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...
Read MoreJan 12, 2015
The US Dollar Index has been steadily and persistently rising for over 6 months. The index has...
Read MoreJan 12, 2015
This week, the U.S. Dollar Index has provided us with the official sell signal we’ve been waiting...
Read MoreJan 12, 2015
For at least two years, we have been long-term Bulls on the S&P500 large cap index (SPX)....
Read MoreJan 10, 2015
We love market skeptics, as they will take any particular piece of news and spin it negatively. ...
Read MoreJan 9, 2015
In case you did not know, the US is at war. Okay, in actuality, it is the US oil producers...
Read MoreJan 9, 2015
Trading can be a fickle game. As a trader, I reserve my right to change my mind, basically,...
Read MoreJan 9, 2015
For the last few years, radio and TV ads have tooted gold’s horn as a safe investment and a...
Read MoreJan 9, 2015
Since the peak in June 2013, the price of a barrel of oil has dropped nearly 60% to under $50, and...
Read MoreJan 8, 2015
This is the first week of January, and there has not been much chatter about the January Effect,...
Read MoreJan 8, 2015
We trade to win, and most traders define a “win” as a trade that makes money. However, most...
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The weather in Chicago lately resembles the trend in crude oil; it just keeps dropping. As we have...
Read MoreJan 8, 2015
Aaron’s (AAN) is a $2B specialty retailer that leases and sells anything from home furniture and...
Read MoreJan 7, 2015
Not a bad day for the market, considering the nasty days that preceded it this and last week. All...
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Short-term weather concerns in South America, along with continued strong exports, helped spark a...
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The price of gold plunged massively over the last two years, especially during 2013 and the second...
Read MoreJan 6, 2015
Here we go again. This year is starting out to be like 2014 – excessive and unwarranted selling....
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Crude oil’s precipitous drop from its June highs has yet to show signs of abating. The U.S. oil...
Read MoreJan 6, 2015
Well, I had been looking for strength in stocks in the opening days of 2015, and then a familiar...
Read MoreJan 6, 2015
For the last two years, investors have been pulling money from their mutual funds and parking it...
Read MoreJan 5, 2015
Well, I guess the prevailing attitude of those who have returned from the holidays is sell, sell,...
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