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  • Inflation Update: Price Trends still point to the downside by Forex Traders
    The perception that inflation is going to rise in the near future is common among traders in spite of the absence of solid data backing the argument. This week we’ll offer our updated opinion about the inflation outlook. To have high inflation in this country, one of two conditions must be... More »
    November 26, 2009 • BWX, BWZ, EDV
  • Nikkei Nose Dive: Signals From A Week Japan by TraderRob
     While the phenomenon hasn't received much attention, the Nikkei 225 headline Japanese stock index has diverted course from all other major economic player stock exchanges. The Nikkei turned negative on August 14, 2009 and hasn't been able to resume the congruent pattern that all other... More »
    November 24, 2009 • SPY, SDS, UUP
  • Nikkei Nose Dive: Signals From A Week Japan by TraderRob
     While the phenomenon hasn't received much attention, the Nikkei 225 headline Japanese stock index has diverted course from all other major economic player stock exchanges. The Nikkei turned negative on August 14, 2009 and hasn't been able to resume the congruent pattern that all other... More »
    November 24, 2009 • SPY, SDS, UUP
  • Low Risk yet Reasonable Return Strategies Using Long Term Stock Market Timing Indicators by ValidFi
    What? Are you Madoff? These days, anything related to 'low risk' or 'steady' returns generates skepticism. It is very understandable and perfectly reasonable for investors to have such a feeling, given what have happened in the financial industries. However, if an investor does follow sound and... More »
    November 22, 2009 • CIU, CSJ, DBA
  • The Year the Game Changed by Gary Tanashian
    In 1999, the price of gold bottomed after having ridden the post-Volcker era down along with treasury yields. This was due to the sound policies the former Fed chief rammed home and the confidence that ensued.Enter the Maestro, Greenspan, who inherited the benefits of this sound policy and used... More »
    November 17, 2009 • TLT, IEF, GLD
  • Denninger - No Karl, Tell Us How You REALLY Feel by Gary Tanashian
    You know, I sit here and twittle my charts and bitch about this and that, but there are some real heavy weights out there who really know how to get to the point, whether written or spoken. Like Karl Denninger for example, flipping the bird to China in this open letter."Let me give you a... More »
    November 17, 2009 • TLT, IEF, IEI
  • The Tale of the Market Pundits by Mike Kane
    In this era of 24 hour sound bites, its hard to get an accurate description of what the pundits are saying. One minute we're out of the recession, the next we're in the middle of Armageddon. Case in point, Nouriel Roubini, the famous NYU professor. Everybody wants his opinion, but the end result... More »
    November 17, 2009 • SPY, GLD, IEI
  • Like a Mirage in the Sand by Mike Kane
    With the official unemployment rate now reaching 10.2%, we continue to ask ourselves a question. What would be the reaction if the real unemployment rate was actually published?You know, the one that actually reflects the facts on the ground, not some government derived mumbo jumbo. The one... More »
    November 6, 2009 • GLD, SLV, IEI
  • Gartman Worried About Gold by Mike Kane
    We are rather concerned about the crowded nature of the gold market, for everyone, everywhere is long of gold and bearish of the U.S. dollar”Those were the words of Dennis Gartman today. For those that aren’t familiar with Dennis, he writes the Gartman Letter, probably the most... More »
    November 6, 2009 • GLD, SLV, USO
  • The Long Bond by Gary Tanashian
    Here is a most important long term sign post, the long bond and its EMA 100.Against the backdrop of the long bond's uninterrupted rise from the 1980's, Alan Greenspan was able to portray himself as the great Maestro, always at the ready with inflationary policy when the market and economy needed... More »
    November 5, 2009 • TLT, IEF, DIA

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