The Financial Stress Index: A Tool for Monitoring Financial Stability

There are several ways to stress test the market and to get a feel for overall strength of the overall economy and financials of the United States. Each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Find out what these two stress tests are telling…

Why Price Spikes Are Actually Your Friend

I could go on in detail about why and what price spikes provide us short term trades with, and I will in a future article and video. Keeping things short and simple we will let the charts to the speaking for now because they paint a very clear…

The ‘Tide’ has turned… NEGATIVE For STOCKS!!!

Currently, a ‘sharp fall’ is now anticipated within the equity markets! This decline will be accompanied with ‘new volatility’.  There is a great deal of ‘uncertainty ‘within the U.S. markets. Currently, we are viewing a ‘textbook’…

Is the FED Behaving Like A ‘Zombie’?

Central Bankers are continuing to use ‘old discredited’ models.  In these models, the ‘interest rate’ is the key policy tool, which are being used to be ‘dialed’, up and down, so as to ensure good economic performance. If a positive…

One big inflection point we will look back on

This week will very likely be one we look back on as a big inflection point.  We will see that the bears are coming back. It appears the market is forming a head and shoulders topping pattern. Thre are a couple different ways to trade this…

Commodities Overtake Stocks and Bonds with Best Rally Since 2010!

Traders who follow the price of gold and silver, should keep an eye out on the U.S. dollar index. The dollar has been within a trading range for more than a year. During December of 2015, the dollar rose to test the highs at 100, however, since…
Gold Forecast Prediction

Price Of Gold Is Breaking Out But “Commercial Traders” On The Wrong Side?

Price of Gold: The activities of the ‘commercial traders’ in the COT data is closely watched by the market participants, as they are believed to be the smartest of the lot.  They take deliveries on their bets, unlike the speculators, who…

This ‘Counter Trend Rally’ is now completing!

Last Friday, April 29th, 2016, the U.S. Indexes were very bearish as price clearly broke below the 20 day moving average then rebounded back up to test that level and was rejected and sold into. The chart below shows the market bullish and…