"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •201 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •10 mins | 951.80 | -13.70 | -1.42% |
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WTI Crude •57 mins | 76.98 | -0.90 | -1.16% |
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Gasoline •10 mins | 2.099 | -0.014 | -0.64% |
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Ethanol •201 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •201 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 201 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 201 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 10 mins | 79.73 | -0.42 | -0.52% | |
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Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.899 | -0.049 | -1.24% | |
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Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.592 | -0.029 | -1.10% |
Markets / Other
Sell on the Day After the Fed News
Then on the day after the Fed news, the sellers came in strong. This turned the cycle indicators down and left a divergence in tops. SPX, OEX, and NYA peaked…
Why Interest Rates Will Rise
The Bond Market understands Chairman Greenspan is playing roulette, but has very little latitude in which to operate as the alternatives are in question. Equities have been the hot casino…
Gold Confiscation Hydra 1.1
I have been pondering gold confiscation for a long time and, after careful study of both sides' arguments and even the original 1933 gold laws, I have come to the…
Update
Today's immediate reactions to the weaker-than-expected employment numbers were a sell-off in stocks and a sharp rally in bonds. In the case of stocks, I suspect it was the right…
Prediction: The Future of the USA Stock Market
Several of our readers have suggested to us that we should analyze the data from the perspective of foreigners, by converting the market price in euro, British pound or Yen,…
The Message of the Dow Transports
Transportation is the lifeblood of the financial system since products must be delivered. It's extremely prescient that the DJTA, and many of its component stocks, have made either token or…
Enough Rope?
Every once in a while a set of data comes along that simply takes us aback. Emotionally, viscerally, philosophically, you name it. As always, graphical representation of such data is…
Gold - The Weekly Global Perspective
We were forcefully struck by the power of Greenspan over the entire financial world, supported as never before in history by an all pervasive media. Whilst we wish the Chairman…
Our Global Pyramid Scheme
The property markets of the western world are very similar to a massive Pyramid Scheme. Rather than 'Women Empowering Women', these property markets could be called 'Investors Empowering Investors'. Rich…
Why Do Most Investors Fail to Act on What They Know?
When a stock goes up in price, individuals will sell too soon, especially when that stock has outperformed the broader market. They avoid risk by locking in the gain. When…
