So Friday the 4^th of April was a blood bath for the markets. But it is worse than just that day…far worse…and it is during Trump’s reign. I didn’t say his “fault”, I said during his reign. But, I am also not saying it is NOT his fault. Let’s crunch the numbers first…

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Just for Friday April 4^th:

• S&P dropped 6%.
• Oil futures down over 6%.
• Natural gas down almost 8%.
• VIX (Volatility Index) up over 50% ! !

Since Trump was elected:

• S&P down 15%.
• Oil down 13%.
• Dollar index down more than 6%.
• VIX up 180%.
• Gold up 16%.

The way I see it…

1. The markets hate Trump as President and think he will fail miserably and send the USA further down the economic toilette.
2. Since ‘production’ of oil hasn’t increased significantly, the drop of oil futures by 13% since Trump was elected indicates that investors see future demand to be significantly lower…meaning a weak economy.
3. Gold is up 16% indicating that people are fleeing to a “safe” haven for their money and fear inflation or economic collapse uncertainty.

Remember that the VIX is the US Volatility Index…meaning investors fearfulness of the future of the US economy and markets. And the VIX is up 180% since Trump was elected! That indicates that investors are very afraid of the economic future of the United States with Trump at the helm.

All-in-all the economy and the markets are in dire trouble. And investors see it getting worse. How much worse? I don’t know…but even Mark Cuban hinted at a global economic problem…and expressed love for Bitcoin as a safe haven…or at least a great investment opportunity. Oddly, Bitcoin is down 11% since Trump was elected. Strange…

Think about this…in the last 2 trading sessions last week, ending on April 4^th, the S&P alone had $5TRILLION in value wiped out ($15,000 for every man, woman, and child in the USA). And now there are experts lining up saying that the markets could lose all of the gains of the markets in 2024!!

And here’s one for you…after the close on Friday the 4^th, the Nasdaq confirmed that it is now officially in “bear” territory. Yeah, that’s not good at all! Some experts are even talking it feels like 2007 all over again. And, a number of headlines read something like this…the worst week for stocks since the COVID-19 crash.

Pimco co-founder, Bill Gross (investment market expert), warns investors away from trying to ‘catch a falling knife’ amid global market carnage. Two messages there…1) think what it would feel like trying to catch a very sharp knife as it was falling, 2) the financial and market “carnage” is global.

So, am I saying it is time to panic over the stock market or the US economy or the global economy or the Trump Tariff Wars? Nope.

What I am saying is this:

1. Be aware of what is happening economically in the US and around the world right now. Your economic future and well-being could be at stake.
2. US citizens will not tolerate the “short-term” (2 – 4 years) pain that it will take for reciprocal tariffs to begin working their magic and bring manufacturing industries, companies, and good jobs back to America.

Yeah, I am saying that Americans are a bunch of wimps (or worse) when it comes to the US economy, their money, their job, and the financial well-being of the US. US citizens, and especially all the illegals, love their cheap goods, cheap prices, and cheap junk in the stores.

At this point…IMO, I see on the very near horizon a continued melt down of the economy, as the media will so inform us; and Trump will become a villain of monumental and historic proportions. And the GOP will sink right along with him. And boy, oh boy, do I hope I am very, very wrong!! I pray that I am wrong!

Is the economic situation bad? Yup, and getting worse by the week; do you own realistic research.

There is more to be said…and more to asked. Another time maybe.

For now, let’s look at some economic dark humor…

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