deal made by Biden's Energy Secretary in 2021</b> [tying in with <b>Joe's son's (Hunter)</b> business ties with China's largest energy company]. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More details on <b>Hunter Biden's (including the Biden family's) multiple foreign business shenanigans</b> <b>and influence peddling operation</b> involving the receipt of millions of dollars over the years, some of which were solicited <b>while Joe was Vice-President</b> under former President Obama, and perhaps while he was a <b>Senator</b>, can be found <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/01/part-iv-joe-bidens-presidential-battle.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a wonder that <b>Joe Biden</b> hasn't been <b>impeached</b> yet, given all that <b>various Congressional House committees</b> have recently uncovered, so far...but that may just be a matter of time, inasmuch as <b>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy</b> is weighing whether to <b>launch impeachment inquiry proceedings...as <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ZeroHedge+articles+on+joe+or+hunter+biden&oq=ZeroHedge+articles+on+joe+or+hunter+biden&aqs=chrome..69i57.18301j0j8&client=tablet-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#ip=1" target="_blank">more damning evidence against Joe continues to surface every day</a>.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE Sept. 6...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No one can afford <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/03/is-esg-fraud.html" target="_blank"><b>Joe Biden's "green energy" ESG projects</b></a>, as they <b>flounder</b> in massive debt, supply-chain problems and cost-overruns. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Everyone could see that coming, except for <b>Joe</b>...whose <b>socialist policies and agenda are crippling Americans through perpetual bailouts</b> of his party's rich cronies/donors/investors/business tycoons, which contribute to <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/peter-schiff-fed-isnt-making-any-progress-against-inflation" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">out-of-control persistent inflation</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not only that, this agenda is a danger to <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20National%20Security" target="_blank">national security</a></b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, with <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/over-1600-scientists-sign-no-climate-emergency-declaration" target="_blank">over 1600 world climate scientists signing a formal declaration that there is no climate crisis</a></b>, one wonders <b>why</b> <b>President Biden and other world leaders</b> have been <b>pushing the opposite narrative</b> at all...particularly, <b>since</b> <b>not one of them is qualified or credentialled to make those claims and create policies, laws, and mandates around such lies</b>.<b> π€</b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gRCpqmUj04dybiW24Vu6RSVHetiSUGhU2KVQbvah2FA6RYXKX4DJD5n4n0N5abAq4hBFmAFtC_O7wjZetVYwHQ6ib7nUGxmg0AlNjJjnE0We9TEZUV1-kgtv4kUasBWGnJi8w9Fl-fWUFeqSkC3JjL5bujxnIWj9mccll2pk2RyFT0YAz0RNXmUlWqmN/s912/20230906_100829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gRCpqmUj04dybiW24Vu6RSVHetiSUGhU2KVQbvah2FA6RYXKX4DJD5n4n0N5abAq4hBFmAFtC_O7wjZetVYwHQ6ib7nUGxmg0AlNjJjnE0We9TEZUV1-kgtv4kUasBWGnJi8w9Fl-fWUFeqSkC3JjL5bujxnIWj9mccll2pk2RyFT0YAz0RNXmUlWqmN/w562-h640/20230906_100829.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/bidens-green-energy-inflation-reduction-act-needs-big-bailout-already" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE September 11...</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">Excellent questions, indeed...perhaps the answers are coming soon, before more damage can be heaped on Americans by <b>Joe Biden</b> <b>and his extreme far-left socialist policies</b>...</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR91V9PGXSToXSwmUKPwrty_Ao_IqzNpN-NYEwd3_iVVCAIDxJgm8W2JfD_kGRkzCRJwIFXsCL1ZdgpfN2x9W8MMhRWC0M9ha-Yj5pZ32-wCu4SKKz_m_fVtdgsCSVv0Bf-KUInoc5rBm9V_THN6-IfgTl7mAUyxxmrE71hFYEW7uRnJLq80cIGizL3oD/s1005/Screenshot_20230911-101500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR91V9PGXSToXSwmUKPwrty_Ao_IqzNpN-NYEwd3_iVVCAIDxJgm8W2JfD_kGRkzCRJwIFXsCL1ZdgpfN2x9W8MMhRWC0M9ha-Yj5pZ32-wCu4SKKz_m_fVtdgsCSVv0Bf-KUInoc5rBm9V_THN6-IfgTl7mAUyxxmrE71hFYEW7uRnJLq80cIGizL3oD/w510-h640/Screenshot_20230911-101500.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/who-biden-working-admin-under-fire-illegal-reckless-cancelation-anwr-oil-leases" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrtlL8rqa4L4hcYZk01TxZPminKDhR76DkrLv0g65wmfOQD3wPgKj-GJFHQdT26iKAuziO2vZVT3OQgpPBWikub4NHiz1DVv5t5pIBgrpbdnSak3KeWvWiQwa66Bn5Zcq9zMPml_XlPV8i5meNeaA_ubcszAmXGcsh73MnIKyvhGI9oNP2teN2nmO4RIz/s800/Screenshot_20220301-180158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrtlL8rqa4L4hcYZk01TxZPminKDhR76DkrLv0g65wmfOQD3wPgKj-GJFHQdT26iKAuziO2vZVT3OQgpPBWikub4NHiz1DVv5t5pIBgrpbdnSak3KeWvWiQwa66Bn5Zcq9zMPml_XlPV8i5meNeaA_ubcszAmXGcsh73MnIKyvhGI9oNP2teN2nmO4RIz/w400-h278/Screenshot_20220301-180158.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">* UPDATE September 12...</span></p></div><span><p style="text-align: left;"><b>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced this morning that he is directing the House to begin an <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/09/part-v-joe-bidens-presidential-battle.html" target="_blank">impeachment inquiry into President Biden</a></b>, based on a number of <b>facts and alleged crimes</b> they've already uncovered, which merit further investigation, such as <b>abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption</b>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">No doubt this will put a crimp in Joe's <b><i>"Bidenomics"</i></b> claim to fame, as well as his <b>planned second-term Presidential re-election bid in 2024</b>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Stay tuned for eventual fireworks and more shocking revelations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjYlSIFiuymMCJEGPE0rkctZgxKYrUWNhslkcsa4TW43seV2eVTVmZBR6NYAJ1OshhZaLS8K6MWbk9MvJSKJFCQkxYb-6cGd2aHF6lrPy8qgjrVaY_hYmyK16BuTqwMNB4wzhVtX9oUMbc4ogCXou5i8-NVzwlyIv6wTLYBev5qYPwgOBC9rCfYg38umM/s800/Screenshot_20230912-095923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="800" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjYlSIFiuymMCJEGPE0rkctZgxKYrUWNhslkcsa4TW43seV2eVTVmZBR6NYAJ1OshhZaLS8K6MWbk9MvJSKJFCQkxYb-6cGd2aHF6lrPy8qgjrVaY_hYmyK16BuTqwMNB4wzhVtX9oUMbc4ogCXou5i8-NVzwlyIv6wTLYBev5qYPwgOBC9rCfYg38umM/w640-h584/Screenshot_20230912-095923.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/senate-rinos-circle-wagons-around-biden-discourage-impeachment-big-guy" target="_blank"><b><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwI9MEH29JqqgxjecekdLfUwX-J2bo252NAd1jKavic9O0AsytpdMqGOiTwqbQFdN0YwU6Yf8h7wyBPj633eCoMKzrTJ-nzmG99LYxMxliNVjQ7NZtEJTGhcJf2TG3FxsJPKCpWtezMCIJD9D0KxDcV8qWYvEazCUf_gXEnuR9wF-NiEmcjkoALdX2dvgU/s800/Screenshot_20230514-205319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwI9MEH29JqqgxjecekdLfUwX-J2bo252NAd1jKavic9O0AsytpdMqGOiTwqbQFdN0YwU6Yf8h7wyBPj633eCoMKzrTJ-nzmG99LYxMxliNVjQ7NZtEJTGhcJf2TG3FxsJPKCpWtezMCIJD9D0KxDcV8qWYvEazCUf_gXEnuR9wF-NiEmcjkoALdX2dvgU/w400-h288/Screenshot_20230514-205319.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE September 13...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can thank <b>President Biden's <i>"Bidenomics"</i></b> for this <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank">inflation hot mess</a></b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHf4nrqz7Ew_cn4-bDdoj1R2rJHGq7pXINwaUnXyGYfyIRm1OOnQPBv0wT8Fi8KU3QPQGblBlk3A0pcAXGsv7J8Zu9qAqcHb_x_pDf9avGIhWcAnD-dD_-Dq1hUXyYC4DhDEmDrTb1KZzhR1G8Wj3OOR4DMoqWFXnwH6rV7chbzas8XGDi4PnS_mcJpnM/s986/Screenshot_20230913-084013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHf4nrqz7Ew_cn4-bDdoj1R2rJHGq7pXINwaUnXyGYfyIRm1OOnQPBv0wT8Fi8KU3QPQGblBlk3A0pcAXGsv7J8Zu9qAqcHb_x_pDf9avGIhWcAnD-dD_-Dq1hUXyYC4DhDEmDrTb1KZzhR1G8Wj3OOR4DMoqWFXnwH6rV7chbzas8XGDi4PnS_mcJpnM/w520-h640/Screenshot_20230913-084013.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/us-cpi-surges-more-expected-august" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p></span><p></p><p></p></div></div>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-88713499146982033082023-05-21T13:47:00.000-04:002023-05-21T13:47:25.001-04:00"SUNDAY'S SMILES"...Welcome To Daytrading π<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-AgW8pUBwsZHCCquAcwu-URI85hp61RnMOHz91JmmLrWE56EUSxL3jLZ-unBi5sIU33QKdqYYKSyPuq1BLzEDjS99z_5m5FFnateKkyxAr3mwOavZb_6ra8Eevw6-LGb7W5fmNUIf4DztDzKpryElk84q4KjW3u35ZDS5OoQQPJnqQ4jcPTg2AojPg/s744/Screenshot_20230521-094313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="744" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-AgW8pUBwsZHCCquAcwu-URI85hp61RnMOHz91JmmLrWE56EUSxL3jLZ-unBi5sIU33QKdqYYKSyPuq1BLzEDjS99z_5m5FFnateKkyxAr3mwOavZb_6ra8Eevw6-LGb7W5fmNUIf4DztDzKpryElk84q4KjW3u35ZDS5OoQQPJnqQ4jcPTg2AojPg/w640-h588/Screenshot_20230521-094313.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-49266023607951604452023-05-19T15:08:00.241-04:002023-09-13T00:37:53.511-04:00U.S. DEBT CEILING: Biden Had 100 Days To Negotiate But Rebuffed Republicans<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwuNc_PCYN6qmHSnFuUgZdIzTbOneSuI2RpjZX9vh73InyxUa7CgeCh1d-kYnC91xzbabF3-lwEopwOIEJ1gYj-EkKQtN_K-RvygfVUcHIsBdMUEpmT0ZnOmLIqXOtO-HhXkyrpFhY0oHjnk82m4gBC_m_kzO3W7rYhaTFsV1d5RHGgBEBGHqNfDc1Q/s521/The%20Buck%20Stops%20Here%20But.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="499" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwuNc_PCYN6qmHSnFuUgZdIzTbOneSuI2RpjZX9vh73InyxUa7CgeCh1d-kYnC91xzbabF3-lwEopwOIEJ1gYj-EkKQtN_K-RvygfVUcHIsBdMUEpmT0ZnOmLIqXOtO-HhXkyrpFhY0oHjnk82m4gBC_m_kzO3W7rYhaTFsV1d5RHGgBEBGHqNfDc1Q/w191-h200/The%20Buck%20Stops%20Here%20But.png" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red;">N.B.</span> Inflation was 1.4% <br />when Trump left office <br />on Jan. 20, 2021</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: red;">* See UPDATE below...</span></b><div><br /><div>Insofar as the proverbial <b><i>"buck stops at the top"</i></b> saying dictates, this would then apply to <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Joe%20Biden" target="_blank">U.S. President Joe Biden</a></b>, who, for <b>100 days, refused to negotiate with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy</b> regarding the upcoming expiration of the infamous <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20National%20Debt" target="_blank">Debt Ceiling</a></b> and its extension with respect to <b>his proposed multi-trillion dollar budget</b>.<p></p><p>So, here we are, with the <b>presumed expiry date of June 1st</b> fast approaching and <b>no deal has been reached</b>.</p><p>The <b>ball is in Joe Biden's court</b>, inasmuch as a majority of the <b>House approved the Republican's bill</b> which <b>raises the debt ceiling</b> (albeit much less than what Biden wanted), with <b>alterations to his budget</b>.</p><p><b>Democrats</b> have <b>not prepared a counter-plan</b> of their own, and <b>neither has President Biden</b>.</p><p>So far, <b>Biden has refused to budge on their offer</b>, and <b>talks have now broken down</b> today...with <b>no deal</b> reached...and the <b>President is nowhere in sight</b>, but chose, instead to attend a <b>G7 meeting in Japan</b>.</p><p>The following article provides further details on today's failed negotiations and walk-out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hcjbQDJQQOtYX-A6NNepDKx7a9MPDAzX-StesKaXuXk1Bk47sayQ3dpr1QmBBcU4F7kwm74nNYaEjEC-OL_ytiB9SQVr6w0Wt3TH9bmrccngvugf-f866qj3nPec7UFeIQQk4I8Z7FuF5q8W5Yhi2ZVoybRws4ejTcNQljl8kVekvOeAK9a7Yt3JjA/s1074/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hcjbQDJQQOtYX-A6NNepDKx7a9MPDAzX-StesKaXuXk1Bk47sayQ3dpr1QmBBcU4F7kwm74nNYaEjEC-OL_ytiB9SQVr6w0Wt3TH9bmrccngvugf-f866qj3nPec7UFeIQQk4I8Z7FuF5q8W5Yhi2ZVoybRws4ejTcNQljl8kVekvOeAK9a7Yt3JjA/w476-h640/1.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/theyre-just-unreasonable-debt-ceiling-talks-collapse-republicans-abruptly-walk-out" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p>As you can see from the following graphic, the rise of <b>America's Debt Ceiling</b> has become <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Parabolic%20Rise" target="_blank">parabolic</a></b> and <b>cannot be sustained</b>, especially with <b>President Biden's budget proposal to raise it by another $5.8 Trillion this year!</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXVk_XAjEavK3DAtCyFptf9dnbhLaN9vKNSUvP5Kb7RcYubsXp3d6UpNMWuQEeyuxy05nMl1ESi_xjVnKCXIELbAZ5d3EteO5e8nil06M7AUpvujeXEHYTMubuNpALet4nnHNqAiD87te6HGSpLK1HVHfhfluv69k-vhRgZlyUjXpN5CMhbuEKIY6eA/s863/Screenshot_20230519-150244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXVk_XAjEavK3DAtCyFptf9dnbhLaN9vKNSUvP5Kb7RcYubsXp3d6UpNMWuQEeyuxy05nMl1ESi_xjVnKCXIELbAZ5d3EteO5e8nil06M7AUpvujeXEHYTMubuNpALet4nnHNqAiD87te6HGSpLK1HVHfhfluv69k-vhRgZlyUjXpN5CMhbuEKIY6eA/w592-h640/Screenshot_20230519-150244.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">And, with a possible <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Recession" target="_blank">recession</a> looming </b>in the midst of, still, <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank">high inflation</a></b> (in spite of <b>higher interest rates</b>, courtesy of the <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/US%20Fed" target="_blank">Fed</a></b>), and <b>bankruptcies already on the rise </b>(<b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20Banks%20%26%20XLF" target="_blank">stressing banks</a></b>), it behoves <b>Biden to justify</b> (to the American public)<b> exploding the debt even higher</b>.</p><p></p><p><b>Reckless Federal Reserve monetary policies</b>, as well as the <b>Biden Administration's out-of-control fiscal spending and radical energy policies</b>, have led to <b>high inflation (9.06% in June 2022) and higher U.S. debt</b>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8Y8Yq3LT3cqWLuKeWmnM-RIIODrL1Vk4shR7gd2BJAj5NGRY1O7dMPoYFZko2LHh_TMh_CJvbKwIMZBUDzmJIJtxzAQr4m330kfmiAUTXZZoo5NmsYdIMz12iuJ_I2N80rFnyjHumg4tU5PjmeJ0cg6qmonGieft-tFJH1qH7kdAF0KKCjFKipMwPg/s877/Bankruptcies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="681" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8Y8Yq3LT3cqWLuKeWmnM-RIIODrL1Vk4shR7gd2BJAj5NGRY1O7dMPoYFZko2LHh_TMh_CJvbKwIMZBUDzmJIJtxzAQr4m330kfmiAUTXZZoo5NmsYdIMz12iuJ_I2N80rFnyjHumg4tU5PjmeJ0cg6qmonGieft-tFJH1qH7kdAF0KKCjFKipMwPg/w496-h640/Bankruptcies.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">N.B.</span></b> <i><b>Inflation was <span style="font-size: large;">1.4%</span> when President Trump left office on January 20, 2021</b>.