Gold & Oil Articles

Asian Gas Market Starting to Heat Up *NEW*- Asia is one of the more interesting gas markets in the world. Places like Thailand and its southeast Asian neighbors have seen phenomenal demand growth over the last several years. Total has said they're in Thailand for gas. (Part of the reason I believe Thai shale gas may become an interesting play over the coming years.) Read More...
Amid the Financial Turmoil One Economic Indicator is Soaring *NEW*- The financial world is coming unglued again. Greece has pushed the E.U. to the brink. Global stock markets are tumbling. Read More...
Growing Revolutionary Guard Spells Uncertainty For Oil Investors In Iran - As the United States edges closer to issuing a fresh round of sanctions against Iran, foreign investors so far unmoved by international pressure will end up doing business with a Revolutionary Guard that makes even local firms nervous, an analyst warns. Read More...
How to Trade Market Bottoms for SP500 & Gold - The stock market topped in April which was expected from analyzing stocks and the indexes. Back in April I posted a few reports explaining how to read the charts to spot market tops. Today's report is about identifying market bottoms. Read More...
May 19th- SSEC completing a correction? - The recent Shanghai Surprise has been breaking that potential bullish triangle I outlined several weeks ago with a downside break of 2900. Subscribers to TheMarketTrendForecast.Com may recall that was my line in the sand for the SSEC index to remain bullish. Read More...
Psychological Plunge in Oil Prices Makes OPEC Nervous, Official Says - The plunge in oil prices in the wake of the euro crisis has OPEC worried. Qatar oil minister Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah emerged as an unofficial spokesman for the oil cartel over the weekend in a series of news agency reports from the Gulf that signaled the group's concern. Read More...
Oil Prices Drop Further in Week as Euro's Travails Continue - Crude oil prices plunged nearly 4% on Friday and were off almost 20% from their 18-month high less than two weeks ago, as the euro continued to lose ground against the dollar and U.S. oil inventories continued to build. Read More...
Brother Can You Spare a Trillion? - In what has now become the normal in expectations, European policy makers have announced a 750 BILLION EURO bailout policy late Sunday evening in defense of the Euro currency and a show of force between the USA FED, the European Central bank, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. Read More...
Broad Market & Gold Projections - We were in front of this latest downdraft and also correct in my bullish projections for Gold at the same time. Gold has hit 1210, the SPY has hit sub 113, which was the initial area for a minimum bottom. We have to put aside some of the computer related problems and look at around 110-111 as the recent bottoming areas on the SPY ETF. Read More...
Commodity & Index ETF Trading Strategy - As we all know, last weeks stock market blip/mini crash was very emotional for those of you watching or trading it live. A lot of money changed hands last week and you either lost a bundle or made a bundle. Read More...
Greenland Proceeds with Plans for Offshore Drilling in Arctic Waters - While the oil spill from a sunken drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico threatens to become an environmental disaster, plans are proceeding for opening up new drilling territories in the iceberg-infested waters off Greenland. Read More...
Stock Market Micro Intraday Crash Shows Us Where The Safe Havens Are - This day will be talked about for years to come and the individual who hit the wrong button ("B" for billion instead of "M" for million) to sell billions instead of millions will have a tough time finding another job. Read More...
The Cover-up: BP's Crude Politics and the Looming Environmental Mega-Disaster - We have been informed by sources in the US Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Florida Department of Environmental Protection that the Obama White House and British Petroleum (BP), Read More...
Syria Appeals For More Foreign Oil Money Yet Bureaucracy Remains A Questionable Obstacle - As Syria aggressively courts foreign investors to rescue its dwindling oil and gas sector, government corruption and problems settling disputes remain sticking points for some interested international players. But experts are divided over how contentious these obstacles truly are. Read More...
