Market Rants Post - CAFR1 - 10/03/14 - US Dollar / Silver‏

CAFR1 NATIONAL POST

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MARKET RANTS - CAFR1 10/03/14 I have not put out a Market Rants Post for over a year. Today though I see a reason to do so. US Dollar Index - WEEKLY CHART 5-YEARS  and  MONTHLY CHART 25-YEARS SILVER -  WEEKLY CHART 5-YEARS  and MONTHLY CHART 25-YEARS As of this writing the US Dollar index is at 96.825 and Silver at 16.815 First and foremost, the Dollar index over the last several years appeared to be held by the Feds at the 82.50 mark. If it went below, intervention brought it back. If it went above, Fed intervention backed off and it returned to that level. Well, in the last few weeks the Dollar index has been picking up steam as can be seen by the current price. Precious metals in the US are priced in Dollars so as the dollar goes up, the price of metals is pressured to go down. You could have metals in another country stay the same but in the US go down being priced in Dollars which are going up. So, the big question is "What is going to happen and what is going on?" When the Dollar is low, business activity is strong regarding international trade. US goods are cheaper to foreigners with a cheaper Dollar. The opposite is true with a stronger higher priced Dollar. So what are the Feds doing here? Allowing the Dollar to push higher and higher creates a word to many businesses that causes a cringe, that word is Deflation. So why are the Feds pushing at this time for Deflation? Business cycles are looked at in long term parameters. It is a chess game of motive and motivation. If the International community looks at the Dollar as heading to new high territory, and the trend is for it to continue to do so, they will not back off from buying US goods that they need. In fact they will increase their orders and then back off. This has a positive effect on the economy (if foriegn purchases back off, here the opposite is true).  Additionally, the higher Dollar has the effect of bringing down prices in the US, Crude Oil, agricultural, precious metals, price of foriegn imports, etc.. or in other words: Deflation. Government's intent here?  Well, they want to maintain the value of their multitrillion Dollar holdings and see a good rate of return on their investments. Looked at on a global perspective per investments in the US, real estate values increase (even though they may go down slightly); stock market is attractive motivated to maintain its value priced in Dollars, inflation is stymied with a higher Dollar. Overall another word comes into play, "stability". Here is what I think the Feds are going for. If deflation accomplishes that purpose, then motive and intent is answered. The 10-year high level in the Dollar index was at the 91.0 to 92.5 range. I don't think it will pass that mark in the next four years. Reaching 88.0 to 90.0 in the short run, that appears to be a strong probability. Again, this is a chess game. Next 30-day top? I would put it at 88.50 to 88.80 and the backing off to 86.00 to 85.00 What effect will this have on Silver? Well, when Silver was in the $30 range and I was asked higher or lower, I would say higher BUT, if the commercial boys wanted to push it lower the target mark I would look for to be an aggressive buyer was $16.85 per oz. (most that I told that to at the time probably thought to themselves what is he smoking, it will never get down there). I have learned to pick points after asking myself: Where would they push it to if the commercials and money manager boys wanted to screw everybody? The $16.85 mark was hit a few days ago and breached today with a $16.64 low set early in the morning. In the time it took to write this article, as of 8:45 AM AZ TIME it is at $16.90 Per Silver, I stand with the $16.85 mark being a good price for buyers who have bought looking to hold and "if" $15.55 was hit with the commercials and fund mangers putting the squeeze on, that price I refer to as the "Mortgage  the farm price" as a buy. Sent FYI from, Walter Burien - CAFR1 - Prior CTA 1978 to 1992