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Contact Kara Crawford at kara@traderplanet.com for further details.en-ushttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11507-two_short_term_scenarios_for_goldhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11507-two_short_term_scenarios_for_gold<p class="MsoNormal" ><span >http://www.bullionbullscanada.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=571:two-short-term-scenarios-for-gold-market&amp;catid=51:commentary&amp;Itemid=99</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" ><span ></span></p><p ><span >At the beginning of May, the usual chorus began that gold was about to have its annual spring sell-off. Those voices included not only the anti-gold cabal, but also a number of commentators <em>inside </em><span >the sector.</span></span></p><p > </p><p ><span >The prevailing “wisdom” was that since gold <strong>always</strong> sells off in the Spring that it must do so again. As is usually the case in the mark...</span></p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11507-two_short_term_scenarios_for_gold'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierThu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:44 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11506-silver_under_my_skinhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11506-silver_under_my_skin<p><span>It dawned on me lately that I am in danger of becoming a silverbug.I love collecting silver coins, the older the better.Bullion of interesting design catches my eye.</span><span><span> </span></span><span>I have to fight the urge to buy large amounts.</span><span><span>  </span></span><span>I fear my shipments will give the UPS deliverer a hernia.</span><span><span>  </span></span><span>As a silver bug, I could also collect side-by-side, 12- gauge shotguns with silver accents. That would fend off unwelcome nocturnal visitors of both two and four-legged variety.No silver bullets for me though, just good ole ...</span></p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11506-silver_under_my_skin'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:29:40 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11505-silver_being_shortedhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11505-silver_being_shorted<p>I've been reading volumes on the internet about silver of late.  Questions are floating around more that answers. Will silver continue its correction?  What is the gold/silver ratio currently?  What's the best way to invest in silver?  Is the silver market being distorted by the ETFs?  Is the silver/gold market being shorted?  Well I found one answer. However, I must digress to divulge.</p><div>In my quest for silvery enlightenment, I came upon the Silver Summit 2009, a vacation for mineral bugs like ...</div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11505-silver_being_shorted'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierTue, 30 Jun 2009 19:01:09 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11504-history_of_silver_part_iii_inventories_gonehttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11504-history_of_silver_part_iii_inventories_gone<p ><span >For nearly 5,000 years, the price ratio between gold and silver has averaged approximately 15:1. This number is very close to the 17:1 ratio which represents the natural occurrence of the two elements in the Earth's crust. It is interesting to note, however, that through most of history the price ratio has favored <em>silver</em><span >.</span></span></p><p > </p><p ><span >In the last century, that ratio has rapidly, if unevenly risen. As of this moment, the gold:silver price ratio is once again nearing <strong>70:1</strong>. Given the historical data, the nat...</span></p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11504-history_of_silver_part_iii_inventories_gone'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierThu, 18 Jun 2009 15:39:01 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11503-wordpress_2_8_release_candidate_1http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11503-wordpress_2_8_release_candidate_1<p>With Release Candidate 1, we think WordPress 2.8 is ready and complete.Download it, test it, and tell us what you think.If you don’t uncover any bad bugs, 2.8 will be released on Wednesday the 10th.</p><p>If you’re interested in what has changed since beta 2, consult the changelog.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11503-wordpress_2_8_release_candidate_1'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierSun, 07 Jun 2009 23:29:49 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11501-announcing_videopress_comhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11501-announcing_videopress_com<div class="snap_preview"><br /><div class="wp-caption alignright">The tasty new logo<br /><p class="wp-caption-text">The tasty new logo</p></div><p>We’ve been busy lately here at WordPress.com — we’ve had an announcement of a new or updated feature for you every day this week. Today, you’re getting a two-fer!</p><p>Earlier this week, we announced VideoPress, the great new video feature for WordPress.com. Now VideoPress has its own home on the web at VideoPress.com. We’ve also got a great video introduction created by our company auteur Michael Pick, so be sure to head over and check it out. We’ll be continuin...</p></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11501-announcing_videopress_com'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierFri, 15 May 2009 22:34:59 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11502-announcing_videopress_comhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11502-announcing_videopress_com<div class="snap_preview"><br /><div class="wp-caption alignright">The tasty new logo<br /><p class="wp-caption-text">The tasty new logo</p></div><p>We’ve been busy lately here at WordPress.com — we’ve had an announcement of a new or updated feature for you every day this week. Today, you’re getting a two-fer!</p><p>Earlier this week, we announced VideoPress, the great new video feature for WordPress.com. Now VideoPress has its own home on the web at VideoPress.com. We’ve also got a great video introduction created by our company auteur Michael Pick, so be sure to head over and check it out. We’ll be continuin...</p></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11502-announcing_videopress_com'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierFri, 15 May 2009 22:34:59 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11499-comment_reply_via_email_improvementshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11499-comment_reply_via_email_improvements<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Since opening up the comment reply via email feature to everyone last month we’ve been continuing to improve it. Here are some of changes that have gone in during the last few weeks:</p><ul><li>Better detection of email auto responders / vacation messages</li><li>Added a reminder to the bottom of comment notification emails about the reply via email feature</li><li>Vastly improved support for non-English character sets</li><li>Fixed a problem that some iPhone users were seeing</li><li>Improved email address parsing for Blackberry users</li><li>Fixe...