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Gold Freefall – The End is Near?

A technical review of charts. Today we saw gold price action touch levels that have not been seen in a year.  If one were to...

Gold Freefall – The End is Near?

A technical review of charts. Today we saw gold price action touch levels that have not been seen in a year.  If one were to...

Oil Speculation And Future Pricing Are Not In Sync – Trade Accordingly

Oil has taken investors on quite the ride lately, especially if those investors were long. The asset has become increasingly volatile, often moving double...

Oil Speculation And Future Pricing Are Not In Sync – Trade Accordingly

Oil has taken investors on quite the ride lately, especially if those investors were long. The asset has become increasingly volatile, often moving double...

Comparing This Year’s Corn Price Movement to the Past

We’ve been looking over the data from last month’s corn action. We weren’t very pleased with the tariff announcements coming 2 weeks ahead of...

Comparing This Year’s Corn Price Movement to the Past

We’ve been looking over the data from last month’s corn action. We weren’t very pleased with the tariff announcements coming 2 weeks ahead of...

Historical Market Patterns Show No Indication A Bear Market Is Imminent

We are currently in the second longest bull market in history. In just a few short months, it is set to become the longest, even...

Historical Market Patterns Show No Indication A Bear Market Is Imminent

We are currently in the second longest bull market in history. In just a few short months, it is set to become the longest, even...

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