Gulf Oil Spill Threatens Halt to White House Offshore Drilling Plans - The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from a collapsed offshore drilling rig could affect White House plans to extend offshore drilling, press secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged as the oil slick threatened onshore sites from the Louisiana wetlands to the Sarasota beaches and disrupted fishing and energy industries. Read More...
Economic Data, Oil Spill Push Crude Prices Higher at End of Week - Stubbornly high crude oil inventories continued to stymie bulls through the middle of the week, but the market seized on positive economic data to push prices higher toward the end of the week. Read More...
Gold & SP500 Day Trading Gone Wild & What's Next? - The past couple weeks we have seen sellers control the price of gold. This can be seen on the charts by the light volume drifts up then heavy volume sell selling sending this metal sharply lower. This type of price action provides some excellent intraday shorting opportunities. Read More...
Weekend Gold, Silver, Nat Gas, Oil & SP500 Report - Last week the market slowly recovered from the recent sell off in stocks and commodities. So far the market is unfolding as we expected and with any luck there will be a surge of low risk setups across the market in the near future. Take a look at the charts below. Read More...
Nazarbayev’s Successful Diplomacy in Kyrgyzstan Signals Deeper Strategic Shifts - The recent crisis and instability in Kyrgyzstan, highlighted the fragility of security and the potential weakness of the political systems throughout the region and exposed new dimensions in the conduct of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy that may well prove pivotal for US energy interests in the Caspian Sea region. Read More...
Revolution in Central Asia: Who’s Next? - On April 7, 2010 the President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled the capital city of Bishkek that was under a state of emergency after antigovernment protesters started clashing with security forces following incidents that started in the Northern city of Talas, close to the Kazakhstan border. Read More...
The Search for a Reserve Currency - And trust itself is based - except among the most naïve - on experience, and the repetitive demonstration of fidelity, whether positive or negative. At present, the US dollar, which had experienced a gradual rise during the 20th Century to the position gained well into the Cold War of being the trading world’s reserve currency. Read More...
Precious Metals & Oil ETF Trend Trading - Last week was exciting with broad market and gold forming an intraday reversal pattern after a long overbought rally, then broke down though short term key support levels. Read More...
Friday Gold & SP500 Market Meltdown Opportunity - Its been a great week for traders who have been watching gold and the indexed become more and more overbought on the intraday charts waiting to take advantage of the reversal which unfolded today. Read More...
The Aftermath of the Kyrgyz Revolution - The Lesser Players - (Part 2 in a three-part series)
The recent unrest in Kyrgyzstan has largely been portrayed as an epic clash between U.S. and Russian interests. Read More...
Mid-Week Gold & Oil Trading Report - In my last report I showed some cycles for the price of gold and how they were starting to roll over which would in turn put some selling pressure on both gold and silver this week. Read More...
How to be Disciplined Trading Gold with Cycles Analysis - Trading can be a lot of fun and profitable or a nightmare and very costly. It really just comes down to understanding the key areas, which will make or break your trading. Read More...
Gold & Index Day Trading Signals & Video - It’s been a relatively slow day in the market as Fridays usually are. I am most likely sounding like a broken record about gold and the indexes but I will show you again just to make sure that everyone’s on the same page for the upcoming correction. Read More...
ETF Trading Setups for Gold, Silver, Oil & Natural Gas - This week has been playing out as expected with prices grinding their way higher and lots of sharp intraday sell offs and rallies which is indicative of a market getting toppy. Read More...
A Floating Alternative to Nabucco Undercuts Potential Disruptions to EU Energy Supplies - In late February 2010, Romania, Azerbaijan, and Georgia finalized an agreement on the direct export of Azerbaijani natural gas to Romania. This has profound ramifications for halting Turkey’s ability to hold the EU hostage to energy supplies via Turkey, and offers far more rapid easing of European energy pressures. Read More...
Gold & NYSE Index Charts Unfold - I hope everyone had a great weekend and Easter Holiday! This is quick update as its Easter Sunday and it’s a time to relax with the family ? Below are two charts and my thoughts on what I am looking for in the coming days and weeks. Read More...
