What do we do if he’s right, again?

What do we do if he’s right, again? Peter Schiff predicted the bursting housing bubble contrary to those in the know back in 2005 ... investments in gold could include gold Exchange Traded Funds (potential risk: false auditing); gold futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 10:34:42

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Gold Investments Market Update - Geopolitical Risk Escalates and Will Lead to Further Safe Haven Demand

Gold has commenced the New Year as it did in 2008 – up sharply in early trading before selling off somewhat. Gold surged (along with oil) ... . Gold Price Rupees per ounce Indian gold futures MAUc1 gained more than 29 percent in 2008 ... currencies so far this morning, gold has given up its earlier gains. The reemergence of geopolitical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:35:50

Nikkei to Cash, Gold Bearish

Sheesh. Hope you survived the week in one piece! We're just 100 points on the S&P 500 from the Oct. 2002 low of 777. Amazing ... by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (See my "How It Works" page for details.) Trading new signals ... , derivatives, Black Swans, market timing, trading system development, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 20:33:00

Citigroup: Gold Over $2,000, Massive Inflation, Depression, and Civil Disorder

An internal client note from Citigroup lays out what the company predicts for the world’s economic future: ... which will lead to “civil disorder” and possibly “wars”. Gold is now trading at $812 an ounce, down ... trading director at Equidex Brokerage Group Inc., claims “inflation will continue to make gold bullish” [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 06:49:25

GATA Meets with CFTC

Bill Murphy, chairman of GATA (Gold Anti Trust Action Committee) ... of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, this news hit the tape: “Obama to appoint Gary Gensler to lead Commodities Futures Trading Commission — AP.” Gensler is a former undersecretary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 22:02:43

Personal Finance Blog Tickers

Sometimes, in talking to people, I refer to Blueprint for Financial Prosperity as BFP ... , financial and reputational issues that shape their futures.” It’s traded on the NYSE and is down ... and development of gold and silver deposits in Mexico and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. It’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 20:54:12

Gold slips 1 percent as dollar firms and oil slides

Gold slips 1 percent as dollar firms and oil slides filed in Business on Jan.02, 2009 ‘) ... late on Wednesday, the last trading session of 2008. U.S. gold futures for February delivery fell ... as a hedge against oil-led inflation and as rising crude prices often increase interest in commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:56:24

Markets and timeframes for price distribution charting

Have a trading related question? Submit it here. I received a set of questions following on my How to identify price targets for your trades post ... ? What about commodity markets like mini gold futures etc ? What about applying this method on US stock markets ... , like Nikkei or even Singapore’s small futures market, the SIMSCI futures. What I would [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 14:00:44

4 Links I liked:

4 Links I liked: Posted November 7th, 2008 by itrade4real Financial bonds business commodities corn dollar ETF finance futures gold loss markets Money profit risk stock trading treasury Wheat Read the full article: http://www.itrade4real.com/2008/11/links-i-liked.html10vote Our catalyst today is the payroll data at 8:30 am. Not much [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 13:46:45

Give me the physical, not the paper

#fullpost{display:inline;}Ambrose Evans Pritchard over at the Telegraph has filed this report (hat tip Domus) ... their stockbroker to buy shares of one of the many gold ETFs or some commodity futures contract ... ," he said, referring to exchange trade funds listed in London, New York, and other bourses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:44:00

Support GATA Now!

An exchange on gold’s future, and GATA’s post from CPowell on the GATA.org web site. Monday, January 5, 2009 Dear GATA: I am wondering if the words of Commodity Futures Trading ... now? Will it be enough just to get the government to stop coaxing major banks to use the futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:40:33

World markets slump on recession fears

World markets slump on recession fears World stock markets tumbled Friday on growing alarm that a global recession will ravage corporate profits and ... station Samsung 3rd-quarter profit falls 44 percent US dollar mixed, gold fell in trading South ... push smaller developing economies to the brink of collapse. Futures indicated a sharp drop on Wall [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 12:56:36

Hamilton ~ Negative real rates drive Gold bull

by Adam Hamilton It's been a tough year for gold investors ... futures. Since gold has been the financial-panic asset of choice for centuries, its lackluster trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 23:36:22

Bloodbath

I had warned readers against assuming that because we had a bounce in the equity markets, that life would soon return to normalcy ( ... that level). US stock futures trading has been restricted because it has fallen below 6%, its daily ... . A more aggressive than expected production cut by OPEC has done nothing to stem the fall of oil, down 5%. Gold [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:46:40

An exchange on gold’s future, and GATA’s

Monday, January 5, 2009 Dear GATA: I am wondering if the words of Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Bart Chilton, distributed by GATA on January 4 (http://www.gata.org/node/7056 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 10:17:40

Asian Session - All Calm Right Now

Market Brief Usd was stable in Asian session as the lack of new data and non-data events gave speculators nothing new to trade on ... . Asian Equity markets are in the green while European index futures are pointing to a negative open. Commodities are higher with wti crude trading at $129.88bbl and gold up [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 08:30:46

