"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •578 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 1,967.90 | -153.70 | -7.24% |
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WTI Crude •11 mins | 61.92 | -3.29 | -5.05% |
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Gasoline •11 mins | 1.856 | -0.087 | -4.46% |
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Ethanol •578 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •578 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 578 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 578 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 11 mins | 65.97 | -3.35 | -4.83% | |
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Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.614 | -0.740 | -17.00% | |
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Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.402 | -0.131 | -5.17% |
Markets / Other
Stock Market Still Has Legs
Not sure about the market right now. I cannot be bearish here but I cannot be bullish either. Should be a trading range with a lot of volatility. I know…
Turning Points
The 6-year cycle which is due to bottom in the Fall continues to weigh on the averages and makes it likely that the correction will continue until then. The short-term…
Who is Really Printing Money?
The main source of new money in the economy is not the Fed but the commercial banks. It is the private banks that increase money supply through debt (new credit)…
Timing Model Update
Whether my "the January lows were THE lows" thesis is mildly wrong (i.e. we only traded below them for a few weeks in July), or majorly wrong (i.e. we trade…
Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (Aug 4 - 10, 2008): Part II
As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee held the Fed funds target rate steady at 2.0%. This is the second straight meeting with no change in the rate. The committee's…
Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (Aug 4 - 10, 2008)
As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee held the Fed funds target rate steady at 2.0%. This is the second straight meeting with no change in the rate. The committee's…
Technical Market Report
The market is overbought, but the indicators are strong so we are likely to see some consolidation next week. I expect the major indices to be higher on Friday August…
Gold Market Update
On the Precious Metals stock index charts we have witnessed breakdowns from Head-and-Shoulders tops leading to precipitous declines. On the HUI index chart shown here we can see that the…
Silver Market Update
If silver drops to the $14 area as expected over the short-term it will be viewed as a strong buy as this should mark the end of the downtrend. This…
An Interview with a Cycle Master
I have long been an admirer of the stock market cycle analysis of one Samuel J. "Bud" Kress, proprietor of SJK Capital and publisher of the cycle-based SineScope advisory. Kress…
