Author: Kevin Klombies

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst, TraderPlanet.comWe probably shouldn’t do this but… for what it is worth… our guess is that the equitymarkets will bottom and pivot higher around the end of this week. Just...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst, TraderPlanet.comWe were perusing an article published in 2006 by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York the other day. Not for light reading, of course, but because it dealt the relationship...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst, TraderPlanet.comIn yesterday’s issue we showed a chart comparison between the Nasdaq Composite Index into 2000 and crude oil futures. The argument was that based on the trend for the...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst, TraderPlanet.comWe always seem to be struggling with the markets. We suspect that some of this comes from our tendency to focus on those relationships or arguments that have yet to work or,...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst, TraderPlanet.comThe greater the volatility in the markets the more likely we are to show very long-term relationships. At time of writing a bail out bill has been proposed but not voted on, the...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst, TraderPlanet.comWe start off today with a chart-based premise. An arguable one, no doubt, but a premise all the same. The chart below shows the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) from 1987 into 2008. The...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst, TraderPlanet.comIt may take a few years but we fully expect that the euro will decline back to parity with the U.S. dollar while the Swiss franc moves back to .70. We mention this because it is...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comTuesday, September 23, 2008Chart Presentation: BullvilleThe chart below compares the stock priceof Citigroup (C) with the yield spread or difference between 10-year and 3-month...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior AnalystTraderPlanet.comWe still can’t figure out whether being away last week was a serious mistake or absolutely perfect timing. What we have realized, however, is that watching CNBC does...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comMonday, September 15, 2008The Euro(below) bounced nicely on Friday pulling money backtowards the commodity markets. One of our views is that around the time the 50-day e.m.a....