US DOLLAR INDEX – HIGHEST READINGS IN A DECADE
The US Dollar Index has been steadily and persistently rising for over 6 months. The index has...
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The USD Index – A Speculative Bull Trap?
This week, the U.S. Dollar Index has provided us with the official sell signal we’ve been waiting...
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We Are Now Suspicious Of The SPX
For at least two years, we have been long-term Bulls on the S&P500 large cap index (SPX)....
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Wall of Worry is Up High in 2015
We love market skeptics, as they will take any particular piece of news and spin it negatively. ...
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Too Big And Too Fast, And That Is All It Is
In case you did not know, the US is at war. Okay, in actuality, it is the US oil producers...
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Make Your Own Calls, Despite The Market Moves
Trading can be a fickle game. As a trader, I reserve my right to change my mind, basically,...
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The Bears Are Coming For Gold
For the last few years, radio and TV ads have tooted gold’s horn as a safe investment and a...
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Crude Volatility Explodes With Crashing Oil Prices
Since the peak in June 2013, the price of a barrel of oil has dropped nearly 60% to under $50, and...
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Is It The January Effect? Maybe, Maybe Not
This is the first week of January, and there has not been much chatter about the January Effect,...
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Avoid The Money Trap
We trade to win, and most traders define a “win” as a trade that makes money. However, most...
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A Bearish Play on Cooling Oil Prices
The weather in Chicago lately resembles the trend in crude oil; it just keeps dropping. As we have...
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Big Call Buying In Aaron’s Ahead Of Q4 Earnings
Aaron’s (AAN) is a $2B specialty retailer that leases and sells anything from home furniture and...
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We Will See Mr. Gross
Not a bad day for the market, considering the nasty days that preceded it this and last week. All...
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Fade the Rally in Soybeans
Short-term weather concerns in South America, along with continued strong exports, helped spark a...
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Why Gold Could Strike Back In 2015
The price of gold plunged massively over the last two years, especially during 2013 and the second...
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Find Your Opportunities And Make Your Bets
Here we go again. This year is starting out to be like 2014 – excessive and unwarranted selling....
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Back to the Future A Play in USO
Crude oil’s precipitous drop from its June highs has yet to show signs of abating. The U.S. oil...
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DAX Still Looks Technically Weak
Well, I had been looking for strength in stocks in the opening days of 2015, and then a familiar...
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Keep your Eye On Sentimental Rotation
For the last two years, investors have been pulling money from their mutual funds and parking it...
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It is Best To Get Out Of The Way
Well, I guess the prevailing attitude of those who have returned from the holidays is sell, sell,...
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