Adam Hamilton

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• Trading Stock Fear

  Published 17 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The stock markets' sharp June selloff is waking traders from their complacent slumber. The risk of a significant selloff, long ignored, has surged back to…

• PM Summer Doldrums 3

  Published 10 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Traders beware, the dreaded precious-metals summer doldrums are now upon us! Summers are barren sentiment wastelands for the entire PM complex. Gold, silver, and the…

• Weak SPX Technicals

  Published 27 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  While the stock markets have enjoyed an outstanding busy season, the dreaded summer doldrums are now upon us. This vacation season usually heralds listlessly-grinding markets,…

• Commodities Risk Trade

  Published 20 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Commodities prices have been exceptionally volatile in recent weeks, with big daily rallies and plunges intermingled. Seemingly without rhyme or reason, commodities surge one day…

• Silver Near-Crash

  Published 13 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  In a single week, the manic euphoria gripping silver recently was utterly obliterated. After promising such rapid wealth creation, this metal collapsed in what can…

• US Dollar Bear Rallies 2

  Published 06 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The beleaguered US dollar has certainly challenged silver's crown of being the most-one-sided trade lately. The bearishness and pessimism plaguing the world's reserve currency is…

• Fed QE and SPX

  Published 22 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  In just a couple months, the US Federal Reserve's second quantitative-easing campaign will wind down. This program has been highly controversial since its birth, so…

• SPX Correction Looms 2

  Published 15 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Stock bull markets don't rally higher in a nice linear fashion. Their advance is much more chaotic, flowing and ebbing. Two steps forward are inevitably…

• Gold Technicals

  Published 08 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Gold has much to celebrate. Not only did it just hit new all-time nominal highs, its secular bull was born exactly 10 years ago this…

• Gold-Stock Valuations 7

  Published 25 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Gold stocks aren't feeling the love these days. They have merely been drifting sideways since their latest interim high in early December. Considering gold is…

• Silver in SPX Selloffs

  Published 18 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Silver's massive surge since late January has naturally made it wildly popular these days. But with the general-stock-market weakness gathering steam, silver traders are increasingly…

• Silver Toppings 2

  Published 11 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  After soaring 35% in just 6 weeks, silver has driven trader enthusiasm to a fever pitch. Naturally after such a magnificent surge to new multi-decade…

• Gold Stocks in SPX Selloffs

  Published 04 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  With the general stock markets now due for a selloff while gold hits new nominal all-time highs, precious-metals-stock traders face something of a quandary. How…

• Junior Correction

  Published 25 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Junior resource stocks are fickle little things. And most investors who dabble in this realm are fully aware of their capricious nature. One of the…

• Stock Selloffs Ignite Dollar Rallies

  Published 18 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The inevitable periodic selloffs in the general stock markets indiscriminately hammer all stocks lower. But they pose a special magnified risk to commodities stocks. In…

• Copper Correction 2

  Published 11 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Red-hot copper hit another new all-time high this week, extending its mighty upleg to a 66.6% gain since June! As always after any strong run,…

• Silver Futures CoT 2

  Published 28 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  After rocketing 76% higher in just 5 months, silver continues to enthrall investors and speculators. In the decade I've been gaming its bull through actively…

• SPX Correction Looms

  Published 21 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The US stock markets have enjoyed an awesome run since late August, with the flagship S&P 500 stock index (SPX) up 23.7%. Traders have earned…

• Silver ETF Impact 2

  Published 14 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Silver's massive autumn rally has utterly captivated speculators and investors, their appetite for all things silver is insatiable. Interestingly a major driver of this metal's…

• Real Silver Highs 3

  Published 07 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Thanks to its awesome autumn rally, silver has become something of a rock star in the commodities world. Investors and speculators alike are enthralled with…