Clif Droke

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• Final High 2012 For Stocks, Economy

  Published 27 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  It's amazing sometimes how much difference a year can make on investor psychology. For most of last year investors worried incessantly about a potential "double…

• The Coming China Super Crisis

  Published 05 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The big X-factor for the stock market in the coming months will clearly be China. During periods when any of the major weekly or yearly…

• When Central Banks Fail

  Published 23 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Ben Bernanke's smiling face on the cover of the April issue of The Atlantic is a testimony to how short America's collective memory is. While…

• Rising Fuel Costs and the Next Revolution

  Published 14 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Lost amid the hoopla after the Dow recently achieved a milestone in closing above the psychologically important 13,000 barrier is another, more significant benchmark. Gasoline…

• A Golden Shakeout

  Published 02 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Mining shares and the precious metals were hard hit on Wednesday after Fed Chairman Bernanke appeared before Congress. Bernanke gave his view on the U.S.…

• Is the Corporate Earnings Recovery a Deception?

  Published 27 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The market has come a long way since October when the price low was established in the major stock averages. It has come even further…

• Gold and the Next Great War

  Published 17 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Let's turn our attention to a cycle which we've rarely discussed over the years. The Kress 24-year cycle is one of the components of the…

• The Return of Volatility

  Published 12 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  To say that complacency has reigned in the last few months is an understatement. Volatility as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has fallen…

• Is the U.S. 'Decoupling' From the European Crisis?

  Published 04 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Selling pressure earlier in the week gave way to strong demand for equities as concerns over the European debt crisis have been moved to the…

• Will Gold Regain its Safe Haven Status in 2012?

  Published 14 January 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Last year was an eventful one for the gold market. The yellow metal was up 10 percent in 2011 for its 11th consecutive annual gain.…

• The Dueling Forces of 2012

  Published 07 January 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The cyclical bull market recovery which began in March 2009 was powerful in its first year, moderately strong in 2010 and visibly weakened by the…

• Credit Crisis Part 2 or Another Reprieve?

  Published 14 December 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Recent investor disappointment is being blamed on the Federal Reserve and the fact that it didn't announce another round of stimulus at its latest meeting.…

• Economic Armageddon: 2012 or 2013?

  Published 05 December 2011 | viewed 0 times

  In his latest report, Samuel Kress of SineScope reviewed the 120-year cycle and broke it down into its constituent cycles. For the sake of our…

• The War Between Creditors and Debtors

  Published 28 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The news headlines have been fixated on the debt drama unfolding in Europe. It's important that we give some thought to this since it paves…

• Gold Rebuilds the Wall of Worry

  Published 09 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Gold has come into its own since October as traders continue to hang on every word coming out of Europe. Investors have breathed a collective…

• Long-Term Cycles vs Short-Term Market Potential

  Published 07 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A reader has asked the following question, which addresses a problem confronting many investors right now: "I always appreciate the Kress Cycle analysis. Yet, I…

• Is the Consumer Spending Surge a 'Dance of Death'?

  Published 30 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The latest economic headline came as a surprise to the pundits, though it actually makes perfect sense from a psychological standpoint. On Friday the Associated…

• October Has Killed Another Bear

  Published 24 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  October has a tendency to be a "bear killer." That is, in years when the stock market has been in decline heading into October, the…

• Why the Recession Forecasters Are Wrong (For Now)

  Published 21 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Speculation over the direction of the economy continues to take center stage. With the presidential election coming up in 2012, the economy will undoubtedly be…

• Can a Global Stimulus Stop Deflation?

  Published 07 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The year 2011 has been a strange and unusual one on many counts. If anything, 2011 can be characterized as the first year since the…