"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •134 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 943.80 | -0.20 | -0.02% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.41 | -0.29 | -0.42% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 1.972 | -0.009 | -0.47% |
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Ethanol •134 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •134 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 134 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 134 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 72.23 | -0.33 | -0.45% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.764 | -0.021 | -0.75% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.204 | -0.009 | -0.39% |
Markets / Other
This Past Week in Gold
Summary: Long term – on major buy signal. Short term – on buy signals. Gold sector cycle is up. Waiting for trendline support and set ups.
A Dubious Monetary Backdrop
Even if calm prevails, markets have grown way too complacent regarding the global monetary backdrop. So many unknowns. So many things that could go wrong. Whenever it unfolds, the next…
Modern Delusions, Part 1: Japan Thinks It Can Balance Its Budget
A recurring problem for most developed-world governments is explaining why last year's plan didn't work while convincing voters that this year's new and improved plan will do the trick. This…
The Long Awaited 4% Pullback May Be Close
Last time I wrote, I said that a 10-week bottom was close and could come as late January 31. Venus square Saturn (today) has a variance of +/- 2 TD's,…
King Dollar, Ready for Next Battle
It is my belief, that stocks are in a gigantic topping process, that will be clear to all by the end of the year. Meanwhile we could have up and…
Silver Stocks' New Upleg
The silver miners' stocks have surged higher in this young new year, putting the Trumphoria general-stock rally to shame. Following its fourth-quarter drubbing, this tiny contrarian sector is embarking on…
The Fed and Gold in 2017
As everyone already knows, the Fed has finally hiked its interest rates for the second time in a decade and for the first time since December 2015, when it ended…
More Fake News: Media Contrived Photos to Diminish Trump's Inauguration Crowd
Last week the mainstream media devoted huge resources of time and space to comparing photos of President Obama's inauguration audience to photos of President Trump's inauguration audience. Apparently audience size…
What's Behind the Collapse in Global Exports in the US, Japan, EU, Emerging Markets?
Global export of goods (priced in US dollars) has collapsed in Japan, the EU, and emerging markets, since their recovery highs following the great recession. The US is the best…
Lala Land FX Assumptions
The notion that Trump's planned protectionist measures (tariffs and border adjustment tax) will be USD-positive is founded on an unrealistic world - where Mexico, China and other US trading partners…
