Clif Droke

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• Pivot Points for Gold and the Dow's Future

  Published 06 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The Dow reached an all-time high of 14,253 on Tuesday and naturally, the financial press drew lots of attention to this fact. Conspicuously absent from…

• Mergers and Market Tops

  Published 26 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  A prominent feature of the stock market recovery since 2009 has been the declining trading volume trend. NYSE trading volume has visibly diminished over the…

• Is the Euro Zone Crisis Really Over?

  Published 12 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Many investors are wondering what has been behind the relentless rally in stock prices. Look no further than corporate profits. Consider that in the third…

• How To Invest Within The Kress Cycles

  Published 03 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Recently I asked a question that I suspect many followers of the Kress cycles have asked at some point. Here it is: "I have been…

• Why The Stock Market Rallies Despite Worries

  Published 01 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The fiscal cliff, tax increases, the debt ceiling, missed earnings - investors certainly have had much to worry about lately. So why in spite of…

• Misinterpreting the Dow Theory

  Published 23 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Dow Theory is one of the oldest forms of technical market analysis. The theory was originally devised by Charles Dow, founder of the Wall Street…

• Gold Demand: East vs. West

  Published 18 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Gold, as defined by the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), has been a less than stellar performer of late. I've long maintained that the 150-day moving…

• Has the Fed Killed the Kress Cycle?

  Published 16 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Some have called it the Age of the Central Bank. Record monetary stimulus interventions in recent years have propelled the stock market to levels not…

• When Will Interest Rates Rise Again?

  Published 09 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Recently I was asked a question that I suspect has been on many investors' minds. Here's the question: "Is it possible that the bond market…

• The Death Knell of the Economic Recovery

  Published 07 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Call it the "shot heard round the world." Its aim was ostensibly to reduce the U.S. budget deficit, its effect was tantamount to a bullet…

• A Look at Crisis Year 2013

  Published 02 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In the course of history, some of the great crises of the past were beyond the pale of human control. Other crises, however, were created…

• Gold and The Fiscal Cliff

  Published 29 December 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The price of gold has been hit by selling under concerns over the upcoming U.S. "fiscal cliff." At least that's what the news media's explanation…

• The Coming China Crisis: An interview with Bert Dohmen

  Published 19 December 2012 | 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…

• The Fed's Fantastic Failure

  Published 15 December 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Question: When is an unprecedented economic event tantamount to a non-event? Answer: When another Fed intervention is announced. The U.S. Federal Reserve bank announced this…

• Credit Kills the Bear for December

  Published 11 December 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Stocks remained buoyant this week as the market believes the Fed will remain accommodative in view of the latest drop in U.S. unemployment numbers. It's…

• Can Gold Keep Its Luster in 2013?

  Published 06 December 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Gold took a double hit recently based partly on a news item from the rumor mill that a large fund in Asia was selling to…

• The Broad Market Outlook for 2013

  Published 20 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  In this commentary we'll survey the intermediate-term to longer-term market terrain. This is especially important since we're about to enter a new year, which the…

• An Economic 'Sell' Signal by Christmas?

  Published 12 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  With the U.S. presidential election out of the way, the economy has taken center stage lately and for good reason: the economy typically benefits during…

• Why Bernanke Can't Stop The Kress Cycle Tsunami

  Published 06 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A question that many are asking right now is what impact the Fed's latest monetary policy action will have on the projected deflationary scenario for…

• Why Gold Will Benefit From The Global Debt Crisis

  Published 02 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  One of the most common questions that I'm asked goes something like this: "If the deflationary long-term cycle is in its 'hard down' phase until…