JW Jones

Contributor since: 26 Aug 2010

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• Learning How to Trade the GDX Fibonacci Butterfly

  Published 12 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  One of the many useful characteristics of options is that the astute trader can design strategies to capture profit from predicted price action forecasts from…

• The Case for Future Prices in the SPX

  Published 08 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Your words to me just a whisper, You face is so unclear. I try to pay attention, Your words just disappear. ~ Staind: Epiphany Lyrics…

• The Dollar Speaks While Gold, Silver, Oil, and the SP 500 Listen

  Published 01 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Investors and traders alike were watching the action unfold across the pond earlier this week. It was seemingly a foregone conclusion that Greece would get…

• European Contagion, The Domestic Banks, and the SP 500

  Published 17 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "The paranoia gripped us, The rain turned engines to rust The panic set in like a cancer to our hearts; Spreading through We bet on…

• What the U.S. Dollar and the Euro Mean to the SP500

  Published 11 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The buzz around the blogosphere and in the media is that Quantitative Easing II is scheduled to end in around 3 weeks. Already pundits are…

• Monitoring XLF Prevented a Potentially Devastating Trade in the SP500

  Published 05 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  My most recent analysis regarding the S&P 500 has been proven to be inaccurate as a failed breakout has transpired on the S&P 500 this…

• Vertical Credit Spreads and Clues About the S&P500; Left Behind by the Russell 2000

  Published 28 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Before discussing why I think the S&P 500 may be setting up to rally I have to discuss an options strategy that often times is…

• The U.S. Dollar's Impact on the SP 500, Gold, Silver, and Oil

  Published 24 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  In doing some brief reading around the blogosphere I have noticed that most pundits are writing off gold, silver, and oil entirely. In fact, I…

• Hi-Yo Silver, Away

  Published 14 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash." - George S. Patton - Last week silver was the focus of incredible price swings…

• What's Next for the SP 500, Gold, and Oil

  Published 07 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The price action in precious metals and oil this past week has been breathtaking. The last time we have seen this much volatility in commodity…

• The SP 500 May Hold Clues to the Peak in Gold and Silver

  Published 05 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "The warning signs were all Dismissed or shouted down So it goes The kings all failed to tell us The madmen failed to sell us…

• Will the SP 500, Silver, Gold, and Oil Breakout?

  Published 21 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The price action in the financial markets this week has added to the continued confusion about where equity prices are headed. Precious metals and oil…

• The SP 500, Oil, and Gold Will Respond To Price Action in the U.S. Dollar

  Published 17 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  No More! The crap rolls out your mouth again Haven't changed, your brain is still gelatin Little whispers circle around your head Why don't you…

• The U.S. Dollar's Impact on Price Action in the SP 500, Gold, and Oil

  Published 03 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  I was starting to put on my bullish hat on Friday morning when out of the blue an ugly close has forced me to rethink…

• The SPX Hangs in the Balance While Social Mood Deteriorates Further

  Published 23 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "We crawl on our knees for you, Under a sky no longer blue We sweat all day long for you, But we sow the seeds…

• The SPX Dances Between Excitement and Danger

  Published 10 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Many readers might remember that exactly two years ago the S&P 500 tagged the infamous 666 price level before putting on a monster 2 year…

• The SPX, Oil, Silver, and Geopolitical Risk

  Published 25 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  "You can't lose what you don't put in the middle." ~ Mike McDermott, Rounders While this week was shortened due to the President's Day holiday,…

• Bear Season in the SP 500 and Oil

  Published 14 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Mr. Market has had an appetite for S&P 500 bears for several months now. In each instance in which the bears think they are going…

• High Altitude Bombing in Oil

  Published 09 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  At the risk of stating the obvious, the recent market action in the commodities has been manic with wild gyrations of price in a wide…

• Silver Butterfly: An Option Trading Lesson

  Published 01 February 2011 | viewed 0 times

  One of the notes that I keep stuck to my computer reads "remember seasonality". For those just now becoming familiar with options, you may assume…