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Oct 12, 2013 at 20:24

But after nearly 4 1/2 years of being quite bullish, I am now looking at data that suggest I should view things somewhat differently. I have already alluded to the…

Oct 12, 2013 at 18:21

Another of history's many lessons is that governments under pressure become thieves. And today's governments are under a lot of pressure. Before we look at the coming wave of asset…

Oct 12, 2013 at 18:19

Last week's rally was actually expected by us, as we were looking for wave 4 of the ending diagonal idea, however the strength was something that did surprise me, although…

Oct 12, 2013 at 10:06

Last week was volatile with most prices ending higher, however, the breadth indicators deteriorated. The Fed has been propping up the financial markets with $85B a month, but, like the…

Oct 12, 2013 at 08:22

It is difficult to trade in current market conditions because the market is only driven by the political newsflow (Fed's decisions, Bernanke's testimony, Draghi's declaration, Obama, Boehner, Merkel, ...). In…

Oct 12, 2013 at 08:19

The VIX system, which alerted us to a 100+ SPX points drop two weeks ago gave a long signal capturing a 30 point move to the upside ...

Oct 12, 2013 at 06:40

On Friday morning, gold trading was shut down for 10 seconds in a "stop logic" event, as the CME explains. In essence, when there is an overload of orders that…

Oct 12, 2013 at 06:36

Summary: Long term - on major sell signal since Mar 2012. Short term - on sell signals. Gold sector cycle - down as of 9/13.

Oct 12, 2013 at 05:11

Six days and counting. The markets have already discounted a deal.

Oct 11, 2013 at 16:03

There's no denying that precious metals are falling even as the US debt-limit deadline draws so near, you can see that it's wearing a wig.