Author: Kevin Klombies

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comThursday, June 26, 2008Chart Presentation: Third Quarter ShiftBelow we show a comparative view of the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield index (TNX) and the CRB Index from the spring of...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comWednesday, June 25, 2008Chart Presentation: 2-Year LagThe Fed funds futures argue that there is a 90% chance of no change in the funds rate today with a 10% chance that the...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comTuesday, June 24, 2008Chart Presentation: The End of the QuarterIn general we tend to look for indications of a change in trend around the end of the third week in the first...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comMonday, June 23, 2008Chart Presentation: CorrectionJune 23 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil fell in New York trading after Saudi Arabia pledged to increase production next month and...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comFriday, June 20, 2008Chart Presentation: Cycle ComparisonJune 19 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil fell more than $4 a barrel, the biggest drop in 11 weeks, on speculation demand...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comWednesday, June 18, 2008Chart Presentation: Looking AheadOne of our arguments of late has been that the markets have shown a tendency to change trends at the start of the year...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comTuesday, June 17, 2008Chart Presentation: LeadingAt top right we show crude oil futuresand the Hang Seng Index from 1998 through 1999 and into early 2000. Below right we show the...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comMonday, June 16, 2008Chart Presentation: Trend TestJune 13 (Bloomberg) — China’s stocks had the biggest weekly decline on record, dragging the benchmark index below...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comWednesday, June 11, 2008Chart Presentation: The UnwindFrom our point of view yesterday may well have marked DAY 1 of the ‘Great Commodity Markets Unwind’. One of the...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comTuesday, June 10, 2008Chart Presentation: The Next ThemeOur basic view is that regardless of what crude oil prices do this month we expect to see oil prices close to 80 by the...