Once in a while it becomes necessary to take a step back and do a "reality check" on the overall state of the markets.
Bear's Lair
Bear Markets always follow Bull markets and a severe stock market correction is long overdue. Bears Lair will spot, monitor and analyze the stock market correction as it develops.
Attention: As an analyst and a trader, my job is to analyse and trade. But I have learned to differentiate between the two. I trade on my signals and set ups, not my analysis.
When Ben Bernanke told Congress that moderating economic growth will likely contain inflationary pressures, Wall Street responded with its biggest one-day rally in nearly two years.
That's an interesting subject, isn't it? Just about every consumer item we wear or use, be it TV, shoes, clothing, or parts of all sorts, are made in China. We have a huge trade deficit with China.
When gold (and most commodities) came crashing down recently from a high of $730 to $540 in just a few weeks time many experts declared the end of the precious metals (and commodity) bull run. But based on what?
We have all witnessed the great rally of gold in the past few months, reaching beyond $700, and then just as quickly, fell to $560 within days, and now we have rebounded, reclaiming 50% of the plunge. Where to from here?
You remember the old song, don't you? "Foot bone connected to the ankle bone, ankle bone connected to the leg bone, leg bone connected to the thigh bone…" etc. Goes all the way to the top, or from the top down maybe.
In recent weeks, as the word "stagflation" has made a few appearances on the national media stage, many bullish skeptics, such as CNBC's Steve Liesman, have downplayed the current "mini" stagflation with contrasts to the "real" var
When both base and precious metals took a tumble in May, skeptics of the whole bull market felt confirmed in their view that a lot of the price action was purely down to speculators in the futures and options markets driving the pr
Today's negative stock market reaction to the weak jobs data shows that the "bad news is good news market," which has ruled for the past couple of years, may have finally become a "bad news is bad news market." With the June non-fa
Dangerous words, right?
Does the current climate and commodity bull market resemble the 1970 decade?
To me, such a claim is really lacking in substance.
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The truth is most traders lose money. And the few that do make money seem to make tones! Why is that? Let's take a closer look to what the average Joe see's and does.
The truth is most traders lose money. And the few that do make money seem to make tones! Why is that? Let's take a closer look to what the average Joe see's and does.
I just got a call from my friend Van Simmons. He said, "Steve, have you heard about this deal? I've been buying all I can."
Now that the Fed has raised rates to 5.25%, and has left the door open for future increases, the overriding concern is that over-tightening will tip the economy into recession.
A cycle seems to be in progress, playing itself out within the confines of the commodity bull market. A pendulum swings its investor emphasis from gold to energy and back again to gold.
I am No Longer an Investment Advisor. I am retired and I refuse to make any recommendations on individual stocks; nevertheless I get quite a few emails and phone calls asking for specific investment advice.
Precious Metals stocks are believed to have bottomed, although we may see a test of the recent lows, and prices may dip marginally below them in coming weeks, any such retreat being regarded as a major buying opportunity.
As real estate prices spiraled upwards over the last ten years, artificially low interest rates and lax lending standards were not the only factors helping to maintain housing affordability.
"In our society today, money's value is measured by what it can buy--its purchasing power. The Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the colonies in 1690.
Don't look now, but a dilemma faces almost every single policy maker on the planet, and some tyrants roaming the planet.
From the emails I've received in the past few days, it appears that I may be one of a very few who is currently short gold and long dollar. That's alright, I'm not big on crowds.
I am personally convinced that gold is the most valuable commodity in the world, but my conviction flows from gold's physical properties as opposed to its status as a reserve currency.
Last week, if you felt like the person in the cartoon below, you were probably in good company. It was a gut-wrenching downward plunge that challenged the emotions. Relax, there is some good news.
Today I want to share a rather rare chart formation with you. The pattern known as "Three Peaks and a Domed House" was made known by George Lindsay. I have very little history on Mr.
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The first use of gold as money occurred around 700 B.C., when Lydian merchants (western Turkey) produced the first coins
