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Clif Droke

Clif Droke

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

Biography

Clif Droke is the editor of the two times weekly Momentum Strategies Report newsletter, published since 1997, which covers U.S. equity markets and various stock sectors, natural resources, money supply and bank credit trends, the dollar and the U.S. economy. The forecasts are made using a unique proprietary blend of analytical methods involving cycles, internal momentum and moving average systems, as well as investor sentiment. He is also the author of numerous books, including most recently "The Stock Market Cycles."

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    Published 20 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Since being shunned by traders last year after a series of margin increases, gold has enjoyed a worthy comeback since turning around this summer. The…

  • The Opposing Forces Behind Gold's Bull Market

    Published 05 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

    What accounts for gold's strong performance since the initial rebound in July? That's the question that many analysts are (belatedly) trying to answer. The first…

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    Published 28 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

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  • Why Bernanke Refuses To Let Oil Prices Fall

    Published 19 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

    A prominent symptom of the final deflationary phase of the 60-year/120-year cycle scheduled to bottom in 2014 is, ironically, asset price inflation. While this may…

  • Loose Money is Here Again (and Gold Stocks Love It!)

    Published 14 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Stock and commodity prices across the board soared on the latest announcement from the Fed, which was viewed as wildly bullish by Wall Street. The…

  • The Effects of the 4-Year Cycle Peak

    Published 09 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Last week was pivotal for equities as well as a reminder that the 3½ year-old recovery is still alive. Many stocks broke out to new…

  • Gold: The Ultimate Crisis Barometer

    Published 05 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Gold's latest rally - and the dollar's recent decline - has the investing world buzzing with speculation as to the meaning behind it. Convention wisdom…

  • Why Gold Doesn't Need the Fed

    Published 31 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Gold was a star performer during the month of August, outshining other assets in an impressive rally which took many investors by surprise. Many analysts…

  • Gold and the $600 Billion Question

    Published 24 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

    After spending the better part of three months locked in a lateral range, gold finally broke out on Aug. 21 and went on to make…

  • Gold and the Middle East Crisis

    Published 14 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

    The year 2012 has been relatively peaceful compared with the past 10 years. The lack of military aggression on the part of the U.S. has…

  • Gold's 'Fearless' Summer Turnaround

    Published 10 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

    When does a precious metal known for feeding off investors' fears need the opposite of fear to move higher? Answer: Right now! Austin Kiddle, an…

  • Fed Hits Kill Switch On Liquidity

    Published 03 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Lately investors have been worried about liquidity, specifically the central bank's willingness (or unwillingness) to continue providing it, and with good reason. Without periodic injections…

  • Two Keys For the Next Gold Breakout

    Published 26 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Gold's historic run-up from $250 to nearly $2,000 an ounce in the last 10 years has underlined the long-term value and intrinsic worth of a…

  • End is Near for Economic Rebound

    Published 25 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Since the start of the global economic recovery in 2009, the status of the U.S. economy has been a perplexing one. We've been bombarded with…

  • Can Gold's Luster Be Restored This Summer?

    Published 19 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

    The summer has been a dizzying one for commodities. The last four weeks have witnessed the price of corn soaring toward an all-time high due…

  • The 4-Year Cycle Versus the Euro Zone Crisis

    Published 13 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Investors are worried that this summer will witness a repeat of the summer debacles of 2010 and 2011. The stock market has itself vulnerable to…

  • Obama Versus The Hedge Fund Industry

    Published 29 June 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Most investors are aware that the 4-year cycle peak comes into play this year. What few realize is how both Washington and Wall Street are…

  • Major Improvement in Gold's Interim Outlook

    Published 03 June 2012 | viewed 0 times

    As of the end of May 2012, gold suffered the indignity of its first "bearish" year after its long-term bull market began in 2001. Gold…

  • Hedge Funds Re-evaluate Gold's Potential

    Published 23 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

    Gold's biggest problem since February has been one of relative weakness. This weakness in turn has kept the market-moving hedge fund players away from gold.…

  • A Tale of Two Stocks...and Two Economies

    Published 10 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

    The government recently reported that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2 percent, below the expected 2.5 percent rate. The jobless rate…