The True Causes Underlying the Moscow Metro Bombings - The tragic news of the 29 March twin suicide bombings of two Moscow Metro stations during the morning rush hour has produced outrage worldwide, with the Kremlin quickly adding that the attacks were carried out by the Caucasus Mujaheddin, a northern Caucasus-based militant Islamist guerrilla group that claimed responsibility for the bombing of a Moscow to St. Petersburg express train last November. Read More...
SP500 & Dow Intraday Charts & Futures Prices at Their Best - The market gapped higher this morning after yesterdays heavy selling. At this time the market (metals and indexes) are trading at resistance on light volume. This tells me people are a little spooked from yesterday and just do not want to buy at these lofty prices. Read More...
Gold & Dow Trading In a Congestion Zone - Last week the general market continued to grind its way higher for yet another week. Overall I feel the market is very much over bought. We all know the market can stay in extreme overbought levels for extended periods of time making it very difficult to pick tops. Read More...
Fate of Foreign Oil Investors In Limbo Amid Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire Border Dispute - A maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire that erupted this month casts doubt on future international oil claims near the contested area and raises questions about the reaction of foreign investors to the uncertainty. Read More...
Acting Nigerian President Moves Quickly, Decisively to Get Country Back on Track - Acting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has moved decisively and rapidly to unify the Government under him, dismissing — on March 17, 2010 — the entire Cabinet which had been appointed by the now-incapacitated Pres. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Read More...
8 Day Sector Rotation, Commodity & Index Update - Earlier this week I noticed a pattern in the market throughout an entire trading session that has inspired me to write a short piece on sector rotation. Read More...
Are Crude Oil & Natural Gas about to Explode? - Last weeks price action unfolded just as we expected. Money poured into stocks with the focus being on small cap, banks and technology stocks. The fact that these sectors are showing strength while utilities, health care and consumer staples lag is a good sign that investors are once again taking risks in the market. Read More...
Video on How to Day Trade Spot Gold & the Indexes - Last week was an exciting one for intra-day traders who follow the spot gold and major stock indexes. Actually, since early November 2009 the market has been performing very well for us. Read More...
Gold, Silver, Oil and Natural Gas Mid-Week Trading Charts - So far this week has been pretty slow. Large cap stocks continue to lag the market which can be observed by looking at the Dow Jones Industrial Average which still has room to move higher before breaking the January high. Read More...
How Much Higher for the Indices, Gold and the Dollar? - Last week was exciting as we saw stocks and gold close above the February highs which confirms we are in a new up trend. The question everyone is wondering is: Read More...
Iraqi Elections Likely To Fuel Ethnic Tensions, Further Delay Access To Kirkuk's Reserves - The elections in Iraq on March 7, 2010, are likely to serve as an important indicator of the prospects for a resolution of the long-running dispute over the administration of the ethnically mixed and resource-rich province of Kirkuk in the north of the country. Read More...
Yemen’s Push Into the Gas Sector Fails to Stimulate Great Excitement and Raises Disturbing Questions - With Yemen’s oil revenues plunging, the government’s push into the gas market seemed like an economic saving grace for a state wracked by poverty and terrorism, but analysts warn more thought should be given to carving out the country's post-petroleum era. Read More...
Gold & SP500’s One Candle Rebound To Riches - It’s been a great year for trading! So far February, last week and this week have being absolutely amazing for both swing traders and intraday traders. Read More...
Renewed Battle for the Falkland Islands Suits the
Embattled British, Argentine Leaders, and Others - The artificially-engendered revival of the dispute, which began in February 2010 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has been portrayed as a posturing by embattled Argentine Pres. Read More...
Feb 27th- Market Rallies Getting Weaker and Weaker - This is a commentary on the SP 500 index and the broader NYSE index. As I often mention here for Partners, we try to work in probabilities and then plan accordingly with our investing and trading. Read More...
