I remember it well.  Standing in the last field that was part of SGC up in Bellevue, Washington.  It was, gosh, about 1997, or so. We were demonstrating an HF SSB Manpack to some para-military customers.  I was showing off how a single operator with nothing more than a radio (like ours) on his back … Read More

This weekend on Peoplenomics, we pull the camera back and ask a bigger question than “what happened Friday?” We ask what has to happen next for markets to turn. Inside the subscriber report and ChartPack: why the current decline still looks like a possible Wave 1 down why a (private) could still show up next … Read More

Breaking: BTC Bitcoin dropped to the vicinity of $66,600 overnight – a drop of more than $2,000 at one point.  Bitcoin drops to two-week low as $300 million in longs are liquidated has a summary. Traction vs. Terror Earlier features today had the markets trying to stabilize after a terrible drop again Thursday. By itself, … Read More

This market has (trying to remember the old saying here…) “More up and downs than a bordello on Saturday night.” I mean, think about it.  Dow was up Wednesday +305 points.  Early futures this morning? -316. That’s a whole lot of action, but we’re not seeing much traction, Jackson. News Flows and Other Woes Grab the Kleenex, … Read More

This week Peoplenomics connects markets, consciousness, and the problem of seeing the future in a way few financial  sites would even attempt. The new report starts with the practical question investors care about most — how to sense and value the future before everyone else does — and then pushes into a deeper proposition: that … Read More

We split our time this week between greenhouse improvements, waiting for the right short entry, and finding human “onboard Human PGP.”  So if this morning’s column feels a lot like three simultaneous billiards games – on the same table – then so be it. Breaking: Productivity and Costs Just out from Labor: Nonfarm business sector … Read More

The United States has been sold down the river by our own – mislabeled – “leaders.” We have (pardon this) all kinds of shit blowing up in the Middle East, and with the GovDown II in process and the whole airline industry on the ropes, the “Fools on the Hill” will be taking a couple … Read More

Good Shopwork begins with solid Headwork. One of the ideas that has been sneaking up on me for years is what I’ve taken to calling domain walking. Sounds fancy, but it’s really not. It’s just the learned ability to stand in more than one mental place when looking at the same problem. Academics hate it … Read More

At Peoplenomics, we go past the headline churn and focus on what may actually matter: the charts, the structure, the timing, and the money flows underneath the noise. This weekend’s work looks at a market that may be caught between a short-term reflex rally and a much larger, more dangerous rollover. Along the way, we … Read More

A bit of a circular ramble today as the 1929 Replay continues and digs in. If you’re new to this site, the basic catch up goes like this: The U.S. West has been replaying 1929. Serial financial crises have resulted in “A Patchwork Orange” springing leaks. Markets are arguably in process of blowing down through … Read More

Unlike most sites, UrbanSurvival is an “idea ranch.” A concept that came out of a childhood where Pappy was called “the Encyclopedia” in our local fire department, and where Scrabble words (derivations and alt spellings) comprised the brain food on family road and camping trips.  I come by this stuff honestly. Pause-n-Drop? I’d like to congratulate … Read More

Markets may look orderly on the surface, but today’s Mid-Week Sit Rep argues we’re no longer living through a normal cycle. We’re sitting in a giant global casino where debt, demographics, geopolitics, tech disruption, and media-amplified perception all push the herd from one emotional table to the next. Instead of betting on narratives, today’s column … Read More