"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •204 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 968.20 | -2.20 | -0.23% |
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WTI Crude •10 mins | 74.27 | -0.35 | -0.47% |
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Gasoline •19 mins | 2.056 | -0.010 | -0.46% |
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Ethanol •204 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •204 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 204 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 204 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 2 hours | 78.29 | -0.71 | -0.90% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.940 | -0.005 | -0.13% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.471 | -0.001 | -0.02% |
Markets / Other
Gold Stock Seasonality
In our opinion, the odds of an important October-November low remain slightly better than the odds of a high. Clearly, though, if the major gold stocks continue to make new…
Gold - The Weekly Global Perspective
But the perception that this drives the gold price entirely, should be readjusted. It is the New York bullion market that is waiting for the jobs data tomorrow, for it…
Slowing Economy, Bullish Market!
Of course the major Wall Street and Bay Street firms will never tell you that things are about to go to hell in a hand basket. Without the flow of…
Major Dow Theory Non-Confirmation
A major development since the last newsletter is the continuing non-confirmation between the DJIA and Dow Transports. The non-confirmation has gone on for the better part of 7 months, which…
Cracks Appear In Housing
The second quarter of this year was one of the rare times in recent history that gross private investment contributed more to GDP growth than personal consumption. In fact, it…
An Inflationary Blow-Off
It has to happen, I suppose. One final inflationary blow-off to scare everyone into thinking that a 1970s-type inflationary environment is coming upon us once again. This will most likely…
BondWorks
I still like bonds on a longer term, fundamental basis. However, there are a number of short-term negatives (outlined above) that take me to neutral in the short run. A…
Stock, Bond, Vix Ratios Turn Down....
Therefore, it is with opportune deliberation that I point out that these two ratios for the first time ever have retested their all time peaks together and begun to turn…
Government Economic Reports: Things You've Suspected but Were Afraid to Ask! -- Gross Domestic Product
When it comes to government economic data, it is easy to get terribly confused. In recent years, it also has become easy to be more and more suspicious of the…
Son of "A Day Late and A Dollar Short"
In the spring of 2004 we published "A Day Late and A Dollar Short" an analysis outlining the risks of what we called a "dollar short squeeze" scenario where we…