Stock Market Trends for Indexes and Precious Metals - This report is a mix of both current market action and educational material on how stocks and commodities trend (move). Read More...
Weekend Gold, Silver, Nag Gas & Oil Trading Report - Last week ended on a positive note with stocks and commodities pushing higher into Friday’s close. The market overall is looking very unstable here and this week I figure there will be some big price movement. Read More...
Oil Market Summary for 02/16/2010 to 02/20/2010 - An easing of the crisis in Europe gave energy markets a firm tone last week that enabled crude oil futures to gain nearly 8% amid mixed economic news and some concerns about supply. Read More...
Libya Courting Oil & Gas Investors
but Faces a Tough Sell Following Recent Government Fiascos - The Libyan government has been sounding off lately about boosting the profile of its oil and gas market, but it’s questionable whether international companies will ignore the government’s missteps in the industry - not to mention the recent lackluster energy finds - and keep injecting money into the North African country. Read More...
How to Trade Intra-Day Gold & SP500 with Low Risk Setups - Last week was an incredible week for trading the intraday charts. With rising volume and volatility prices began to move up or down for extended periods of time allowing traders to profit from these powerful short term price swings. Read More...
Oil Prices Fall Sharply as General Market Sells Off - After starting the week on a firmer note, oil prices fell sharply toward the end of the week in a general market sell-off as investors sought the dollar as a safe haven amid worries about European Union economies. Read More...
As the Middle East Peace Talks Hit Deadlock,
Talk of Israel Joining the European Union Increases - The Middle East peace talks are at a deadlock. Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians to move ahead with the plan established by the so-called Quartet – the US., U.N., EU and Russia -- have faltered and come to a complete standstill. Read More...
Educational ETF’s, Futures & CFD’s
Low Risk Trading Setups Explained - I thought I would put this more detailed report on finding and trading low risk setups for gold, silver, oil indexes etc.... In short it does not matter what time frame you trade with or if you trade exchange traded funds, futures contracts or CFD’s (contract of difference). Read More...
Are Precious Metals Melting or Firming Up - The past two months have been tough on the precious metals sector. We saw precious metals lead the market higher all of last year until December 2009 when prices plummeted as the US Dollar started to bounce. The continued rise in stocks indicated an extreme overbought condition and alerted us that a sharp pullback was going to take place. Read More...
Gazprom: Angel or Demon? - Gazprom faces regular opprobrium for its bullying ways of using energy as a pressure and political tool. Seen by some, mostly Russians, as the symbol of a successful and strong Russia, others see it as a dominating juggernaut, economic right arm of the Kremlin implementing, or should we say, imposing its policies by using energy as a weapon. Read More...
Are Commodities and the Dow Index Dead? - It was a heart pounding week on Wall Street as traders and investors locked in profits during 2010’s first round of earnings season. While it is normal to see selling of shares after good news hits the market, last weeks melt down was over exaggerated and for good reasons. Read More...
The “Weak”end Trading Report - It’s been a crazy week for stock and futures traders as the market moved up and down like a yoyo, finally closing down sharply on the week. Read More...
Choppy SP500, Gold Stock Meltdown and Dollar Strengthens - For the past few weeks I have been expecting the market to correct. By looking at the price action on the weekly and daily charts we can see that there has not been any real pullback since November and that is important to note. Read More...
How to Trade Gold and other Commodity ETF’s - Whether you are trading stocks, ETFs or futures, technical analysis is the preferred choice for short term traders. Technical analysis in short is the study of price and volume movements on charts. Read More...
Silver Futures Reversal: Can the 2008 Highs Be Taken Out? - Silver bulls have been rewarded for their patience during the recent sell off with a very strong bullish weekly reversal bar, one that also forms one end of a very nice up trend line (see dotted blue line on the ... Read More...
