Slope of Hope Blog Posts
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Shipment Cycles
I was looking at the economic database (available to premium members) and stumbled upon the odd symbol FR:ANXAVS which is described as “Value of Shipments” (defined in detail here). This spans decades, and the relatively steady up/down pattern is clear to see, in spite of all the Fed’s best efforts to strangle the life out of natural economic cycles:
The Latest Cycles
April’s End Cycles
The Fed-Apple Punch
I would like to highlight a 27 hour period which is going to be vitally important: from 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, May 2nd through 5:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, May 3rd. This chunk of time commences with the communistic politburo of the FOMC doing what they do, and ends with the prima donna AAPL, which always wants to be very last to report, announcing their earnings. Considering where they are in their cycle, coupled with the shameless government’s intervention, one must wonder if some serious fireworks can finally commence at that time.