</li></ul></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11499-comment_reply_via_email_improvements'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierFri, 15 May 2009 20:55:09 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11500-comment_reply_via_email_improvementshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11500-comment_reply_via_email_improvements<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Since opening up the comment reply via email feature to everyone last month we’ve been continuing to improve it. Here are some of changes that have gone in during the last few weeks:</p><ul><li>Better detection of email auto responders / vacation messages</li><li>Added a reminder to the bottom of comment notification emails about the reply via email feature</li><li>Vastly improved support for non-English character sets</li><li>Fixed a problem that some iPhone users were seeing</li><li>Improved email address parsing for Blackberry users</li><li>Fixe...</li></ul></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11500-comment_reply_via_email_improvements'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierFri, 15 May 2009 20:55:09 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11497-comment_searchhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11497-comment_search<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>You guys are generating an amazing amount of feedback on your blogs. Matt mentioned in the April Wrap-Up that there were 8.6 million comments! Comments are flying in every second of the day.</p><p>And have you ever had one of those blog posts that was good, but the real action was in the comments? The blog post is only half the story, it’s the feedback from everyone else that fills in the rest. To make it easier to find the second half of these stories we’ve added comment search to WordPress.com sea...</p></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11497-comment_search'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierThu, 14 May 2009 18:31:55 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11498-comment_searchhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11498-comment_search<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>You guys are generating an amazing amount of feedback on your blogs. Matt mentioned in the April Wrap-Up that there were 8.6 million comments! Comments are flying in every second of the day.</p><p>And have you ever had one of those blog posts that was good, but the real action was in the comments? The blog post is only half the story, it’s the feedback from everyone else that fills in the rest. To make it easier to find the second half of these stories we’ve added comment search to WordPress.com sea...</p></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11498-comment_search'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierThu, 14 May 2009 18:31:55 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11495-new_stats_chartshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11495-new_stats_charts<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>If you’ve looked at your WordPress.com blog stats today, you might have noticed the charts look a little different. We’ve replaced the old proprietary chart object with Open Flash Chart, an open source alternative.  Charts now look like this:</p><p>Picture 24<br /></p><p>.</p><p>All the old charts are still available in more or less the same form.  And we’re hoping to explore some of the new possibilities Open Flash Chart has to offer – so keep an eye on your stats.  Like we had to ask.</p><p>And in case you missed it: yes, b...</p></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11495-new_stats_charts'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierWed, 13 May 2009 23:25:23 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11496-new_stats_chartshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11496-new_stats_charts<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>If you’ve looked at your WordPress.com blog stats today, you might have noticed the charts look a little different. We’ve replaced the old proprietary chart object with Open Flash Chart, an open source alternative.  Charts now look like this:</p><p>Picture 24<br /></p><p>.</p><p>All the old charts are still available in more or less the same form.  And we’re hoping to explore some of the new possibilities Open Flash Chart has to offer – so keep an eye on your stats.  Like we had to ask.</p><p>And in case you missed it: yes, b...</p></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11496-new_stats_charts'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierWed, 13 May 2009 23:25:23 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11493-post_by_emailhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11493-post_by_email<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Have you ever wanted to fire off a post from your phone, Blackberry, Outlook at work…? Following on from Comment Reply Via Email we’re introducing our latest feature to make it even easier to publish to your blog: <strong>Post by Email</strong>.</p><p>Maybe you’re on holiday and want to show your journey. Maybe you’ve captured something with your cell phone that you just have to share. Maybe you’re at work and should be doing something else. With Post by Email you can keep everyone up-to-date without even opening a ...</p></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11493-post_by_email'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierTue, 12 May 2009 17:47:12 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11494-post_by_emailhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11494-post_by_email<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Have you ever wanted to fire off a post from your phone, Blackberry, Outlook at work…? Following on from Comment Reply Via Email we’re introducing our latest feature to make it even easier to publish to your blog: <strong>Post by Email</strong>.</p><p>Maybe you’re on holiday and want to show your journey. Maybe you’ve captured something with your cell phone that you just have to share. Maybe you’re at work and should be doing something else. With Post by Email you can keep everyone up-to-date without even opening a ...</p></div><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/11494-post_by_email'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Brian BoutilierBrian BoutilierTue, 12 May 2009 17:47:12 +0000