"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •584 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 2,099.40 | +28.80 | +1.39% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 63.55 | +0.26 | +0.41% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 1.953 | +0.027 | +1.38% |
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Ethanol •584 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •584 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 584 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 584 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 68.05 | +0.50 | +0.74% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 3.422 | -0.087 | -2.48% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.413 | +0.020 | +0.84% |
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The Kress Cycle and the Fate of the Middle Class
Just how much pain has the middle class suffered in the last four years? The data is quite conclusive: the pain has been harsh. According to government statistics, wages for…
Crude Oil - Current Outlook
In our previous essay we focused on the oil-stocks-to-oil ratio and its implications for oil stocks. However, at the end of November we checked this ratio to find out what…
The Process from a Novice to a Profitable Investor
When it comes to becoming a successful investor or a, automated trading system developer for that matter, there are some big picture things that you must have figured out. Here…
Auto Lending Standards Plunge: New Car Loans Average 110% LTV; Used Car Loans 133% LTV with 55% Subprime! Repossessions Up Sharply
U.S. car sales are up. It's easy to explain why: car buyers borrow more as standards loosen.
On-Sale in 2014: Silver to $16.76, $15.15, then $13.71
Are such low silver prices ever possible again? Technically, yes. Unless one was fortunate to have acquired the bulk of their physical silver allocation circa 2005 at an FRN price…
Will the 'Least Loved' Bull throw a 'Taper Tantrum?'
It's been dubbed the "Least Loved" Bull market in history. The US-stock market rally is now 57-months old, and over this time period, the S&P-500 index has climbed a "wall…
Time for Goldbugs to Admit Defeat?
After a 12-year run, it looks like gold's wave has truly crested, and many bears are arguing that it's all downhill from here. A quick glance at a long-term gold…
Not All Boats Are Rising For The SP500!
There is no doubt that the S&P 500 has made new all-time highs. So has the Dow Jones Industrials (DJI) and the Dow Jones Transportations (DJT). The NASDAQ has not.…
Playing Another Hand of Existential Poker
If we're reading the rules correctly, at this point in this existential zero sum game of disinflation, deflation and reflation - both Xi's manifesto and Bernanke and Yellen's taper talk…
Market Update
Wednesday's trade mid day was a little concerning as the Qs were pushing on lows - but that changed and the markets rallied a bit into the close - again,…