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rBAVsTL163PpmnUVrvyA_0c1zwPVlqWRQlG2UJjZyNLJfXhJyzPO9D9lN_e7XEuxMKMi5UpJKk9uy1KgBgT2VGJRyemqKAryQYG7ONLDOlFdhDx_2ZemuY-A7cQ5HyqKV8JRkhm_e32FyurKWVp9lMgb7Jsu_2zQqzHRpUw6OdIC6d2nuRC32ysQSA/s800/Screenshot_20230519-144754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="800" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rBAVsTL163PpmnUVrvyA_0c1zwPVlqWRQlG2UJjZyNLJfXhJyzPO9D9lN_e7XEuxMKMi5UpJKk9uy1KgBgT2VGJRyemqKAryQYG7ONLDOlFdhDx_2ZemuY-A7cQ5HyqKV8JRkhm_e32FyurKWVp9lMgb7Jsu_2zQqzHRpUw6OdIC6d2nuRC32ysQSA/w640-h252/Screenshot_20230519-144754.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.rateinflation.com/inflation-rate/usa-historical-inflation-rate/" target="_blank">Source: RateInflation</a></i></b></div><p></p><p>Where we go from here is anybody's guess...market players are currently undecided, as well, inasmuch as the <b>SPX</b> is still stuck in its large sideways <b>"Chaos Zone,"</b> that I described in <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/spx-mired-in-volatile-chaos-zone.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">my post of March 31</a>, after briefly piercing above its upper edge.</p><p></p><p>At the moment, price is currently sitting just beneath its <b>channel median</b>, as shown on the following monthly chart.</p><p>Failure of the <b>SPX</b> to break and hold above this median and its upper "Chaos Zone," around <b>4200</b>, could send it back to its lower edge at <b>3750</b>, or lower to retest <b>3500</b>, or even <b>3000</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXK9Q5X2mfSYA3Ntfmgzm3TgsN-J42DJuzRgtULYvPG9SJpZpIY1yuzbGOBBUmHf0izsRCvf5U2_ZEmfWpozC_o2W13DckxD7W3OrwyfDzfU1ozd4CZg1-PeUgxO1HQarPLLIGW2Hy0yKuNygB7MX-pabZa46MjUuvn-tV0ZiCB25G11RT8GVPe0ILg/s598/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="598" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXK9Q5X2mfSYA3Ntfmgzm3TgsN-J42DJuzRgtULYvPG9SJpZpIY1yuzbGOBBUmHf0izsRCvf5U2_ZEmfWpozC_o2W13DckxD7W3OrwyfDzfU1ozd4CZg1-PeUgxO1HQarPLLIGW2Hy0yKuNygB7MX-pabZa46MjUuvn-tV0ZiCB25G11RT8GVPe0ILg/w640-h462/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>o</b>, I'll leave you with this little <b>gem</b>...the <b>sum total of Joe's presidency</b>...in <b>his own words</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jFe9ENSVyuJSNutcADGD0zYib1ibmg8zPUnrej1bD9w1nB_JbKAm2KJgdx9NpJ4jqFj5CTija6luWbRlqBtHpgvJHQGOu_5kcE6daJSw-jmBd9_3u2RbseRT_ur8i7a-T_oFH5rr1MSLiBeCYQe7aUh8yuNLN5H-Qm0hdx7UypJx3qQgFk__PL4sBA/s677/JB%20Sums%20It%20Up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="677" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jFe9ENSVyuJSNutcADGD0zYib1ibmg8zPUnrej1bD9w1nB_JbKAm2KJgdx9NpJ4jqFj5CTija6luWbRlqBtHpgvJHQGOu_5kcE6daJSw-jmBd9_3u2RbseRT_ur8i7a-T_oFH5rr1MSLiBeCYQe7aUh8yuNLN5H-Qm0hdx7UypJx3qQgFk__PL4sBA/w640-h588/JB%20Sums%20It%20Up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>eriously</b>, it's <b>no joke</b>! <span style="font-size: large;">π</span></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE May 23...</span></b></p><p>It appears as though <b>President Biden</b> does <b>not</b> take the debt ceiling negotiations seriously and is being seen as <b>negotiating in bad faith</b>...suggesting that there may be <b>some question about the actual default date</b> that has, up to now, been proclaimed as fact by his <b>Treasury Secretary</b>, as described in the following report.</p><p><b>Markets</b> have been <b>fairly subdued and directionless</b> of late, as described above, but just how long <b>investors' patience with this political charade</b> will last is anybody's guess. </p><p>The longer this drags on, there is a greater chance we'll see <b>markets drift lower</b>, until they reach a <b>critical velocity</b> that produces a <b>plunge</b> below major support (<b>3750</b> on the <b>SPX</b>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb3vGIaisI9ZzDUqE9ulrlakFEn_G4VHGzxPXojn8GQAHPFD1f74A4AuufkEGWu1d9On9Lo3pYC8z31k_L20-GfEvEqWdR_BETjTLKzzdhSRrrKLg7ZQZ1WKnykPPd839tge0OwkXf8Zr2rFc14zz8JQiQM7qd_WjeXcX9b1S2BWYVbb3qy2yD_1-Xg/s1053/Screenshot_20230523-094144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb3vGIaisI9ZzDUqE9ulrlakFEn_G4VHGzxPXojn8GQAHPFD1f74A4AuufkEGWu1d9On9Lo3pYC8z31k_L20-GfEvEqWdR_BETjTLKzzdhSRrrKLg7ZQZ1WKnykPPd839tge0OwkXf8Zr2rFc14zz8JQiQM7qd_WjeXcX9b1S2BWYVbb3qy2yD_1-Xg/w482-h640/Screenshot_20230523-094144.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gop-white-house-remain-far-apart-debt-deal-treasury-asks-agencies-about-delayed-payments" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p><br /></p></div></div>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-10386040201966087372023-05-17T13:56:00.241-04:002023-06-21T14:05:01.419-04:00RUSSIAGATE PART III...THE FINALE: The Durham Report<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr1YnaT75r23W9emoizzvBu68ND5qcOHB6JVI4I1aC5gi-3hvkuuFEeGsM5ZhfEKaltVFdCdStrMrtPjda5Z3JP9UwpYqV4RDOulMaGr5gYWL2PxCNdoHOl3wmzak6ldCcIYD7uOHnVEAOE53Ifo0o4AsnyTv2e1P9T11UaQFud1Osd9cBr-VHezqrQ/s638/Blame%20Game.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="638" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmr1YnaT75r23W9emoizzvBu68ND5qcOHB6JVI4I1aC5gi-3hvkuuFEeGsM5ZhfEKaltVFdCdStrMrtPjda5Z3JP9UwpYqV4RDOulMaGr5gYWL2PxCNdoHOl3wmzak6ldCcIYD7uOHnVEAOE53Ifo0o4AsnyTv2e1P9T11UaQFud1Osd9cBr-VHezqrQ/s320/Blame%20Game.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><b><span style="color: red;">* See UPDATES below...</span></b></div><div><br /></div>Former Trump administration Attorney General Bill Barr appointed a <b><a href="https://www.justice.gov/sco-durham" target="_blank">Special Counsel (John Durham)</a></b> on October 19, 2020 to determine whether the <b>FBI's <i>"Crossfire Hurricane"</i> investigation</b> of, first, <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/President%20Trump%27s%20Legacy" target="_blank">Presidential candidate Donald Trump and, then, President Trump</a></b> was based on a factual legal predicate, or not.<p></p><p>After nearly three years of investigation, <b>John Durham finally submitted his <a href="https://www.justice.gov/storage/durhamreport.pdf" target="_blank">report</a> on Tuesday, May 12, 2023 to Biden AG Merrick Garland who released it to Congress and the public on May 15</b>...and concluded that the <b>FBI's initiation of an investigation was NOT based on a factual legal predicate</b>, but was, <b>instead, based on political opposition dirt</b> produced by Trump's rival Presidential candidate <b>Hillary Clinton's</b> campaign, that was comprised entirely of <b>lies and false accusations of Trump campaign collusions with Russia</b>.</p><p>Durham further concluded that the <b>FBI was BIASED</b> against Trump, while exhibiting favour toward potential wrongdoings by Hillary Clinton regarding their investigations of the Clinton Foundation, as well as her use of a private server and private email while she was Secretary of State under President Obama.</p><p>He pointed out that, then <b>President Obama and Vice-President Biden</b> were made aware by CIA Director John Brennan of Clinton's attempts to smear Trump before her campaign released the infamous <b><i>'Steele Dossier'</i></b> containing the <b>salacious and false accusations</b>.</p><p><b>Durham's findings are troubling and highlight the presence of political bias in both the DOJ and the FBI</b>...as well as their undue negative influence operation on President Trump's tenure...coupled with the <b>Democrats'</b> repetition of those lies and a <b>mainstream media</b> complicity, spreading them as if they were fact, without ever investigating them, except for a few, such as <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/shows" target="_blank">Fox News</a>.</p><p><b>Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's</b> investigation of whether Trump and/or his campaign colluded with Russia leading up to the 2016 Presidential election determined that there was <b>NO collusion in March of 2019</b>. Furthermore, the <b>DOJ Inspector General also found no wrongdoings by Trump or his associates, BUT did find plenty by the FBI</b>. I reported extensively on <b>"Russiagate"</b> in <b>Parts I and II</b> <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2019/03/media-americans-duped-criminal-dud.html" target="_blank">here</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2021/10/russiagate-plot-thickens-and-is.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</p><p>This post, <b>Russiagate Part III, marks the end of this particular political hit job against a Presidential candidate, then President of the United States</b>...a <b>Republic</b> that is supposed to be governed by its <b>Constitution and Bill of Rights</b>...which have been <b>violated</b> by a variety of <b>intelligence leaders</b> who sought to <b>influence an election</b> and <b>delegitimize a duly-elected President</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6H8SPuw4DduY00i3J_IgEyTtK0BxBuicv49ZRsDo-9SIUAZbsgUFMvRA_WSlVvxlzJ2Y3qNJopHT0kyfcPYbfOBNlhnbFuy5it3YKz7zvonsXZHWz4GlPvAvyNMxaqec6Yz0nAzkfzhGACYjOopv61cOiToHR_8u-7EQLB3U-HdHAtLkKbyboLgwhQ/s400/In%20The%20Way.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6H8SPuw4DduY00i3J_IgEyTtK0BxBuicv49ZRsDo-9SIUAZbsgUFMvRA_WSlVvxlzJ2Y3qNJopHT0kyfcPYbfOBNlhnbFuy5it3YKz7zvonsXZHWz4GlPvAvyNMxaqec6Yz0nAzkfzhGACYjOopv61cOiToHR_8u-7EQLB3U-HdHAtLkKbyboLgwhQ/s320/In%20The%20Way.png" width="224" /></a></div><p>Whether any <b>consequences or accountability</b> are ever delivered to the American public remains to be seen.</p><p>Although current <b>FBI Director Christopher Wray</b> claims that reforms have since been implemented in his department to prevent such interference, it's plain to see that someone did not get the memo...take a look at their <b>interference via Twitter in the 2020 Presidential election</b> (<b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/12/twitters-suppressed-free-speech-exposed.html" target="_blank">The Twitter Files</a></b>) and their suppression of evidence relating to the <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/01/part-iv-joe-bidens-presidential-battle.html" target="_blank">Hunter Biden laptop scandal</a></b>.</p><p>Considering the totality of all of these political interferences and false allegations involving Russia, one could argue that any <b>potential U.S. and Russia relationship or alliance against potential threats from China</b> were degraded...instead, the <b>U.S. and NATO have been funding billions of dollars into assisting <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/War" target="_blank">Ukraine defend itself from an invasion from Russia</a> under <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Joe%20Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden's presidency </a></b>(after defeating President Trump bid for a second term in 2020). </p><p>The <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20National%20Security" target="_blank">United States' national security and economy</a></b> have been destabilized, as a result, fighting <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank">high inflation and an economic crisis</a></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hFpaUzrBPyKjgcflgXgcxD0pYu80188gNQJGX0s_Ih4aF5x3W1oO15TnDLJMUBzBmCWJ0_50ViAEJSTWo-aMn-TS8nFwezi1Jib8AEd2fPqaiv_4RiGj7aYxNvNJKKmp9gJY4D9o4Cx9xH9HfTO4sSilcfmVMWYko0dGqCXS1vChDwxqWdKpVpT6Gg/s400/Thank%20You%20Card.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="400" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hFpaUzrBPyKjgcflgXgcxD0pYu80188gNQJGX0s_Ih4aF5x3W1oO15TnDLJMUBzBmCWJ0_50ViAEJSTWo-aMn-TS8nFwezi1Jib8AEd2fPqaiv_4RiGj7aYxNvNJKKmp9gJY4D9o4Cx9xH9HfTO4sSilcfmVMWYko0dGqCXS1vChDwxqWdKpVpT6Gg/w400-h286/Thank%20You%20Card.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>No doubt, <b>Congress</b> will have more to say on these issues in the coming days/weeks following their own investigations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ms9mU3Iw3_xMbysIukr_7yFgu9HM8nGytZIaaAfJIReCTA3sCW3TXRSWYggQsMpuzQOUvLPlgEZP6VZXtQ9l_DGHWO_ssRdw4h2K2bUM-kxCgTO3yBAnkPWJSrN6tn4Ci1A-Qc8FHvayZzz1VNmSI9INcXxwbsXQdmSOpa_NJBI-gXzoyVL2P02MOw/s320/Loyalty_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ms9mU3Iw3_xMbysIukr_7yFgu9HM8nGytZIaaAfJIReCTA3sCW3TXRSWYggQsMpuzQOUvLPlgEZP6VZXtQ9l_DGHWO_ssRdw4h2K2bUM-kxCgTO3yBAnkPWJSrN6tn4Ci1A-Qc8FHvayZzz1VNmSI9INcXxwbsXQdmSOpa_NJBI-gXzoyVL2P02MOw/w248-h320/Loyalty_2.png" width="248" /></a></div><p>The following articles provide further insights regarding the Durham report...there are many more, and I will add them in due course.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7IQ-3wX_pOcygT-zwsvqyGvhFY0nRpiuKLb7ooGho6k4kjRedyvGyLz36ipVamooBAGZ932CZXfcvTspkyI4viP31HapdA1WKaBF640qAvxo0CxZfD86ZnZs5NZxzeJWjIx878mr_-jXqur1gi2-smtKe6Q-ikjQJb5SsUnOMkeSd_svYl0JkhhLKA/s523/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7IQ-3wX_pOcygT-zwsvqyGvhFY0nRpiuKLb7ooGho6k4kjRedyvGyLz36ipVamooBAGZ932CZXfcvTspkyI4viP31HapdA1WKaBF640qAvxo0CxZfD86ZnZs5NZxzeJWjIx878mr_-jXqur1gi2-smtKe6Q-ikjQJb5SsUnOMkeSd_svYl0JkhhLKA/w488-h640/3.png" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/durham-releases-final-report-concludes-fbi-opened-trump-probe-despite-no-verified-intel" target="_blank"><i>Source: ZeroHedge</i></a></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMzrvaSNE7Br4fntFmx7jgnISyqxI1zFHIZ0qcVxc66us0WeDSai74c8qj0I0nFmipIPEHmXNd-YpTclucoUadzW5Ama8XP5wMWEx061I1KSlYDVR_r03PTGVI-0zNVT80444j_No8e7lEfM2GSIATxKlEcgYagjSw6Ik1KodihNK-j95xPscV-xTxg/s946/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="946" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMzrvaSNE7Br4fntFmx7jgnISyqxI1zFHIZ0qcVxc66us0WeDSai74c8qj0I0nFmipIPEHmXNd-YpTclucoUadzW5Ama8XP5wMWEx061I1KSlYDVR_r03PTGVI-0zNVT80444j_No8e7lEfM2GSIATxKlEcgYagjSw6Ik1KodihNK-j95xPscV-xTxg/w640-h486/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/damn-thats-thin-i-know-it-sucks-untold-story-trump-russia-investigation" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q-QAVZGTcY_zQ5d7VDyFKKfNxSa53bY0xCISIEqK7jl3mJz43XClcMy_4p4dlc6StdtSg4gpitRmwxD5cnD0Xs9FY9SOvOOufD4OWbbfBHLk8E2ZjobJk0pUwq5NdpLMHbL-W6b4aYxnyVVL8l7NqXsVOxzexnYc9vnBWE5_phFqBcxJ3SHsBRsmFA/s928/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="928" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q-QAVZGTcY_zQ5d7VDyFKKfNxSa53bY0xCISIEqK7jl3mJz43XClcMy_4p4dlc6StdtSg4gpitRmwxD5cnD0Xs9FY9SOvOOufD4OWbbfBHLk8E2ZjobJk0pUwq5NdpLMHbL-W6b4aYxnyVVL8l7NqXsVOxzexnYc9vnBWE5_phFqBcxJ3SHsBRsmFA/w640-h182/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>ZeroHedge excerpt</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Eh0-5FDkMmY-wFigEF6J6HXLuSVY_K-jDudqP9oLc9NtO7_BjOgsEvrywRkcUs9Ils3YY04PNOnNf44sw5bFvqd3YBD5bF49qMo_SAPwuMH0Otd4YNcW9HwlBcCICcvMk7K5UX1Pn3s2ZPNagoyT2B542C0Due9ocVB3d3aDLrT7qZW1bOpmS9aaww/s838/6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Eh0-5FDkMmY-wFigEF6J6HXLuSVY_K-jDudqP9oLc9NtO7_BjOgsEvrywRkcUs9Ils3YY04PNOnNf44sw5bFvqd3YBD5bF49qMo_SAPwuMH0Otd4YNcW9HwlBcCICcvMk7K5UX1Pn3s2ZPNagoyT2B542C0Due9ocVB3d3aDLrT7qZW1bOpmS9aaww/w412-h640/6.png" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-durham-report-special-counsel-fbi-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-russia-peter-strzok-christopher-steele-d4a01d4e" target="_blank">Source: WSJ Opinion</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDoW0DG54lK1FTWgEfVPWpDjfnKpgnbxVKQsKsxfBC1VVofNld3p5SrHdz4JGB759XUwSJeXf8hMTOuRRhgBGS-gQNJY9WOIo_d7iG6OJ4Vs_xD-vpEK5I2Ywtc3b8tHDiz9yo39GdquoKkmZHPawwluO6MXBHMJ8EWcer2naaymSVeEWieCof7FqZQ/s515/7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDoW0DG54lK1FTWgEfVPWpDjfnKpgnbxVKQsKsxfBC1VVofNld3p5SrHdz4JGB759XUwSJeXf8hMTOuRRhgBGS-gQNJY9WOIo_d7iG6OJ4Vs_xD-vpEK5I2Ywtc3b8tHDiz9yo39GdquoKkmZHPawwluO6MXBHMJ8EWcer2naaymSVeEWieCof7FqZQ/w566-h640/7.png" width="566" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Source: New York Post</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>(front page May 17, 2023)</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazt1LUoaQRpyGOfUySLmA_AoxTPASGmqaf6r7TZupJZlgmplD0m5xru-f5ExSGiOMsmmFU2duDutpAxoVMx5Lr-F4mkbAblLRYPSRTLpPBk-tTtJOrvv8HR1pNOyUA5gJ2lbWv9KiMxmTk6K6iGZRRwJ2wkS9EvgixheJUPjfBobgKNXOKmabG4FHSA/s872/8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="616" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5FqalthbM_YHqUkzthavs-Ngmkx2OCRvaooRA4dFC8EoMmWgWb1MXpGGpOhzo-nN9kUn2q5NPSwcygSfwbkh6mqRkkXBWj0u4QmaqIYQG5hBRiqEKZYPflk9HWFGRbtx2DqQE5oksuW4dutE8pHIZc8FGeX9zoqS7jTRHXfBJF37hxz7dUoceu5MrA/w450-h640/9.