Clif Droke

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• The XAU is Still in the "Sweet Spot"

  Published 29 October 2004 | viewed 3,232 times

  A few weeks ago I wrote that the XAU was in the "sweet spot" of its momentum uptrend and was still comfortably above its dominant…

• "Worst Six Months" Coming to an End

  Published 27 October 2004 | viewed 4,630 times

  We're coming up on the end of the year 2004 lateral correction and also the end of what Stock Trader's Almanac calls the "worst six…

• The Real Estate Boom and the Magic Mid-Point

  Published 22 October 2004 | viewed 3,636 times

  The U.S. economy has become a "real estate economy," as someone has recently observed. The fortunes of millions of individual Americans are tied up in…

• The "Micro-Mini" Recession is Ending

  Published 15 October 2004 | viewed 3,892 times

  Talk about an early Halloween! It's mid-month and already we have a scary composite of the financial picture. Sub-par employment data, rising oil prices, suicide…

• XAU Enters "Sweet Spot" of Momentum Rally

  Published 10 October 2004 | viewed 3,243 times

  The proverbial "sweet spot" of the momentum market in precious metals stocks in recent weeks is upon us, and the XAU index will greatly benefit…

• An Inflationary Blow-Off

  Published 07 October 2004 | viewed 3,603 times

  It has to happen, I suppose. One final inflationary blow-off to scare everyone into thinking that a 1970s-type inflationary environment is coming upon us once…

• Major Signal in the Dow Transports

  Published 26 September 2004 | viewed 3,689 times

  Leave it to the bears to put a negative spin on an otherwise positive signal. In the Sept. 20 edition of Barron's, an article appeared…

• Is VIX Sending the Bears a Message?

  Published 24 September 2004 | viewed 3,893 times

  Question: "I am a new reader, and I find your contrarian instincts quite refreshing. One question in regard to your bullish outlook into 2008/09. Are…

• XAU vs. XOI in September

  Published 10 September 2004 | viewed 3,582 times

  The month of September will likely be a month where two major natural resource sectors diverge after both enjoying impressive bull markets through 2003 and…

• Axioms of the Global Economic Order

  Published 01 September 2004 | viewed 3,709 times

  For years the debate has raged on between the long-term bears and the long-term bulls, those who believe the U.S. stock market and economy is…

• Can the Real Estate Boom Continue?

  Published 22 August 2004 | viewed 4,598 times

  A reader responds: "Clif, I really enjoy reading your articles about the economy! What do you see for the real estate market in the next…

• The Fear of the Bear is Worse Than the Bear Itself!

  Published 18 August 2004 | viewed 3,160 times

  "Red ink to set record," read the front-page headline of a mainstream daily newspaper recently. The story was accompanied by a graph done in red…

• Is Oil Running Out of Gas?

  Published 10 August 2004 | viewed 3,514 times

  Call it the Year of Fear. That's the impression being conveyed with a cursory glance at each day's newspaper headlines. Each new day brings a…

• A Classic "Fear Market"

  Published 02 August 2004 | viewed 3,240 times

  The debate rages on in the financial press as to whether the U.S. is in a bear market or a bull market. But the obvious…

• Is a Stock Market Crash Imminent?

  Published 25 July 2004 | viewed 7,153 times

  There has been a rather conspicuous increase in calls for a stock market crash. A well-known newsletter, for example, had the following title recently: "Anatomy…

• Another Sign of an Economic Recovery

  Published 14 July 2004 | viewed 3,905 times

  In the late '90s and early 2000s, bearish financial commentators would relate how the trend toward personal and public bankruptcies was on the rise, threatening…

• The Curse of the Summer Doldrums (plus, election year considerations)

  Published 10 July 2004 | viewed 3,103 times

  Summer is here, and with it comes sultry weather, vacations at the beach, and sometimes the phenomenon known as "summer doldrums" in the stock market.…

• Preparing for a "Micro-Mini" Recession

  Published 06 July 2004 | viewed 3,575 times

  Recently I received an e-mail from a reader who made the following observation regarding the latest Commitments of Traders report on the three major stock…

• The Presidential Cycle and 2005

  Published 05 July 2004 | viewed 4,674 times

  Over the past few months you may have heard me refer to the expected bullish conditions that should prevail in 2005 based on stock market…

• The Message of the Dow Transports

  Published 02 July 2004 | viewed 3,171 times

  An important market signal was flashed this week, but if you blinked you probably missed it. The Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA) recently made its…