Markets

Jul 24, 2014 at 12:42

There is a growing list of headlines recording reckless financial and policy behaviour. This is being accompanied by technical measures of the action in stock and bonds that confirm compulsive…

Jul 24, 2014 at 10:02

Stanley Druckenmiller, the justly renowned investor, spoke at the Delivering Alpha conference on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Quoting Druckenmiller: "As a macro investor, my job for 30 years was to…

Jul 24, 2014 at 07:41

Ding, Ding, Ding! The bell tolls, not for the 1%, but for the remaining 99% in Europe, the UK, Japan, and the US. What Danger Zone?

Jul 24, 2014 at 07:25

USDCAD still trapped in a sideways price action within fourth wave that can be a triangle, but in that case swing lows from wave a) and c) must hold. At…

Jul 24, 2014 at 07:05

While the Dow declined modestly, the semiconductor index was pummeled. The bank indexes closed relatively flat and with just a modest gain for the Russell-2000. The SP-500 and Dow Jones…

Jul 24, 2014 at 06:23

Wishful thinking or living with rose colored glasses will not serve you well. We all need to see reality, work to restore what elements we can, and plan for the…

Jul 24, 2014 at 05:44

Once upon a time, there were safe havens in this world, places where investors could hide when the going got rough. If you believe this fairy tale world will persist,…

Jul 24, 2014 at 05:42

There is much confusion over what the legal tender law does. I have read articles, written by people who are otherwise knowledgeable about economics, claiming that legal tender forces merchants…

Jul 24, 2014 at 05:11

USD/CHF has broken the resistance at 0.9013 (16/06/2014 high) and is now challenging the key resistance at 0.9037. Initial supports can be found at 0.9016 and 0.9001. Another support lies…

Jul 24, 2014 at 05:10

The old Dickens quote "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" is pretty much always applicable to a world as big and complex as this…