Being an energy bear hasn’t been easy in recent weeks, although the past couple of days may have finally marked a peak. I am still captivated by the pattern in the oil & gas index which shows a major resistance zone has been tagged.

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Being an energy bear hasn’t been easy in recent weeks, although the past couple of days may have finally marked a peak. I am still captivated by the pattern in the oil & gas index which shows a major resistance zone has been tagged.

Well, folks, that’s it! ticker.art launched on October 1st, and as of October 26th……………

Every one of the 60 pieces has found a happy home now. Of course, the site will remain up forever, and you can always go there and make an offer for any of the pieces that interest you, just in case the owner is interested in selling.
(more…)Here is an interesting grid; the x-axis shows the foreign direct investment in percentage terms, and the y-axis shows basically how nasty the place is from a human rights perspective. For instance, the London dot over on the lower right shows good human rights and high foreign investment, whereas the Dubai dot shows pretty high foreign investment but poor human rights. Beijing – – basically the rights suck, and almost no foreign direct investment.


Teslas getting charged in a Wawa parking lot on Tuesday. Four are pictured, but there was a fifth off-camera to the right. The ubiquity of Tesla vehicles on the road should have given Tesla bears pause. Photo via author.
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