Conditions are similar to 2007, prior to the stock market crash, worries about the economy mount, rate cuts will not save it, plus big picture for gold remains bullish and silver may join the party.

Worries About Economy Mount 
July 8 (King World News) – Mike Larson, Senior Analyst at Weiss Ratings:  “Catching up on a lot of post-holiday work. But quickly wanted to share updated New York Fed recession probability chart from Fri. Up to 32.9%, a fresh cycle high (last reading 29.6%). Commence argument that it doesn’t matter because SPX flirting with new highs in 3, 2, 1 … (See chart below).

WARNING: Recession Predictor Ramping Up

Rate Cuts Will Not Save It
Mike Larson, Senior Analyst at Weiss Ratings, continues:  “The Fed started cutting well before the 1990 recession…& it didn’t head it off. The Fed also started cutting sooner to the onset of both the early-2000 & late-2000 recessions. That also failed to head them off (in latter 2 cases, SPX also plunged 50% & 57% respectively). White line in this chart is the federal funds target rate, green line is S&P 500, red bars are periods of recession just FYI … (See chart below).

Fed Rate Cuts Have Led To Disastrous Stock Market Returns

Conditions Similar To 2007, Prior To Crash
Sven Henrich:  “S&P 500 use of cash for investing for growth lowest percentage since 2007, a time when over 30% of cash was used for buybacks, similar to now. (See chart below).

Conditions Very Similar To 2007, Prior To Market Crash

Lagarde And Market Alarms
Jeff Snider at Alhambra Partners:  “In Nov ’08 Lagarde said they would put in place system which “will ring the bell when a threat to the system emerges.” They didn’t need to since there’s been mkt alarms for 12 years; people like Lagarde simply ignored them. Just like she did last year. (See chart below).

Lagarde Has Always Ignored Market Alarms

Lagarde’s Track Record Troublesome
Jeff Snider at Alhambra Partners:  “Mario Draghi’s retirement had presented an opportunity, especially for someone who isn’t an Economist to figure things out. Instead, ECB nominates Christine Lagarde. Though she isn’t an Economist, she’s proven no different. (See chart below).

Lagarde Has Proven No Different

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Silver Breakout Coming
Stefano Bottaioli, Italian analyst:  “Silver: a large pattern under construction which looks like a bullish Head and Shoulders and which is completing the right shoulder with a correction in 3 waves (Up, Down & Up) mirrored to the left … Beyond (See chart below).

BREAKOUT COMING? Silver Forming Bullish Reverse Head & Shoulders Pattern

Gold Remains Bullish
Robert Alexander:  “My big picture view for gold has not changed, even if we get some pausing along the way at resistance points. They will likely come in the form of box consolidations or bull flags and pennants. (See chart below).

Big Picture For Gold Remains Extremely Bullish

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