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Jun 30, 2014 at 05:51

Latest COT data released on Friday shows an astounding ramp in Commercial short positions in silver that it believed to be unprecedented, and given that silver is now critically overbought…

Jun 30, 2014 at 05:50

This week Americans will enjoy Independence Day with family cookouts and fireworks. Flags will be displayed in abundance. Sadly, however, what should be a celebration of the courage of those…

Jun 30, 2014 at 05:31

EUR/USD continues to move towards the high of its horizontal range defined by 1.3503 and 1.3677. Monitor the test of the hourly resistance at 1.3644/1.3651. An hourly support lies at…

Jun 28, 2014 at 20:27

Fantasizing intimidation is one thing, but in the end, reality always trumps dreams. In the case of the bond market, this 'intimidation' James Carville is musing over is about to…

Jun 28, 2014 at 18:58

In earlier times, during the 2nd year of the Presidential Cycle, the market was stronger in the coming week and the month of July, but for the past 40 years…

Jun 28, 2014 at 08:28

National and global instability caused by eroding purchasing power of currencies; as currencies lose purchasing power, imports become prohibitively expensive, triggering higher prices and shortages that exacerbate wealth/income inequalities.

Jun 28, 2014 at 08:26

Three weeks ago we were expecting the indices to trade flat, consolidating their May run. The high for the SPX on June 9th was 1955.55, and the index traded on…

Jun 28, 2014 at 07:20

Despite a decent rally in both gold and silver over the past 7 trading days, [TDs], both remain in bear market conditions, overall. This should hold true for however many…

Jun 28, 2014 at 07:19

Summary: Long term - on major sell signal since Mar 2012. Short term - on buy signals. Gold sector cycle - up as of 6/20. With COT data already at…

Jun 27, 2014 at 20:27

Fed hawks are beginning to make some noise.