• September 5, 2024

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and Gold, Stores of Value

The approval of the bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs could represent a similar change in market to what central banks caused in gold markets post-2022 – a new factor that, at least temporarily, overwhelms traditional narratives, including the “store of value” concept.

  • September 5, 2024

Major Bitcoin Shakeout Setting Up, Dont Get Trapped!

Bitcoin setting up a washout in both directions as crypto markets are at a critical juncture. Kelly Kellam breaks down key market indicators and what investors should watch as we approach September's Fed rate decision, the election, & price action whipsaw set up to trap traders in both directions.

  • September 5, 2024

CFTC Orders $209.61 Million Penalty for Fraudulent Investment Scheme

According to Odaily, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported on Tuesday that Judge Mary Rowland of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ordered Oregon resident Sam Ikkurty and several associated entities to pay a total of $209.61 million in penalties. The entities involved include Jafia LLC, Ikkurty Capital LLC, Rose City Income Fund I LP, Rose City Income Fund II, and Seneca Ventures LLC. The court's decision follows the CFTC's findings of fraudulent solicitation and misappropriation of funds, which the CFTC described as a Ponzi scheme disguised as cryptocurrency and carbon investment projects. The judgment requires Sam Ikkurty to pay $83.7 million in restitution to investors, offset by $36.9 million in disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, in addition to a civil monetary penalty of $110.9 million.

  • September 5, 2024

S&P 500 Falls Below 5,500 Points On Cooling Jobs Data, Tesla Leads Tech Gains, Natural Gas Spikes: What's Driving Markets Thursday?

Signs of a cooling labor market last month pushed major U.S. stock averages lower on Thursday, ahead of the highly anticipated August jobs report set for release on Friday. Private sector job creation came in at 99,000 for August, according to ADP data, marking the slowest pace of growth since January 2021 and missing the forecast of 140,000. A stronger-than-expected services sector activity sentiment for August offered some relief to broader recession concerns, but an employment subindex bolste