Markets

Oct 24, 2011 at 10:11

Figure 1 shows a weekly chart of the SP500 with the composite sentiment indicator. This indicator is constructed from 10 different variables that assess investor sentiment and behavior. It utilizes…

Oct 24, 2011 at 09:18

So far in this series we've understood ourselves as investors, understood the investment climate in which we live, and what we expect in the future. We've also been made aware…

Oct 24, 2011 at 09:01

Ever since John Maynard Keynes popularized the Paradox of Thrift, economists, central bankers and politicians have labored under the misapprehension that high levels of savings are bad for the economy…

Oct 24, 2011 at 08:47

Libyan Colonel Gaddafi's 42 year brutal reign is over, but the future looks murky ahead for a country primarily known for exporting oil and terrorism. One thing is for certain…

Oct 24, 2011 at 07:23

As expected, the bearish extremes in sentiment have resolved or are resolving into a more neutral investor stance as prices in the equity markets have risen. This is what one…

Oct 24, 2011 at 07:22

The past couple weeks have been tough for most investors. The recent light volume rallies which have taken place in gold, oil and stocks has been generating mixed signals for…

Oct 24, 2011 at 06:35

One security in the pipeline (possibly on hold during the current market mayhem) is a 'synthetic deutsche mark,' that would 'create shadow trading in legacy currencies in a synthetic market.'

Oct 24, 2011 at 06:33

Technically the picture for gold now looks strongly bullish. Action played out last week exactly as predicted in the last update with gold breaking down from its Pennant pattern AND…

Oct 24, 2011 at 06:32

Over the past week silver has behaved as predicted in the last update, breaking down from its potential Pennant pattern and dropping gently back towards support in the $29 -…

Oct 23, 2011 at 15:58

Some market pundits would argue that gold and silver would likely benefit and I would not necessarily argue with that logic. However, the physical gold and silver markets are not…