Author: Samuel robinson

Unemployment numbers seem to be moving down but seem to be far away from positive territory. The government is trying to help industries grow in order to help consumers land jobs. This may take time but the market seems to be...

Gold has sold off considerably in the last two weeks as the USD has strengthened against other major currencies.  Gold is now down $100 since it’s high of $1,226 as investors also take profit from the huge runnup this...

The WTI spreads in the front months have been sold off with vigorous offers that it has dragged the flatprice down below $70.  The Jan/Feb spread has now weakend to -$2.60 in the front contract spread.  This has sold...

Reports & Statistics Consumer credit fell at an annual rate of 1.7 percent in October, and at least two major credit card companies are reporting their highest delinquency rates for the year.1  The US Trade deficit may...

The trading theme this week appears to have a heavy emphasis on risk aversion. The post-Thanksgiving details out of Dubai, downgrading of Greece’s bonds, and a lowered outlook for Spain all seem to be adding fuel to the...

We are seeing a trading range of 20-30 points in which there is no real excitement on the S&P. The holiday season typically shows low volume and sell offs due to losses taken before year end for tax purposes. A recession...

Reports & Statistics Manufacturing activity as measured by the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) index showed a decline to 53.6 last month, lower than the month prior but still above 50.  1 Reuters’...