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David Nichols

David Nichols

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

Biography

David Nichols is a graduate of Yale University and a leader in the emerging field of fractal market analysis. This pioneering analytical approach studies the markets as chaotic, non-linear systems, addressing the predictability in financial markets. Fractal market analysis discovers the order hidden within the seemingly random chaos of the markets.

  • Gold in Hyper-Drive

    Published 24 March 2009 | viewed 6,369 times

    In my last public posting at the end of February, I discussed how gold was setting up for correction in March, with $890 a very…

  • Gold: Fractal Structure in Price and Time

    Published 26 February 2009 | viewed 5,516 times

    After the subtle spike in volatility in the gold market on Monday, I warned subscribers to the Fractal Gold Report that a correction was coming…

  • Massive Inflationary Pressures

    Published 14 January 2009 | viewed 5,728 times

    I recently came across an interview with David Swensen, the legendary manager of the Yale endowment, in the Wall Street Journal. Here's the intro, by…

  • The Fed Says Buy Gold

    Published 17 December 2008 | viewed 6,336 times

    On Tuesday we received direct confirmation from the Fed that the U.S. dollar will continue to be sacrificed to resuscitate ailing credit and asset markets.…

  • The Third Time

    Published 13 November 2008 | viewed 4,365 times

    It took many years of study and analysis -- and untold hours of staring at market fractal patterns -- before I had one of those…

  • Side-Stepping the Drop

    Published 28 October 2008 | viewed 5,663 times

    Back on October 9th, as gold was spiking up to $920, I urgently told subscribers to the daily Fractal Gold Report to close out all…

  • Final Boarding Call for Gold

    Published 23 September 2008 | viewed 4,159 times

    There is now little doubt that a big new uptrend is building in gold -- and silver, too -- thanks to a hastily-executed and unprecedented…

  • One Last Decline, then the Rebound

    Published 10 September 2008 | viewed 5,009 times

    September 9, 2008 It's shaping up to a bad few weeks in precious metals, as the final drop of this big corrective pattern is set…

  • Gold: It's Not Over Yet

    Published 22 August 2008 | viewed 4,317 times

    In my last article I warned that a breakdown out of a triangle consolidation typically leads to a very swift and scary downside move, and…

  • Platinum's Warning for Gold

    Published 05 August 2008 | viewed 6,313 times

    Gold is coming up on its moment-of-truth -- and a potentially great spot to re-enter long positions, as we recently took profits up at $966.…

  • It's All About the Entry

    Published 17 July 2008 | viewed 3,888 times

    Not many people are attuned to just how important the entry point is to success in financial markets. The entire trajectory of your position is…

  • Explosive Upside Potential

    Published 26 June 2008 | viewed 4,243 times

    Below you'll find an excerpt from a recent issue of the Fractal Gold Report, published after the close on Wednesday, June 25, just after the…

  • Only Days Away from the BIG ONE

    Published 16 June 2008 | viewed 6,720 times

    The next few weeks will be an absolutely critical period for financial markets, particularly equities and gold. In fact, a market fractal pattern with this…

  • Finally.......Gold Options!

    Published 27 May 2008 | viewed 3,674 times

    We've been waiting a long time, but it looks like we'll soon be able to trade options on gold in regular equity accounts. And we…

  • Profiting from the Fed's Disastrous Mistake

    Published 19 May 2008 | viewed 5,638 times

    Although there is much fear and uncertainty about the economy and financial markets right now, there is actually a very clear and simple way to…

  • Gold -- Nothing Random About It

    Published 08 May 2008 | viewed 3,083 times

    There is a large body of opinion that markets move in random and unpredictable ways, particularly in the short term, but that over the longer…

  • Fractal Gold Report: Slingshot Levels

    Published 23 April 2008 | viewed 4,076 times

    One of the defining characteristics of fractal patterns is their self-similarity on every scale; that is, the smaller structures have the same shapes and patterns…

  • A Short and Shallow Recession

    Published 16 April 2008 | viewed 4,235 times

    Recessions rarely happen when everybody is expecting them. Yet this seems to be the situation now, as the current slowdown is the most-predicted in history.…

  • How to Spot a New Uptrend in Gold

    Published 08 April 2008 | viewed 3,786 times

    Gold is one of the best markets for trading because its patterns are usually clear and uncomplicated, with prices following the expected fractal path with…

  • Chaos and Order in the Gold Market

    Published 31 March 2008 | viewed 3,622 times

    It is widely-accepted that financial markets are made up of individuals acting according to self-interest and free will. But there really isn't free will in…