Markets

Nov 18, 2011 at 10:04

High-risks, danger, and lots of turmoil ... and yet the Institutional Index of "core holdings" has held its ground fairly well. Of course, the core holding stocks are not ordinary…

Nov 18, 2011 at 09:47

After updating my gold-seasonality research last week, I heard from traders wondering how it affects gold stocks. Since the price of gold is their primary driver, gold seasonality naturally has…

Nov 18, 2011 at 08:03

The global economy is slowing down, most of Europe is in recession and the US is also on the verge of a contraction. Nonetheless, the 'risk on' trade has raged…

Nov 17, 2011 at 13:57

This may come as news to some, but we’re not operating in a global market – at least not anymore. That’s what investors ought to be telling themselves if they…

Nov 17, 2011 at 13:37

So this isn't your father's bull market in gold, and it certainly isn't your grandfather's. Where gold amid the Great Depression was all about three T's - teeth, trinkets and…

Nov 17, 2011 at 10:39

Why did MF Global buy Spanish and Italian bonds? Because: "Europe wouldn't let those countries go down." Head guy, Jon Corzine wagered that the European portion of the post-bubble contraction…

Nov 17, 2011 at 10:01

As I have mentioned previously in my earlier notes, bear markets typically finds "The" low with a lower VIX print. Considering the market has traded on a similar arc as…

Nov 17, 2011 at 08:52

As each week passes, the debt crises in the Eurozone become more and more like a dry forest where small fires that have broken out appear to be contained before…

Nov 17, 2011 at 08:34

We were beginning to question our premises... something that almost always signifies a bottom. But, after riding through a tough year for the gold stocks, despite gold holding steadily between…

Nov 16, 2011 at 13:53

There is no question that the Dollar Index is in an uptrend, and as stated in this article, this has not been good for equities over the past 10 years.…