Gold Stocks & The Market Forecast for 2010 - I wrote a post here for ATP called “The bull case is not dead yet”. This ended up as an article on 321Gold.com, which you can review here: Bull Not Dead Article- Banister. I stuck my neck out, which I love to do once in awhile when the contrarian mood...
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Spot 60 Minute Trends for Gold, Oil, Nat Gas, and Indexes - Welcome back everyone! It’s time to buckle up and get ready for another exciting year of trading.
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Gold: Is a Minor Rebound Due? - Although December’s heavy sell off in the Gold (and Silver) market confirmed a significant set of monthly and weekly cycle highs, highs that may take this metal some time to meet/exceed, there now appears to be
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Year End Commodity & ETF Trading Signals - Well, here we are with only hours left before the year is over. Virtually every investment is up other than the US dollar.
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Is the Nabucco Pipeline Worth the Projected $11.4 Billion - Inside Beltwayistan, a number of Bushevik oil patch zombies still roam the recession-blasted landscape mindlessly chanting their Caspian mantra, “Happiness is multiple pipelines” - with the caveat that they flow westwards and bypass both Russia and Iran.
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China Secures Gas Supply From
Turkmenistan: Who’s the True Winner? -
On December 14, 2009, an inauguration took place that deserves more attention than it received because it marks an economic power shift to the benefit of three Central Asian countries and China and to the detriment of Russia. The presidents of China - Hu Jintao, ... Read More...
Gold: Expecting More Downside -
So, we’ve seen a substantial correction in the Gold market over the past couple of weeks, and that means that Gold is now ready to rocket higher to fresh highs, isn’t it? Probably not, at least not right away, and patient and wise traders/investors will want to wait a bit to see what Gold does as it interacts with any number of key support levels. Read More...
What’s Next for Stocks, Gold, Silver, Oil & Nat Gas? -
The past three weeks have been interesting to watch as the Dow (DIA ETF) has broadened causing traders to be shaken in and out of positions. Commodities have been under pressure as the US dollar has risen. Below are some charts of these investments and what I think could happen in the next couple weeks. Read More...
What’s Happening with Iraq’s Oil -
As multinational military forces have left Iraq, international petroleum companies have eagerly descended - seduced by the long-term potential of vast oil reserves off-limits to foreigners for decades. Read More...
ETF Trading Gold, Silver, Oil, Natural Gas and the Index -
Etf trading has made it so easy for traders and investors to get maximum exposure to the entire market without the high fees of mutual funds and manager. There are now etfs covering almost every investment type whether it’s stocks, indexes, sectors, commodities, bonds, real estate, currencies etc… Read More...
The Dow, Dollar & Gold – What Goes Down Must Come Up -
This year has been a very exiting time for traders and investors. We have seen a steady climb in prices with controlled pullbacks in the broad market and gold. Read More...
Weak Dollar Boosts Commodities - So What’s Next? -
Another fantastic week for precious metals as the US dollar continues its slide lower. Energy commodities like oil and natural gas are having some difficulty finding buyers. Read More...
Distorted IEA Oil Reserve Figures Create Biofuel Opportunities In "White Gold" Region of Central Asia -
The recent revelations of a International Energy Administration whistleblower that the IEA may have distorted key oil projections under intense U.S. pressure is, if true (and whistleblowers rarely come forward to advance their careers), a slow-burning thermonuclear explosion on future global oil production. Read More...
The Great Geopolitical Battle Over Energy Transit Routes -
As we all live in the present, it is very hard to fully assess the future implications of decisions supported or made by political and business leaders. An extraordinary game of geo-strategy is under way to lock... Read More...
Gold: On the Fast Track Toward $1,200? -
Well, the long-expected retest and subsequent breakout of ‘$1,000 Gold’ has finally occurred, with the rally taking the cash price of the metal to the north side of the $1,100 per ounce level in relatively short order. Read More...