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/the-deep-state-stabbed-donald-trump-in-the-back-during-the-2016-election/" target="_blank">Source: New York Post</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LyO5f85pqHjInqX-vaCdcbFO3aHOfEMj7SjVam6nazas30GRFAxGNPAXl4yWffuEuCu4ZiYIBwhndxb7yy1_3J9wXb-EEP2YWlQzbOeXjwkBo2j6fawZTYjgbJEQufdTmhgXxV60qWUZSLJuenjiMN1D8ZTUVdgaNuocSWvakGQnZqgHVe0V7aPh6w/s1402/10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1402" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LyO5f85pqHjInqX-vaCdcbFO3aHOfEMj7SjVam6nazas30GRFAxGNPAXl4yWffuEuCu4ZiYIBwhndxb7yy1_3J9wXb-EEP2YWlQzbOeXjwkBo2j6fawZTYjgbJEQufdTmhgXxV60qWUZSLJuenjiMN1D8ZTUVdgaNuocSWvakGQnZqgHVe0V7aPh6w/w640-h368/10.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2023/05/16/raw-unanalyzed-and-uncorroborated-durham-releases-report-on-the-russian-collusion-investigation/" target="_blank">Source: Jonathan Turley</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4bp8lV_U0hp4HqSbTkJtl5KeTrfUmau2y6NymeF42et2Q6F6wIsHdgYWRkr_9PnMaXNPqKpUdt87ZzyGZPccHvj0qjX64fEWnBcIIZgHVEDAGGsYBND4nrEOcPgkUfCmk2H9BYSWv2BQ-HLSEVvbr5PMtuzudL4YSnmrlIo6it7h43ut7h4ClGq-jw/s1402/11.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1402" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4bp8lV_U0hp4HqSbTkJtl5KeTrfUmau2y6NymeF42et2Q6F6wIsHdgYWRkr_9PnMaXNPqKpUdt87ZzyGZPccHvj0qjX64fEWnBcIIZgHVEDAGGsYBND4nrEOcPgkUfCmk2H9BYSWv2BQ-HLSEVvbr5PMtuzudL4YSnmrlIo6it7h43ut7h4ClGq-jw/w640-h398/11.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2023/05/17/205013/" target="_blank">Source: Jonathan Turley</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z0ADTGCPP4P60slwBZe5apvPCY19N6KjjESnFsXzmq2rE-5JE0zwb8LkLYQNfdaumJYYAs7efyumhAmsqZ0d_WDK8LsecO8_Eq1ieAn9pPSZXxJbC1QmWA6cgq04eaxNnXO1vT7KuyoL6nDrL2pjJMtsIof7A0FtQwcDd193Yzzc1p1J1SfryA4deA/s480/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="480" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z0ADTGCPP4P60slwBZe5apvPCY19N6KjjESnFsXzmq2rE-5JE0zwb8LkLYQNfdaumJYYAs7efyumhAmsqZ0d_WDK8LsecO8_Eq1ieAn9pPSZXxJbC1QmWA6cgq04eaxNnXO1vT7KuyoL6nDrL2pjJMtsIof7A0FtQwcDd193Yzzc1p1J1SfryA4deA/w640-h230/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1658218089014501409" target="_blank">Senator Mike Lee tweet thread</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdd1r1KnbbTVZVwK0l0Zb9ANzinXXfK_mvo7g044z0dXBMmZh0JX424_vq1h4WbIE0bI6bAsknx_Vw1hEe8Rhs-vgajarBbBsYdStY7DRO4jHgkqzldrmyagGKCcM1y09PCSa2rAnihd3VQBJwbxdWMYFo5GGPEzrxV3GacCvsGA5PTdFKZ8GaT2ylw/s774/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdd1r1KnbbTVZVwK0l0Zb9ANzinXXfK_mvo7g044z0dXBMmZh0JX424_vq1h4WbIE0bI6bAsknx_Vw1hEe8Rhs-vgajarBbBsYdStY7DRO4jHgkqzldrmyagGKCcM1y09PCSa2rAnihd3VQBJwbxdWMYFo5GGPEzrxV3GacCvsGA5PTdFKZ8GaT2ylw/w396-h640/2.png" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanSZuyLNBgtYANOrvZNNkls6xrT1VrbBhVG3f7qii56SWEO7gap_QHdwqDQq8gJxeDG5xKETK76vo8fkX_P5qDWRDMaSqVxGlhTGDrzWMW3iZDtFg-BAOKX32psJS9bZ5qFF4mwQn7fpWh3Gw09a0s8le77xqVPuGTuDtor4Xm0ua9V6oyUFjNuUdwA/s479/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6327556799112" target="_blank">Source: Fox News (link to video)</a></b></i></div><p><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE May 18...</span></b></p><p>The Washington Post -- trying to "save face" for pushing the <b>Trump-Russia collusion</b> for years -- is continuing with its foolish losing narrative...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhki3ZllwxjLR7x7myBwe4ItMpwJln2QfFNnMHvNqjpZO-lapxCjYCskgI9TTnMqAkisVueTz6H_bTgwh_lJM6TXwCR48nuWXKteP3hIxsLpnaCECvVCKJ6ys7vFVruDVqhU2IF_P7oR6znSSQ52dYBGq8Bteto-u4RjkmQgvLwOBehhBDTbYV6uwcouQ/s775/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="775" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhki3ZllwxjLR7x7myBwe4ItMpwJln2QfFNnMHvNqjpZO-lapxCjYCskgI9TTnMqAkisVueTz6H_bTgwh_lJM6TXwCR48nuWXKteP3hIxsLpnaCECvVCKJ6ys7vFVruDVqhU2IF_P7oR6znSSQ52dYBGq8Bteto-u4RjkmQgvLwOBehhBDTbYV6uwcouQ/w640-h458/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/desperate-washington-post-makes-last-ditch-pitch-russian-collusion" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfVJMEVL93WrB66yaoEpHmqu1QSq05joqI2IiX7FgtcEnhU1COvqh7TB6FGXIx18NxmDMN9shjWSnV7u0Iw6xgk8KeB7LNUj0kiFpvR_RhRiWaU2RWou8dajp-UhIyD715ejSJptEmHWPIZBbX_t3lxeiiSBeT4igew-QKuVVowLbnPy_Y5ZXaZ8zKg/s714/Born%20A%20Fool.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="714" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfVJMEVL93WrB66yaoEpHmqu1QSq05joqI2IiX7FgtcEnhU1COvqh7TB6FGXIx18NxmDMN9shjWSnV7u0Iw6xgk8KeB7LNUj0kiFpvR_RhRiWaU2RWou8dajp-UhIyD715ejSJptEmHWPIZBbX_t3lxeiiSBeT4igew-QKuVVowLbnPy_Y5ZXaZ8zKg/s320/Born%20A%20Fool.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE May 19...</span></b></p><p><i></i></p><blockquote><i>" Not only did the impossible happen, but they all did it: the Clinton campaign, the FBI, and the media."</i></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnMu6vBBRQXYdGiYeWjTrC1FIgy4_2KqS-IAVroAjGjNhdDNkndTM42FycQZ4KYwQMPEiozKniL_hwgWP_SLGOMMmyHQas63EsamsVQlOsQvK7bHZwl528UHwe8WKbtIGPK_NHFnHSR2I--19iyxy20TNyuAjQzpvG1-pbsXQVsFJmMNWeOK8K8RBKg/s1006/Screenshot_20230519-095618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnMu6vBBRQXYdGiYeWjTrC1FIgy4_2KqS-IAVroAjGjNhdDNkndTM42FycQZ4KYwQMPEiozKniL_hwgWP_SLGOMMmyHQas63EsamsVQlOsQvK7bHZwl528UHwe8WKbtIGPK_NHFnHSR2I--19iyxy20TNyuAjQzpvG1-pbsXQVsFJmMNWeOK8K8RBKg/w504-h640/Screenshot_20230519-095618.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>ZeroHedge excerpt</i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE June 21...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Special Counsel John Durham</b> confirmed in his testimony today before the <b>House Judiciary Committee</b> that there was <b><span style="color: red;">NO LEGITIMATE BASIS</span></b> on which the <b>FBI</b> undertook their investigation of then <b>Presidential candidate Donald Trump</b> regarding <b>purported Russia collusion during the 2016 Presidential campaign</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>It was all one big fat hoax based on a series of lies undertaken and funded by the Hillary Clinton Presidential campaign and the DNC</b>!</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Where's the <b>accountability</b> of the <b>FBI</b> for their nefarious actions in opening and perpetuating this investigation?</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, where's the <b><span style="color: red;">restitution</span></b> to <b>former President Trump for the subsequent fallout, chaos and harm that this caused during his presidency</b>?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9T6Ir-TjvTO4Y_iigAQQdGpXSrXQwH7PUacar1U_KM-2xVWjph-SMMvoE3jd9-FQ3DKnwTkYaTc7OR2AvJYkHUvt93DMogrQxEqsgmjgp4Cc_Xw0PQHPx6-62_C9DAyDAQuw9KJ4f8FqbbNOdCDj3aaFiEcsaX3ARZVKAgq1Xz3ORME1t7mDFQgwYEHg/s1078/Screenshot_20230621-103119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9T6Ir-TjvTO4Y_iigAQQdGpXSrXQwH7PUacar1U_KM-2xVWjph-SMMvoE3jd9-FQ3DKnwTkYaTc7OR2AvJYkHUvt93DMogrQxEqsgmjgp4Cc_Xw0PQHPx6-62_C9DAyDAQuw9KJ4f8FqbbNOdCDj3aaFiEcsaX3ARZVKAgq1Xz3ORME1t7mDFQgwYEHg/w474-h640/Screenshot_20230621-103119.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/our-findings-were-sobering-john-durham-gives-fiery-testimony-fbi-abuses-schools-schiff" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-67557133885509605832023-05-05T14:08:00.000-04:002023-05-05T14:08:28.573-04:00From This Week's "Smile File"...The Last Day of 2023 π<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwEr1i7R7CigZJk156_h9PlfEBj99Q0Ne7GE_7RfhGNeCG2JW7z5YijyWD-CE7rrHQF23eLRKfRo13W9Q0-NACsrTZnAykiDwrvYvb3d7VxhD2D2ON_C0uug-ygRcncZ6MSw7uufO51GTd_pE83iBUPJy7HEfQUOAALET1gXF29ihOea1Z4Wuz7ODDw/s627/LAST%20DAY%20OF%202023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwEr1i7R7CigZJk156_h9PlfEBj99Q0Ne7GE_7RfhGNeCG2JW7z5YijyWD-CE7rrHQF23eLRKfRo13W9Q0-NACsrTZnAykiDwrvYvb3d7VxhD2D2ON_C0uug-ygRcncZ6MSw7uufO51GTd_pE83iBUPJy7HEfQUOAALET1gXF29ihOea1Z4Wuz7ODDw/w498-h640/LAST%20DAY%20OF%202023.png" width="498" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-35296549796699692562023-05-04T15:02:00.089-04:002023-05-06T13:44:54.015-04:00Selling Spreads Across U.S. Regional Banks<p><b><span style="color: red;">* See UPDATES below...</span></b></p><p>Further to numerous articles that I've recently posted describing the <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20Banks%20%26%20XLF" target="_blank">collapse of several Regional Banks</a></b>, the number of <b>shareholders divesting themselves of shares in other Regional Banks is accelerating</b>.</p><p>The following graphic contains a list of the<b> top 10 holdings</b> of the <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search?q=kre" target="_blank">Regional Banking ETF</a></b>, <b>KRE</b>. All of them are down, so far, today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dsiZjgJNCP75t4idrbUQ0E2SS4Ak8ggVc-0DaigXipCopO95j-O3UDTi-YzyUd1gIsbSe1fITASMrNf-1QQsFefUXKMFmN63DQTUa8hWVYgnNZQ_Q0IKfp6QQkACgMtz9zTBa4TzJqb46KT6R1MWsJB_vgSMVOGK09rclrA79c-z2_aUS1pbINOw1Q/s1115/2023-05-04_09-57-25%20TOP%2010%20KRE%20HOLDINGS.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1115" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dsiZjgJNCP75t4idrbUQ0E2SS4Ak8ggVc-0DaigXipCopO95j-O3UDTi-YzyUd1gIsbSe1fITASMrNf-1QQsFefUXKMFmN63DQTUa8hWVYgnNZQ_Q0IKfp6QQkACgMtz9zTBa4TzJqb46KT6R1MWsJB_vgSMVOGK09rclrA79c-z2_aUS1pbINOw1Q/w640-h486/2023-05-04_09-57-25%20TOP%2010%20KRE%20HOLDINGS.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.tipranks.com/etf/kre/holdings" target="_blank">Source: TipRanks</a></i></b></div><p><b>KRE</b> has continued its plunge down to the <b>2020 COVID-19 pandemic median price zone</b>, as shown on the following monthly chart.</p><p>Inasmuch as it represents a <b>snapshot of overall sentiment in the regional banks</b>, I'd say the <b>current state of these banks, in general, is pretty weak</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DQG1lHClk69lZSQjLHehJtvCj2T-egizz7GSvZUrPN88vxyLmSUYRYY7u6y1zTc09WmZCDZKpPPmdEbo_Gktimf8M8zgU_to5faEIucfzGOmxEzk2kG2_dR_4SnNAfZEVemRE-zrLtbsqz2H33wKNJoBmOnkYd4t8CO72EP2GLipJIyPvxc9QeX52w/s894/2023-05-04_10-49-51%20KRE%20Monthly.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="894" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DQG1lHClk69lZSQjLHehJtvCj2T-egizz7GSvZUrPN88vxyLmSUYRYY7u6y1zTc09WmZCDZKpPPmdEbo_Gktimf8M8zgU_to5faEIucfzGOmxEzk2kG2_dR_4SnNAfZEVemRE-zrLtbsqz2H33wKNJoBmOnkYd4t8CO72EP2GLipJIyPvxc9QeX52w/w640-h464/2023-05-04_10-49-51%20KRE%20Monthly.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>No one should be surprised that this particular sector of banks is weak, inasmuch as <b>I warned about the state of U.S. banks</b>, in general, in <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2021/04/us-banks-parabolic-blow-off-top-coming.html" target="_blank">my post of April 10, 2021</a></b>. As it happens at that time, <b>KRE</b> was close to making its all-time high of <b>78.81</b> (set in January of 2022), before it began to drop.</p><p>Even though its drop was initially choppy, it's been <b>falling off a cliff since March of this year</b>.</p><p>It's trading in a large sideways <b>'Chaos Zone.'</b> It's had <b>difficulty</b> holding onto and increasing its gains made above <b>30.00</b> since <b>January of 2013</b>. It's also trading <b>below</b> its <b>IPO opening price of 48.09</b> made in <b>June of 2006</b>...right before the <b>2007/08 Financial Crisis</b>.</p><p>I anticipate that <b>KRE</b> will bounce around within that <b>'Chaos Zone' </b>for some time. However, a drop and hold below <b>30.00</b> would signal <b>much more serious consequences for the entire banking system</b>, not only in the <b>U.S.</b>, but <b>globally</b>, as well...as occurred in <b>2007/08/09</b>.</p><p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">N.B.</span></b> Given these facts, it's <b>odd</b> that <b>Fed Chairman J. Powell </b>still insists that <b>these banks are secure</b>, when their representative <b>ETF is plainly portraying great weakness...below that leading up to the 07/08 Financial Crisis</b>! </p><p>Surely one has to wonder if that <b>contagion will spread to the larger banks and the 29 banks deemed too-big-to-fail by the Financial Stability Board of the G20 in 2011</b>. Note that <b>Credit Suisse</b> did, subsequently, fail, as described in <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search?q=cs" target="_blank">my recent posts</a></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYk6JpKb84Tx-VQtkUo-wTr3wI9kPwNJP1nVl9YIZIg9SSdw5roMJ5pjvZcG66Rc56pt61BtpjpFKOwzcHj3KlMcbaiRa1u8A03Rh5lzLUtrCQ570qNCdvPoP--amCQ_T_DAfB-v8ZOGEzgl3Pb-SXb-Mp4d8VnnZiw5RWUIP0pEQJdApSnRPgpcszQ/s640/29%20Banks%20Deemed%20Too%20Big%20To%20Fail.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="640" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYk6JpKb84Tx-VQtkUo-wTr3wI9kPwNJP1nVl9YIZIg9SSdw5roMJ5pjvZcG66Rc56pt61BtpjpFKOwzcHj3KlMcbaiRa1u8A03Rh5lzLUtrCQ570qNCdvPoP--amCQ_T_DAfB-v8ZOGEzgl3Pb-SXb-Mp4d8VnnZiw5RWUIP0pEQJdApSnRPgpcszQ/w640-h622/29%20Banks%20Deemed%20Too%20Big%20To%20Fail.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Today's ZeroHedge article has some answers in that regard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><i>(Editor's Note: SATIRE </i>π<i>)</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58NjvqxfPgcSKOB9-MK9b23pOXCP1agKynclvxxdUmon39WC3vfKlcGppautyriu1_HR8c6-lJ-TDWpi3IzlSj1hTPv763egs2EU6Gco-GWfNKlR6es6OK3WfVGmbRbz6pMe7d32XdtF5wqoHw2WaSl1jdNOHOOzLyldU8CwQB90d5MMVp9da_n51eA/s948/ZH%20re%20Credit%20Card%20Shocker.