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Something truly massive happened in early 2017.

That “something” was the market shifted from deflation towards an inflationary outlook.

If you don’t believe me, you can see for yourself.

Inflation expectations broke out of a multi-year downtrend. Not only that, but  they have since continued higher, bouncing of support.

Investing in the markets is like playing poker, and this was a massive “tell” that the market had changed.

The next big “tell” came when yields on the 10-Year Treasury broke out of a downtrend.

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,

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