Markets were mostly higher this week, led by the commodities. Cotton and crude oil advanced the most, while Bitcoin showed the greatest weakness. Bitcoin dropped 12% to close at 2.5 g. Trading volume is beginning to grow again, averaging almost 100 kg per day. Expect more volatility as volume increases. All of the government issued currencies […]
The markets were mixed this week, with most asset classes lower. The biggest exception was gold stocks, which continued their advance for a second week. Bitcoin gave back some of last week’s gain, dropping 1.6% to close just below 2.9 g. Trading volume continued very light throughout the week, but picked up over the weekend. Although […]
After last week’s powerful rally in almost everything but gold stocks, most asset classes pulled back a little this week. The exceptions were Bitcoin, which rose again for the the third week in a row, and gold stocks, which regained part of last week’s massive loss. Bitcoin rose 5.3% to close just above 2.9 g. Trading […]
This week most markets made gains, with the exception of gold stocks. Coffee and Bitcoin were especially strong. Bitcoin rose 7.2% to close at 2.76 g. Trading volume has been declining for the last several weeks. It is encouraging that the seizure of Mt. Gox US bank accounts by the DHS did not spark a selloff. […]
All asset classes but Bitcoin, coffee, JPY, and mining stocks were higher this week. Bitcoin ended a wild week down 38.7% at 1693 mg, after trading has high as 5,253 mg and as low as 1,099 mg. Friday had the largest volume ever traded for Bitcoin, over 964 kg. As I forecast last week, this kind of […]
All but three asset classes were lower this week, the gainers being Bitcoin, gold stocks, and long dated treasuries. Bitcoin ended the week up 51.8% at 1,392 mg, after setting another record high every day this week. The latest round of panic buying seems to have been triggered by the partial bank account confiscation plan announced in Cyprus. […]
Most assets were lower this week, with the major exceptions being Bitcoin, the free market online currency, and Cotton. Bitcoin ended the week up 8% at 917 mg, after recording another all-time high of 938 mg on Monday. Things got exciting the next day, as high transaction volumes caused two different versions of the Bitcoin mining software to update the […]
It was another mixed week, with government currencies and long bonds lower, while stocks and commodities moved higher. Bitcoin, the free market online currency, ended the week up 26% at 849 mg, after recording another all-time high of 893 mg on Wednesday. If you have a time-horizon of a few years, don’t let these prices scare you away… Bitcoin […]
In a week when most assets turned in excellent performances, bitcoin once again outshone all others. The only things that lost ground this week were mining stocks and silver. Currencies were all higher, led by bitcoin, which added an astounding 24.6% to close at 520.7 mg, within spitting distance of its all-time high of 598 […]
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Bitcoin continued to rocket upward this week, with long term treasuries a distant second place. Coffee and the Nikkei Index were the biggest losers. Government issued currencies were mixed, with the Yen down 2.6% and the Euro down 0.5%, while the Canadian Dollar rose 0.5% and the US Dollar was unchanged. In contrast, the free […]