Author: Kevin Klombies

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comFriday, May 2, 2008Chart Presentation: PaidMay 1 (Bloomberg) — Commodities fell the most in six weeks as a rally in the dollar eroded demand for energy, metals, crops and...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comThursday, May 1, 2008Chart Presentation: Going MacroThe Federal Reserve cut the funds rate by 25 basis points yesterday -as expected- and while the markets were certainly jittery...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comWednesday, April 30, 2008Chart Presentation: ChaosThe Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut the funds rate by 1/4% today to 2.0% and, in general, the Fed follows the dictates...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comMonday, April 28, 2008Chart Presentation: Decision PointWhat promises to be an interesting week begins today. On Friday crude oil futures priced climbed back towards 120...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comFriday, April 25, 2008Chart Presentation: CyclingA week or two ago the markets expected the Fed to cut the funds rate by something between 25 and 50 basis points following the...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comWednesday, April 23, 2008Chart Presentation: Currency TwistsApril 22 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose to a record $119.86 a barrel in New York as the dollar dropped to an...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comTuesday, April 22, 2008Chart Presentation: 2000 Comparison We tend to believe that history repeats which explains why we typically show the current markets cycle in relation to...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comFriday, April 18, 2008Chart Presentation: Horns and BellsIt would be nice if a horn would go off or a bell would chime to mark the end of one trend and the start of another. We...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comThursday, April 17, 2008Chart Presentation: All Things ChinaSome time around the start of the new millennium we wrote that we expected this decade to be about ‘all things...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comWednesday, April 16, 2008Chart Presentation: From Walmart to CopperWe are going to take a bit of a leap in logic today as we tie together the trend for Wal Mart (WMT) with that...