It has been an incredible year, so far, for precious metals. The move in gold this year is +17% and, last week alone, it rose +7%. Even mainstream media has jumped on the gold bandwagon. The Economist calls gold’s surge past $1,200 an ounce this week a “hedge against...
The recent rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average has failed — and that sets the tone for even greater pain in the months ahead. Despite the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor suggesting that the labor market has firmed, with wages growing and...
Chalk it up to resilience by members of the alternative media — or the simple fact that fundamentals have gone so far askew that it can no longer be ignored. Coming straight from the pages of an Alex Jones-inspired conspiracy website, Reuters ran an article...
Gold has had a very nice bounce from its recent lows. However, the larger trend is still down, as the yellow metal is setting lower lows, as seen on the first chart. The good news for gold bulls is that the pace of decline is slowing down significantly. That does not...
Wall Street was abuzz early last week when the Dow Jones Industrial Average formed what is known as a death cross — a bearish signal that occurs when the faster-moving trend represented by the 50 day moving average dips below the longer-term 200 DMA. In market...
The rapid proliferation of fiat-backed currency has created — in a narrow timeframe comprising of only a few years — a sharp upswing in the U.S. economy. Artificial liquidity enabled speculators to hugely profit from supply demand dynamics in equity...
Markets tumbled drastically during the trading session of April 17, with the major equity indices losing an average of nearly -1.40%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) was particularly hit hard, losing almost 280 points against the prior day. Sparking...
The past week’s market behavior in the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average is significant for a number of reasons, but primarily, the inability for the index to continue pushing for new heights indicates a misalignment between the political promises of a...
Given the emphasis by mainstream news outlets and various government agencies toward the alleged improvement in economic outlook, one would expect to find a strong and consistent correlation between the equity indices that cover the full spectrum of business activity...