Gary Tanashian

The broad market, supported by the glorified boiler rooms on Wall Street, the glorified infomercials in the mainstream financial media and the glorified monetary clerks at the Fed, operates to its own set of rules and cycles.  For instance, now we have conventional investors who used make cracks about their 401k’s becoming 201k’s actually becoming … Continue reading

My ears start to bleed when I hear someone who has staked a claim to the mantle of guruhood definitively state something – especially in the realm of technical analysis – as if they have used esoteric and mystical methods in service to divination of answers yet to come, and then put it out there … Continue reading

NFTRHgives few easy answers.  That is because its writer has no easy answers, although there are consistent road maps we have used for years now that have never failed to help preserve capital when necessary – which is often – and make outstanding capital gains, when appropriate.These road maps take the form of outliers (to … Continue reading

NFTRH175 took an extensive look at the HUI, ranging from a 15 minute (in-day, in-week) short-term management chart to a daily chart, a weekly chart and finally on out to the biggest – and most compelling of pictures – a this monthly chart. The nearer time frames generally look okay, with some caveats; notably including … Continue reading

This is a snippet from NFTRH172 focusing on the writer’s methods of viewing markets from a visual and psychological perspective.  I just want readers to continually think about herds and about what it takes to be able to get contrary these herds at the appropriate times.  NFTRH172 then proceeds on to actual intensive analysis … Continue reading

Regardless of what happens in the short-term (i.e. interim market correction of routine or severe degree upon completion of this sentiment-induced broad market rally), the analysis being brought forward in NFTRH over the last few weeks is painting a picture of a 2012 that could by year end, feature heightened inflation concerns as opposed to … Continue reading

Held captive by the low volume holiday week, gold sector investors look as if they will get dunked again upon the US market open today.  There are a few different potential scenarios in play with regard to the gold stocks, but gold itself has been pretty clear since the momentum-fueled ‘channel buster up’ last summer. … Continue reading

Italy has wrestled Greece out of the top spot in the Euro Trash Sweepstakes and I wonder if the gold-silver ratio will finally turn up from its consolidation.  If so, liquidity is going to go bye bye.  But aside from the ifs – as in ‘I wonder if the US Fed is going to … Continue reading

Gold’s nominal price worked off the euro hysteria excess for the most part, and its real price (vs. broad commodities) is still healthy and back up against resistance.  A rising real price of gold is of course generally indicative of economic deceleration and bad market stuff.  More and more the indicators are pointing to … Continue reading

Canadian Venture (CDNX)… Bottom? http://www.canadianinsider.com/index.php There is a lot to like about the chart below for a bottom feeder.  A 62% Fib of the entire bull market out of 2008’s destruction, with long term support at that Fib, along with the most over sold RSI since 2008. For the gold explorers and junior miners in … Continue reading