Markets

May 21, 2011 at 09:27

The breadth indicators continued to deteriorate last week and Seasonality for the coming week has been flat. There is no evidence the recent consolidation has ended. I expect the major…

May 21, 2011 at 08:06

I still am very intrigued by the volatility skew. In theory the implied volatility is distributed uniformly across various option strike prices. As investors become more concerned about larger equity…

May 21, 2011 at 08:02

Gold: Long term - on major buy signal. Short term - on sell signals.

May 21, 2011 at 08:01

My friend expects the remnimbi, thus his account, to appreciate against the dollar. I expect the same but have an even higher degree of confidence that once CNBC gets wind…

May 21, 2011 at 07:58

This week I want to spend some time on some long term views, as I have received some questions about my views to the long term trend. Whilst I am…

May 20, 2011 at 20:08

From my analytical perspective, Spain is in line to suffer the consequence of an interminable global sovereign debt crisis. It's the timing that is most in question, and I would…

May 20, 2011 at 20:07

Great relative strength for the broader market in the face of deteriorating financial support. Historic lows on Goldman's daily relative strength index (RSI). Lower than even during the financial crisis…

May 20, 2011 at 14:59

Spain has so far managed to avoid being sucked into the Eurozone periphery financial abyss. But that might be about to change. This week protesters rallied against the relatively modest…

May 20, 2011 at 14:54

Inflation has certainly been all over the headlines lately. As the cost of basic materials and commodities has pretty much risen across the board, it was just a matter of…

May 20, 2011 at 13:34

What leads, technicals or fundamentals? Does a price chart discount all fundamentals? These debates rage on, but I can say with the utmost accuracy that cycles are great for predicting…