Category Archives: Latest Commentaries

Is The Chinese Bubble About to Burst?

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!After QE2, analysts were looking for possible consequences of the Federal Reserve Bank’s actions. What has become apparent is that the Fed has created another bubble in China. Investors globally have transferred devalued US dollars and euros to buy Chinese…
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Watch Out For A Fake Breakout In Gold And Silver

In my studies of the financial markets, I have found the study of trading tactics to be similar to my studies of military history and sports. In 329 BC, Alexander the Great, in his mid-20s, led his army through the Hindu Kush mountains to Central Asia to expand his empire that covered 1 million square…
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Will Year-End Tax-Loss Selling Have an Impact on Gold, Silver Investors?

What has been completely overlooked or not mentioned during this sizable run up in stock market profits, including the precious metals sector, is the imminent advent of tax-loss selling. Every year around this time, as sure as snow falls in Vermont, more than ever, there are reasons why this unmentioned event is apt to at…
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Uranium Miners Hit New Highs

In 1883, a historic cataclysm of 10 days shook the world and vaporized Krakatoa, an island between Java and Sumatra. An umbrella of ash rose 50 miles high and sent sonic reverberations seven times around the world. Deaths numbered 120,000. Scientists of that time were awed by the magnitude of nature’s forces that were being…
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Russia And China Send Clear Message to Bernanke

When time permits, I like to relax with a good mystery story. One of my favorite masters of the genre is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. A few days ago a story appeared on the front page of China Daily that is worthy in emulating the masters great classic: The Dog That Did Not Bark.…
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Important Relationship Between U.S. Dollar And Gold Signals Trend Change

In a recent article, I wrote about important trend changes in the dollar and gold. An important inverse inter-market relationship is continuing between the US dollar and gold. They have both broken trendlines simultaneously and are threatening a counter trend move. Other than yesterday’s spike on a conflict in Korea, the dollar and gold have moved…
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Higher Interest Rates Forecast Market Correction

Every precious metals investor should be concerned about China, one of the world's fastest growing economies, raising its rates and rising yields. Changes in the rates affect stock prices. China is leading the world and we can see the fears are profound as sell-offs this week were much stronger than any of the relief rallies. If…
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Negative Divergences On The Dollar Forecasted Trend Change

Last week I warned that the US dollar was reaching three-year lows and to expect a dollar bounce. The dollar has bounced higher as risk aversion has returned with Ireland on the verge of needing a bailout and China raising interest rates to combat rising inflation. There are growing concerns of the Fed needing to…
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