Gold •163 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 925.50 | -15.20 | -1.62% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 71.25 | +1.23 | +1.76% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.005 | +0.017 | +0.83% | |
Ethanol •163 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •163 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 163 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 163 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.44 | +1.03 | +1.40% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.288 | -0.167 | -4.83% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.272 | +0.035 | +1.58% |
Contributor since: 26 May 2014
Austin Galt is The Voodoo Analyst. I have studied charts for over 20 years and am currently a private trader. Several years ago I worked as a licensed advisor with a well known Australian stock broker. While there was an abundance of fundamental analysts, there seemed to be a dearth of technical analysts. My aim here is to provide my view of technical analysis that is both intriguing and misunderstood by many. I like to refer to it as the black magic of stock market analysis.
The argument between fundamental and technical analysis is an old one and is unlikely to be resolved any time soon. I generally find those that…
Recent double tops tell the tale for these two currencies. The EURUSD has a bearish double top in place while the USDJPY has a bullish…
Let's analyse the technicals of Palladium taking a bottom up approach beginning with the weekly chart. Palladium Weekly Chart Larger Image I have drawn a…
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Natural gas has been absolutely pummelled for the last decade after making an all time high in 2005 at US$15.78. Price now sits around US$2.75.…
There has been quite a bit of chatter recently about interest rates in the US with many proclaiming interest rates are now headed up. Are…
This analysis covers the long term charts of gold, gold mining shares represented by the HUI Gold Bugs Index and the world's largest gold producer,…
The Footsie has just broken some key support I have been monitoring. We already know from previous analysis of the longer term charts that this…
This analysis will cover the CRB Continuous Commodity Index, the US Dollar index and one of the main commodity currencies, the Australian dollar. We'll begin…
Wheat is the Big Daddy of the agricultural commodity sector. World trade in wheat is greater than that of all other crops combined while it…
Soybeans or soya beans to some. Most people probably associate them with soy milk and soy sauce. Mmm. I feel like some Chinese food already!…
Copper got a bit of press attention recently with headlines of a plunge in price. This was in early January and I hadn't looked at…
The cotton price has experienced a shellacking over recent years so is there any relief in sight for cotton growers going forward? Let's find out…
The corn price has been hammered over the past couple of years which has meant the winter hiatus this year in the Corn Belt has…
Let's investigate the technicals of platinum using the weekly, monthly and yearly charts. Platinum Weekly Chart Larger Image We can see a "three strikes and…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.A) Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.A) is involved in many diverse businesses including insurance, freight rail transportation, utilities and energy. It is listed…
The coffee price has held up at a critical juncture and is now set to explode higher. Let's take a look at the charts. Coffee…
It seems like only yesterday I was writing about the Aussie stock market, the ASX200. Oh, hang on, it was. Well, only a few days…
The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is an equity index that provides exposure to small, medium and large sized companies that generate most of…
I have been calling for new rally highs in the Australian stock index, the ASX200, and nothing has changed my view on that. The only…