Markets

Jan 20, 2009 at 00:00

If easy money is the solution to economic ills, why are two successive economic bubbles and burst associated with easy money? Does easy money have unintended consequences that are being…

Jan 20, 2009 at 00:00

So why have financials suffered so much in the past year and is now a good time to jump in? After all, with losses like those it's hard to imagine…

Jan 20, 2009 at 00:00

We believe that 2009 will be similar to 2008 in that a particular market will affect all other markets. As we showed in the Market Outlook, Treasuries are very likely…

Jan 20, 2009 at 00:00

Seems like everyone is excited and waiting for gold to start its next big rally, but from a short-term traders point of view like mine, Gold just does not look…

Jan 20, 2009 at 00:00

The 3 main predictions made over the past several weeks have come to pass - bonds have topped out and come close to completing a Head-and-Shoulders reversal, the dollar index…

Jan 20, 2009 at 00:00

Silver did as predicted in the last update, dropping back towards $10 from the then price at $11.50. It got down to about $10.20 and then bounced. Now it is…

Jan 20, 2009 at 00:00

The moon-shot in T-Bond futures during November-December of last year took this market well above its previous all-time high in nominal dollar terms, but the following chart shows that it's…

Jan 19, 2009 at 00:00

The "dumb money" sentiment indicator remains neutral on the equity markets, and the "smart money" has turned more bearish. It should be noted that this is the sixth week in…

Jan 19, 2009 at 00:00

This past week saw prices deteriorate at a quicker rate than anticipated and while the key level of 850 was broken on the SPX, we finished the week right on…

Jan 19, 2009 at 00:00

I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care…