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• Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Silver and Miners’ Major Breakdown

  August 27, 2015, 1:21 PM

  

  Yesterday we saw another big daily decline and it served as an additional confirmation that taking profits on long positions and entering short ones on Monday, at 2PM (when the GDX was at $15) had been a good idea. Will the short positions become more profitable in the future?

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• Forex Trading Alert: AUD/USD – Trading in Narrow Range – For Now

  August 27, 2015, 1:01 PM

  

  Earlier today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that private capital expenditure declined by 4.0% in the second quarter, missing analysts’ expectations for a 2.5% drop. As a result, AUD/USD moved lower once again but did this move change anything in the short-term picture?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Uncertainty Following Recent Decline - Correction Or New Downtrend?

  August 27, 2015, 12:48 PM

  

  S&P 500 index trades within a volatile short-term consolidation. Is this a bottoming action or just a flat correction before another leg down?

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• Oil Trading Alert: One-day Rebound or Something More?

  August 26, 2015, 11:58 AM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil gained 4.15% after China's central bank cut interest rates. Thanks to this news, light crude reversed and invalidated Monday’s breakdown under the support line. Despite this move, the commodity still remains under the barrier of $40. Will it stop further improvement in the coming days?

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• China Cuts Interest Rates, Will Fed Hike?

  August 26, 2015, 11:50 AM

  

  Yesterday, the People’s Bank of China cut interest rates to boost the economy. What does it mean for the financial markets and the gold market?

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• Forex Trading Alert: USD Index Rebounds

  August 25, 2015, 12:00 PM

  

  The USD Index reversed and rebounded after the People’s Bank of China cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.6%. As a result the index erased over 75% of yesterday’s decline, pushing the euro under the May high. Will we see further deterioration in EUR/USD in the coming days?

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• U.S. Inflation Expectations Fall to Their Lowest in Year

  August 24, 2015, 2:13 PM

  

  Last week, U.S. inflation expectations plunged to their lowest level since the start of the year. What does it mean for the U.S. economy and the gold market?

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• Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Everything Declines – Except Gold

  August 24, 2015, 8:04 AM

  

  Not entirely everything, but both the USD Index and – especially – the general stock market declined substantially and so – to a smaller extent – did silver and mining stocks. Gold moved higher. The Friday session was definitely important – but in what way was it important to precious metals investors?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stock Market Crash Or Short-Lived Panic?

  August 24, 2015, 7:38 AM

  

  Expectations before the opening of Monday's trading are negative, as investors follow global stock exchanges retreat. Will this short-term downtrend accelerate even further?

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• Is Gold a Safe Haven?

  August 21, 2015, 8:41 AM

  

  Is gold a hedge or rather a safe haven? What does it really mean? What is gold supposed to be a safe-haven asset or a hedge in relation to? Does it protect investors from a stock market crash, bond market volatility, inflation, or a systemic crisis? And finally, do the safe-haven properties of gold depend on the country and time horizon?

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• Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Gold Moves Back Above Its 2014 Low

  August 20, 2015, 1:34 PM

  

  Gold, silver and mining stocks moved once again higher yesterday and silver practically erased the previous day’s decline. Once again – as we had expected - the same thing happened – silver’s signals were not confirmed by other parts of the precious metals market, and it was silver that had to “catch up” with the real action. However, gold is now once again at the 2014 low, which was a very important support and now its serves as major resistance – will metals and miners manage to break higher despite it?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Negative Expectations Following Yesterday's Retreat

  August 20, 2015, 8:33 AM

  

  S&P 500 index extends its medium-term fluctuations. Which direction is next? Is holding short position still justified?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Time for Reversal?

  August 19, 2015, 9:03 AM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil gained 1.17% as hopes that crude oil inventories could decline for a third consecutive week weighed on investors’ sentiment. Thanks to these circumstances, light crude bounced off its key support line, but will we see the commodity above $43 in near future?

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• Forex Trading Alert: Waiting for FED

  August 18, 2015, 7:40 AM

  

  Earlier today, the U.S. currency moved little lower against major currencies as investors looked ahead to Wednesday’s minutes of the Federal Reserve’s July meeting. Will they receive more clues about Fed’s plans to hike short-term interest rates? Before we know the answer to this question, let’s examine the current picture of EUR/USD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF.

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil – Sinking or Rebounding?

  August 17, 2015, 2:24 PM

  

  Although crude oil climbed above $43.50 on Friday, the combination of a stronger greenback and the Baker Hughes report pushed the commodity lower. As a result, light crude gained 1.28%, but closed the day below important resistance zone. What’s next?

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