Brian Bloom
Brian Bloom Articles
Interesting how difficult it is for some people to utter the words "I don't know" - as if it's somehow a slight on their abilities.
In the past few weeks this analyst has been reading a variety of articles on the future direction of the...
In this analyst's view, if the Gold Share Indices break up relative to Commodities Index on the following two charts - which have been "dumbed down" to 7.5% X 3 box reversal to cut out all trading noise - then that will be a leading...
There is an anomaly in the equity markets which seems not to be drawing enough attention.
This anomaly can be seen by comparing the following two monthly charts (courtesy Decisionpoint.com).
Chart 1 is of the Index of 30 Dow Industrial...
Zimbabwe is a country where hyperinflation is a reality as opposed to a theoretical possibility. The photograph below shows what it looks like to pay for lunch for eight people in that country. It was sent to me in an email dated September...
Last week the gold price rose by $30. Let me admit up front that I did not see it coming. When it comes to trading, I am not as smart as I would like to be.
Fortunately, I also understand that ego can be a killer in any market. So, my...
Below is a Relative Strength Chart of Gold:Silver (courtesy sharpcharts.com)
A 3% X 3 box reversal scale has been chosen to eliminate trading noise.
What the chart shows is that, by and large, gold has been underperforming silver since...
That the direction of the gold price has been in a state of indecision can be seen from the following chart, courtesy stockcharts.com.
Since the gold price peaked in May 2006, it has been trending sideways, tracing out what appeared to...
The Gold Price is telling an important story at present. It's telling us that the days of Financial Engineering are over.
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John Mauldin's recent piece entitled "The Panic of 2007" gave me pause. Brilliant as that article was...
Summary
As the man said: "Rumours of my death are premature". Huckleberry Fed (huckster that he is) seems to have done it again.
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Not a day goes by when I don't read something or other about how the US Dollar is inevitably...
Preface
The benchmark against which I have been measuring the appropriateness of various alternative energies has been: "Does this particular technology offer the potential to represent a sensible replacement for oil across the planet...
