"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •759 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,658.70 | -1.50 | -0.09% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 84.67 | +1.08 | +1.29% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 3.114 | -0.017 | -0.55% |
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Ethanol •759 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •759 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 759 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 759 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 87.93 | +1.05 | +1.21% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.747 | -0.011 | -0.40% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 4.122 | -0.088 | -2.09% |
Markets / Other
And This Week a Turn for the Worse
It is an exceptionally troubling backdrop. I have always feared the day when reflationary policy measures finally wouldn't suffice. I've worried that the leveraged speculators would eventually blow up -…
Investing Wisely - Forecasts / Confirmations = Results!
Having a longer-term perspective of a possible future investment will always give you a more consistent bottom line. Comparing BAC with the SPDR, S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tells a very…
Going Into Capitulation Mode
The Trend Level (TL) moved from 3 (=neutral) to 1 (=sharply down) and the Swing Indicator (Swing) moved from 3 (=neutral) to 1 (=extremely negative). All these data gave us…
Near-term Central Bank Intervention?
With what is happening in the world and country specific economies today, can more quantitative easing in many countries be far behind?
And From Mayday to Mayans
If there were any question whether the recent weakness seen in the economic figures were a payback from a mild winter or an actual slowdown in activity, today's numbers essentially…
Economic Reality Bites
Many people became convinced that data releases earlier this year indicated that "recovery" in the U.S. was imminent. But as I have been saying for months, this evidence would ultimately…
Cashing In On Japan’s Debt Conundrum?
On the heels of Fitch's sovereign credit downgrade to A plus (the fifth-highest investment grade), Japan's government debt continues to swell. With its debt at over 200% of its GDP,…
A Ripple Effect Creates A Trickle Down Investment
When looking for a dominant investment theme the approach I take involves looking at global or big picture conditions. I study trends, read the news, basically watch and listen to…
Sentiment at Market Bottom
Everyone seems to be in on the 'sentiment game'. Even non-technicians talk on CNBC and Bloomberg T.V. these days about throwing in the towel, capitulation, and washouts as if it's…
My Best Investment Advice - Watch Your Fellow Investors And Do The Opposite
In my opinion, the recent selloff in stocks defies commonsense and logic, but in truth and fact it usually does. In other words, it's not uncommon to see investors selling…