Gold and silver market manipulation update

Remarks by Chris Powell, Secretary/Treasurer Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc ... as some related developments. Maybe most interesting have been the studies of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 15:03:15

Gold Investments Market Update - Savers Trusting Gold More Than Banks and Governments

Gold fell sharply yesterday on lower oil prices and the recently surging dollar, despite unprecedented physical demand for coins and bars in the UK, ... trading in futures, CFDs and spread betting is an extremely high risk endeavour in the current markets [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 13:18:36

Treasuries and Gold Rise as Global Credit Freeze Prompts More Bailouts

In a sea of red, government bonds and are gold both rising as the world's banking system cracks under the weight of the biggest debt expansion in ... rates. Futures on the Chicago Board of Trade show a 60 percent probability the Fed will slash [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 11:58:00

Mid East tension takes precious metal prices higher

Gold and silver prices go up amid thin trading volumesBullion metal prices ended higher on Monday, 29 December, ... dollar. Generally, a stronger dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude ... prices are higher by 4.6%. Futures have averaged $865 in 2008. The dollar index has gained 8% this year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 04:20:00

Weekly Futures Positions Review - December 28, 2008

Top posts from the past week:Lean Hog Prices Poised to Climb in 2009Why eBay is the Best Indicator of Gold's Fair ValueOur coverage of Marc Faber's ... of our trades and positions from the previous week:Continued to hold one cocoa futures contract - up slightly on the week. Looking to add to this position on higher high's.Continued to hold one [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 23:35:00

Guesstimates on January 7, 2009

Spiders - March S&P  E-mini Futures:  As I write this the e-minis are trading at 918 ... continue upward to 55.00 but I expect a drop to 30-35 to follow. GLD - February Gold: The 885 level [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:36:00

Been Down So Long, It Looks Like Up To Me

The gold market managed to recover from another downside extension early in the trading session but the reversal seemed to come off a setback in the ... the US economy.”- The Hightower Report, Futures Analysis and ForecastingDavid Hale: Only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 01:20:00

Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan

Dear CIGAs, Today’s action in nearly every single market that trades can best be described by one phrase – “It’s all about the Fed”. Their decision to basically print as much money as needed to liquefy the financial system ... as if we have been here before. Budget deficits into the future as far as the eye can see coupled with free [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 18:49:34

Gold Heads for Record Eighth Annual Gain on Dollar, Recession

By Stuart Wallace Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Gold headed for a record eighth annual gain in London on expectations that the dollar and global economies ... at Alaron Trading Corp., said from Chicago, predicting that bullion will trade at $840 to $880 an ounce ... . This year’s advance would be the smallest since 2001. Futures for February fell $3.70, or 0.4 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 13:46:00

Oil Prices Fell to Close to $US40 as Gold Price Rises

Oil prices fell to close to $US40 on Friday after a highly volatile trading week as new US data showed rising unemployment and deepening recession in the world’s biggest oil consuming nation. The benchmark contract, light sweet crude ... futures added 0.0805 cents to $US1.5595 a pound. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:09:58

Technical Picture - Consolidation Ahead of FED

Stocks sold off in early trade as investors grappled with ongoing uncertainty and the threat of more losses from the financial sector, ... funds futures imply a reduction to the fed funds target rate is certain. There is currently a 66 ... in commodities such as agchem, natural gas, gold, and crude oil. Crude was up as much as 8.2% during [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 06:16:00

Technical Picture - Consolidation Ahead of FED

Stocks sold off in early trade as investors grappled with ongoing uncertainty and the threat of more losses from the financial sector, ... funds futures imply a reduction to the fed funds target rate is certain. There is currently a 66 ... in commodities such as agchem, natural gas, gold, and crude oil. Crude was up as much as 8.2% during [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 07:00:16

As Per Astrology: Gold Will Be Safe Investment in 2009

Lt. Col. Ajay Jain, Commodity Online Leave the year 2008 behind and look for the future as the coming year is expected to bring good hopes for Asian ... and commodity markets. But hold on. The US and European economy may still suffer before it can rebound. Astro ... , this is right time for investment in crude oil for short term trading, since crude oil [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:51:43

Wednesday morning links

TOP STORIES Retail sales plunge 1.2 percent in September - AP Drama Behind a $250 Billion Banking Deal - NY Times Pimco Tapped to Manage Fed's CPFF - ... the gold standard - The Independent MARKETS/INVESTING Oil at 13 month low on economic weakness, ebbing demand - AP Gold climbs as equity markets fall further - Reuters U.S. Stock Futures Extend Drop [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 12:25:00

Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan

Dear CIGAs, Due to time constraints associated with trading I have to keep things short today – gold rebounded off of support near yesterday’s lows ... the line just below $866 or so. Some of this selling is no doubt associated with commodity index fund ... up all the gains that it managed to ridiculously acquire as the ninny index funds went diving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:18:29

Morning Update

Unpleasant Employment Data Sours SentimentMacro-economic worries are once again influencing shares and sending the market lower after ADP reported ... , and markets overseas are mixed. As of 8:35 a.m. ET, the March S&P 500 Index Globex futures contract ... are designed to conserve cash, cut costs, and improve competitiveness.Monsanto (MON $73) is tradin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:45:00

