Bruce Zaro

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• Outlook 2007: Commodities

  Published 04 January 2007 | viewed 4,547 times

  In part 2 of this 3-part series on market technicals, Bruce Zaro takes a look forward at the technical condition of a number of commodities,…

• 2006 in Review December 28, 2006

  Published 28 December 2006 | viewed 3,890 times

  In part 1 of this 3-part series on market technicals, Bruce Zaro takes a look back at 2006 and tries to put it into perspective.…

• Oil, Gas and Canadian Trusts Update

  Published 10 November 2006 | viewed 4,008 times

  Last week's announcement from Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty that the royalty trust structure would essentially be abolished after 2011 sent the market into a…

• Commodities: a Technical Update

  Published 27 September 2006 | viewed 4,179 times

  With the gut-wrenching volatility we've seen in commodities markets lately, it seemed an appropriate time to take a look at some key components in this…

• Oh Canada! Technical Strength Continues up North

  Published 02 August 2006 | viewed 4,157 times

  The S&P Toronto Stock Exchange 60 index (SPTSE) carries a 45% weighting in energy and materials which, like the NASDAQ and technology, makes it a…

• Mid Term Exam

  Published 25 April 2006 | viewed 4,123 times

  While many of the best and brightest college students are preparing for the final exams, investors may take themselves back a few years to happily…

• Triangle in Crude Resolves to the Upside

  Published 04 March 2006 | viewed 4,490 times

  In technical analysis, triangle patterns are like a traffic bottleneck; when 3 lanes of highway are reduced to 2 and then 1, driving space simply…

• U.S. Market: Will the Strong Start in '06 Last?

  Published 12 January 2006 | viewed 5,167 times

  In November, I wrote that the US market needed a pause in its bounce off the October lows. The overbought conditions at that time were…

• Golden Moves

  Published 11 January 2006 | viewed 4,075 times

  The fundamental reasons gold is rising are numerous and have been discussed over and over on this site and elsewhere: ultimate store of value, jewelry…

• Thanksgiving Nap

  Published 09 November 2005 | viewed 4,959 times

  Recent market action is very typical of fourth quarter trading. Although we are in the seasonally favorable November to April period (see Yale Hirsch's Stock…

• Just a Little More Selling

  Published 31 October 2005 | viewed 4,715 times

  One reason the market has been struggling to work meaningfully higher for nearly two years is that we haven't seen any panic-stricken, oversold extremes. Sure,…

• Commodity Stock Markets: a Technical Look

  Published 29 September 2005 | viewed 5,934 times

  For some time, I've been watching the global commodity trend closely for signs the game has ended. Concerned with the prospect of economic slowdown in…

• Wait on Biotechs Despite Recent Strength

  Published 11 August 2005 | viewed 3,300 times

  With investor optimism toward the stock market returning, I felt it appropriate to write a follow-up to my most recent article, "Semiconductors Confirming Economic Strength,"…

• Semiconductors Confirming Economic Strength

  Published 01 August 2005 | viewed 3,788 times

  Technology shares have remained a thorn in investors' sides since the unwinding of the 1995-2000 tech boom and the group, broadly speaking, has left many…

• Global Stock Market Snapshot

  Published 23 June 2005 | viewed 4,713 times

  Many global stock markets are seeing a late spring recovery rally after a difficult April. Today international equity markets can move in tandem, but at…

• Commodity Investments - Stress at the Trend Lines

  Published 04 June 2005 | viewed 4,651 times

  Commodity-based investments have historically displayed definitive cycles that experience dramatic peaks and valleys. Technical, chart-based analytical tools that anticipate price movements can give a heads…

• Commodities Stocks - Trouble or Opportunity?

  Published 14 May 2005 | viewed 5,361 times

  In his 2003 book, Adventure Capitalist, famed investor Jim Rogers reiterated his prediction of a long and profitable run for commodity-based investments. That turned out…