JW Jones

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• Headline Risk Surrounds Gold and the SP 500

  Published 21 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The current trading environment is one of the most difficult that I can recall in recent memory. Risks abroad regarding the European sovereign debt crisis…

• Is the SP 500 Index Been Naughty or Nice?

  Published 13 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  At the beginning of this week I warned readers that the market was extremely overbought and that a top could be forming. While it is…

• How to Trade This Headline Driven Stock Market

  Published 06 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  With all eyes on the unemployment report and Europe, the CME Group's PR Department nearly created an all out panic with their announcement after the…

• The Unfortunate Truth About an Overbought Stock Market

  Published 29 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Writing about financial markets is probably the most challenging endeavor I have ever immersed myself into. I am a trader first and a writer second,…

• Evidence Supports the Bears' Case for the SP500

  Published 27 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  I am not one to discuss fundamentals or macro views, but this situation in Europe is beginning to morph into a media frenzy. Price action…

• The Eurozone Wags the Gold and Silver Dog

  Published 23 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  If Greece defaults and the European situation begins to spin out of control where will money flow? It would not make sense for market participants…

• The SP500, Apple Earnings, and Feeding the A.D.D. Monster

  Published 18 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The last hour of trading was intense on Tuesday and then all eyes were focused on Apple's earnings which were released around 4:30 ET. The…

• The SP500 is Getting Close to a Top

  Published 16 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The past few months have been very difficult to navigate for retail investors and institutional money managers. The huge week to week price swings and…

• Will the SP500 and Gold Make Up Their Minds Already

  Published 12 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A lot of eyes were watching the Slovakian Parliament around the closing bell today as they voted on the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF). The…

• Is the SP 500 on the Verge of a Rally?

  Published 04 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Only 5 short months ago the S&P 500 was trading at the 2011 highs around the 1,370 price level on the S&P 500 Index. Since…

• Are Silver and Copper Prices Predicting a Global Recession?

  Published 30 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Silver and copper have recently been going through their own private bear markets. Since the open on September 1st, silver futures have sold off by…

• Understanding the Key Support Levels for Gold

  Published 26 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Gold bulls and inquiring minds are perplexed by last week's mayhem in the precious metals markets. In addition to gold and silver, copper prices also…

• The SP500 and the Dollar Ahead of the Fed Statement

  Published 20 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The Federal Reserve is holding a two-day meeting Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Market participants are expecting the Federal Reserve to prop up financial…

• What Social Mood Is Saying About the SP500

  Published 11 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Social mood is absolutely horrible right now. In my experience as a trader I do not recall a similar time frame in my life. Social…

• What Could Lie Ahead for the SP 500 and Gold

  Published 29 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Now that Mr. Bernanke's speech is old news, what was the financial media thinking exactly? A significant number of financial writers have been anticipating discussion…

• Are Gold and the SP 500 Behaving Logically or Irrationally?

  Published 18 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Back on August 7th the S&P 500 was in the midst of a panic induced selloff and the bulls were running scared. Prices were collapsing…

• What is Next for the SP 500

  Published 08 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Three weeks ago I began urging members of my service to reduce risk and raise cash. I pounded the table incessantly for the past two…

• The Technicians SP 500 Technical Outlook

  Published 03 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The following article is an update on the current technical position of the marketplace as I see it. Obviously the price action this week has…

• The SP 500 and Gold Play A Crazy Little Game of Poker

  Published 24 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "Life is a school of probability." ~ Walter Bagehot "Fourth Law of Thermodynamics: If the probability of success is not almost one, then it is…

• The Coming Correction in Gold and Silver

  Published 19 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "It's going to be a season with lots of accidents, and I'll risk saying that we'll be lucky if something really serious doesn't happen." ~…