Erik Swarts

Contributor since: 04 Apr 2011

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• The Trilogy

  Published 26 June 2012 | viewed 0 times

  I would like to think that although I may pen a strongly worded perspective, I am still approachable to the flip side of the argument.…

• It's Clear - Just Upside Down

  Published 09 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

  For the better part of the past year, I have maintained a bearish perspective towards what was once one of the more favorable corners of…

• The Aqueduct

  Published 21 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  When I think about where the equity markets are today, it's apparent that a large catalyst needs to occur to break the bond market's flood…

• Wag the Dog

  Published 16 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Although they rarely replicate along completely congruent parameters, long term analogs - when properly applied, can be excellent roadmaps for interpreting pivots. Here is the…

• 586 Billion Caution Flags

  Published 04 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Over a month ago I constructed the following chart that described the two previous occasions where the largest market cap company in the world went…

• Waiting for Godot

  Published 30 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  "But that is not the question. Why are we here, that is the question. And we are blessed in this, that we happen to know…

• Irrationally Supersized

  Published 26 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  After completing our annual pilgrimage to those sucrose-laden shores of Disney World last week, I can attest that the American consumer is both present in…

• a Confession

  Published 16 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Consider me still an atheist here. A chosen sinner - so to speak. Bereft of faith and comfort in the equity markets almost endless and…

• Kumbaya

  Published 14 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  As they add another log, this time from the Norwegian central bank (the 65th in six months), to the global easing fire now sweeping the…

• Magnetic Fields

  Published 12 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  As many of us try and grasp the ever growing divergence/conundrum between the equity markets and the Treasury market, I went off on a tangent…

• Is the Market Vulnerable? Silver says - Yes

  Published 06 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  One of the greatest challenges in reading a market cycle or comparative trading environment, is estimating timeframes of a pivot. And although many traders will…

• The Terrarium

  Published 29 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Is there a better environment then a global credit crisis to replicate the arc of emotions and reflexes in the markets as credit is squeezed…

• Where the Wild Things Are

  Published 28 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  "And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!" - Where the Wilds Things Are - Maurice Sendak For many different reasons, silver has been…

• The Maker

  Published 26 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Here's a new video (with a special appearance by Tom Demark) explaining some of the methodology and significance behind my Meridian charts.  

• The Jig is Up

  Published 15 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  There will always be an abundance of information to choose from to bolster your respective market posture. But as the old adage goes, just follow…

• Transcendental Blues

  Published 09 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Steve Earle's, "Careful what you wish for - you don't know till you try", is the standing refrain in my mind these days. Apparently my…

• The Illusion of Strength

  Published 06 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Here's something I have been keeping an eye on as a possible guide coming out of the next pivot. It is the retracement blowoff that…

• Return To 'Normalcy'

  Published 28 January 2012 | viewed 0 times

  I like to remind myself every now and then why the analogy has worked so well between silver and the Nasdaq market - circa 2000…

• The 37th Parallel

  Published 24 January 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Another day, another marginal high for the SPX. Since the low on December 19th, the market has put in a positive showing a total of…

• Ephemeral High

  Published 20 January 2012 | viewed 0 times

  It's been a lonely start to 2012 - here in the bear's den. Solitude has its virtues, but after a while your thoughts start to…