"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •224 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,055.30 | +6.80 | +0.65% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.55 | -0.82 | -1.15% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.070 | -0.020 | -0.94% |
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Ethanol •224 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •224 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 224 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 224 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.29 | -0.89 | -1.18% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.719 | +0.154 | +4.32% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.414 | -0.038 | -1.56% |
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Breadth, "Accounting Problems", and Gold
As outlined in an October 20, 2008 article Stocks Will Bottom Well Before Economy, we should not expect the stock market to wait for the "all clear" signal from…
The Coming Great Depression
Below is an excerpt from a commentary originally posted at www.speculative-investor.com on 5th February 2009. In our 3rd December 2008 commentary we explained that the probability of an…
What's Next For the Financial Bailout
2/9/2009 3:17:17 PM Introduction This week, I continue to explore the perfect storm scenario, of a global housing bubble, a crashing financial market, and credit markets that seized up.…
Where Will the Growth Come From?
One of my most significant learning experiences came from a basic forecasting mistake. Back in 1998, I looked at 40 years of documented evidence that 50%…
Technical Market Report
The good news is: • A few people believe a large barrel of pork will save the economy. Short Term The market is overbought. The market managed to rise 4…
The Great Depression - Just the Facts, Ma'am
Contrary to what you might believe, the Great Depression of the 1930s was not a decade-long era of economic decline. Rather, the Great Depression was made up of two distinct…
The Great Relevering
One of the biggest problems for long positions in gold and commodities generally in 2008 was the leverage used by investors in the futures market. Of course, as prices increased…
Freedom From Government
President Obama signed an executive order last week continuing the faith-based initiatives program created by former President Bush. When the program was created, I warned that giving taxpayer money to…
What Iggy Pop Says About the Financial Crisis
Take a gaggle of celebrities, mix into mis-guided ad campaigns, and sprinkle liberally over the financial crisis... JUST HOW MUCH LONGER and deeper can this crisis in finance keep running…
Precious Metals Regaining Monetary Status
The following is an excerpt from commentary that originally appeared at Treasure Chests for the benefit of subscribers on Monday, January 26th, 2009. Loose in the head. As…
