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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."

  • The XAU is Still in the "Sweet Spot"

    Published 29 October 2004 | viewed 3,110 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 4,501 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 3,512 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 3,737 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 3,092 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 3,477 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 3,563 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 3,753 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 3,431 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 3,510 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 4,412 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 3,016 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 3,378 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 3,083 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 7,009 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 3,762 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 2,937 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 3,403 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 4,503 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 2,992 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…