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• Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Miners Consolidate Before Next Big Move

  March 17, 2015, 11:37 AM

  

  Mining stocks have been trading sideways for several days now and the decline seems to have paused. We can infer something from this paused based on an event that accompanied it. Is the decline over or exactly the opposite – is it about to continue?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Still below $300

  March 17, 2015, 11:01 AM

  

  Appreciation was what was visible on Sunday and Monday. Bitcoin went up but didn’t really move to $300 at any point. What might this mean for Bitcoin traders?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Positive Expectations Following Last Week's Move Down - Will Downtrend Reverse?

  March 16, 2015, 7:42 AM

  

  S&P 500 index extended its short-term consolidation on Friday. Is holding short position still justified?

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• ECB’s QE

  March 16, 2015, 7:04 AM

  

  On January 22, the President of the ECB, Mario Draghi, announced a €1.1 trillion monetary injection plan, which would start in March 2015 and last until the end of September 2016, or “until we see a sustained adjustment in the path of inflation”. What does this €60bn monthly bond-buying program imply for the economy and gold market?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Is This a Reversal?

  March 13, 2015, 1:09 PM

  

  We saw a day of depreciation yesterday. Bitcoin started moving out of the overbought zone. This looked like a possible reversal. But might it be?

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• Forex Trading Alert: USD Index Climbs to 100!

  March 12, 2015, 3:53 PM

  

  Earlier today, the Commerce Department showed that retail sales fell 0.6% in the previous month, which was the third consecutive monthly decline. Additionally, core retail sales (without automobiles, gasoline and food) were flat following a 0.1% decline in January. Thanks to these disappointing numbers the USD Index declined from a fresh 2015 high, slipping under the barrier of 100. How did this drop affect the euro?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Extended Their Decline - New Downtrend Or Just A Correction?

  March 12, 2015, 8:02 AM

  

  S&P 500 index accelerated its short-term downtrend on Tuesday as investors feared that the Fed will raise interest rates soon. Is holding short position still justified?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Another Breakdown Under $50

  March 11, 2015, 1:35 PM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil lost 2.54% as the combination of the EIA forecasts and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on the price. In these circumstances, light crude declined under the previously-broken support line, approaching the mid-Feb lows. Will we see a rebound from here or a breakdown below them?

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• Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Decline Continues

  March 10, 2015, 12:58 PM

  

  Gold moved a little higher yesterday only to disappoint in the following part of the session. Gold stocks plunged without looking back. The decline continues – will it end soon?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Even More Overbought

  March 10, 2015, 12:37 PM

  We see Bitcoin moving into the direction of $300, which also coincides with the level of the late-January local top. Does this mean that we might see more significant action in the next couple of days?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Stronger Greenback Supports Oil Bears

  March 9, 2015, 3:49 PM

  On Friday, crude oil moved little higher supported by worries over supply disruptions in Libya and Iraq. Despite this improvement, the commodity reversed and declined sharply as a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on the price. Thanks to these circumstances, light crude lost 2.33% and closed the day below support levels. Where the commodity head next?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Uncertainty Following Friday's Decline - Will Downtrend Continue?

  March 9, 2015, 9:48 AM

  S&P 500 index broke down below recent consolidation. Is this a new downtrend or just a downward correction within last month's move up?

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• The Swiss Surprise

  March 9, 2015, 8:55 AM

  The Swiss National Bank removed the euro peg and introduced negative interest rates in January 2015. What are the possible consequences of the SNB’s move for the global economy and the gold market?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Still above $250

  March 6, 2015, 11:11 AM

  Yesterday, Bitcoin ended the day roughly where it had started it. The volume was not weak but not far lower than we used to see during major swings or reversals. Does this mean that a move up is about to unfold?

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• Crude Oil vs. Oil Stocks

  March 6, 2015, 10:25 AM

  The first week of a new month was quite good for oil bulls. Although we saw a drop the level of $49, the buyers didn’t give up and pushed the commodity to a weekly high of $52.40. At the same time oil stocks declined below important support levels. Does it mean that they became weaker in relation to crude oil? Will we see lower values of the XOI? If you want to know our take on these questions, we invite you to read our today's essay.

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