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="948" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58NjvqxfPgcSKOB9-MK9b23pOXCP1agKynclvxxdUmon39WC3vfKlcGppautyriu1_HR8c6-lJ-TDWpi3IzlSj1hTPv763egs2EU6Gco-GWfNKlR6es6OK3WfVGmbRbz6pMe7d32XdtF5wqoHw2WaSl1jdNOHOOzLyldU8CwQB90d5MMVp9da_n51eA/w640-h458/ZH%20re%20Credit%20Card%20Shocker.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/consumer-credit-shocker-credit-card-debt-explodes-2nd-fastest-pace-record-just-rates-hit" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE May 6...</span></b></p><p><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em></strong></p><blockquote><p><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">"It's spooky. Thousands of banks are underwater.</em></strong></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0.25em 0px 0.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Let's not pretend that this is just about Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic. A lot of the US banking system is potentially insolvent."</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZn5fO3c_DWmC5fD5TCYZuatj-LZAl_b1KTmJidGxvnHE6OqcCbpK0AQmsf9y_CW68yRN2PsjZX9da47smwilGZK4yJrszNHeSzXvtZJ3I1g7I6mQWnLpHThfyizkEe7XoKFUzjBW5p01UOTkR9hpOg9_mJuswFnY3syWJyvV96qxXjuMslILvHDdgg/s1056/Screenshot_20230506-102406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZn5fO3c_DWmC5fD5TCYZuatj-LZAl_b1KTmJidGxvnHE6OqcCbpK0AQmsf9y_CW68yRN2PsjZX9da47smwilGZK4yJrszNHeSzXvtZJ3I1g7I6mQWnLpHThfyizkEe7XoKFUzjBW5p01UOTkR9hpOg9_mJuswFnY3syWJyvV96qxXjuMslILvHDdgg/w484-h640/Screenshot_20230506-102406.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/its-spooky-stanford-professor-warns-thousands-us-banks-are-insolvent" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Liberation Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0.25em 0px 0.75em;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em></strong></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-50167164598024491892023-04-06T14:30:00.150-04:002023-05-05T13:26:34.193-04:00De-Dollarization of U.S.$?<p><b><span style="color: red;">* See UPDATES below...</span></b></p><p>Several articles have been written recently about the possible <b>de-dollarization of the U.S. Dollar</b>, as shown below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtj3xx_WvrvqMI5ZLKm42YmqSqi0C7M44DXSbn59uv2lCfs4eUeuUEc6cxz_Pfachlkhntpi6bkFEA6vS7IXR6gTpYh0KEwmes6mUCxYvmbfV73UkPN61X87k1wk7ZvM-u4H8eNBjnxO26OdKjgn1qEmewicbunei6W8Pze8ZUhtIicuSbAc8MY4Kgg/s957/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtj3xx_WvrvqMI5ZLKm42YmqSqi0C7M44DXSbn59uv2lCfs4eUeuUEc6cxz_Pfachlkhntpi6bkFEA6vS7IXR6gTpYh0KEwmes6mUCxYvmbfV73UkPN61X87k1wk7ZvM-u4H8eNBjnxO26OdKjgn1qEmewicbunei6W8Pze8ZUhtIicuSbAc8MY4Kgg/w536-h640/1.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/last-war-we-can-afford-fight-tucker-carlson-sounds-alarm-over-de-dollarization-slams" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETRCeCVJLsK5sHXq9JUP__4sCJRqqjJ3nWu7hFz84bG5exfMGKJQtB8jOlJuvsKCNdxbJjOsm0e2WwBgWZO0wicqSXMJQJb5T0D0Z2JhCou7S968e4mF5jCy5TwTvtP9SCIOFw_TxXI_4dJUxMwVGstLUBxVOF5x1JTOWwZt40FRIXfNKUpJZINj0aQ/s826/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="797" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETRCeCVJLsK5sHXq9JUP__4sCJRqqjJ3nWu7hFz84bG5exfMGKJQtB8jOlJuvsKCNdxbJjOsm0e2WwBgWZO0wicqSXMJQJb5T0D0Z2JhCou7S968e4mF5jCy5TwTvtP9SCIOFw_TxXI_4dJUxMwVGstLUBxVOF5x1JTOWwZt40FRIXfNKUpJZINj0aQ/w618-h640/2.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/while-everyones-distracted-dollar-dying" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p>While I'm not an expert on the matter to say <b><i>"Yay"</i></b> or <b><i>"Nay,"</i></b> I can provide the following monthly charts of the <b>U.S. Dollar</b> (<b>DX</b>) and <b>Gold</b> (<b>GC</b>).</p><p>The charts show an <b>inverse correlation</b> to each other. Furthermore, their <b>major resistance and support levels</b> are depicted thereon...as noted below:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>DX:</b> 107.00, 100.00, and 90.00</li><li><b>GC:</b> 2000, 1800, 1600 and 1400</li></ul><p style="text-align: left;">Very simply, keep an eye on whether or not <b>DX</b> is able to hold above the <b>100.00</b> level. If not, we could see it <b>re-test 90.00, or lower, if GC holds above 2000 and gathers momentum</b>. However, <b>GC</b> is nearing a <b>bearish triple-top formation</b>, so it may face stiff resistance around its prior high of <b>2089.20</b> set in August 2020. If it <b>spikes through that level, with sustained force</b>, we could see <b>buyers</b> pile into <b>Gold</b> and <b>sell</b> the <b>Dollar</b>, especially if traders/investors view the long-term <b>Gold</b> formation as a <b>bullish cup & handle pattern</b>.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>BUT</b>, I think we'd need to see some sort of <b>major global catalyst</b> occur to produce such a <b>buying and selling frenzy</b>. Exactly what that would be remains to be seen.</p><p style="text-align: left;">However, it's worth monitoring their movements over the coming weeks for <b>hints of sustained rising volatility and potential chaos in these and other world markets</b> (equities, ETFs, bonds, currencies, commodities, and crypto currencies).</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">N.B.</span></b> For a further detailed analysis that I recently published on <b>Gold</b>, please refer to my <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/12/saxos-10-outrageous-predictions-for.html" target="_blank">post of December 6, 2022</a></b>, wherein I outlined a technical case to be made for <b>Gold</b> to reach <b>$3000</b>, in accordance with one of <b>Saxo Bank's "Outrageous Predictions for 2023."</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiraDdkQHt9Qpiw-ZhYsAQX8QE7GtosKwIjyBvPQ3uxzyG6sozAUedyLrQelbf8yamLXm011mobqkebNYW86trgokdEJW7XtQAL6JIcVeUNC1ShUTca90Qwo7heLVslTIYNYpezte1U1qAOdGh6FCKjwlIvZOHVsbnI1Ms79Z8mLxSQeRi36_BGmGjA/s685/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jF_KD5e4OmTFWJ0gNTxESw7l7_foseg54Oe34R9va8ojh_UIiua8J689nkvCppBdWhdZre8T5LzLfsRvJvrNQ7YUXkjwXCbS2fC8xFNny8DrE0yvFNnwGX_XE9U02B1sVYthGqwU_C-pqZzKztrY31oaOYyHVWB7g8ohhTPKGeSpJ_SJYHb_vQZ9HA/s683/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="683" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jF_KD5e4OmTFWJ0gNTxESw7l7_foseg54Oe34R9va8ojh_UIiua8J689nkvCppBdWhdZre8T5LzLfsRvJvrNQ7YUXkjwXCbS2fC8xFNny8DrE0yvFNnwGX_XE9U02B1sVYthGqwU_C-pqZzKztrY31oaOYyHVWB7g8ohhTPKGeSpJ_SJYHb_vQZ9HA/w640-h464/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE April 20...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Countries dumping the <b>U.S. Dollar</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlu3-3M1RhRQw2yF-4qLmb4xppMsHSh6wNvXyRlW8tMewv0PibYqfDsZJ_BzKP_BzWxrzQQ16llBUFWeYeXZuegCWsmrWo-damVtu5MzUXSAv6Lqr6oLWgjee259YrsnYfW-fY4bJ4OrEXX2Dp1T30o0a0VU4Mn7nAOEaAs8Nh4F9wlJD_qCmbxdk7Q/s798/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="798" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlu3-3M1RhRQw2yF-4qLmb4xppMsHSh6wNvXyRlW8tMewv0PibYqfDsZJ_BzKP_BzWxrzQQ16llBUFWeYeXZuegCWsmrWo-damVtu5MzUXSAv6Lqr6oLWgjee259YrsnYfW-fY4bJ4OrEXX2Dp1T30o0a0VU4Mn7nAOEaAs8Nh4F9wlJD_qCmbxdk7Q/w640-h464/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/de-dollarization-countries-seeking-alternatives-us-dollar" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0B4WRlKuujDzzYCnqNw-U1kAH5u6DnFKqmdwAXmPIenXCcw7lKFd5NxN_Ng2DYcc9LfxWTmdEwppgxBieqV-5vvYjsbk_2QW8YCFpIKxeAnfYYlHzDMFJefnd5FR0RmQsHDuwApqLoxRoyswlVzxF_2zwtsgNZxW2H4Iuek8Dkah4DVOAD9Kz16elQ/s936/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0B4WRlKuujDzzYCnqNw-U1kAH5u6DnFKqmdwAXmPIenXCcw7lKFd5NxN_Ng2DYcc9LfxWTmdEwppgxBieqV-5vvYjsbk_2QW8YCFpIKxeAnfYYlHzDMFJefnd5FR0RmQsHDuwApqLoxRoyswlVzxF_2zwtsgNZxW2H4Iuek8Dkah4DVOAD9Kz16elQ/s16000/5.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">So, will we see <b>China's Yuan</b> become the <b>dominant international reserve currency</b>, if the following <b>global GDP projection</b> materializes?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ggqL-wKjnXK38L59OAxyuTIw92IOBKRbtdFqANKyM2IN_koOti6KtjOZ2ez6woTLQSqzsuHYxntARuuOciz_2EIvjufmUwLrIVn1nPrqyp0Djlrh3SwwkgsUYfKXCpAXm5aJtPzl9usWHLmX9P3FVVQt39R2M80AvfBgirsVuyeJRykKZiFNLFSCTg/s1500/6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ggqL-wKjnXK38L59OAxyuTIw92IOBKRbtdFqANKyM2IN_koOti6KtjOZ2ez6woTLQSqzsuHYxntARuuOciz_2EIvjufmUwLrIVn1nPrqyp0Djlrh3SwwkgsUYfKXCpAXm5aJtPzl9usWHLmX9P3FVVQt39R2M80AvfBgirsVuyeJRykKZiFNLFSCTg/w512-h640/6.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE April 22...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">As <b>U.S. debt</b> grows and the <b>U.S. Dollar</b> weakens, the value of <b>Gold</b> should increase over time...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg960zdv9svOS6kU0AKugi8daaecRFZ9TQIQFxFUT2u7hHRjuM62EMkLA4XW_QEDmq7T0RV4OanaaxmXyXt48IMaEY4qE6UGpow1kvMmMO3NU8C1-BYUGVc574agxKUqvoWMSqF7__mJN6HxnRl6wL5os2VD5-e2SntBlevPJELoBGzwSnMmx_E9eHyCg/s1031/Screenshot_20230422-095822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg960zdv9svOS6kU0AKugi8daaecRFZ9TQIQFxFUT2u7hHRjuM62EMkLA4XW_QEDmq7T0RV4OanaaxmXyXt48IMaEY4qE6UGpow1kvMmMO3NU8C1-BYUGVc574agxKUqvoWMSqF7__mJN6HxnRl6wL5os2VD5-e2SntBlevPJELoBGzwSnMmx_E9eHyCg/s16000/Screenshot_20230422-095822.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE April 24...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">As a hedge against <b>U.S. sanctions</b>, many <b>foreign countries</b> are buying <b>Gold</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUN8L05b0LK_gtJzjYpe0r2qAAw-Fydgo7Gw0AzqPSx6ndKFmBOqBZ_br-uN6kN_wjRNS94NtSkDJ4f2AWANLlgAII95eANZBP8X-x0qQJ3-hOEM_yT7ux_N_ZdGon6pRQ0XGK4_BORus8jxPAZJM8E6F0gNm4caeO5yM6iZOOrEoACL0jKreTUiHZQ/s1091/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="1091" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUN8L05b0LK_gtJzjYpe0r2qAAw-Fydgo7Gw0AzqPSx6ndKFmBOqBZ_br-uN6kN_wjRNS94NtSkDJ4f2AWANLlgAII95eANZBP8X-x0qQJ3-hOEM_yT7ux_N_ZdGon6pRQ0XGK4_BORus8jxPAZJM8E6F0gNm4caeO5yM6iZOOrEoACL0jKreTUiHZQ/w640-h232/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/central-bank-gold-buying-highest-1950s-30-world-economies-are-now-sanctioned-g7" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE APRIL 25...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">In emerging markets, <b>Gold</b> is surpassing the <b>U.S. Dollar</b>, as a <b>safe haven</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSLRp8o0SgmB9iu9JCtf6IKOOj2LX2bSrSRpYPb9MBwQtran3OuWxCUrHdAnThH5JQwJFfIr2mG4lwsvLGCH9yfQ-eVOokKThcdh9Fa-lpJYvAc8oLro_AMD5ncBmGbq_5sg5GuoaEb1ux2uQ8RiKM4M-DcP1VrvBiunHBzw4aLjo9OeUbA9bAZK3Kg/s1073/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1073" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSLRp8o0SgmB9iu9JCtf6IKOOj2LX2bSrSRpYPb9MBwQtran3OuWxCUrHdAnThH5JQwJFfIr2mG4lwsvLGCH9yfQ-eVOokKThcdh9Fa-lpJYvAc8oLro_AMD5ncBmGbq_5sg5GuoaEb1ux2uQ8RiKM4M-DcP1VrvBiunHBzw4aLjo9OeUbA9bAZK3Kg/w640-h376/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/what-strong-gold-says-about-weak-dollar" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE April 28...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">More on de-dollarization...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgzv4SsRBKAk_lcYi2AM659NizW9GdHkhkQ7fby6K590jSK-T_iAGcPg6LeXAZqpua28-svVmiOR11nNB2EylrGYwhp1Ch5BaM2YLNYrOMq04zzU_Hsto-593MT6d_XsHYs5BP7V9xMbW4VsfAc1Iz8VCdPyUFc-vufFrWxFdjVuBZTo52u6zz2II7w/s947/zh%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="947" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgzv4SsRBKAk_lcYi2AM659NizW9GdHkhkQ7fby6K590jSK-T_iAGcPg6LeXAZqpua28-svVmiOR11nNB2EylrGYwhp1Ch5BaM2YLNYrOMq04zzU_Hsto-593MT6d_XsHYs5BP7V9xMbW4VsfAc1Iz8VCdPyUFc-vufFrWxFdjVuBZTo52u6zz2II7w/w640-h348/zh%201.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-de-dollarization-kicks-high-gear" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-92023899267885593432023-03-31T14:27:00.020-04:002023-04-17T17:00:20.441-04:00SPX: Mired In Volatile 'Chaos Zone'<p>It's plain to see that the <b>SPX</b> is firmly stuck in between <b>3750</b> and<b> 4200 (</b>a very volatile, whippy <b>'Chaos Zone'</b>) as noted on the following daily chart.</p><p>It's had <b>difficulty gaining sustained momentum</b> to hold onto gains made above <b>3750</b> and steadily increase its value, <b>convincingly</b>, since January of 2021.</p><p>A breakout and hold above <b>4200</b> could see a retest of its prior high of <b>4818.62</b> (hit on January 4, 2022).</p><p>Otherwise, a break and hold below <b>3750</b> could see a retest of <b>3500, or lower, to around 3000</b>.</p><p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">N.B.</span> Unless absolute proof</b> is produced to investors and traders that the <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20Banks%20%26%20XLF" target="_blank">entire U.S. banking system is safe and secure, including Regional banks</a></b>, any breakout above <b>4200</b> could be <b>considered shaky and short-lived</b>...especially with <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank">inflation</a></b> still <b>near 40-year highs</b>, the <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/US%20Fed" target="_blank">U.S. Fed</a></b> still <b>raising interest rates</b>, and a <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Recession" target="_blank">recession</a></b> looming this year (or, more likely, <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Stagflation" target="_blank">stagflation</a></b>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihM39Td0MDXe5_ics6GoXD-lEO9JN1whtZdArbk9j6h7ttwECQKSuLEDbZsOtyw5IVXULdIwgf0meyJLmwAuSq6rAECJIP94JbrhwyKZR_is4aIVqurPQtYmPVVhB3jKHmTNLaElcHQg9Q1MmATWOrfRTFMpA2DeIIaJU3Z5K76ionKp6F7Oi43elk3Q/s427/2023-03-21_10-39-56.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="427" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihM39Td0MDXe5_ics6GoXD-lEO9JN1whtZdArbk9j6h7ttwECQKSuLEDbZsOtyw5IVXULdIwgf0meyJLmwAuSq6rAECJIP94JbrhwyKZR_is4aIVqurPQtYmPVVhB3jKHmTNLaElcHQg9Q1MmATWOrfRTFMpA2DeIIaJU3Z5K76ionKp6F7Oi43elk3Q/w400-h226/2023-03-21_10-39-56.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Several regional banks within the KRE ETF have failed</b>, so far, as described in my recent posts <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/silicon-valley-banks-parabolic-rise.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> and <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/first-republic-bank-joins-other-us-bank.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>. No doubt, we'll see more.</p><p><b>BKX</b> has had <b>great difficulty</b>, since the <b>2008/09 Financial Crisis</b>, gaining sustained momentum to hold onto gains made above <b>80.00</b>, and to steadily increase its value...<b>convincingly</b>.