Author: Michael Kahn

Just looking around the markets. Corn peaked last week (for now) and that may have had something to do with the Senate vote to kill ethanol subsidies. Maybe. Check out these three charts: This is the coffee ETN. Looks bad for...

I have a pet peeve when it comes to charting. It is a strange one since I am also a big fan of finding the spirit of a technical pattern when the “letter of the law” does not really work.   I hate it when...

This was posted in a public chat room so I think it is OK to repost here. From Chris Carolan:My view is not so positive.

A few disturbing headlines recently relating to what we already know – food prices are going up.  This, as our feckless, er, fearless leaders tell us everything is just fine.Food prices climb further at the grocery...

It’s not quite the same yummy jelly roll pastry somehow associated with the Swiss, which would be somehow justified if there were chocolate in it but there is not. Rather, it is the Swiss Franc, here represented  by...

Last week, I mentioned a few ratios covering some behind the scenes stuff relating to perception of risk. They peaked in February with the conclusion that risk was no longer in vogue. The copper/gold ratio and the junk/quality...

Normally, I avoid all taboo subjects in this blog, such as politics, religion and sex, and try to keep it all about money with an emphasis on the technicals. After reading some excerpts from President Obama’s excuse parade...

My server host will conduct maintenance this evening (June 2) in a window from 10:00pm EDT through 02:00am EDT (June 3).  Total down time expected to be 20 minutes

A chart introduced to me by colleague Boris Simonder also sports a peak in February as the copper/gold and junk/hi-grade bond ratios do (see yesterday’s blog). The offense/defense index simply compares the performance of...