Gold, Oil, and the US Dollar -
In this world we are faced with an ever changing landscape. Nowhere is it truer as soon as you learn the game, the rules are changed. Read More...
Trading Gold, Silver, Oil and Gas Using ETFs -
So far this week has been slow in regards to commodity etf funds. Gold continues to shine while silver refuses to make a move higher. Read More...
The Untapped Energy Riches of Uzbekistan -
While many Western investors remain fixated on somehow acquiring a slice of Turkmenistan’s natural gas riches, despite a recent scandal over the country’s actual reserves, there is another country further east whose energy and mineralogical reserves have been overlooked – Uzbekistan. Read More...
Gold and Silver: Where Do We Go From Here? -
Asset markets, whether it is stocks, commodities or precious metals have been dominated recently by their inverse relationship with the US dollar. A recent rally by the dollar has allowed these asset classes to take a... Read More...
Gold, oil, and Gas - and what you should be watching for -
There was a time not so long ago on this planet that obtaining information on gold, be it fundamental, technical or quantitive was a daunting task. From a technical price perspective, if you wanted to look at a chart you had two choices. You could buy the Wall St Journal, get the price, and then draw (yes draw) your Read More...
Commodities & Stocks Ready to Bounce or Rally? -
Commodities and stocks almost look ready for a rally or at least a relief bounce. The market is down over 5% and the normal pullback this year has been 4%. Using technical analysis and inter-market analysis we can see that the market is reaching extreme lows and this usually means we are only a couple days away from a rally. Read More...
Gold, Silver, Oil, Natural Gas ETF Trading -
The past week in gold, silver, oil, natural gas and the broad market wasn’t anything to write home about. We are seeing controlled profit taking which is making the market choppy. Many traders are getting very bearish on the market which is a good thing in my opinion.
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How Are Other Precious Metals Doing? -
Asset inflation has been the main theme of markets for the past few weeks, with stocks, oil and precious metals rising as the US dollar and bonds have been weaker. This is due to the massive and concerted money printing efforts by global central banks and as the recovery picture among G-20 and emerging market economies become more certain.
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Silver Continues to Outperform Gold -
For more than two hundred years, the average of the Gold/Silver price ratio has been about 30 to 1, and more recently (since 1997) the ratio has been...
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Buying Precious Metals On Pullback -
Asset reflation is the talk of the town, with stocks, precious metals and commodities rising and bonds falling the past week. While precious metals have enjoyed a good run, MACD readings are indicating that area patterns are being formed as a much needed...
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Mid-Week GLD, SLV, UNG & USO Trading Charts -
Commodities and stocks have been on fire the past two weeks and I think it just may be time for things to take a breather. While I continue to stay long, taking some money off the table to lock in profits is a safe play.
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Silver: The Wind Beneath its Wings -
A year ago, Silver was in the midst of a severe price correction, one precipitated by the global credit crisis and the massive rush toward liquidation of commodity futures contracts – at any price – that ensued. Silver plunged from nearly $21.00...
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Gold, Crude & Copper – Tis the seasonal to be checking -
As we move into another quarter it is always good to review the seasonal aspects of the market so as to have an idea what (on average) usually happens. The hard assets (and the paper ones too) have amassed quite a rally over the year.
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Will S&P 500 Suffer The Same Fate as Shanghai? -
The S&P 500 today was down over 2%, along with every other broad market index. The bearish divergences in both the ADX line and the MACD for the past few weeks had already portended a move like this. It’s just the massive liquidity in the markets (c...
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The Triple time Frame Breakout in Gold and Nat Gas -
We have been waiting for gold to breakout above the 2008 high for almost 2 years. These charts show we are slowly working our way there.
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Broad Market, US$, Precious Metals & Energy Shift Momentum? -
Today we had a reversal day for the broad market, us dollar, precious metals and oil. The market is over extended. We have seen the market rally 20% since the July low.
