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Markets Struggle with Crude Oil Drop, But There is a Silver Lining
The action in the markets since Thanksgiving have been amazing, there is so much to cover after the past week so let’s get into it.The last five days saw the worst price action ...
The World Cup is the Best Time to Buy Silver
There’s an old saying in the investment market that goes something like this: “Sell in May and then go away.” This means that in order to avoid a slow market, investors should ...
Charting the March Breakout into Open Air for Gold
Gold prices broke through a ceiling of resistance this morning into an Open Air pocket, generating an aggressive breakout buy opportunity for traders.
Let’s chart the breakout and ...
Fiscal Gridlock Keeps Dollar Under Pressure
This is a crucial week in the financial markets and the losses in the dollar reflect the growing risk of a U.S. default. We are now entering the third week of the U.S. government ...
The Taper Fakeout
THE TAPER TALK
Anyone who bought the media buzz about a September reduction of QE – called the “taper” – was very surprised when the Federal Reserve ...
Top 3 Themes in FX This Week
The top 3 themes for the Forex market this week are Syria, China and expectations for Fed tapering.
Syria will dominate the headlines and currency flows as the U.S. Senate prepares ...
Dollar Plunges After Payrolls – Is Taper Off?
Disappointing jobs data drove the U.S. dollar sharply lower against all of the major currencies and based on the price action across the financial markets, investors no longer believe ...
OFF TO THE RACES
Summer is traditionally a slow season for precious metals, but this summer started with a rout. In the last week of June, gold and silver hit 2-year lows of $1,192 and $18.61 ...
3 Scenarios, How to Trade the FOMC Minutes
The minutes from the last FOMC meeting is scheduled for release today and FX traders are gearing up for a potentially big reaction in the forex markets. Given our experience, we have ...
Updating Traps Trendlines and Fibonacci for Gold and GLD
Let’s take a moment to update the prior post “Trade Planning and Levels to Watch in Gold” with respect to the new price compression between daily moving averages, a key Fibonacci ...
