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The Real Inflation Rate and What to Do About It

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A little over a month ago we did a quick poll on what our readers thought the real rate of inflation was. The idea for polling our readers came from the disconnect between the official government rate of around 1% and what some had told me they were experiencing first hand.

Thank you to everyone who participated, particularly those who shared frustrating examples of the ever-increasing cost of living. There were close to 100 pages of reader comments, and I read them all... every single word.

This week's column is primarily written by you, our loyal readers. You will recognize the reader comments as they are indented. Here is one example to get us started: Continue reading "The Real Inflation Rate and What to Do About It" →

Chart to Watch - MLNX

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We've asked our friend Jim Robinson of profittrading.com to provide his expert analysis of charts to our readers. Each week he'll be be analyzing a different chart using the Trade Triangles and his experience.

Today he is going to take a look at the technical picture of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (MLNX).

I hope you are having a GREAT week !

This week let's take a look at MLNX which is a very interesting chart right now. Continue reading "Chart to Watch - MLNX" →

Weekly Futures Recap W/Mike Seery

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We’ve asked Michael Seery of SEERYFUTURES.COM to give our INO readers a weekly recap of the Futures market. He has been Senior Analyst for close to 15 years and has extensive knowledge of all of the commodity and option markets.

Michael frequently appears on multiple business networks including Bloomberg news, Fox Business, CNBC Worldwide, CNN Business, and Bloomberg TV. He is also a guest on First Business, which is a national and internationally syndicated business show.

Precious Metal Futures-- Precious metals this week settled slightly lower in a volatile trade with the U.S dollar continuing its bullish momentum putting some pressure on gold for the week finishing down around $11 at 1,594 an ounce in the June contract settling lower this Friday while settling last Friday at 1, 598 an ounce still trading right above its 20 day moving average for far away from its 100 day moving average stuck in a 6 week consolidation unable to break out above 1, 620 despite the fact that there’s nervousness in European banks with you would think investors will be flocking to gold at this point but it has not happened at least not yet. Silver futures for the May contract settled about $.30 lower for the week still trading far below its 20 and 100 day moving average also stuck in a 6 week consolidation as I’ve stated in previous blogs until silver breaks $28 which it came close to in yesterday’s trade before rallying I still remain bullish on this sector and I do believe that the worst is over in the commodity selloff and if you look at the CRB index its trading at a 4 week high which is a commodity index which is a basket of commodities so I think the trend is starting to change. Continue reading "Weekly Futures Recap W/Mike Seery" →

Today's Video Update: Holding the euro is like holding an ice cube in the desert

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 28th of March. Which happens to be the last trading day of the 1st quarter.

HOLDING THE EURO IS LIKE HOLDING AN ICE CUBE IN THE DESERT
The only way I can describe the euro is like this... imagine you're in the middle of the desert holding an ice cube and watching it slowly melt through your fingers. That is what's happening to the euro and the euro zone. It is slowly melting away. The Trade Triangles are negative and continue to point to lower levels for the Euro v. the U.S. Dollar. A close around the 128 level will be the lowest close seen for the euro in the last three quarters. Continue reading "Today's Video Update: Holding the euro is like holding an ice cube in the desert" →

U.S. jobless claims jump 16,000 to 357,000

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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 16,000 last week, the second straight weekly increase. But the longer-term trend in layoffs remained consistent with an improved job market.

Applications increased to a seasonally adjusted 357,000 for the week ending March 23, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's up from 341,000 the previous week, which was revised slightly higher.

The four-week average, a less volatile measure, rose 2,250 to 343,000. Even with the gain, the average is only slightly higher than the previous week's five-year low of 340,750. Economists pay closer attention to the four-week average because it smooths out week-to-week fluctuations. Continue reading "U.S. jobless claims jump 16,000 to 357,000" →