Author Archives: The Phoenix

By Graham Summers, MBA As I noted in yesterday’s article, if you want to make real money from the markets, you need to ignore what the Fed is saying and focus on price. By quick way of review, the Fed … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA Stocks soared higher on Friday because a Fed official suggested they might not have to tighten rates as rapidly as before. Yes, you read that correctly… the Fed will still have to tighten (and tighten a … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA The financial system is now screaming “RECESSION!” The yield curve is perhaps the single best predictor of recessions in the world. If you’re unfamiliar with how the yield curve works works, in broad terms, there are … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA Many investors have been getting crushed by the collapse in the inflation trade. By quick way of review, throughout 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, inflation-based investments dramatically outperformed the broader market. In particular, Energy … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA Yesterday, I revealed some disturbing news. That news? That the economy is already in recession. It’s not a matter of a recession arriving soon… a recession is already here. By quick way of review… 1) Copper, … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA The stock market is finally waking up to fact that a recession is already here. The first sign was copper. Copper is commonly referred to as “Dr. Copper, the commodity with a PhD in economics.” The … Continue reading →

Yesterday I outlined that the Fed is once again lying to Americans about the risks they face. The big lie of 2021 was that inflation was non-existent or “transitory.” We all know how that turned out. Inflation is at a … Continue reading →

Over the last two days, I’ve been explaining how inflation has triggered a recession in the U.S. By quick way of review: The Fed lied about inflation throughout 2021, claiming it was non-existent or “transitory” meaning it would go away … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA The Fed’s lying again. One of the BIGGEST LIES in financial history was the Fed’s claim that there was no inflation or that inflation was transitory in 2021. How do I know this was a lie? … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA Yesterday I noted that the Fed is completely delusional about engineering a “soft landing.” The reality is that the Fed has barely raised interest rates. As I write this rates are at 1.5%… while inflation as measured by the CPI … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA The Fed is now telling us that it can avoid a recession… or engineer a “soft landing.” It’s a pretty stunning argument… and it raises questions as to whether the Fed actually believes this stuff… of … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA Stocks are currently in a bear market. The average bear market is 9 months long and sees stocks lose 30%. Thus far this bear market is six months old, and stocks are down just 21%. So, … Continue reading →

By Graham Summers, MBA The financial media is pushing the narrative that the Fed is about to “pivot” in terms of inflation. Put simply, the argument is that inflation has peaked, so the Fed won’t need to raise rates by … Continue reading →

The stock market is pretty scary these days, isn’t it? Anyone who is bullish on stocks… or thinks they are cheap and worth buying, keeps getting wrecked. It’s not entirely their fault; the non-stop interventions by “someone” keep making it appear … Continue reading →

The manipulations in the stock market are getting ridiculous. “Someone” forced stocks higher on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 55 points in just 24 minutes started at 3:10PM. And when that didn’t do the job and sellers returned, the market … Continue reading →

The Fed is NOT coming to rescue stocks this time. For decades, investors have been conditioned to “buy the dip” because the Fed invariably steps in to prop up the stock market whenever a collapse begins in earnest. The Fed … Continue reading →