It might not yet be obvious to most, but years of excessively loose conditions have come back to haunt the system.

Without a doubt, the Chinese central bank (PBoC) is still the leading single entity that is driving up the gold price to record highs, year-to-date by more than 55 percent.

Historically, the most stubborn economic downturns have been led by contractions in the housing market.

It has been a challenging past couple of months for cryptocurrencies, which may be one of the reasons that a leading crypto stock, Coinbase, was heavily shorted by institutional investors in November.

The S&P touched 6801, broke through every support level, then bounced back to 6835 like nothing happened. Classic island behavior. Lure you into thinking you're safe, then try to murder you.

In the wake of Oracle's worryingly rising debt levels amid an AI buildout with no certainty of a payoff, the market is quickly demanding companies offer up proof of meteoric growth to justify the sky-high premiums being assigned to their stocks.

AI tools have prompted surging job applications, and as employers grapple with the rising flow of potential candidates, authenticity has grown more crucial than ever.

Gas prices across the United States show significant variation heading into late 2025.

S&P 500 and Bitcoin fall as Broadcom earnings disappoint. AI sector concerns drive stock and crypto market decline with Nasdaq down 1.7% Friday.

Trump keeps insisting he has created an unprecedented economic boom that is not visible anywhere in the data. 

In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the recent movements in the metals market, highlighting the disparity between silver's $2.50 drop and gold's $15 rise, suggesting an overextended spread that may correct.

There are plenty of stocks still worth buying and holding out there…the same types of conservative, dividend-paying companies I’ve specialized in for more than 25 years. But there are far more groups to hate right now – one of which is DATCos

GE Vernova’s AI-fueled surge highlights the energy stocks powering the data center boom. With electricity demand set to soar, investors may want to look beyond GEV to AI energy leaders like Constellation Energy and NextEra Energy.

Rebounding further off its multi-year lows, Lululemon stock spiked as much as +14% in Friday’s trading session after delivering stronger-than-expected Q3 results yesterday evening and providing favorable guidance.

Stock splits may boost accessibility and sentiment, but they don’t change valuation or fundamentals. This piece explains why splits are cosmetic and emphasizes focusing on earnings, sales growth, and fundamentals as buy signals.

In this week’s video, we review the latest charts and data to help answer the question: Is the door open to double-digit gains in 2026?

Silver’s strong rally has sparked interest in KSLV, a new ETF aiming to pair silver exposure with option income. By combining futures and active option writing, KSLV targets high monthly income while seeking to outperform raw silver returns.

September’s import drop likely reflects payback after tariff front-running and slowing economic activity, not a lasting tariff effect, as adjusted data show imports broadly tracking trend once inventory buildup and income sensitivity are considered.

In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the recent developments in the financial markets as of December 12, 2025, highlighting a significant sell-off in stock indices amid growing skepticism about AI's potential.

In this video lesson, I review the overall market, data that I am seeing that indicates this could be a short-term fakeout-breakout, and the reasons why I remain cautiously bullish throughout 2026.