The next new trade in our Paid-to-Play portfolio is:

The US Dollar took a little break from going up yesterday, and that has continued a bit this morning.

A funny thing happens when the Dollar isn't ripping - stocks and crypto prices are able to rise....

Today is Crypto Fridays around here at Allstarcharts.

We start with our 7AM meeting with the whole Crypto Team going over everything from the major trends, to new coins popping up on our screens, or the latest from the private world of defi and web 3.

Then at 10AM ET we hold our weekly Crypto Strategy session for Members of ASC Crypto.

[Call +1 (323) 421-7910 to access ASC Crypto Trade Ideas and Reports]

In addition to all of this, I like to schedule my "Crypto" type meetings to Fridays as well. So it's become Crypto Fridays around here, almost by accident, and I like it.

It's fun.

Anyway, this is what's on my mind today.

Tell me there is a more important set of charts in all of Crypto right now.

Prices of the two biggest and most important coins are back to the prior cycle's high:

Last night, the Wall Street Journal reported that Paul Singer’s Elliott Management is now the largest investor in Pinterest $PINS, having built a stake greater than 9%.

While the hedge fund hasn’t filed anything with the SEC yet, it has apparently been in discussions with the social media company for the past several weeks.

We should know more soon.

This is the video recording of the July 14, 2022, Weekly Town Hall w/ Willie Delwiche.

07/14/22 2:00 PM ET

From the desk of Willie Delwiche.

I'm watching a butterfly emerge from a chrysalis.

Literally.

I’m not conjuring a metaphor. This is happening in real life… in a jar on my desk.

A few weeks back, I found some Black Swallowtail caterpillars in my dill patch. I collected several, provided a steady supply of fresh dill, and watched them grow big and plump.

Eventually, they attached themselves to a stick, shed their caterpillar skins and have spent the last couple of weeks undergoing an amazing metamorphosis inside their chrysalis.

Reorganization complete, they are now emerging anew.

The next new trade in our Paid-to-Play portfolio is:

Yesterday was a 101-level class on why to follow money flow as opposed to narratives.

We were presented with a CPI of 9.1%, exceeding the expectations of 8.8%. By CPI standards, this is the highest inflation in 40 years.

And, yet, gold got crushed.

I saw this meme while mindlessly scrolling through Twitter and found it pretty hilarious:

Warren Buffett continues to increase his position in the oil and gas exploration and chemical manufacturing company Occidental Petroleum $OXY.

Yesterday, Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A filed another Form 4, revealing roughly $250 million of new purchases.

From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

When investing in the stock market, we always want to approach it as "a market of stocks."

Regardless of the environment, there are always stocks showing leadership and trending higher.

We may have to look harder to identify them depending on current market conditions… but there are always stocks that are going up.

The same can be said for weak stocks. Regardless of the environment, there are always stocks that are going down, too. 

We already have multiple scans focusing on stocks making all-time highs, such as Hall of Famers, Minor Leaguers, and the 2 to 100 Club. We filter these universes for stocks that are exhibiting the best momentum and relative strength characteristics. 

Clearly, we spend a lot of time identifying and writing about leading stocks every week, via multiple reports. Now, we're also highlighting lagging stocks on a recurring basis.

Welcome to the Short Report.

These are the registration details for our live mid-month conference call for Premium Members of All Star Charts.

Our next Live Call will be held on Monday July 18th at 6PM ET. As always, if you cannot make the call live, the video and slides will be archived and published here along with every other live call since 2015.

Here are the details for Monday night:

"JC what's on your mind these days?"

I get asked this a lot. So it keeps me on my toes.

But it's a great exercise, even if you're not being asked regularly by colleagues and journalists.

So what is on my mind?

It's this.

It's still this.

It's the strong Dollar preventing stocks and crypto assets from rising in price:

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

It’s inescapable. If you haven’t read it in the news, seen it on Twitter, or heard it from a co-worker, here’s the scoop…

The euro has tumbled to parity with the dollar for the first time in almost 20 years!

That’s the big news in the currency markets these days. Sure, it’s a significant development.

But what currency isn’t falling against the US dollar right now?

It’s an interesting question. And it draws our attention to the Canadian dollar.

Let’s take a look.

Here’s a chart of the USD/CAD cross:

While the US dollar steamrolls everything in sight and prints fresh decade-highs against most major currencies, it’s still dealing with last year’s highs against the Canadian dollar.