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  • Stock Market: Negative Impact of the Global Stock Market Decline

    July 3, 2013, 12:00 PM

    Expectations of a lower start of trade today as investors react to bad news for the global stock markets; shortened trading due to Thursday’s holiday.

  • Gold’s Price Moves from the Stocks and Bonds Perspective

    July 2, 2013, 12:00 PM

    The end of the first half of the year, the second quarter and June are behind us. The confluence of these events has encouraged many analysts to summarize. Without a doubt, it was a very good time for the stock market which hit record highs in May. On the other hand, it was horrible time for the precious metals sector. Has gold entered a long-term bear market? Should we be more optimistic because of the deeper correction in the general stock market? What impact could it have on the yellow metal? If you want to know the answers to these questions, we invite you to read today's essay.

  • Oil Market: Bulls Haven’t Given Up and Crude Oil Hasn’t Declined

    July 2, 2013, 12:00 PM

    Light crude rose today above $98 a barrel. It seems that investors are worried about the supply disruptions in the Middle East and Africa. Additionally, yesterday’s data from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. manufacturing activity grew in June which also supported crude oil price. In such a setting we analyze the current outlook for oil.

  • Stock Market: Optimistic Start of the Third Quarter, Short-term Uncertainty

    July 2, 2013, 7:30 AM

    The major U.S. stock market indexes gained 0.4-0.6% on Monday, as the beginning of the month and the third quarter brought more hope amongst investors who expect the positive impact of the forthcoming quarterly earnings releases season. However, in the second half of the day the market gradually lose value, ending the session well below the daily highs. Will they rally today?/p>

  • Stock Market: Mixed Stock Market Indexes Fueled by Uncertainty

    July 1, 2013, 12:00 PM

    The main U.S. stock market indexes were mixed on Friday and the last trading session of the second quarter was marked by uncertainty. Technical factors contribute to a clouded outlook which is brightened up a little bit by investors' hopes of better than previously expected corporate earnings. The upcoming second quarter earnings announcements will verify this point of view.

  • Oil Market: Crude Oil Still Looking Bearish

    July 1, 2013, 12:00 PM

    In the past week we could read pieces in newspapers and see the wise guys on television talking about the price of gold and wondering where the bottom is. Personally, I think we have missed something interesting in this excitement. What it is that we might have missed? This essay attempts to answer that question.

  • Further Declines or a Rally in Gold? Where is the Bottom?

    June 28, 2013, 12:10 PM

    Everybody is talking about the price of gold and wondering where the bottom is. Today gold fell under $1,200 to its lowest level since 2010. If the yellow metal closes near its morning low, it would be its worst weekly performance since 1983. Will it drop any further? Maybe the worst is behind us and gold will soon show white candles and growth? If you want to know the answers to these questions, we invite you to read today's essay.

  • Will Gold Mining Stocks Drop Any Further?

    June 26, 2013, 8:06 AM

    Without a doubt the most important event of the last week was the Fed Chairman's statement on June 19, 2013 about the recent FOMC meeting. It had a more bullish tone than the market was expecting. The implications for precious metal sector were very bearish and investors became even less interested in the precious metals market. If you want to know what impact has it have on mining stocks we invite you to read today's essay.

  • Is Crude Oil Ready for a Breakout? What Impact Could it Have on Gold?

    June 18, 2013, 11:12 AM

    Yesterday there were smiles, handshakes and even at the end of the talks US President tried to lighten the mood by bringing up the subject of judo. Can investors stop worrying about the correlation between oil prices and the political unrest in the Middle East? How did the oil market react to this picture? And finally, if you want to know the answer to the question: what impact could it have on gold, we invite you to read today's essay.

  • Have Gold and Silver Stopped Responding to Dollar’s Price Action?

    June 14, 2013, 11:30 AM

    During the last several days, the USD Index declined once again but has it had any impact on the two most popular precious metals? Do you know who and when coined the term "currency war"? What does it mean? If you want to know answers to these questions, we invite you to read today's essay.

  • Bearish Picture for Gold from the Perspective of the Dollar and the Stock Market

    June 11, 2013, 8:55 AM
  • Gold Price in June 2013

    June 7, 2013, 11:44 AM

    In today's essay we discuss the strength of the physical gold and silver markets. Inspired by Thursday's developments, we also touch on the implications of one-sided dependence between two assets: in today's case it's gold's declines when the USD rallies and the lack of a significant rally in the yellow metal when dollar plunges, but this approach can be successfully applied to virtually any market.

  • Recent Moves in Gold and Silver - Temporary Strength or the End of Correction?

    June 3, 2013, 6:15 AM

    In today's essay we touch on the cost of mining gold and its influence on the yellow metal's price. We also thoroughly examine recent developments on the whole precious market in order to find out whether what happened heralds trend reversal or was just a product of random market noise.

  • Can 1976 Give Us Insight Into Gold's Price Behavior?

    May 28, 2013, 6:48 AM

    In today's essay we compare bullish and bearish fundamental factors to see whether gold is still the right place to be in for the long run. We also thoroughly analyze the yellow metal from the technical perspective, taking into consideration gold's performance relative to other asset classes, as well as analogies with previous important bottoms such as the one in 1976.

  • Timing the Final Bottom in Silver

    May 24, 2013, 10:55 AM

    In today's essay we talk about which tools are best suitable for timing market reversal points. Are they cyclical turning points? Particular ratios obtained through relative strength analysis? Or maybe divergences between asset and index prices and various technical indicators? Read today's article to find out! Then we move to the analysis of the silver market and employ the discussed methods to figure out whether the final bottom is already in or about to come in the following weeks.

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