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The Analysis of Gold and the USD Index Once Again Provides Key Trading Signals       This essay is based on the Premium Update posted on April 2nd, 2010   In the March 26th commentary we wrote that given the historical significance of the RSI being at 70 and the fact that... More »

Elliott waves can be recreated using the geometrical Time Triads.It's a rare chance that you have not heard about the Elliott Wave Theory. Named after Ralph N Elliott, the theory redefined Charles Dow's theory of 1880's where Dow talked about three legged bull market, and compared markets with... More »

INVESCO (NYSE:IVZ) ACQUISITION Invesco recently bought Morgan Stanley's retail fund operations, improving its retail distribution, product mix, and reach.  These funds include the popular Van Kampen funds.  There will be many revenue synergy opportunities to maximize the distribution... More »

MICRON TECHNOLOGIES INVESTMENT THESIS Micron will continue to outperform as global business investment increases in the 1st & 2nd quarters.  There is a lack of capacity in the market, and as a result margins will continue to be resilient in the medium term.  Production and capital... More »

 Aside from Silver Wheaton (SLW) trading at just over $3/share back during the peak of the financial crisis, I have not seen such a potentially attractive valuation among the Royalty Companies. Sure Royal Gold (RGLD); Franco- Nevada (FNNVF.PK) will provide investors with high annual returns... More »

(Comment on this article at http://www.financialwire.net/2010/04/02/naked-truth-pt-3/)- Exclusive Editorial Commentary - April 2, 2010 (FinancialWire) (By Mark Faulk) -- Editor’s note: This is the second of a series of excerpts from “The Naked Truth: Investing in the Stock Play of a... More »

The graph of Shiller's long term PE10 often used to show that stocks are presently expensive has been irritating me for some time. It ignores the comparative financial investment of bonds and gives no usable indication of major changes in medium term trends.The PE10 average is driven by World... More »

While the Fed is busy shaking its own hand over its newly-discovered commitment to transparency, it's also buckling down for war. The unwashed masses banging down the fortress demanding answers? Nope. Lathered-up protesters hauling around End the Fed signs? Nah. Congressional idiots who have... More »

After a few weeks of absence, and back by popular demand, here's the top 5 graphs of the week. This week we look at the Asian powerhouses; China's PMI, Japan's influential quarterly Tankan survey and February international trade stats. Then we look at the western powers with EU unemployment and... More »