Clif Droke

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• Is Gold Getting Too Much Media Attention?

  Published 11 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  After a brief decline in July, gold once again finds itself in the investment spotlight as investors seeking safety from the turbulence of the bottoming…

• Prelude To Meltdown: An Interview With Bert Dohmen

  Published 02 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  When Bert Dohmen talks, smart investors listen. In 2007 when most investment analysts and economists were downplaying the developing credit market troubles, Bert warned investors…

• A Look at the Upcoming 4-Year Cycle

  Published 26 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Many observers have been wondering if the upcoming 4-year cycle bottom in a few weeks will exert a negative impact on stock prices when the…

• Gold and Financial Crisis

  Published 15 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  At what point does a market crash translate to a lengthy bear market and/or an economic recession? This question was taken up by a celebrated…

• A Closer Look at the 'Death Cross'

  Published 06 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Market technicians sometimes let their imaginations carry them away. Because of the dry, tedious nature of the business, they sometimes exaggerate the importance of a…

• How to Conquer 'Volatile Volatility'

  Published 02 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The stock market since the May "flash crash" and early July cycle low has been a trading range affair characterized by alternations between high and…

• Making Sense of the Economic Puzzle

  Published 24 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  You can tell a lot about the state of the economy by simply looking at the covers of national news magazines. Or perhaps a better…

• Last Bull Standing 2011

  Published 16 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  One of the most important contributions made in the science of market analysis is the series of equity market rhythms known as the Kress Cycles.…

• Deflation Becomes the Dominant Economic Trend

  Published 12 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  One of the abiding fears since the government stimulus effort began in earnest last year has been the fear that runaway inflation will once again…

• The Double-Edged Sword of Financial Fear

  Published 05 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Worries over the fragility of the economic recovery continues to haunt investors and dominate the new headlines. The latest headlines point to a widespread expectation…

• Consumer Deleveraging: The New 'Wall of Worry'

  Published 21 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Everywhere one turns it seems that fear lurks just behind the corner, just waiting to pounce. Every day we're bombarded by fear in the news…

• Is There Really a Debt Crisis?

  Published 13 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  One of the most debated topics today concerns the level of debt as it concerns consumers, corporations and governments. Government debt has commanded a particularly…

• A Look At Some Stock Market 'Echoes'

  Published 04 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  I'd like to return to a theme we were discussing last week concerning our expectations for this year's upcoming 4-year cycle bottom. We touched on…

• A Look at How Post-Panic Bottoms Form

  Published 28 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Many traders want to know if the market is undergoing a bottoming process or if it's rather setting up for a fresh decline to lower…

• Panics Versus Crashes (It Makes All The Difference!)

  Published 23 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Much has been written about the so-called "flash crash" that occurred on Thursday, May 6, which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average lose nearly 1,000…

• Is it 1998 All Over Again?

  Published 03 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  That's the question we're asking in tonight's report in light of developments in the euro-zone and, to a lesser extent, within the investment banking sector.…

• George Soros and the Next Financial Crisis

  Published 25 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Speculation has been rife in the financial press lately about the possibility of another financial market meltdown. It seems that investors are waiting for the…

• An Interview With a Long Wave Master: Part II

  Published 15 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

  David Knox Barker is one of the leading authorities on the economic long wave, otherwise known as the Kondratieff Wave (a.k.a. "K Wave"). Barker has…

• An Interview With a Long Wave Master

  Published 09 April 2010 | viewed 1,603 times

  David Knox Barker is one of the leading authorities on the economic long wave, otherwise known as the Kondratieff Wave (a.k.a. "K Wave"). Barker has…

• Critical Juncture for Housing Market, Gold

  Published 03 April 2010 | viewed 1,359 times

  Let's turn our attention to real estate for a minute. The thorn in the economic recovery's side, after all, has been the mortgage market. Investors…