</p><p>In fact, its current price of <b>83.65</b> is <b>considerably lower</b> than that set at its high, immediately preceding the Financial Crisis (<b>121.16 in February 2007</b>). </p><p>Furthermore, it <b>plunged below 121.16 in April 2022</b> and has been trading lower, ever since...so, it's been <b>weak for a year, now</b>...as has <b>KRE</b>.</p><p>Longer-term major support sits at <b>60.00</b>.</p><p>A break and hold below <b>80.00</b> could see a retest of <b>60.00, or lower</b>, in short order.</p><p><b>Sellers</b> are currently in charge of <b>this index</b>, as well as <b>KRE</b>, on this timeframe.</p><p>Keep an eye on these two for reaction (immediate and longer-term) to the upcoming <b>FOMC interest rate announcement and Fed Chairman press conference on Wednesday</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWWNQU61JzK48bYwrOdw-MIqGr2rF8sA7IKHXp_E3PLtv4Em4BaB2t3kFAJ4SZF1TImjs0tqrlNl7w6jBLYXoOuEUuFxXCkzCWtJ8y0qsU4wkFSfL9tuPxK8cq7dntG7qWh4AXDcWCqYyJept1DqTc6-JaWQ104Ynqtqa2Zag098c7cWD9Eo1SomXOQ/s1043/KBW%20Bank%20Index%20monthly%20chart.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1043" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWWNQU61JzK48bYwrOdw-MIqGr2rF8sA7IKHXp_E3PLtv4Em4BaB2t3kFAJ4SZF1TImjs0tqrlNl7w6jBLYXoOuEUuFxXCkzCWtJ8y0qsU4wkFSfL9tuPxK8cq7dntG7qWh4AXDcWCqYyJept1DqTc6-JaWQ104Ynqtqa2Zag098c7cWD9Eo1SomXOQ/w640-h464/KBW%20Bank%20Index%20monthly%20chart.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqj8_qqsV6mYlivoJFJfe12Ygqthf6awTPxyHhHtQ1CR1VYirl_WwqjC8kDIVWHLxV-1Yk_6pGFLz3rOQAibgXL49OXBfRYcnvsMZbpGZcGduLBOe5nUHiI3yQpY3G1z4g26Qc7pQEJQ2OEJtqVrUezuL1wAv4pYM0nHKiwKVCEOLgCH9HZy9TUZdrw/s259/Market%20Chaos.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="240" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqj8_qqsV6mYlivoJFJfe12Ygqthf6awTPxyHhHtQ1CR1VYirl_WwqjC8kDIVWHLxV-1Yk_6pGFLz3rOQAibgXL49OXBfRYcnvsMZbpGZcGduLBOe5nUHiI3yQpY3G1z4g26Qc7pQEJQ2OEJtqVrUezuL1wAv4pYM0nHKiwKVCEOLgCH9HZy9TUZdrw/s1600/Market%20Chaos.png" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-34051703509664973962023-03-16T13:40:00.170-04:002023-05-01T20:00:17.116-04:00First Republic Bank Joins Other U.S. Bank Failures<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Republic_Bank" target="_blank">First Republic Bank</a></b> (<b>FRC</b>) is the <b>latest bank failure in the U.S</b>. It follows <b>bank weakness that's been exposed in the U.S. and Europe</b> the past few days, as outlined in my posts <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/silicon-valley-banks-parabolic-rise.html" target="_blank">here</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/credit-suisse-bank-from-bad-to-worse.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</p><p>It seems that <b><i>"top executives at the bank sold millions of dollars of company stock in the last two months (averaging just below $130 a share)...but did not report the sales to the SEC."</i></b></p><p><b>FRC</b> made a high of<b> 222.86</b> in November of 2021, before dropping over the ensuing months, and finally plummeting this month.</p><p>Today, it gapped down on the open and hit a low of <b>17.53</b> before bouncing a bit, so far, as shown on the following monthly chart.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIz8cqy-dkD9y2riQg3_av52X97QGIkPxrf4G7vax1CTNxUo9A8gVTJob_jaNZl19dQqeQhpmAtJaA6iyl2uyHFVrmYBUVeOdE_t9kacDd3v7yIwsGAXV00Vxqay4uVj4GE51IjnE0Zaks5-ppWxFuvFMOng34R-8J2eoeQHNm9u6niMgpZjorr8dTg/s1039/FRC.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1039" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIz8cqy-dkD9y2riQg3_av52X97QGIkPxrf4G7vax1CTNxUo9A8gVTJob_jaNZl19dQqeQhpmAtJaA6iyl2uyHFVrmYBUVeOdE_t9kacDd3v7yIwsGAXV00Vxqay4uVj4GE51IjnE0Zaks5-ppWxFuvFMOng34R-8J2eoeQHNm9u6niMgpZjorr8dTg/w640-h468/FRC.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>The following ZeroHedge article provides details involved in its demise.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bunsfUD6riFtWt08PmzL0ue4kzkRl891yDdD8g1DxMFLNOGBRoGSFpKsPtmZmG2GY0Xgq6URQYSdzxX5BKRy-uvFiY7hFLyE6i2DQoeGEsZ-n5g3L4NvWdaAK7ODk-s7siS4enPS5s9_U5ezk6Wkfi91ra5mjRYmf9E7z9MoVZtE9iEAV3pamaty7A/s794/First%20Republic%20Bank.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="794" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bunsfUD6riFtWt08PmzL0ue4kzkRl891yDdD8g1DxMFLNOGBRoGSFpKsPtmZmG2GY0Xgq6URQYSdzxX5BKRy-uvFiY7hFLyE6i2DQoeGEsZ-n5g3L4NvWdaAK7ODk-s7siS4enPS5s9_U5ezk6Wkfi91ra5mjRYmf9E7z9MoVZtE9iEAV3pamaty7A/w640-h212/First%20Republic%20Bank.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/first-republic-bank-shares-crash-exploring-strategic-options" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p><b>What</b> more can I say? The banking and financial fallout continues -- not just in the U.S. -- as there are <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/unsound-banking-why-most-worlds-banks-are-headed-collapse" target="_blank">cracks and fragilities in the financial system globally</a></b>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2egMP0uBBSVV3U-pfKan46rs_JXvPCYDCK6-QreX_DSmrVK5M8PDsd6xOmy85Lp7BUSKvmfWgoZApo9xkn8o8zQPQlM3kDc_bnbl2V1xn8EOX_UJqaIBuU1MYV33xOgAcS0i3OwmmGHvYNFRM-cl4mUddPXg9acp0828ZyVboMMaWeWn4_vS3swSKew/s264/Bad%20Bank.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="191" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2egMP0uBBSVV3U-pfKan46rs_JXvPCYDCK6-QreX_DSmrVK5M8PDsd6xOmy85Lp7BUSKvmfWgoZApo9xkn8o8zQPQlM3kDc_bnbl2V1xn8EOX_UJqaIBuU1MYV33xOgAcS0i3OwmmGHvYNFRM-cl4mUddPXg9acp0828ZyVboMMaWeWn4_vS3swSKew/w289-h400/Bad%20Bank.jpg" width="289" /></a></div>But, I do have one question...<b>Why</b> would other financial or government institutions <b>waste money by propping up bad banks</b>, rather than concentrating on <b>shoring up those that still have sound financial and fiscal security principles, as well as fiduciary and moral responsibilities, as their primary goal for their customers and investors</b>? <b>π</b><p></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b>By the way</b></span>, <b>Silicon Valley Bank</b>, <b>Signature Bank</b>, <b>Silvergate Bank</b> and <b>First Republic Bank</b> are <b>NOT</b> on the <b>G20's list of 29 Banks Deemed Too Big To Fail</b>. So, why are they getting <b><i>"bailed out?"</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-JqgNae8TAVCQwWeNLPtwTGlUE5Q9vCeLq8-mDUUAjn_ezHrUa61ZMGORgpDMdrHJXJn7d4XLz2ro5Vsr87T6VOoIsmuaMDVLZOAtpt79cCttEz7FNtinxFX-Rw4dP9AiJUGjS1q3Msu4nn4wnlKuM4eEnF6XEZKzgTIVTYAqOz83yOSimIXNHkehw/s736/29%20Banks%20Deemed%20Too%20Big%20To%20Fail.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="736" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-JqgNae8TAVCQwWeNLPtwTGlUE5Q9vCeLq8-mDUUAjn_ezHrUa61ZMGORgpDMdrHJXJn7d4XLz2ro5Vsr87T6VOoIsmuaMDVLZOAtpt79cCttEz7FNtinxFX-Rw4dP9AiJUGjS1q3Msu4nn4wnlKuM4eEnF6XEZKzgTIVTYAqOz83yOSimIXNHkehw/w640-h622/29%20Banks%20Deemed%20Too%20Big%20To%20Fail.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2011/11/list-of-29-banks-deemed-too-big-to-fail.html" target="_blank">Source: SBMS Blog</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE April 25...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">The <b>deposit outflow carnage</b> continues as <b>FRC</b> is now trading at <b>record lows,</b> below its December 2010 IPO price of <b>$27.25</b>...looks like the <b>$30 Billion infusion</b> from other banks was a bust...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fnTber6L2uqMS3D4aRsnJ5dJbsSRRplcMVK715dgmkqUJqPyJkPGImFXVyRaps73-RB8Al5K9CE-mQkbmV3vFEqiWu-lqyPkTe6y1gw8bhTKWJgqqK5qZRLJb7-GdaI2Mcm1iqU0fQ3nKhpNtp5pYmN3Aatg5bg6g81HQrJn25xHPqH-bdAxI4SMjQ/w578-h640/Screenshot_20230425-173116.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/zombie-banks-soaring-usa-risk-spark-plunge-stocks-bond-yields" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm4mb--2r8Q7KUVDRL4f5CSiVTRBzM_FwEWNspZTzuZibPLCsOlbNusEEJKrst9glEAc3jEFymW1VPJyQn-BeiKj4Slgp_qG4y4pMlQSJd5_GREllURDe5PGB66Hk-oXmfgtJmGpT5X77QiET1SgIx1zGnpl0ga9oU8l2xaT3osl8UydFul1ucldstw/s799/Screenshot_20230425-173148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="799" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm4mb--2r8Q7KUVDRL4f5CSiVTRBzM_FwEWNspZTzuZibPLCsOlbNusEEJKrst9glEAc3jEFymW1VPJyQn-BeiKj4Slgp_qG4y4pMlQSJd5_GREllURDe5PGB66Hk-oXmfgtJmGpT5X77QiET1SgIx1zGnpl0ga9oU8l2xaT3osl8UydFul1ucldstw/w640-h578/Screenshot_20230425-173148.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/risk-bank-fears-reignite-wake-frc-deposit-exodus-newsquawk-us-market-wrap" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE April 26...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>FRC</b> still dropping...like a rock...<b>down 97%+</b> from November 2021 highs...</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>HOW CAN BANKS GET IT SO WRONG...AGAIN (POST-2008/09 FINANCIAL CRISIS)???</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBicfxxxMNPfjWQNG5-m6K3_BYEf57mxmKMYByu2zVkIk8aRPkIkpfUSmbmIrqXGnPadkb0IoF9iTaoTcdWaPa1s1hLcu0nZ_qGU-qBnOVfLFN83ZYxcfVActUQzkFv9tVJ86iebhplesH9AThH2PideDS03dO7G_4klDd5jy3nOISlJyyZiT5lvrawA/s598/2023-04-26_10-38-08.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="598" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBicfxxxMNPfjWQNG5-m6K3_BYEf57mxmKMYByu2zVkIk8aRPkIkpfUSmbmIrqXGnPadkb0IoF9iTaoTcdWaPa1s1hLcu0nZ_qGU-qBnOVfLFN83ZYxcfVActUQzkFv9tVJ86iebhplesH9AThH2PideDS03dO7G_4klDd5jy3nOISlJyyZiT5lvrawA/w640-h460/2023-04-26_10-38-08.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b>* UPDATE April 28...</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>FRC</b> is still <b>falling off a cliff </b>and on its way to <b>zero</b>...reports are that the <b>FDIC</b> may step in and place it into receivership imminently.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So, what will happen to the <b>top executives who sold millions of dollars of shares without reporting it to the SEC</b>, as mentioned at the top of my post?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hTYJNMI0APiSq7DR277eg0pQ7-DMWopwdUKEgwfkfvfC713MKWaUbZFNhl926ElWw7rBnqlxnzgBzVxFPTkINxKxjX6qTLLZvvfPppHfhwIOdm45b7v5hXnmM8oB_g_turRym1XUavosZcVsUUkFR8diD_YsBwOptZFKnVo0z9PGLj8Z0AXigsfieg/s708/Screenshot_20230428-170953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="708" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hTYJNMI0APiSq7DR277eg0pQ7-DMWopwdUKEgwfkfvfC713MKWaUbZFNhl926ElWw7rBnqlxnzgBzVxFPTkINxKxjX6qTLLZvvfPppHfhwIOdm45b7v5hXnmM8oB_g_turRym1XUavosZcVsUUkFR8diD_YsBwOptZFKnVo0z9PGLj8Z0AXigsfieg/w640-h452/Screenshot_20230428-170953.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkhYXNdo4H-96A92AqLAyg_VPQUD8Cp4qyfErLl66Kep0TNS2ewgD4Z0AJr-UHT01j9BH6dQEevRg2NcwQ3aRAs4Ht3q5ycW4pWbgY6MB6yclqXVBZwu8HbpqhrLTsKpw_qMqJJa7Qc2hPhJVE-Hh79-OAfPdDMveyF6c7oDqeW6C63IxieE2BCaPVg/s1022/Screenshot_20230428-170758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkhYXNdo4H-96A92AqLAyg_VPQUD8Cp4qyfErLl66Kep0TNS2ewgD4Z0AJr-UHT01j9BH6dQEevRg2NcwQ3aRAs4Ht3q5ycW4pWbgY6MB6yclqXVBZwu8HbpqhrLTsKpw_qMqJJa7Qc2hPhJVE-Hh79-OAfPdDMveyF6c7oDqeW6C63IxieE2BCaPVg/w500-h640/Screenshot_20230428-170758.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/first-republic-shares-rise-reports-rescue-talks" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE May 1...</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>FRC</b> has been scooped up by <b>JP Morgan Bank</b> from the <b>FDIC</b>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Is this <b>the beginning of the end</b> of smaller community and regional banks across America?</p><p style="text-align: left;">If so, what does that mean for <b>small and local businesses</b>? Will they still be around in 5 or 10 years?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIgYNAL7eRvsCG6xsU8PnYe6zdLnS8mWUTctm0Q5J5WOwOhVo_OGb1ZksZ8ah5Noto5M_NX5edlApoz3ey2RzKH-EB54uX7fH9LIeXRYq465Ak02P5TyRay4oHGwu1rGMkp3q4kx948FrZZM4JYWVhgAbmQhsEeL7yGtycqD0sC0IQPdB8rqdXpIbog/s800/Screenshot_20230501-164756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="800" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIgYNAL7eRvsCG6xsU8PnYe6zdLnS8mWUTctm0Q5J5WOwOhVo_OGb1ZksZ8ah5Noto5M_NX5edlApoz3ey2RzKH-EB54uX7fH9LIeXRYq465Ak02P5TyRay4oHGwu1rGMkp3q4kx948FrZZM4JYWVhgAbmQhsEeL7yGtycqD0sC0IQPdB8rqdXpIbog/w640-h408/Screenshot_20230501-164756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/second-largest-us-bank-failure-history-first-republic-bank-seized-fdic-sold-jpmorgan" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-33324683916513731592023-03-15T13:35:00.409-04:002023-03-20T13:34:38.261-04:00CREDIT SUISSE BANK: From Bad To Worse<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNOhp4_-j6tplf64LsmaP2TpQ21KKHqG3vypfoRz6VBfllcpyPS2rqRO5sSaja7e4pJ6VWd75pYScp5Jwfb_JTLaNxPSRYbOgZPGHMT-JnSM-40Cf1KmEU7563tt93xfUXw70mZumQAuyzL48Etw2o7IYZk_nE9E4HrEGA0GXhsOAvRDgTyZkEM-VYg/s259/Too%20Big%20To%20Fail.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNOhp4_-j6tplf64LsmaP2TpQ21KKHqG3vypfoRz6VBfllcpyPS2rqRO5sSaja7e4pJ6VWd75pYScp5Jwfb_JTLaNxPSRYbOgZPGHMT-JnSM-40Cf1KmEU7563tt93xfUXw70mZumQAuyzL48Etw2o7IYZk_nE9E4HrEGA0GXhsOAvRDgTyZkEM-VYg/s1600/Too%20Big%20To%20Fail.jpg" width="259" /></a></b></div><b>My <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2011/11/list-of-29-banks-deemed-too-big-to-fail.html" target="_blank">post of November 4, 2011</a></b> contained a list of <b>29 banks that were deemed <i>"Too Big To Fail"</i></b> by the <b>Financial Stability Board of the G20</b>.<p></p><p>One of those banks was <b>Switzerland's Credit Suisse Bank (CS)</b>. Another was <b>Germany's Deutsche Bank (DB)</b>.</p><p>I last wrote about both of these banks in my <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/10/cs-db-have-you-ever-seen-more-perfect.html" target="_blank">post of October 3, 2022</a></b>.</p><p>Their movements were identical from September 2001, and both were <b>trading at or near their lifetimes lows...just above zero</b>. They had never recovered from the fall from their lifetimes highs set in April 2007...right before the <b>2008/09 financial crisis</b>.</p><p>My article contained a lot of information detailing their <b>weaknesses</b>, which were reflective of their <b>credit risk</b> in the face of an <b>impending global recession</b>.</p><p>Today, <b>Credit Suisse</b> is back in the news, as it has made a <b>new lifetime low</b> of <b>1.78</b>, so far, today. <b>Deutsche Bank</b> also gapped down to a low of <b>10.06</b>, thus far. <b>Sellers</b> are still firmly in control of <b>CS</b>, and have been for most of the time since its high of <b>73.01</b> made in April 2007, as shown on the following monthly comparison chart.</p><p><b>U.S. and European markets are down considerably today</b>, on this news.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSdAl1Ms1-N59a93na7Orer6AGbuCDtUR9WVzIGv0YQbWVH6fhmTmQ7N7DtPucSfZlVZGxO_B2LEr8jhsSlth0sk1pZhmNeid7AtIDAc2BMVDUnQI_6PxOHOeVyOFhDmKjtMX51r-JuKOsfTDaJHmQmWri39ySZE43ObKvf3TdOuAx9-OlaVGSMlHOA/s894/2023-03-15_09-30-20%20CS.