May 21, 2013
I have never been one to try and pick the exact top or the exact bottom of a market, but I do believe in making adjustments to my asset allocation when I see a correction looming.
May 14, 2013
Gold has been mired in a slump for the past seven months, as the price has fallen from the $1,800 level to a low below $1,325 in April.
May 7, 2013
One of the things I like to do each weekend is look at the charts for each of the indices in different timeframes. I look at the daily, weekly and monthly charts for each of the main indices.
Apr 30, 2013
A mere eight trading days ago, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) looked like it was ready to make a run to the 20 level or possibly even higher.
Apr 23, 2013
After seeing a steady decline in net long positions for the last 10 weeks, large speculators finally reversed course and added silver contracts in the most recent Commitment of Traders (COT) report.
Apr 16, 2013
Gold and silver have been absolutely slaughtered over the last two trading days. In fact, the drop in gold is the largest two-day loss since 1980.
Apr 9, 2013
Throughout the first quarter, we watched as the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained ground week after week. By the end of the quarter, the index gained ground in 11 of the 13 weeks. As one would expect, as the market moved higher, the optimism moved higher as well.
Apr 2, 2013
I have not written about corn futures since last September, when the grain was at the tail end of a three-month rally that saw prices jump over 50 percent in three short months.