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How to Trade Natural Gas, Crude Oil & Gold ETFs -
How to trade hot commodities like natural gas, oil and gold - We should see big moves in the coming weeks as gas bottoms, and oil & gold breakout or breakdown.
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Gold & Silver Technical Trading Charts -
Gold is once again the hot commodity, as the price rises to the $1000 per ounce level. This $1000 - $1033 is a technical pivot point for gold. One of two things is going to take place in the coming weeks.
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How to Swing Trade & Day Trade Spot Gold and GLD Trends -
Over the past couple of months, gold and silver have been uneventful. In this report I have posted weekly charts to show the larger trend of gold and silver. Also I have provided small charts of the US and Canadian gold stock funds GDX and XGD.
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Crude Oil & Natural Gas Technical Charts -
The Energy sector seems to be a mixed bag. The weakness of the US dollar has help to boost the price of oil. Currently crude oil is threatening to break above the June high which will most likely trigger a surge of speculate traders/investors for buy crude oil.
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3 Different Head & Shoulders - 3 Different Investments
Gold Silver and the US Dollar -
Everyone is talking about gold shooting to the moon because of the massive reverse head & shoulders pattern forming, not to mention the economy isn’t as good as some of us would like it to be?. I put together this quick report to show the bearish side of things for once.
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Gold/Oil/Copper -Is it that
time of the year yet? -
Over the past 5 months the markets that crashed have staged a significant comeback. While the stock market usually grabs the headlines, there have been some great commodity runs as well.
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Gold, Euro & HUI -
It’s really getting interesting in the goldmarket. The big question is: “Will Gold break through the US$1000 level and advanced to new alltime highs or will it once again fail while trying ? To be honest: I am still quite sceptic at the moment. I expect another sell off, before Gold can run to new highs, but let’s have look at the charts first.
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Technical Commodity Charts for
Gold, Silver, Oil, Gas & Stocks -
ommodities took a breather last week, while stocks slowly continued their march higher. This week (Monday) commodities moved lower with profit taking and fears of a much larger precious metals and broad market sell off being anticipated in the near future.
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Gold, Silver, Oil & Nat Gas Technical Update -
This week commodities have been moving higher which is exciting. Gold, silver, oil and natural gas all have bullish looking daily and intraday price action. Monday we saw commodities spike higher and profit
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The Big Bounce in Gold, Silver, Oil & Nat Gas -
Last week we saw commodities sell down then put in solid bounce, which allowed us to generate new pivot lows for drawing support trend lines. This is the exact type of price action I have been waiting for.
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The day the Dollar died – and the day Gold was reborn -
Who would have thought that the information age would be so confusing? Given the same set of conditions, man has this tendency to find different interpretations of the same data.
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Gold, Silver, Oil and Nat Gas Technical Trading Setups -
Commodities are trying to hold their ground and could go either way quickly. There is a lot of chatter going on about gold and silver. I am hearing extreme theories from everyone I talk with. Generally when I see the market get jumpy we tend to see volatility increase which translates into sharp rallies or sell offs.
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Gold Mid-Year Seasonal Trend Review July 2009 -
During the course of the year, it is always good to sit back and review the current markets you’re involved in. In this manner, one would look at the performance not only from a percentage gain or loss basis, but in the field of seasonality as well.
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What’s up with Silver? -
For years silver bulls have been waiting for the fundamentals of silver to finally take hold of price and catapult it into stratosphere. Alas the fundamentals do not provide a good timing tool for price in the short and intermediate term. Silver is a great example of this.
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Sector Timing Gold, Silver, Oil and Natural Gas -
Sector timing commodities - Being able to trade different sectors is crucial for making a living in today’s financial markets. One sector that cannot be over looked is the commodity sector.
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Trading Commodities the Easy Way -
In the past commodity trading was only available to trader with large accounts, high risk tolerance and a good understanding of how the futures market works.
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GOLD Analysis & Strategy 22th of June 2009 -
The correction since the top from US$990 (3rd of June) continued as expected during the last 2 weeks. So far the lows have been seen last Monday at US$925.