The Primary Focus and Strategies

Read More >> View All Recent Articles >> Market Updates 06:40 Rising Futures Suggest Normalcy May Return To Markets 21: ... What Forex Traders Should Know About Overnight Index Swaps How Charts Help With Trading, Part ... Is Trading Lower After The Close 16:23 Eagle Materials Closes At Highest Level In Over A Week [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 15:15:00

S&P 500 Stays Bearish, NDX Traders at Exuberant Extreme

Some stocks have had a nice rally since late November - especially precious metals and real estate - but how sustainable is it? ... at market turns. Oh-oh.- Gold, my other fully tested trading setup (see more here), has also gone ... to signal falls in the gold price.- My trading setup for silver is also bearish. In fact, silver [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 01:13:00

Signaling a look inward that echoes critiques of the media’s performance in the months before the Iraq War, some of the nation’s top financial journalists believe reporters dropped the ball as the nation’s economy tumbled toward crisis mode.Sixty-two of 100 journalists surveyed by Abrams Research, a firm started by former MSNBC chief Dan Abrams, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:24:37

Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan

Dear CIGAs, Gold closed out the year here in the US on an impressive note recouping nearly all of its intraday losses as trading neared the 11: ... you could have swung the turret of an Abrams tank around the trading floor and not hit a soul ... the fact that a particular well known newsletter writer decided to buy gold yesterday – alas [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:59:43

Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan

Dear CIGAs, As expected, the return of a larger number of traders to New York this morning saw the return of the usual selling gang which had been missing in action on Friday of last week. Gold had risen sharply in overnight trading before ... . Gold is however trading solidly above its 100 day moving average on the continuous daily price chart [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 18:36:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/14/2008

A significant news story this evening: after a year, the murder of those teenage girls in Texas has officially been termed an “honor killing” by the FBI. Needless to say, the Muslim lobby is not happy about this.Also, a Swiss government minister says her country needs to import more foreign workers.Thanks to Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 03:29:00

Giving Your Heart Away

I give away my heart so easily, and when I take a fancy to a horse it’s hard to let go ... in love with her last winter at Tampa Bay, placed a Kentucky Oaks Futures wager on her—which looked ... suggests she can run all day (Awesome Again, out of the A.P. Indy mare Trading), even though [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 01:56:00

International Forecaster January 2009 (#1) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More

By: Bob Chapman Sunday, 4 January 2009 US MARKETS … A re-inflation is on its way. You can just see it coming. Nuts of taxpayer largesse are being stuffed into baggy little banker cheeks via TARP, to be hoarded until the Fed gives the word. An explosive Fed balance sheet, rampant monetization of treasuries, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:40:51

First bailout of banks fails, so says Gordon Brown: "Lets do it again."

Now this is way past the levels of stupidity but Gordon is throwing more good money away on a bad idea ... about the trading of debt by the banks, something that banks in some other nations have been banned from doing ... out and reform the financial sector to stop dubious derivative trading on debt as well as poor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 06:57:00

2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns

In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00

2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns

In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00

2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns

In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00

Useless T.A.-T.A.’s?

By John Galt January 1, 2009 The question that is the title of this piece has been bothering me since the “mysterious” rally on August 15-17 of 2007. It took me the entire month of December of 2008, that’s right through yesterday, to figure out why the traditional methodologies may no longer apply, at least in my opinion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 04:35:11

Roger Biduk - Brutal Jobs Report Sinks Wall Street

Roger Biduk writes:   U.S. stocks on Friday fell for a third straight session to finish sharply lower for the week, after the government’s much-awaited layoff tally for December confirmed last year as the worst for labor since World War II ended in 1945.   “We’re concerned that the equity market can only absorb so much bad news [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 03:36:29

Jim Wyckoff’s Morning Blog–Friday

  Friday, January 10–Jim Wyckoff’s Morning Web Log OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING DEVELOPMENTS   There was no major market feature in overnight/early morning trading today, as traders await this morning’s key U.S. jobs report. JIM’S MARKET THOUGHT ... trading today. Bulls have faded this week. March S&P 500: The shorter-term moving averages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:08:33

Learn About Commodity Trading

Have you ever heard investors mention speculating in futures of the commodity market and wondered what it they are talking about? While most of us are familiar with investing in stocks, commodities can be an interesting way to have your money make money for you. But first, you might ask what is a commodity? commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:43:07

DrumBeat: December 31, 2008

The Peak Oil Crisis: Civil Unrest Before grappling with 2009, it might be useful to remind ourselves that there is a dark side to what lies ahead. There was a little flurry in the news last week when it was discovered that the Army War College had released a report talking about preparing for civil unrest in the U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 13:58:02

Stimulus suspense ends!

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Most doubts on the Stimulus Package II have finally ended. The Government has announced a slew of fresh measures, aimed at putting the Indian economy back on high growth path [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:45:00

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