"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •585 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 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 •585 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •585 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 585 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 585 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% |
Markets / Other
From the Taj Mahal to Westminster Abbey: Notes from a Gold Investor
I recently returned from India, a nation where an incredible 600 million people are under the age of 25. That's nearly double the entire population of the U.S.! What's amazing…
Pension Battle Shifts to San Jose, San Bernardino, Stockton; Rights of Dinosaurs vs. 'Right Thing'
Now that a federal judge properly ruled pension obligations are not sacrosanct (see Lesson for Union Dinosaurs) the spotlight is once again on union dinosaurs in California. Bankrupt San Bernardino…
GOLD Elliott Wave Technical Analysis
Yesterday's short term target was at 1,212 for the end of a fifth wave. Downwards movement ended at 1,215.36, 3.36 short of the target. The structure looks complete. The wave…
Madness or Wisdom?
Trading, and to some extent investing, is all about knowing when markets are moving with the wisdom of the crowds and when they’re moving with the madness of the crowds.…
A Look at the Nikkei
In October 2012 I showed subscribers the relative chart of the Nikkei 225 versus the MSCI world index and explained how the breakout over a declining trendline, which was showing…
The Next Black Swan: A Dollar Crisis
Analysts everywhere appear to be wondering what could possibly be the catalyst to turn the gold market around. I maintain it's the same catalyst that drove the gold bull market…
The Wisdom of Looking Like an Idiot Today
So, let's say you're a prudent person who has concerns that our economy isn't 'recovering' as robustly as you'd like. Perhaps you still remember the speed and depth of the…
What's Broke In Gold and How To Fix It
Western demand for physical gold has never been very large, and now it is declining. Seasonally, gold often rallies in mid-November, because of the Indian festival season.
The House Always Wins
One market that we have moved our guideposts with since early fall, but one we still find historically stretched even in this environment - is in Japan with the Nikkei…
Is the Fed Increasingly Monetizing Government Debt?
Fed Chair Bernanke vehemently denies Fed "monetizes the debt," but our research shows the Fed may be increasingly doing so. We explain why and what the implications may be for…
