Gold

Spot 60 Minute Trends for Gold, Oil, Nat Gas, and Indexes Welcome back everyone! It’s time to buckle up and get ready for another exciting year of trading. When the market is moving on light volume I tend to focus on very short term plays to minimize my exposure to volatility. The past couple of … Continue reading

The White House estimates that the government will have to borrow about $3.5 trillion more over the next three years. On top of that, the U.S. Treasury has to refinance, or roll over, a huge amount of short-term debt that was issued during the financial crisis. Treasury officials estimate that about 36% of the government’s marketable debt – about $1.6 trillion will mature in the next 12 months.

Gold Appears to Have Bottomed and Crude Oil Surges to Again Challenge Critical $80 Level

A look at Gold, Oil, Natural Gas and the DJIA during this holiday season.

A look at Gold, Oil and Copper as we move into 2010.

Time to back up the truck with gold stocks.

A look at current technicals and sentiment.

December 13, 2009 The past three weeks have been interesting to watch as the Dow (DIA ETF) has broadened causing traders to be shaken in and out of positions. Commodities have been under pressure as the US dollar has risen. Below are some charts of these investments and what I think could happen in the … Continue reading

Yesterday I interviewed friend and colleague Dave Skarica, of addictedtoprofits.net. We discussed Treasuries, the Sovereign Debt bubble, the US Dollar, Gold and Gold Stocks.

In this long essay from The Wall Street Journal, James Grant of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer remarks that the Federal Reserve “isn’t overtly manipulating” the gold market. His implication is that the Fed might be manipulating the gold market covertly. Maybe this is a small step in the right direction by someone who surely is erudite enough to know better already.