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://en.stockq.org/" target="_blank">Source: StockQ.org</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>(World Markets at 2:15 pm ET)</i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following ZeroHedge articles detail the issues facing, not only <b>Credit Suisse</b>, but <b><i>"the entire European banking sector (stock and credit) [which] is cratering,"</i></b> at the moment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC065bZNAC_1jpTB1yNS_yx52ZFuJvMJRz_emisHtxMaaIUwGbA1Xr2W5tnMrxxB_6K922qEoIX8M20Fmc5PiWPS-kbdTBbdICo2s6uMAXPCrcIHxV_meRdj2qWSYSUyVU1t8JF35pzq2mWFzQVFRPIOKCX777XitH83XwSxMFGt9B_q19dv8Psdusjg/s859/2023-03-15_09-38-11%20ZH%20re%20CS.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="859" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC065bZNAC_1jpTB1yNS_yx52ZFuJvMJRz_emisHtxMaaIUwGbA1Xr2W5tnMrxxB_6K922qEoIX8M20Fmc5PiWPS-kbdTBbdICo2s6uMAXPCrcIHxV_meRdj2qWSYSUyVU1t8JF35pzq2mWFzQVFRPIOKCX777XitH83XwSxMFGt9B_q19dv8Psdusjg/w640-h254/2023-03-15_09-38-11%20ZH%20re%20CS.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijchNIZETMEcSA1aTGa5OZMKCY9YD13Jlnj6SqAKvFaH_ncfpHPFH46Mk3MeTuS5zbqIEaAKGyGYbbHPFFNkq7HuNyiE2tj2ESKV2L4PpUNuSHucWTGO2pFU2m0A1UNPNq7rodWzxeKOYDZyC4FRJdZencbmIovZxzndl9Vv7fffSL3EPqMdLkUyetZg/s772/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="57" data-original-width="772" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijchNIZETMEcSA1aTGa5OZMKCY9YD13Jlnj6SqAKvFaH_ncfpHPFH46Mk3MeTuS5zbqIEaAKGyGYbbHPFFNkq7HuNyiE2tj2ESKV2L4PpUNuSHucWTGO2pFU2m0A1UNPNq7rodWzxeKOYDZyC4FRJdZencbmIovZxzndl9Vv7fffSL3EPqMdLkUyetZg/w640-h48/5.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>ZeroHedge excerpt</i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;">So, will we see a <b>bank bailout</b> from the <b>Swiss National Bank (Swiss Central Bank</b>)<b>, or other entity</b>...for <b>CS and any other distressed European banks</b>?</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">By the way</span></b>, <b>regardless of whether CS is bailed out, there's a reason why it's plunged to almost zero in value...and, I doubt whether throwing more money at it will change its trajectory, or merit, as a viable and trustworthy bank, in the long term</b>.</p></div></div><p>Will that <b>contagion spread to American banks</b>, some of which are already <b>collapsing</b>, as detailed in <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/silicon-valley-banks-parabolic-rise.html" target="_blank">my last post</a></b>?</p><p>Why is <b>reckless behaviour by bank executives continuously rewarded with bailouts by Central Bankers and governments</b> around the world, <b>at the expense of taxpayers...with no consequences</b>?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNk30TVHsN3WbZeYOvkyBxehPjxMU9rxQY89lmhUEDtOHBiPQRCW1AHp4YCipXKZglk_UMjrl3HDb9P0Rlq15Wqazw5pzwf1eClerGmBrfqSKPShCwvShP0M3d77KsvXSrv8r4db5FEyRolavUhQyrKMmd59k7fZ-UEBDwCOyTF3lMQVHN0JqWedeiSQ/s255/Too%20Big%20To%20Fail%20Too%20Big%20To%20Jail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="255" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNk30TVHsN3WbZeYOvkyBxehPjxMU9rxQY89lmhUEDtOHBiPQRCW1AHp4YCipXKZglk_UMjrl3HDb9P0Rlq15Wqazw5pzwf1eClerGmBrfqSKPShCwvShP0M3d77KsvXSrv8r4db5FEyRolavUhQyrKMmd59k7fZ-UEBDwCOyTF3lMQVHN0JqWedeiSQ/w400-h311/Too%20Big%20To%20Fail%20Too%20Big%20To%20Jail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">N.B.</span></b> On a related note, I compared the charts and price action of <b>Germany's DAX</b> with the <b>EUFN</b> (<b>Europe's MSCI Financials ETF</b>) several times last year, <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/03/major-trend-divergences-on-dax-and-eufn.html" target="_blank">here</a></b> (March 7, 2022) and <a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/07/german-dax-could-freefall-to-10000-or.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">here</a><b> </b>(July 16, 2022).</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I warned of a <b>strong divergence</b> between the <b>DAX</b> and the <b>EUFN</b> in my March 7 post. I noted that, while the <b>DAX</b> had been in a <b>long-term uptrend</b>, the <b>EUFN</b> had been in a <b>volatile and whippy general downtrend</b>. It was a <b>warning of weakness</b> for the <b>DAX</b> (and the <b>EUFN</b>, as well as other <b>European indices</b>). Both <b>plunged</b> a great deal from then, until they <b>bottomed in October</b>, as shown on the following monthly comparison chart.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They've <b>both rallied</b> since then, but have come to a <b>screeching halt</b> and have <b>reversed course</b> this month. In fact, the <b>EUFN</b> has plummeted far worse than the <b>DAX</b>, so far. The <b>Sellers</b> are firmly in charge of <b>EUFN</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If the <b>EUFN</b> continues to outpace the <b>DAX</b> on <b>further downside movement</b>, it's a signal that the <b>DAX may follow soon</b>, thereafter...both worth monitoring over the coming weeks and months, in addition to <b>CS</b> and <b>DB</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgrTHnvixr1W3mQyZF2F38luEgO5ZsUoariRwRX1de75EnFqArl-ckcj2RKBZcw8viG256cVlw_auNhqSXMZYINRKxAadlaj0MtLBC1YXfCoqbiew1l0Fg8TLrpEvIzKQ31JdTrjwUMreDxH6pS0EK2y-4TNOJxznl_viQBPPbNVFKlSb_ZvJTCTHdg/s896/DAX%20&%20EUFN.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="896" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgrTHnvixr1W3mQyZF2F38luEgO5ZsUoariRwRX1de75EnFqArl-ckcj2RKBZcw8viG256cVlw_auNhqSXMZYINRKxAadlaj0MtLBC1YXfCoqbiew1l0Fg8TLrpEvIzKQ31JdTrjwUMreDxH6pS0EK2y-4TNOJxznl_viQBPPbNVFKlSb_ZvJTCTHdg/w640-h462/DAX%20&%20EUFN.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 18...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A <b>takeover deal</b> may be imminent, whereby <b>UBS Group AG (UBS) acquires all or part of Credit Suisse</b>...we'll see what happens...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRGVoc4dCtfKNtMxRj4fq8VxA-P4usfJv_nau9qSMwNrqF3lcTXuYTcjyKa69VRKa9554d4jSz3loWe4kWLMvuSJ968WxNHgxezU3kHvQNo3UulHY-QhFJMNkBlWbRQbuC004wXwLnjhD9NG6MgWBOAmedU5PjayWnmzzMHUlg1aG5EcqF6Rp1tzxWQ/s866/ZH%20re%20CS%20&%20UBS%20Deal.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="866" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRGVoc4dCtfKNtMxRj4fq8VxA-P4usfJv_nau9qSMwNrqF3lcTXuYTcjyKa69VRKa9554d4jSz3loWe4kWLMvuSJ968WxNHgxezU3kHvQNo3UulHY-QhFJMNkBlWbRQbuC004wXwLnjhD9NG6MgWBOAmedU5PjayWnmzzMHUlg1aG5EcqF6Rp1tzxWQ/w640-h230/ZH%20re%20CS%20&%20UBS%20Deal.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ubs-seeks-government-backstop-it-rushes-finalize-credit-suisse-takeover-deal-soon-tonight" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAi6tqr4HkHNA37jdS2ZMCIBQeIGaJcTaWK_clb0ikjFEtlZGlAhINE0zIvRecN0PQNxEFS9MaAcVF_1dDJaG2hrj2gI8uz6_JucCY-grgSgJHGE6HXfA4OvJj4nVjbe2eAihG8Vead9syeYsGNEIu3KTOazyMcystGKiAsYQ-Hn2xZqcDSNsqfiaFQ/s623/UBS%20Group.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAi6tqr4HkHNA37jdS2ZMCIBQeIGaJcTaWK_clb0ikjFEtlZGlAhINE0zIvRecN0PQNxEFS9MaAcVF_1dDJaG2hrj2gI8uz6_JucCY-grgSgJHGE6HXfA4OvJj4nVjbe2eAihG8Vead9syeYsGNEIu3KTOazyMcystGKiAsYQ-Hn2xZqcDSNsqfiaFQ/w372-h640/UBS%20Group.png" width="372" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Price action</b> on the following monthly chart of <b>UBS</b> depicts the fact that this <b>investment bank has never recovered from the negative fallout of the 2008/09 Financial Crisis</b>. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been trading in a sideways range between <b>10.00</b> and <b>23.00</b>,<b> </b>since it bottomed in <b>March of 2009</b>..quite the switch from its record high of <b>66.26</b> set in <b>April 2007</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <b>Balance of Power</b> is currently in the hands of <b>Sellers</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A break and hold above <b>23.00 could inspire confidence in this bank</b>, if it did acquire <b>CS</b>, and <b>entice new shareholders</b> to place their bets accordingly.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However a break and hold below <b>10.00 could see this bank enter crisis territory and flop, as well</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One to watch over the coming days/weeks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaowqyxRu8M4SC7Ra7DScYjWjWaptmqp7LzKSugxGGij-FNYSStrKcgq_nBL1ozXfsQUEaobbVJ11IZli8KwlFEQDtwZqagY1x0dQzbu0JwFjJ-wY6I7sTsKDZsBmxCYgG7NYIjgFcwtHRK9U8zbXei0Z79jUy_EUcwGHP1hwJe1GYh4jO0pZ2YN80Q/s1045/UBS%20Group%20Monthly%20chart.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1045" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaowqyxRu8M4SC7Ra7DScYjWjWaptmqp7LzKSugxGGij-FNYSStrKcgq_nBL1ozXfsQUEaobbVJ11IZli8KwlFEQDtwZqagY1x0dQzbu0JwFjJ-wY6I7sTsKDZsBmxCYgG7NYIjgFcwtHRK9U8zbXei0Z79jUy_EUcwGHP1hwJe1GYh4jO0pZ2YN80Q/w640-h462/UBS%20Group%20Monthly%20chart.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 19...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following ZeroHedge article provides <b>further updates on the negotiations</b> between <b>UBS</b> and <b>CS</b>...it seems a deal has been reached.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If the <b>Swiss National Bank</b> is prepared to assist in this acquisition with a <b>sizeable monetary contribution</b>, this must be a very dire situation, indeed!</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will this end in a <b>nationalization of banks in Switzerland </b>-- and, perhaps in <b>other countries</b> -- at some point...and<b> end capitalism</b>, as we know it?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7pd1uYJUMq2G-b258oNS7iWYMoyv6E4oSg23KdY7w9fYjZmnIkNqh_s_nOqKxsafqnX_lrSu14reAaOFIdoLdAWHkbon_8shFo3-z1bTOmuoLQijNYoPqTbonmlsnLp6aLvbNbWkeXFj9E50PIZFnNC86FNbw5eyW-XBn-Ry8ejYwXNQVoyFz7w_rg/s868/Screenshot_20230319-184431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7pd1uYJUMq2G-b258oNS7iWYMoyv6E4oSg23KdY7w9fYjZmnIkNqh_s_nOqKxsafqnX_lrSu14reAaOFIdoLdAWHkbon_8shFo3-z1bTOmuoLQijNYoPqTbonmlsnLp6aLvbNbWkeXFj9E50PIZFnNC86FNbw5eyW-XBn-Ry8ejYwXNQVoyFz7w_rg/w588-h640/Screenshot_20230319-184431.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ubs-offers-buy-credit-suisse-1bn-025-share-takeunder-cs-balks-offer" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 20...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Swiss (and European) bond holders</b> are not happy with the deal involving <b>CS, UBS </b>and the <b>Swiss National Bank</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcd4-fN0XszeKzcZVTIIL-VdD8PO1vZvjnMW3N5ViN8V7OROfdqrEZiLQXQMe1S1IQm1206BOPiqhWn0VKpuJL3H-B6IR7EHARQhKjElw8yMaR92qDqwtz9FfxyHF7wf3gbtT1dcp3L04kO2GqVxfvJjvPnJ8WWR6cdiQp3uUFioWzZWtD9AcQGgCsGw/s940/Screenshot_20230320-093953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="795" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcd4-fN0XszeKzcZVTIIL-VdD8PO1vZvjnMW3N5ViN8V7OROfdqrEZiLQXQMe1S1IQm1206BOPiqhWn0VKpuJL3H-B6IR7EHARQhKjElw8yMaR92qDqwtz9FfxyHF7wf3gbtT1dcp3L04kO2GqVxfvJjvPnJ8WWR6cdiQp3uUFioWzZWtD9AcQGgCsGw/w542-h640/Screenshot_20230320-093953.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/just-makes-no-sense-european-regulators-rush-calm-at1-investors-after-credit-suisse-coco" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Swiss and European banks</b> look <b>weak</b>, as shown on the monthly comparison chart of <b>CS, UBS, DB </b>and<b> EUFN</b> (European Financial ETF).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim54GbrIQMG6dMm5Kh1N18jqJ7hVJnDfnbxFnevc_7ILPpY1d2Idr2RqUzuH8BOO78E4lGgy1RNu1XkSA_hZZXEShtUDd_63eVq3l5Zn1TDBXU3t8gXTcPM68feVerjxrlA8K6CZxrr0Rb4pJK-nBMP4uX3Jlp_2k0uXi1uOJNocexKFRNS2j1IJEyeA/s680/Screenshot_20230320-101225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="680" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim54GbrIQMG6dMm5Kh1N18jqJ7hVJnDfnbxFnevc_7ILPpY1d2Idr2RqUzuH8BOO78E4lGgy1RNu1XkSA_hZZXEShtUDd_63eVq3l5Zn1TDBXU3t8gXTcPM68feVerjxrlA8K6CZxrr0Rb4pJK-nBMP4uX3Jlp_2k0uXi1uOJNocexKFRNS2j1IJEyeA/w640-h462/Screenshot_20230320-101225.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In fact, keep an eye on <b>DB</b> for signs of further weakness, as it struggles with problems associated with its <b>CDS</b> (<b>credit-default swaps</b>)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht69TYY58UptCrRFi45Oih0kR64a5cepyw5F8PNk6rwyaBa4aMFdi5W_6U1UJXzbQ94UdatjQXlvyblRuixcAAHp1sXoE3fU2EWbyk9n9LKJT43p-gv1CFR7qirksFvp-7MwyOPWmKB3bQyKp3w9jpnOb-mWSy5_VU4C1zW6oVTqyLqnkYq2thoLb_nQ/s977/Screenshot_20230320-102311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht69TYY58UptCrRFi45Oih0kR64a5cepyw5F8PNk6rwyaBa4aMFdi5W_6U1UJXzbQ94UdatjQXlvyblRuixcAAHp1sXoE3fU2EWbyk9n9LKJT43p-gv1CFR7qirksFvp-7MwyOPWmKB3bQyKp3w9jpnOb-mWSy5_VU4C1zW6oVTqyLqnkYq2thoLb_nQ/w522-h640/Screenshot_20230320-102311.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/eu-contagion-risk-spreads-cds-market-puts-focus-deutsche-bank" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-88520193452463139552023-03-12T14:38:01.015-04:002023-03-21T23:27:28.196-04:00Silicon Valley Bank's Parabolic Rise & Plunge<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixymPrTiY42iQgBdus8kuQZIqQ-t3HHITHeM3NOQFHlcNXGnvylwI6Eaiji2YMaoSWyfjluYXUEiFoq8xOAnQDmoe4G2w4IO8zHT_TWnbPS1RwxHBcLU4wyHpjACqci6tv82BjrEU6cbBGn5-38RvIrTudOJuFkwwYuFFMflxSZ79rM-w_wu3JgPe-_g/s411/Bank%20Bust.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="411" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixymPrTiY42iQgBdus8kuQZIqQ-t3HHITHeM3NOQFHlcNXGnvylwI6Eaiji2YMaoSWyfjluYXUEiFoq8xOAnQDmoe4G2w4IO8zHT_TWnbPS1RwxHBcLU4wyHpjACqci6tv82BjrEU6cbBGn5-38RvIrTudOJuFkwwYuFFMflxSZ79rM-w_wu3JgPe-_g/w200-h133/Bank%20Bust.png" width="200" /></a></div>I initially warned about <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20Banks%20%26%20XLF" target="_blank">U.S. bank</a> bubbles bursting</b> on <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2021/04/us-banks-parabolic-blow-off-top-coming.html" target="_blank">April 10, 2021</a></b>. My follow-up to that was written on <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/10/blackrocks-parabolic-plunge.html" target="_blank">October 15, 2022</a></b>, which included detailed information on <b>BlackRock Inc.'s</b> (<b>BLK</b>) parabolic plunge.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since then, we've seen <b>another bank's demise unfold</b>, namely, <b>Silicon Valley Bank</b> (<b>SIVB</b>)...the 16th largest bank in the U.S., and the largest bank by deposits in Silicon Valley.