Market Trends & Outlook

Wins in October – The U.S Dollar and Gold

The markets have seen sharp declines in equities and oil this month. Not all areas have been difficult though.  Gold has seen healthy gains...

Wins in October – The U.S Dollar and Gold

The markets have seen sharp declines in equities and oil this month. Not all areas have been difficult though.  Gold has seen healthy gains...

GLD – Big Move in Gold Today

After 6 months of declining, we’re starting to see some positive commentary on the gold front.  The past few days there has been gold...

GLD – Big Move in Gold Today

After 6 months of declining, we’re starting to see some positive commentary on the gold front.  The past few days there has been gold...

Do the Crude Charts Match the News?

It’s hard to ignore all of the talk and articles about oil having a $100 target. That’s a significantly higher amount from where it...

Do the Crude Charts Match the News?

It’s hard to ignore all of the talk and articles about oil having a $100 target. That’s a significantly higher amount from where it...

Gold is Showing Some Signs of Life

Gold is not out of the woods yet with the current downtrend in its fifth month, however, I’m seeing some signs of life in...

Crude – Time to Take a Breath?

Crude has had quite the run lately. Through yesterday, it accomplished an 8.2% rise in 9 trading days. Technically, it now sits at its...

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