Gary Tanashian

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• That Smell

  Published 14 October 2005 | viewed 7,807 times

  "Ooh ooh that smell, can't you smell that smell?"* Is it bull flesh or will it soon be a bear fry (as a friend recently…

• Super Wedgie

  Published 11 September 2005 | viewed 9,629 times

  "Perhaps a short term top in the much publicized price of crude could be the bulls' excuse. Failing that, some other spin du jour may…

• Wedgie

  Published 28 August 2005 | viewed 7,580 times

  Finally, the bears have gotten a pound of bull flesh. I am sure it tastes good too, after all the abuse our furry friends have…

• Those Who Don't Learn From History...

  Published 17 August 2005 | viewed 6,338 times

  ...Are doomed to repeat it! Unfortunately, there is so much "noise" out there - from geopolitics to macroeconomics - that it is difficult for the…

• Waiting For Goldot

  Published 04 August 2005 | viewed 5,359 times

  It has been psychologically draining for goldbugs to watch day after day as the "pig" makes new high after new high, obviously benefiting from the…

• Two Anecdotal Inputs and the Usual Inflation/Deflation Jive

  Published 26 July 2005 | viewed 4,460 times

  This morning I had two interactions that I feel would be of interest to anyone trying, as I am, to figure out the true nature…

• Endgame

  Published 13 July 2005 | viewed 4,499 times

  For quite a while now, and after careful consideration of many respected gurus' opinions on the matter, I have been coming down on the side…

• Bride of Frankenmarket

  Published 10 July 2005 | viewed 5,807 times

  About a year ago, biiwii.com announced itself with its first macro-economic commentary, Frankenmarket Lives. The theme last summer was one of growing economic angst, a…

• To Da Moon!? Not so Fast... (Part Deux)

  Published 21 June 2005 | viewed 5,830 times

  It is very simple. The miners exploded off of an oversold condition in mid-May. They did so with such ferocity that many found it hard…

• To Da Moon!? Not so Fast...

  Published 17 June 2005 | viewed 5,026 times

  As noted in the previous update, the HUI sported a possible H&S bottom. With the impulsive feel to the break of the neckline, it appears…

• Dawn of the Dead

  Published 14 June 2005 | viewed 6,792 times

  I received another in a long line of auction notices last week. Yet another local custom, high tech manufacturing firm is being liquidated. Another competitor…

• Strange Bedfellows

  Published 13 June 2005 | viewed 6,065 times

  Gold miners had a ferocious rally on Friday. As usual, there are crosscurrents in these choppy seas as nobody seems able to get a handle…

• A Reply From Fantasy Land

  Published 31 May 2005 | viewed 5,045 times

  This morning a flag was raised here in my town for "Grampy" Stoughton Atwood, my wife's grandfather who passed away last memorial day weekend. He…

• Contrary Indications II

  Published 05 May 2005 | viewed 5,958 times

  The good folks at Elliot Wave International must be taking notice. They are always on the lookout for indications of group-think as manifested in major…

• To Be or Not to Be?

  Published 28 April 2005 | viewed 4,126 times

  A critical juncture is upon us. The USD has firmed relative to its sad performance closing out 2004, many large American firms (AIG, FNM, F,…

• Apocalypse Not Yet

  Published 22 April 2005 | viewed 5,316 times

  Dow has room to stretch its legs before any failure. Bears that didn't take profits may fuel a drive to 10,400 or higher. This index…

• Contrary Indications

  Published 17 April 2005 | viewed 6,044 times

  The boys in the boiler room Toward the end of 2004, I began receiving a lot of phone calls from brokers who wanted to "put…

• A Black Hole and a Ray of Hope

  Published 08 April 2005 | viewed 4,880 times

  There will be no charts today. No speculation about the direction of long term interest rates or markets. No analysis of the push and pull…

• Amron

  Published 24 March 2005 | viewed 6,965 times

  Warning shot The fallout from the bursting of what many call "the bubble" (dot.com implosion, tech/telecom blow up and finally recession in the general economy)…

• A Simple Message (long version)

  Published 16 March 2005 | viewed 5,382 times

  A primary mission at biiwii.com is to remain neutral, to try to see reality coldly, clearly and without the tint of color from any particular…