Nearly every day, a variety of economic statistics are published. It can be overwhelming for traders. Which are important? Which are unimportant? Where do you find scheduled releases? And what are the expectations for the...
Read MoreFall tends to be a bearish time for the stock market, and as trading volume picks up after the dog days of summer, many investors are a bit cautious about what may come next. People like to talk about psychological levels, and...
Read MoreRisk is off again in the markets, but the calendar of economic releases, at least out of the U.S. is a little light until the end of the week. The U.S. second-quarter gross domestic product reading comes out on Friday, August...
Read Moreby Tom Power Gold has been in a bullish trend this year, up about 12 percent year-to-date. I think the price of gold is likely to hit $1,300 in the next six months as there are many reasons investors find owning gold attractive....
Read MoreBoth the stock market and Treasury market have been rallied in the past few weeks on a somewhat divergent view of the economy, but sooner or later, I think something has to give, and I think it’s likely going to be stocks....
Read MoreThe S&P 500 has been in a trading range for the past month, and the price of the September futures contract is currently near the top of the range at about 1,120. Whether or not the market can break out of this range depends...
Read MoreYou probably have heard the carry trade most often associated with the currency market. This strategy is not just for the big banks and institutional players. Futures contracts make it relatively simple for individual investors...
Read MoreThe past week has been a risk-on, risk-off, back-and-forth environment. Technically the pro-risk side traders are gaining a little of the upper hand as equity markets have pressed above some trendline resistance. As I write...
Read MoreThe recent pullback in gold to below $1,200 an ounce looks like a good opportunity for bullish investors who may have missed the move up to consider buying at cheaper levels. A bull call butterfly spread can be an appealing...
Read MoreFriday’s action is bringing us a risk-off signal loud and clear. The carry trade (Yen versus CAD and AUD) is moving aggressively, gold and silver are off sharply, energies are lower and the equity markets are under...
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