Markets

Dec 22, 2011 at 14:08

When Ron Paul recently released the contents of his investment portfolio ('The Ron Paul Portfolio') as part of his congressional filings we looked on with interest. Would his investments be…

Dec 22, 2011 at 08:38

Claims that the gold bull market has ended are incorrect. One of the main causes of recently lower precious metals prices is the fact that the U.S. dollar has strengthened…

Dec 22, 2011 at 08:17

So, do you want to know what some big banks think the price of physical gold will be in 2012? Here are three views that all were expressed in yesterday's…

Dec 22, 2011 at 08:16

First, a little focus on today. I still see the markets pushing higher. I see the dollar and bonds weakening. The extent to which bonds weaken will determine the markets…

Dec 22, 2011 at 06:09

It seems very strange to find myself suddenly on the more-optimistic side of opinion when it comes to the situation in Europe. That isn't to say that I am optimistic…

Dec 22, 2011 at 05:52

Despite Tuesday's extreme high reading of TRIN = 0.17 and a sell off of NDX SPX managed to achieve a marginal higher high but the eod candlestick = Hanging Man…

Dec 22, 2011 at 05:44

EUR/GBP has found initial support after bouncing from daily channel support near the 0.8300 region. Scope is seen for a minor continuation of the recovery higher. However, hourly structure remains…

Dec 21, 2011 at 20:04

There is no significant decoupling in our current global economy. As I am typing this, the Chinese stock market (Shanghai Index or $SSEC) is making new lows (intraday basis) for…

Dec 21, 2011 at 18:51

What I finally desired to create was a description not of each of the trees, but of the forest. After several years of trading, I came up with -- guess…

Dec 21, 2011 at 18:49

The past few months have been tough for those holding precious metals stocks, PM futures contracts or physical bullion. With silver is trading down 41%, precious metals stocks down 30%…