#Alternative currencies

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The wrong people--rebels, outsiders, nerds and techies-- got on the cryptocurrency boat while their insider/rentier "betters" blew it and are now raging bitterly onshore. The psychology of money, wealth and speculative manias is endlessly

Bonds and Bullion are bid and the yield curve crashed as the Santa Claus rally fails to appear for a second day... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSjK2Oqrgic   Gold's gains are S&P's losses as the two converge for the month of December...   For the second day in a row, stocks went

By Nicholas Colas via DataTrekResearch.com, When you see something titled “Bitcoin 2018 Predictions”, you are probably most interested in just one thing: “Where will it go?” So let’s start there, but then add some other observations on a variety of topics. #1: We expect bitcoin will trade for

First Appearing on HedgeAccordingly.com Sixth in a series. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 By @sellputs Seems like everybody wants to buy in on bitcoin, and if you do, brace for a gut-tossing rollercoaster ride and another drawback, as well:  Trading costs in crypto are astonishingly

Traders are dumping equity protection and buting chaos protection as VIX tumbles near the year's lows and Gold jumps back towards its 100-day moving average - and its highest level in a month.   Gold is up 9 of the last 10 days, at its highest since early Dec and testing its 100DMA... ($1292)