"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •769 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 1,772.10 | +17.20 | +0.98% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 83.01 | -0.19 | -0.23% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 3.120 | -0.016 | -0.52% |
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Ethanol •770 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •769 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 769 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 769 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 88.60 | -0.31 | -0.35% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.800 | +0.033 | +1.19% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 4.283 | +0.031 | +0.72% |
Markets / Other
Guru Focus Interview with a Value Investor; Dissimilar Starting Points, Many Similar Conclusions
Can we see a 5% CPI with falling demand for credit? Sure, why not? And if it plays out that way, there will be no hiding places at all. Treasuries…
The Monetary Tsunami Is Dragging Us Back Out To Sea
It is not an impressive accomplishment to be surprised twice by the same news. Such a thing happens to three-year-olds, but grown-ups are supposed to adjust to incoming information. Nevertheless,…
Investing Wisely -- Update with Recommendations and Personalized Follow-Up
Crude Oil, Energy / Gold and Silver are 'Breaking Down' and that too is serious. Navigating through this mine-field will be as difficult ... The manipulation is severe and the…
CME Lowers Treasury Margins, Signals Shift In Market Direction
The CME has been busy the past few months 'adjusting' margins. I emphasize adjusting because I suspect it is not in the interest of protecting the speculator from financial ruin…
Investor Sentiment: Sentiment Leads Price
Current market sentiment remains neutral to bullish. The 'dumb money' indicator is neutral while the Rydex market timers remain overly bullish (and this is bearish). Corporate insiders are showing no…
The State of the Trend
Last week's target band for the SPX range, based on Hurst Channels, was 1344-1355 on the upside, and 1294-1306 on the downside. The high of the index came in at…
The QE Fraud on America
The Employment Figures for May were abysmal, proving that QE1 and QE2 have been an abject failure in improving the economy. The Federal Reserve wasted $2.0 trillion in these programs…
This Past Week in Gold
Summary: Long term - on major buy signal. Short term - on buy signals. As long as the ETFs remain on buy signals, we plan to add to positions upon…
The Risk-Reward Market Report
Market fundamentals or drivers for equities and sectors are, economic growth, sentiment, valuation and risk vs. return. Investors need to think about the direction of changes. There is always a…
A Forward and Backward Look at the Cycles for 2011
Let's take a step back and examine the intermediate-term outlook for 2011 based on some observations we made earlier this year.