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkrg9wrNBKk9UyE8H_remY4SAYmnXLorRypQmxffqhlHRHeRLSMoN0IWkzcCFUigKhk3how-Tbk4D7b1GCIfZxl1U7D_pmtz-B5kRFRdzG8weqyZrFLvhAHEE5_mIQYv31OO8X7scHl6RglmUEKt_4NfZSpQe9Zi6syctZ-f_J1SKbOKXcPmWI7H8ow/s934/SVB%20Collapse%20TIMELINE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="701" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkrg9wrNBKk9UyE8H_remY4SAYmnXLorRypQmxffqhlHRHeRLSMoN0IWkzcCFUigKhk3how-Tbk4D7b1GCIfZxl1U7D_pmtz-B5kRFRdzG8weqyZrFLvhAHEE5_mIQYv31OO8X7scHl6RglmUEKt_4NfZSpQe9Zi6syctZ-f_J1SKbOKXcPmWI7H8ow/w480-h640/SVB%20Collapse%20TIMELINE.png" width="480" /></a></div><p>It's interesting to note how closely <b>SIVB</b> mirrored the movements of <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Bitcoin" target="_blank">Bitcoin</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/COIN" target="_blank">COIN</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/FAANG%20Tech%20Stocks" target="_blank">FNGU</a></b> (<b>10 Tech FAANG+ stocks ETF</b>) and <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/BLK" target="_blank">BLK</a></b>, as shown on the following monthly comparison chart. They all rose and fell on <b>parabolic movements</b>...indicating a <b>lack of investor confidence</b> in their ability to retain any long-lasting sustainable value.</p><p>Their price action has, essentially, moved in <b>lock-step</b> with the <b>S&P Regional Banking ETF</b><b> (KRE</b>).</p><p>Keep an eye on these in the coming weeks, inasmuch as a collapse in <b>SIVB</b> may trigger a <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20Banks%20%26%20XLF" target="_blank">contagion to other banks</a></b>, including <b>KRE</b>, as well as <b>FNGU</b>, <b>Bitcoin</b>, and <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Crypto%20Contagion" target="_blank">other crypto currencies and exchanges</a></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj79Ao80p01DzRjHvPgqGHthb1713I_jZ81RQRPPYivURzIMN8hJwjjXw0F-da8TiLA3CXYtZw-2t27nkdkdN--5ksF7rsexp-Io2iYhtUDSIKdnCiq9Knj-8RF5d2K7og6tvbP-H3yp66i01BsmS1hPJLCjFOLlfJb7B6SGUqZkji-J7W2clPcvE36Q/s1041/KRE,%20et%20al.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1041" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj79Ao80p01DzRjHvPgqGHthb1713I_jZ81RQRPPYivURzIMN8hJwjjXw0F-da8TiLA3CXYtZw-2t27nkdkdN--5ksF7rsexp-Io2iYhtUDSIKdnCiq9Knj-8RF5d2K7og6tvbP-H3yp66i01BsmS1hPJLCjFOLlfJb7B6SGUqZkji-J7W2clPcvE36Q/w640-h462/KRE,%20et%20al.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the way, <b>major support</b> for <b>KRE</b> sits at <b>50.00</b>, as shown on the following monthly chart. It's had <b>difficulty</b> holding onto, and adding to, gains made above that level since <b>November of 2016</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A break and hold below could see price drop, in short order, to <b>40.00, or lower</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">P.S.</span></b> <b>KRE</b> gapped down and opened at <b>44.47</b> and hit a low of<b> 41.98</b> in Monday morning trading...it's currently trading at <b>44.81</b> at <b>1:51 pm ET</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgAgOM6bD3IrXYfv0flnAVRwpifL4opwoDzg6PU77AVhsWugDYfwYyCsqilHPBvSsZ97Qo1ia7BUZkhMmvbpgpTbfIly4y3ueQ4SQfjVHC6bZnijM-8a_o3BR8kXkQ7hYMYxPsdg7xllBUYmZvxUZtZBXwpIl2TlGFALRfkTdpEUroLXu4dM8BEfKfg/s629/KRE%20Monthly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="629" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgAgOM6bD3IrXYfv0flnAVRwpifL4opwoDzg6PU77AVhsWugDYfwYyCsqilHPBvSsZ97Qo1ia7BUZkhMmvbpgpTbfIly4y3ueQ4SQfjVHC6bZnijM-8a_o3BR8kXkQ7hYMYxPsdg7xllBUYmZvxUZtZBXwpIl2TlGFALRfkTdpEUroLXu4dM8BEfKfg/w640-h464/KRE%20Monthly.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following ZeroHedge articles provide background and current details on <b>Silicon Valley Bank</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUaiAUvNLZJ_somv5N8qbrbhEmHJjEGbZLGXX5bw5u4QQhLKfY_rFIF5lw1CX73rKENpqXTSZ9f85_WXAu6CaPfTjT1aLw9gb37V2uqjsCeEibRNkSRtMN8Bk0k8UDfpUlxtt2A2KaC077OK6Sf1BWIJFEcrVqxwQ6JN1A0Nw6CH6Wnaj9osMXZk8Qw/s1088/ZH%20re%20SVB%20Bank%20Run.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUaiAUvNLZJ_somv5N8qbrbhEmHJjEGbZLGXX5bw5u4QQhLKfY_rFIF5lw1CX73rKENpqXTSZ9f85_WXAu6CaPfTjT1aLw9gb37V2uqjsCeEibRNkSRtMN8Bk0k8UDfpUlxtt2A2KaC077OK6Sf1BWIJFEcrVqxwQ6JN1A0Nw6CH6Wnaj9osMXZk8Qw/w470-h640/ZH%20re%20SVB%20Bank%20Run.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/record-bank-run-drained-quarter-or-42-billion-svbs-deposits-hours-leaving-it-negative-1bn" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">The following daily chart of <b>USDC/USD</b> depicts the <b>de-coupling</b> of the <b>USDC 'Stablecoin'</b> with the <b>USD</b> mentioned in the preceding article...one to watch, as well, for <b>signs of continued or accelerating weakness</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhKxrNbigM-WtbUj6PK9UdsMze8qfIiLeYtbinTuaCg3U1_gCtW70kyoat8uNSqUy_M5xEmV39MrPCiBxNNE5KEoD1eYaLnkUsgDBddscub_VnIDx6kTjMzjzEzb867i3axxTOhIGeNLvK4GI-8ZL2f5eu3bjYkds5BX1Vk_RyK-qlh_rZR4zVW9L9g/s892/USDC%20Daily.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="892" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhKxrNbigM-WtbUj6PK9UdsMze8qfIiLeYtbinTuaCg3U1_gCtW70kyoat8uNSqUy_M5xEmV39MrPCiBxNNE5KEoD1eYaLnkUsgDBddscub_VnIDx6kTjMzjzEzb867i3axxTOhIGeNLvK4GI-8ZL2f5eu3bjYkds5BX1Vk_RyK-qlh_rZR4zVW9L9g/w640-h464/USDC%20Daily.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">P.S.</span></b> More updates from ZeroHedge on <b>Silicon Valley Bank</b>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqpdqsMccwez3qU-wtbr87wm0eV7GgFrnLQr8zATL96jtbr0ljYLjZrYMcSN2rGFTqD-00BRFsWsBSzM8iNQQPIxHeE1FGXpOuJ5lZSBgTTgKvdKy_EXBt0-P2SVCRlnuVHx9xMwdV48kAdAfsoJxPkAsY9Z5A7urKEdPbMuSONRM0lwIG74-6-LP1g/s860/ZH%20update.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="860" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqpdqsMccwez3qU-wtbr87wm0eV7GgFrnLQr8zATL96jtbr0ljYLjZrYMcSN2rGFTqD-00BRFsWsBSzM8iNQQPIxHeE1FGXpOuJ5lZSBgTTgKvdKy_EXBt0-P2SVCRlnuVHx9xMwdV48kAdAfsoJxPkAsY9Z5A7urKEdPbMuSONRM0lwIG74-6-LP1g/w640-h348/ZH%20update.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/svb-latest-developments-live-blog-fdic-auction-failed-svb-assets-underway" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">P.S.</span></b> Another bank bites the dust...<b>Signature Bank</b> (<b>SBNY</b>) has been closed...the 30th largest bank in the U.S., as of last year. The <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/signature-bank-is-shut-by-regulators-after-svb-failure-a5f9e0f7%23:~:text%3DThe%2520bank%2520had%2520%2524110%2520billion,too%2520big%2520for%2520FDIC%2520insurance.&ved=2ahUKEwjIjb-aldj9AhWPBjQIHQU4B34QFnoECBEQBQ&usg=AOvVaw2jXmSJPBt60bu5DjS0RGS0" target="_blank"><b>Wall Street Journal</b></a> reported that, <i>"Like Silicon Valley Bank, Signature relied heavily on deposits too big for FDIC insurance."</i></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The price action in the following monthly chart of <b>SBNY</b> is pretty much identical to the others noted above.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0nRWQ3NQ-XiDejw02bmTn7HNq24M8GJXEmbDoyf5pQn1Q9PP9y6ywGyFARTmUOllZNkzmc5R2q_HUjmWAVxvDYbxEq4uB9r9f-Wm4BhDffnN5PtAnGV8NMdTSRAcTHsAroidLayel2cqq3ylg1PlbR1UCvulvLm1kta3wS-GFi_aI65OSq6rUFzvPg/s601/Screenshot_20230312-222341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="601" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0nRWQ3NQ-XiDejw02bmTn7HNq24M8GJXEmbDoyf5pQn1Q9PP9y6ywGyFARTmUOllZNkzmc5R2q_HUjmWAVxvDYbxEq4uB9r9f-Wm4BhDffnN5PtAnGV8NMdTSRAcTHsAroidLayel2cqq3ylg1PlbR1UCvulvLm1kta3wS-GFi_aI65OSq6rUFzvPg/w640-h466/Screenshot_20230312-222341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylt3jWv08mT3DzVKgVpbgaepkaMWk5aZtTtFsnVFz73a-NBGVH3D3KbbynfOtWn3FW8ZtQk2WCto5fOrB7qqHdloSgtDofPcmc7nCouMXCDlCgnS2FH2cYpHlP8XiLUrf1qCPJj_lvjDb-FuZaQh64qx6WOCPp-h-9O1l_g7-3U66PhSavdCzDCd0Zw/s522/Fed%20Money.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="401" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylt3jWv08mT3DzVKgVpbgaepkaMWk5aZtTtFsnVFz73a-NBGVH3D3KbbynfOtWn3FW8ZtQk2WCto5fOrB7qqHdloSgtDofPcmc7nCouMXCDlCgnS2FH2cYpHlP8XiLUrf1qCPJj_lvjDb-FuZaQh64qx6WOCPp-h-9O1l_g7-3U66PhSavdCzDCd0Zw/w154-h200/Fed%20Money.png" width="154" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It looks like <b>all of the <span style="color: red;">DEPOSITORS</span></b> at <b>SIVB</b> and <b>SBNY</b> will get <b>bailed out</b> by the <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/US%20Fed" target="_blank">U.S. Fed</a></b> and <b>Treasury </b>-- <b>using taxpayers' funds </b>-- as detailed in the following ZeroHedge article...<b>but, <span style="color: red;">INVESTORS</span> will NOT be part of that bailout</b>. Yes, <b>it's really a bailout</b>, and <b>American taxpayers will pay for it</b>, according to <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/yes-latest-bank-bailout-really-bailout-and-you-are-paying-it" target="_blank"><b>this ZeroHedge article</b></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By the way, <b><span style="color: red;">depositors with less than $250,000</span> at Silicon Valley Bank are already insured by the FDIC</b>, so their money is <b>NOT</b> at risk. However, reports indicate that <b><span style="color: red;">93% of depositors have OVER $250,000</span>, so Biden is, essentially, bailing out his millionaire and billionaire Silicon Valley buddies, including <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gavin-newsom-kept-svb-ties-secret-while-lobbying-bailout" target="_blank">California Governor Gavin Newsom and his three wine companies</a></b>! Furthermore, <b>Chinese high-tech start-up companies also had money deposited at SVB, so, they will also be bailed out!</b> And, so, <b>his government</b> is <i><b>"full of fools to shield men from the effects of their folly,"</b></i> as they <i><b>"break down American capitalism,"</b></i> as more eloquently detailed in this <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/citadels-griffin-slams-svb-bailout-american-capitalism-breaking-down-our-eyes" target="_blank">ZeroHedge report</a></b>. And, on that topic, <b>Peter Schiff</b> describes how the <b><i>"latest bank bailout is another nail in Capitalism's coffin"</i></b> in this <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/peter-schiff-latest-bank-bailout-another-nail-capitalisms-coffin" target="_blank"><b>ZeroHedge report</b></a>. In fact, the news seems to be getting worse, as <b>another Biden scandal erupts</b>, as described in this <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/another-scandal-biden-admin-radicals-blocked-svb-sale-nationalized-it-then-blamed-trump" target="_blank">ZeroHedge article</a></b>.</div><div><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought that after the <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/government-financial-bailout.asp" target="_blank"><b>last massive government bank bailout that occurred post-2008/09 financial crisis (for the banks deemed <i>"too big to fail"</i></b>)</a>, they assured American taxpayers that this would not happen again.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklSAJDfl5HsF1yutImc4Jz0u1dsZcgUVMOUqtf62BcyATf77kE2tgFBuez6tQ_7JGz3X-PcqQZl_4Td9GuihRD0vCJRKzjqyA9fiG_HWBaD7z1AwGbQPMb-nkyoi4ijUlvWm_AYlR_EpvLchZQep9HZzi_j3m-lJd74n_W4XafPCKrfHVyo7xYKoPhg/s120/Charlie%20&%20Yellen.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="120" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklSAJDfl5HsF1yutImc4Jz0u1dsZcgUVMOUqtf62BcyATf77kE2tgFBuez6tQ_7JGz3X-PcqQZl_4Td9GuihRD0vCJRKzjqyA9fiG_HWBaD7z1AwGbQPMb-nkyoi4ijUlvWm_AYlR_EpvLchZQep9HZzi_j3m-lJd74n_W4XafPCKrfHVyo7xYKoPhg/w200-h150/Charlie%20&%20Yellen.png" width="200" /></a></b></div><b>Somebody lied!</b> <p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3LWvT1mVlwUBi1a5fMX_Eofe0bQRHkF7MRgmYKVImrafMQ-PDVkgV2YtoQ-M3c9lQ0Ygicopg8off3u4JUusC2tAm4FgHeSJL1fl_6BDaXBTcXVftFYQNlohi7AcDxVXGiYa-DcQmbzBDBivkiL__X-g9Qy1KPMLB_NA9VstzNObrr72FCUJw_vnMQ/s320/Fed's%20Oops.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="274" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3LWvT1mVlwUBi1a5fMX_Eofe0bQRHkF7MRgmYKVImrafMQ-PDVkgV2YtoQ-M3c9lQ0Ygicopg8off3u4JUusC2tAm4FgHeSJL1fl_6BDaXBTcXVftFYQNlohi7AcDxVXGiYa-DcQmbzBDBivkiL__X-g9Qy1KPMLB_NA9VstzNObrr72FCUJw_vnMQ/w171-h200/Fed's%20Oops.jpg" width="171" /></a></div>If the <b>Fed <span style="color: red;">STOPS</span> raising interest rates</b> because of this situation, you can be assured that <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank">inflation</a> will rocket upward</b>...adding to <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/U.S.%20National%20Security" target="_blank">America's already-bloated national security risks</a></b>.<p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Will heads roll at the Fed, including Chairman Powell</b>, as ZH is calling for? After all, they (along with politicians' reckless fiscal policies and over-spending sprees, especially under <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Joe%20Biden" target="_blank">President Biden</a></b> these past two years) created the conditions leading to these banking failures, inflation, and chaotic mess!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17UdDld7tyJJY7P_AVJxM289For6lhR9cD3DhhZNCeAcO2WqW9Vq-anPe-oP5iwiRm4XOzv20xdBvP6lYCv0PoJBKZvmSAv7XXYKY_9St0UdnfnsLKbXAfWi83BqDWVSJ46wgEf7VrkGTi8zzYZa92oPE9fbCXGerLuFy5WOw-aD-e5y4Dp3JX9BaIQ/s860/Screenshot_20230312-221941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17UdDld7tyJJY7P_AVJxM289For6lhR9cD3DhhZNCeAcO2WqW9Vq-anPe-oP5iwiRm4XOzv20xdBvP6lYCv0PoJBKZvmSAv7XXYKY_9St0UdnfnsLKbXAfWi83BqDWVSJ46wgEf7VrkGTi8zzYZa92oPE9fbCXGerLuFy5WOw-aD-e5y4Dp3JX9BaIQ/w596-h640/Screenshot_20230312-221941.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/svb-latest-developments-live-blog-fdic-auction-failed-svb-assets-underway" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21jP0rlrehfuBWUTi4pea-qEN9TxlBsQeGCcj390P9sFkdRxLgSbLuWxt8ivIqfO-CwKXj-RbAbja5ijPY3qYR-75tVp0yab59rA625HeI38tFxqKm_Hb0Qr7DB9Wc4cUFMRRA0fOG9hZUZRtP2H5LX6ZSDgVzXM11oA6K_Gx6s17gCg4DVr9HDw6dA/s1088/Screenshot_20230312-221750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21jP0rlrehfuBWUTi4pea-qEN9TxlBsQeGCcj390P9sFkdRxLgSbLuWxt8ivIqfO-CwKXj-RbAbja5ijPY3qYR-75tVp0yab59rA625HeI38tFxqKm_Hb0Qr7DB9Wc4cUFMRRA0fOG9hZUZRtP2H5LX6ZSDgVzXM11oA6K_Gx6s17gCg4DVr9HDw6dA/w470-h640/Screenshot_20230312-221750.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><i>Mount Printmore</i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 13...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Trading in U.S. markets has been volatile and mixed</b>...as <b>traders/investors</b> try to decipher all available information and consult their crystal ball to <b>forecast various fallout scenarios from this hot mess and position themselves accordingly</b>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyK0fE-3bIrUFdNh1Z80fN7byyT138WXMmYv5PRZyz1TZHMQ7gDU6rk1bbB8OD5Ur-Fso_CrD4HvEIlNq_daZ19W-HxeEZf6JfaWgajvaVKoMu3C-y6IqcyanR567ZWAjHRix2tOn3uoqNzLCUqRWq3slCZGVCyPqONJcHFhk5-hT1KTinW1iRmUNsg/s300/J%20Powell's%20Bulls%20vs%20Bears.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyK0fE-3bIrUFdNh1Z80fN7byyT138WXMmYv5PRZyz1TZHMQ7gDU6rk1bbB8OD5Ur-Fso_CrD4HvEIlNq_daZ19W-HxeEZf6JfaWgajvaVKoMu3C-y6IqcyanR567ZWAjHRix2tOn3uoqNzLCUqRWq3slCZGVCyPqONJcHFhk5-hT1KTinW1iRmUNsg/w400-h224/J%20Powell's%20Bulls%20vs%20Bears.