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Active Traders Report for Gold, Silver, Oil & Nat Gas -
Precious metals like silver and gold have pulled back to support levels and trending sideways. This week will be interested as we watch prices bounce or breakdown. The energy sector looks be breaking down with more power as the bullish percent index for energy stocks dropped substantially last week.
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What Commodity Is About To Explode Next -
Commodities have been driving up the past few months and now it looks like Natural Gas is going to be joining the party. This report quickly and clearly shows Gold, Silver, Oil, and Natural Gas from a technical trading point of view.
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Gold Stocks and the
HUI:Gold Ratio at Resistance -
Gold stocks have been performing well but I cannot help but notice that the gold sector has reached a major resistance levels on the monthly chart. As much as I would like gold stocks to continue higher we must be ready for a pullback.
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Technical Trading
Update for Gold Traders -
I thought that I would send out a quick update on the gold sector to show where prices stand from a technical point of view for those of your wondering what to do with today’s sell off.
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Inter-market Analysis
– Say Bye to Gold, Silver, Oil & Equities -
After a 10 week rally traders and investors are starting to think twice about dumping money into stocks. Since March, we have seen the equities market rally 30% and now everyone is starting to think prices are a little top heavy.
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Credit Crunch success
requires lower Dollar -
How worried should we be? Gold stocks and the stock market continue bleeding. Not a day goes by without fresh cash being injected by some central bank somewhere. Where can we invest a) safely and b) to profit from the volatility?
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Where have the Bond
Market Mavens gone? -
We’ve been puzzled by the Bond markets performance in the face of a highly inflationist Fed. Where have the bond Mavens gone?
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Gold Stock Quotes -
A Contrarians Delight -
You gotta love it! CNBC broadcasts to the world that Golds rally is long in the tooth and now over...
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Whisper Targets for the
Amex Gold Bugs Index -
Shhhhhh! Don't look now but the Amex Gold Bugs Index has blown through resistance at 401 (the May 2006 high) and made a run to...
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Using Commodity Prices
as an Inflation Calculator -
Consumer Price Inflation has finally arrived and Gold will have its day in the sun yet...
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Oil Stocks Versus Current
Oil Prices Revisited -
Natural Gas future prices are on track for a seasonal low in September. As a result, Natural Gas Investments look set to be the next energy cab off the rank.
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Contrarian Stock Market Investing Guide Part II -
The smartest thing we can say about the markets right now is probably nothing. Confusion reigns.
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Gold Stock Market Quote says BUY -
Weak hands capitulated in a panic sell-off whilst the fundamentals became even more bullish. So what's next for Gold Stocks?
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Natural Gas Future Prices and
Alternative Energy Stocks -
Natural Gas future prices are on track for a seasonal low in September. As a result, Natural Gas Investments look set to be the next energy cab off the rank.
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Gold & Broad Market
Bear Attack, Be Aware -
Friday the market closed mixed with light volume due to the holiday season. I always use the DOW (DIA) as a market indicator for the overall strength. The chart below shows a simple chart on where the market stands. Currently all the moving averages are trending down or sideways as the market trades at resistance.
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The Golden Indicator -
I find from time and time that gold stocks tend to lead the price of gold during extreme times and as I mentioned in last weeks report the HUI index has warned us up to 7 days in advance, before gold made sizable drop. Well this week is a perfect example in my opinion.
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Gold Traders Protect Your Longs -
Gold traders should have exited today as prices are showing strong signs of lower prices in the near future. Gold slid over 4% this week so far, while gold stocks have dropped an average of 9%.
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Crude Oil Trading Analysis -
Crude Oil is something that I think has huge potential because of its prolonged down trend without any real bounces and also because there is so much interest from traders and investors around the world who want to catch its bounce. The weekly chart is starting to look amazing and the daily chart looks ready to pop.
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