Author: Jim Wyckoff

*Latest Market Developments* Geopolitics is still in play in the market place Thursday. Unsettling to traders and investors are reports just out that an Air Algerie jetliner with 110 passengers on board went missing after...

* Latest Market Developments * There is a bit more investor and trader risk appetite in the market place at mid-week as there have been no major new developments on the geopolitical scene the past 48 hours. Still the...

September U.S. T-Bonds closed up 10/32 at 138 12/32 today. Prices closed near mid-range and scored a new contract high today. Safe-haven buying and technical buying were featured. The bulls have the solid near-term technical...

* Latest Market Deveopments * There is a bit more investor and trader risk appetite in the market place Tuesday, as U.S. and some other major world stock indexes traded higher. However, geopolitics remains on the front burner of...

* Latest Market Developments * Geopolitics remains on the front burner of the market place early this week. Last week’s downing of a Malaysian airliner on the Russia-Ukraine border and Israel’s ground offensive...

In overnight news, the U.S. and European Union have slapped new and tough sanctions on Russia. Russia reacted with bellicose rhetoric that has ratcheted up tensions between it and the West, regarding Russia’s annexation of...

ENERGIES: August Nymex crude oil closed down $1.23 at $99.68 today. Prices closed nearer the session low today and hit a two-month low. Crude oil bears have gained the near-term technical advantage. Prices are in a steep...