Clif Droke

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• Will Overseas Volatility Hit U.S. Shores?

  Published 02 July 2014 | viewed 0 times

  While the U.S. indices have been mostly upbeat, most of the action has been in Europe. Stocks across several European exchanges were hard hit last…

• Is VIX Beckoning The Bear?

  Published 19 June 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The FOMC issued guidance at its Wednesday policy meeting to the effect that interest rates would remain low into the foreseeable future. It further lowered…

• The Summer Sell-Off Scenario

  Published 10 June 2014 | viewed 0 times

  One of the most salient features of the market environment of recent months is the evolution of investor psychology. From March through May, stocks experienced…

• When Money Printing Runs Wild

  Published 03 June 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Since the advent of the quantitative easing (QE), the Fed's unprecedented attempt at reversing the impact of the credit crisis, many long-held beliefs and assumptions…

• How Bad Will The 60-Year Cycle Bottom Be?

  Published 22 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  One of the questions most commonly asked by investors is why the economy has been so sluggish in recent years despite the Fed's efforts at…

• No War in Year Four (So What's Next For Gold)

  Published 15 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Gold investors are wondering how much longer the metal will remain stuck in the mud as they await the next major "fear catalyst" that will…

• The Upcoming Dawn of the 60-Year Cycle

  Published 02 May 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The latest action by the Federal Reserve is part of a policy shift, the most important one in fact of the last five years. The…

• The Death of Deflation

  Published 29 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  If investors have learned nothing else from the events of the last five years, they've at least learned that fighting the Fed doesn't pay. Indeed,…

• Beware Another Recession is Lurking

  Published 11 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The New Economy Index (NEI) is on the brink of sending its first confirmed "sell" signal in four years. The index is a blend of…

• How Will Gold Respond to Global Deflation?

  Published 08 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  With economies slowing down in China, Japan, Eastern Europe and other regions of the globe, many investors wonder if 2014 will deliver another global deflationary…

• A Look at the 4-Year Presidential Cycle

  Published 02 April 2014 | viewed 0 times

  For all the bullish 2014 expectations among Wall Street analysts, few if any consider the impact of the long-term cycles. After all, it's in late…

• A Preview of the Next Global Crisis

  Published 27 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Investors dodged another bullet recently as geopolitical instability temporarily subsided after Russia's annexation of Crimea. Although U.S. equities have experienced an internal correction since then,…

• Bearish Banks Help Fuel Gold’s Meteoric Run

  Published 13 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Just when you thought the last of the big institutional banks were ready to throw in the towel on their bearish metal forecasts, yet another…

• The Deflationary Effects of the Crashing Kress Cycle

  Published 06 March 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Stocks came under selling pressure on Monday in the wake of renewed concerns over geopolitical instability in Eastern Europe. An escalation of tension between Russia…

• The Deadly Undercurrent of Deflation

  Published 28 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Despite the overall positive state of U.S. equities and the improvements in the retail economy, the stealth enemy known as deflation is still lurking in…

• The Counter-Intuitive Gold Play

  Published 21 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Gold has so far enjoyed a terrific start to the New Year, most recently closing at its highest level late October 2013. It has even…

• Gold's Comeback and Bitcoin's Silent Crash

  Published 18 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  It's the tale of two assets: gold, which was largely shunned by investors for most of last year, has made an impressive comeback in recent…

• Will 2014 Be Another 2008?

  Published 07 February 2014 | viewed 0 times

  One of the biggest problems for the stock market entering 2014 was the near unanimous belief on Wall Street that stock prices would only go…

• Why The 40-Year Cycle is Bad news for Stocks

  Published 31 January 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Lost among all the bullish predictions for the 2014 market outlook is a salient fact that few Wall Street analysts are aware of. What they…

• What Could Go Wrong For Stocks - and Right For Gold

  Published 23 January 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Are investors too bullish on the stock market's prospects for 2014 and too bearish for gold's? It would certainly seem that way based on the…