In This Market, Stagnant Investors Gather Moss
Once again, I saw lots of bullish calls for the market. I really hope that our friends who have never lived through a sustained bear...
Year End Stock Market Rally? Burden of Proof Remains On Bulls
On a closing basis, the S&P 500 (INDEXCBOE: .INX) remains below the 50 and 200-day moving averages, both of which are declining. Investors will now...
Crude Oil ETF (USO) Melted Down Exactly Where It Should
When we posted this warning to crude oil bulls a month ago, the United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA: USO) had tested and retreated from the...
Gold Bugs Hopes Hinge On These Head & Shoulders Patterns!
Last week I pointed out a potential top on the US Dollar / Gold ratio. That would be bullish for gold bugs. This week, I...
Gold Bugs Are Cheering On This Double Top Pattern!
Gold, Silver, and the precious metals industry have a pretty simple relationship with the U.S. Dollar: They perform better when the Dollar is weakening... and...
Is This the Start of Metal Mania?
Today, investors may have gotten a glimpse of what could be the impending dilemma for the market as it ends 2018 and begins 2019....
Bears Need to Wait for Copper Mining ETF to Reset
When we wrote about Copper Mining stocks and the ETF in late August, we emphasized that bears might have to wait through an upward...
Weighing the Crude Oil Decline and Select Energy Sectors
One of the big standouts in the month of October was the decline in crude oil and energy stocks. All of a sudden, good charts...
The Limitations of Max Pain Theory For Options Traders (into Op-ex)
The Max Pain theory suggests that stock and commodity prices will often move towards specific prices on specific option expiration dates. “Max pain” is the price...
Oil Market Price Dynamics: Loved or Unloved?
Try painting a better picture for the Canadian dollar. Our economy is humming along with the data often surprising to the upside of late. Global...