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">P.S.</span></b> Another bank -- <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvergate_Bank" target="_blank">Silvergate Capital Corp.</a></b> (<b>SI</b>) -- was <b>originally co-founded as a savings and loan association in 1988</b>. The company began providing services for <b>cryptocurrency users in 2016</b>, and conducted an <b>IPO in 2019</b>. In <b>November 2022, concerns were raised</b> about Silvergate's health, following the <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2022/11/klepto-cryptomania-crashes.html" target="_blank">fall in cryptocurrency prices and the bankruptcy of FTX</a></b>. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>On March 8, 2023, the bank announced plans to wind down its operations and liquidate</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following monthly chart of <b>SI</b> shows the <b>spectacular parabolic spike and plunge of this bank</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This old saying is very appropriate to <b>all things crypto, banks included</b>...<b><i>"If it's too good to be true, it probably is."</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDNZ-Ap8Xiy06B6D_gLRLjKBb5oYTEPLj3ofgIoNTtYeroiqHEfZCaRHJo6kduoToA6EOxbvn70ZnKBoqlIGKpiHbVMrbTTFhm7sYoCBI5mOf3XChnPXRx9S-e4ixrEBoogrruJ206dE_9t5_VsKxSDv0y5IPyeeVXCaVu3yyj7exxTKuPuc4C_U3mg/s603/Silvergate%20Capital%20Monthly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="603" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDNZ-Ap8Xiy06B6D_gLRLjKBb5oYTEPLj3ofgIoNTtYeroiqHEfZCaRHJo6kduoToA6EOxbvn70ZnKBoqlIGKpiHbVMrbTTFhm7sYoCBI5mOf3XChnPXRx9S-e4ixrEBoogrruJ206dE_9t5_VsKxSDv0y5IPyeeVXCaVu3yyj7exxTKuPuc4C_U3mg/w640-h466/Silvergate%20Capital%20Monthly.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following ZeroHedge articles provide further details in this regard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqV4rMlcIEEy1NASpSO6DCDjZviaHQtJJ2bWlE6J-XlElTprqpGDgKuxGRVLY-JU6A6uY-HWCQW2E_RMOCkWGIeIQMBaRL0glF9L3f_g6WygMmLvNGzOChUokUUTCfxczaA5C1JOpusLhNOnGSZ5IfTXQ4JQLjXgQ6FoAIrP7gTz4d8fqMzoEJilntg/s969/ZH%20re%20Silvergate%20Capital%20Liquidate%20Bank.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqV4rMlcIEEy1NASpSO6DCDjZviaHQtJJ2bWlE6J-XlElTprqpGDgKuxGRVLY-JU6A6uY-HWCQW2E_RMOCkWGIeIQMBaRL0glF9L3f_g6WygMmLvNGzOChUokUUTCfxczaA5C1JOpusLhNOnGSZ5IfTXQ4JQLjXgQ6FoAIrP7gTz4d8fqMzoEJilntg/w528-h640/ZH%20re%20Silvergate%20Capital%20Liquidate%20Bank.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/silvergate-capital-wind-down-ops-liquidate-bank" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXV--LIVmviXdDDuc584OvhuZSGF_7JXrqV3zWD6jgYoHz33Y1U8jfYjPGJQecKLu4NffibLEvqMPytNOMj2wRGbpAW6v-9kB1QMIxDy7yxNHw803eqrFHadPIo-iOtQuDW926xio_fYFLVafWnKcdgDNCrUY7JZvvB75ch4RBAGXMgFFsg_65E2y2Q/s1071/ZH%20re%20Banks%20Breaking%20Up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXV--LIVmviXdDDuc584OvhuZSGF_7JXrqV3zWD6jgYoHz33Y1U8jfYjPGJQecKLu4NffibLEvqMPytNOMj2wRGbpAW6v-9kB1QMIxDy7yxNHw803eqrFHadPIo-iOtQuDW926xio_fYFLVafWnKcdgDNCrUY7JZvvB75ch4RBAGXMgFFsg_65E2y2Q/w476-h640/ZH%20re%20Banks%20Breaking%20Up.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/hudson-why-banking-system-breaking" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">So</span>...that's at least three bank failures in the past week, alone.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">The BIG QUESTION is:</span></b> <b style="font-style: italic;">Are these bank failures a warning signal of systemic weakness in U.S. banks and the banking system, overall? </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/simon-black-unraveling-can-happen-instant" target="_blank">This ZeroHedge article</a></b> provides one point of view on this question.</p></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'll see what happens in the coming weeks. No doubt, <b>volatility will increase in all markets, for the foreseeable future</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2BhS5JLnubgTT7rTcJVDooBWgKK9r9LuLs7UNS7DHz3aBDyygjuxEKOr4yvsgVvMtfRCBQ3dMw7aJgqmpiUW71420hD5NNXRLAyg8Du5dGUIE9I19sNTPsGE-t-XJiCju8_iWmvTz1f3yfdOJ7uTZAIP6b0kTFA6hx-BvcxIWdkD44C0t8LeXUDJBg/s750/STOCK%20MARKET%20RIDE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2BhS5JLnubgTT7rTcJVDooBWgKK9r9LuLs7UNS7DHz3aBDyygjuxEKOr4yvsgVvMtfRCBQ3dMw7aJgqmpiUW71420hD5NNXRLAyg8Du5dGUIE9I19sNTPsGE-t-XJiCju8_iWmvTz1f3yfdOJ7uTZAIP6b0kTFA6hx-BvcxIWdkD44C0t8LeXUDJBg/w400-h266/STOCK%20MARKET%20RIDE.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b>By the way</b></span>, <b>Silicon Valley Bank</b>, <b>Signature Bank</b>, <b>Silvergate Bank</b> and <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/first-republic-bank-joins-other-us-bank.html" target="_blank">First Republic Bank</a></b> are <b>NOT</b> on the <b>G20's list of 29 Banks Deemed Too Big To Fail</b>. So, why are they getting <b><i>"bailed out?"</i></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0aMVZh9VnK37V0AQuF8CgksV3N5aAQZw9Om-fONnlbLvM7TYpp9SUcmzuzkRSPvrEIV11tTYYzkU9iPBUnBzAultoms8mOMuIS0yd-36lMcUHevVw0ZujjQ0we29lZ7-hvg8kd_Le9xoY3dVY-4Jtkft4lpuYnYFX4o_jQPE9f-MK5w_0JetJl8XKQ/s736/29%20Banks%20Deemed%20Too%20Big%20To%20Fail.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="736" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0aMVZh9VnK37V0AQuF8CgksV3N5aAQZw9Om-fONnlbLvM7TYpp9SUcmzuzkRSPvrEIV11tTYYzkU9iPBUnBzAultoms8mOMuIS0yd-36lMcUHevVw0ZujjQ0we29lZ7-hvg8kd_Le9xoY3dVY-4Jtkft4lpuYnYFX4o_jQPE9f-MK5w_0JetJl8XKQ/w640-h622/29%20Banks%20Deemed%20Too%20Big%20To%20Fail.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2011/11/list-of-29-banks-deemed-too-big-to-fail.html" target="_blank">Source: SBMS Blog</a></i></b></div><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 14...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Economic data</b> released this morning shows that <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/search/label/Inflation" target="_blank">inflation</a></b> <b>remains stubbornly high</b>, while <b>real earnings fell</b>, as shown on the following economic calendar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFmHk_fkki6ggPeZ_ur8e3mdJ1lr6IUwRazwWbmB149Dysy6bqa-PMQ3cmEnupzT6MU-baSRYMDRaU_W2Lyry2imUCinL1h4Tt0vnXZl5LW3yLK3LhGKyQzrEQVnDO_EeyV6CGJOuX6yyOqWtTlxFtIiGcDj7AKPBhrATNNDDHFjYED_dCiB3Nbz1FQ/s1116/2023-03-14_09-14-44%20DATA.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="1116" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFmHk_fkki6ggPeZ_ur8e3mdJ1lr6IUwRazwWbmB149Dysy6bqa-PMQ3cmEnupzT6MU-baSRYMDRaU_W2Lyry2imUCinL1h4Tt0vnXZl5LW3yLK3LhGKyQzrEQVnDO_EeyV6CGJOuX6yyOqWtTlxFtIiGcDj7AKPBhrATNNDDHFjYED_dCiB3Nbz1FQ/w640-h266/2023-03-14_09-14-44%20DATA.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">So</span></b>, with <b>banks now failing</b> at the <b>Fed's</b> current interest rate of <b>4.5% to 4.75%</b>, <b>while annual CPI</b> still remains high at <b>6.0%</b>, (and <b>Core CPI MoM actually rose higher in February</b>) it seems that, on the surface, the <b>Fed will be unable to raise rates any further without fuelling a contagion to other banks</b> around the country. Although, we may still see further bank failures, regardless.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Exactly <b>how</b> the <b>Fed</b> expects to <b>EVER gain control</b> of <b>high inflation</b> is a mystery...especially with <b>President Biden</b> planning on <b>spending $7 Trillion more in his next budget</b>! <b>π</b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">By the way</span></b>, with smaller regional banks failing, depositors are now fleeing with their money and putting it into the large too-big-to-fail banks, as described in <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/too-big-fail-banks-flooded-deposits-bank-run-drains-small-bank-cash" target="_blank">this ZeroHedge report</a></b>. So, is this really a <b>subsidy of big banks</b>, as alleged? </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07lnSlSRNIebkkklkt1I-BFZRnbUQcJRFpdv-kMlgc2cPO3q5uvEjSuZKQY_RbxVWcgR8U-iSeUXsBWOcHiUExZ5MwcSX5IIY4r0ws2UGcs_x8youwfM8266HA9LMrGyPcmHUV_xxT7-uNGW2p3cjNdfWNw6CV2atS--CuwRhlQAYukHNGxJVChagLA/s800/Fed%20Head%20In%20The%20Sand.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="800" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07lnSlSRNIebkkklkt1I-BFZRnbUQcJRFpdv-kMlgc2cPO3q5uvEjSuZKQY_RbxVWcgR8U-iSeUXsBWOcHiUExZ5MwcSX5IIY4r0ws2UGcs_x8youwfM8266HA9LMrGyPcmHUV_xxT7-uNGW2p3cjNdfWNw6CV2atS--CuwRhlQAYukHNGxJVChagLA/w320-h181/Fed%20Head%20In%20The%20Sand.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.macrotrends.net/2015/fed-funds-rate-historical-chart" target="_blank"><b>Source: Macrotrends</b></a></i></div><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">By the way</span></b>,<b> Congress and the Department of Justice need to investigate these bank collapses</b> to determine whether anything <b>nefarious</b> was occurring that could have been prevented, had proper oversight been regularly conducted...then, <b>report the truth to the American people</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>American taxpayers (and investors) deserve that much, and more...instead of the gobbledegook currently being sold by the President and his minions (talking-head analysts and the mainstream press)!</b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">P.S.</span> </b>According to <b><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/svb-execs-stock-sales-probed-doj-sec" target="_blank">this ZeroHedge report</a></b>, it seems that, <i>"The DOJ and SEC are (separately) investigating the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, focused on the <b>possibility of misconduct by officers, including whether stock sales by executives violated trading rules.</b>"</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span><span>Instead, it seems <b>they've </b><b>broken the financial </b></span></span><b>markets</b>, to try to stem and reverse <b>Biden's runaway inflation</b> caused by <b>his excessive and unnecessary spending spree of Trillions of dollars</b> over the past two years, as outlined in the following ZeroHedge article.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbiJudKGYs-_aLp5Ts_AR30wqtKY36Ml2BPgXGm4i94fkgVIuK1982RrMtSKlWhO6E-mabd-Mirw36XTHMPA1L7G6VpEh06snLH9hDklGVfulaWU8DfIsTQwfhuOawrql3I4qU5Uk_Owmlby9XlFhIqTFwtubX-oPyAdUNBbZr-WX9I26PEiHbfic2Q/s866/ZH%20Broken.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="866" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbiJudKGYs-_aLp5Ts_AR30wqtKY36Ml2BPgXGm4i94fkgVIuK1982RrMtSKlWhO6E-mabd-Mirw36XTHMPA1L7G6VpEh06snLH9hDklGVfulaWU8DfIsTQwfhuOawrql3I4qU5Uk_Owmlby9XlFhIqTFwtubX-oPyAdUNBbZr-WX9I26PEiHbfic2Q/w640-h436/ZH%20Broken.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/schiff-and-then-something-broke" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 15...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please see my post regarding <b>Credit Suisse Bank</b> <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/credit-suisse-bank-from-bad-to-worse.html" target="_blank">at this link</a></b> for <b>important information</b> regarding <b>European banking weakness</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 16...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please see my <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/first-republic-bank-joins-other-us-bank.html" target="_blank">post of March 16</a></b> regarding <b>another Regional bank failure</b>...namely, <b>First Republic Bank</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">* UPDATE March 21...</span></b></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What on earth were <b>Silicon Valley Bank executives, et al, </b>up to in the weeks/months prior to its collapse? </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will any of their <b><i>"unusual"</i> activities</b> ever be investigated?</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will anybody be <b>held accountable</b> for any banking violations, if they occurred?</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If so, why were they <b>bailed out</b>?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVPEIQeXt_SEXveZGGoViGdiAfO6OwDVxSqQfd3mttD0AnOdrl9QlzwHTheq3vmNDuhplVqUO4oaAM37wbgaFJAwtg09TGJCXuI-gtX3BJVHSJODiZGBcyL4CGbFZdQa0-EG0W9m_dkpRsMDW4zRzzVZxtTMsFljf2HR3zvrxhIQuk7IaM5rQabDsLw/s797/Screenshot_20230321-193609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="797" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVPEIQeXt_SEXveZGGoViGdiAfO6OwDVxSqQfd3mttD0AnOdrl9QlzwHTheq3vmNDuhplVqUO4oaAM37wbgaFJAwtg09TGJCXuI-gtX3BJVHSJODiZGBcyL4CGbFZdQa0-EG0W9m_dkpRsMDW4zRzzVZxtTMsFljf2HR3zvrxhIQuk7IaM5rQabDsLw/w640-h424/Screenshot_20230321-193609.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/another-svb-chart-will-blow-your-fking-mind" target="_blank">Source: ZeroHedge</a></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeSFEGHn-jv63BFKqGYovXxvStPfDuxggibd31XQtMRDiVy6gXuhNPrlQUXXYfcW5JSKrMR0MjWH1XppVh68_-B1rALG6WIqeZo7Fu2QuJpfnMcEn7hVZOxzkPwFprXTz-YrNAk7EqPM1RH_ZJoh34B31QyrDfS7LycGW5bLRdK746j1hcTcpyowRjQ/s796/Screenshot_20230321-193628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="796" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeSFEGHn-jv63BFKqGYovXxvStPfDuxggibd31XQtMRDiVy6gXuhNPrlQUXXYfcW5JSKrMR0MjWH1XppVh68_-B1rALG6WIqeZo7Fu2QuJpfnMcEn7hVZOxzkPwFprXTz-YrNAk7EqPM1RH_ZJoh34B31QyrDfS7LycGW5bLRdK746j1hcTcpyowRjQ/w640-h610/Screenshot_20230321-193628.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>ZeroHedge excerpt</i></b></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, please see my <b><a href="https://www.strawberryblondesmarketsummary.com/2023/03/kbw-bank-index-looks-shaky.html" target="_blank">post of March 21</a></b>, which details the <b>weakness in the KBW Bank Index</b>.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Candy Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01198284255857689191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838897986724555569.post-51486749835442328032023-02-22T13:30:00.000-05:002023-02-22T13:30:33.618-05:00The "Green-Eyed Monster"<p><b>MY TAKE ON THE ZEROHEDGE ARTICLE BELOW...</b></p><p>The tool of far-left liberals is...the megaphone (including social media platforms)...the "green-eyed monster."</p><p>It's the far-left's easy way out to simply and repeatedly shout their tedious screed through a megaphone to a group of like-minded protesters/rioters/followers, than to quietly discuss their point of view during a civilized debate or conversation.</p><p>They will never convince people, who have dissenting opinions, that their ideas are worth adopting, while using those tiresome "caveman-with-club" tactics to spread their monotonous, nonsensical and absurd idealogy.</p><p>Eventually, those tactics and doctrine will go the way of the dinosaur.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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