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Weekly Analysis

Jan 29, 2012 at 16:38

Last Thursday, we had a gap up with price making a high at 1333.47 followed by a negative close. On Friday a potential Ending Diagonal should have completed the first…

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The State of the Trend

Jan 29, 2012 at 16:36

Last week we cautioned against complacency even though the daily, weekly and monthly trends were pointing upwards. The three major US indices finished the week mixed.

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Gold Market Update

Jan 29, 2012 at 15:44

On the 7-month chart for gold we can see that on Wednesday it broke out from the consolidation pattern that it has been stuck in since it peaked last August-September.…

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Silver Market Update

Jan 29, 2012 at 15:43

An important reversal has now completed in silver and it is in the early stages of what promises to be a powerful uptrend that should take it comfortably to new…

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Transparency Has Landed

Jan 29, 2012 at 15:08

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has finally achieved his childhood fantasy. He has passed into existence (note: not law, regulation, or any other formal apparatus that cannot be ripped…

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A Shrinking Trust Horizon -- And Hard Times In The City

Jan 29, 2012 at 15:05

Viewed through a "trust horizon" lens, a lot of global and national institutions are indeed becoming "stranded assets". Who outside of the New York Times editorial department trusts the European…

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Investor Sentiment: Looking Like Q4, 2010

Jan 29, 2012 at 15:04

Very little has changed from last week. There are still troubling signs with regards to this price advance -- volume is the most notable. The economy is clearly in stall…

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Triumph of One and the Price of Arrogance; Merkozy Treaty to Fail on Legal Grounds; UK Should Thank Sarkozy

Jan 28, 2012 at 19:16

The arrogance of French president (soon to be ex-president) Nicolas Sarkozy is about to bite the Eurocrat nanny-zone officials big time.

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Q4 2011 GDP Trouble Below The Surface

Jan 28, 2012 at 19:13

The release of Q4 2011 GDP highlighted just how close the US economy is to actual contraction as well as how vulnerable it is to the events in Europe. On…

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The Fed's Inflation Target; QE3, QE4, QE5, etc. are in the Queue

Jan 28, 2012 at 13:50

The U.S. Federal Reserve policy announcement on Tuesday, January 25, 2012 marks an important moment in monetary history. The forecast by a majority of the members of the FOMC for…