John Townsend


SP-500, GLD and GDX – Sentiment Trumps Everything

07/28/2010
SP-500, GLD and GDX – Sentiment Trumps Everything

Markets rise when the preponderance of participants are buyers, and fall when the preponderance of participants are sellers. One of the key ways to anticipate the pendulum swings of participant behavior, and therefore price behavior, is to evaluate sentiment. Sentiment, more than fundamentals or technical...
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GOLD – How Low? $1,181 or $1,165, Maybe?

07/18/2010
GOLD – How Low? $1,181 or $1,165, Maybe?

* Gold managed to hold this week with a low higher than last week’s low.  However, GLD did not.  Sooooo…. with that bit of ambiguity, I’ve got to think we likely have not seen the bottom in gold as of today. * A couple of possibilities for the bottom.  First, let’s...
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SP-500, GLD and GDX – Down More or Now Up?

07/06/2010
SP-500, GLD and GDX – Down More or Now Up?

Its mid afternoon Tuesday and the markets are selling off – still.  It seems like it will never end.  Big red candles on every chart I look.  The VIX, the temperature gauge of fear, is rising again and the news headlines are filled with gut wrenching uncertainties about US ...
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GLD, GDX and SLV: Does November 2009 Repeat in July 2010?

06/26/2010
GLD, GDX and SLV: Does November 2009 Repeat in July 2010?

Last week I offered some analysis using the True Strength Index indicator on the daily and hourly charts of GLD, GDX and GDXJ.  This week I would like to offer what I believe to be a realistic look at what could be headed our way in the upcoming month of...
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GLD, GDX and GDXJ True Strength Index Momentum

06/18/2010
GLD, GDX and GDXJ True Strength Index Momentum

The True Strength Index is a low lag-time momentum indicator that can be used at www.FreeStockCharts.com.  Generally, it is bullish when the indicator is above ZERO and bearish when it is below ZERO.  As the indicator is very sensitive and responsive to movements of price, it can be effectively interpreted for buy and sell...
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Some Mining Stocks

06/14/2010
Some Mining Stocks

Analysis Using the True Strength Index Indicator
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A Storm is Brewing

03/04/2010

When the tech bubble burst in 2000, Greenspan tried to “fix” the problem by cutting rates and printing money. Fix the problem he did … well sort of!
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