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Equity positioning

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Stocks bottomed.

Fed Pivot

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The Fed hike pain will be over at the end of the year. 

Nordstream natural gas flows down to 20%

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No gas, no fertilizer. 

Gold and silver premiums

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Premiums are out of whack.

Euro Crash

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The euro crash hasn't even started yet.

Equity Allocation Vs. Stock Returns

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Equity allocation is inversely correlated to equity returns.  

Construction Activity Vs. Home Prices

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Construction is a leading indicator for home prices.  

Unlimited Bond Buying: ECB vs FED

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Charles Nenner on Commodities

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Nenner says commodities will go up in the coming year starting from November 2022.  Base metals will be weak. Wheat is bottoming out in August. Gold has weakness and will start going up by the end of the year. Silver is going nowhere for two years. Oil is going down. Natural gas going down until October 2022.

Nordstream Turbine

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It doesn't look like Nordstream will reopen at full capacity.

China Credit Impulse Vs. USD

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When the China credit impulse rises, the U.S. dollar drops.  

Natural Gas Situation in Europe

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Interesting article . Natural gas flows to Europe are dangerously low. LNG imports are at all time highs. China hasn't reopened yet. Asia and EU LNG are correlated. Germany gas storage is dropping during the summer. Italy is worse.

The worst is yet to come for Euro

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Energy shock coming. 

Temporary Workers Vs. S&P500

Temporary workers are a leading indicator for a recession as they are easy to be fired.

Got Natty?

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Gas to skyrocket.  

Gold Forecaster Index: Inflationary Recession (07-Jul-2022)

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Deflationary Vs. Inflationary Recession

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2008 was a deflationary recession while 2022 will be an inflationary recession.    

U.S. Manufacturing is Cratering

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No U.S. manufacturing jobs. 

China fertilizer exports plummet

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And I expect it to keep plummeting with higher natural gas prices. 

Yardeni decreases outlook for S&P500

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Yardeni decreased the outlook for SP500 from 3315-4080 to 3290-3995 in 2022 and from 4125-4675 to 3825-4590 in 2023. New: Old:  

Murder Rate Vs. Inflation

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The murder rate is correlated to inflation.  

Oil headed to $380/barrel

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J.P. Morgan sees $380/barrel oil. 

Urea headed higher

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Good sign for fertilizers.

Oil Vs. Gasoline/Diesel

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There is a linear correlation between oil and gasoline/diesel.  

Gregg Ibendahl Ammonia Forecaster

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The Gregg Ibendahl formula is a leading indicator for ammonia prices and can be used to accurately predict fertilizer prices.