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Author: The INO.com Team
How to take money and emotion out of the gold market
Perhaps no other market in the world elicits such emotion and passion than the world's gold market. One only has to mention gold, and theories just come out of the woodwork in regards to conspiracy, market manipulation, and a host of other less than savory subjects.
So what's a trader to do?
Continue reading "How to take money and emotion out of the gold market"
The Future of U.S. Offshore Oil Drilling
As a successful investor in the energy and technology sectors for over 35 years, today's guest blog poster, David Fessler of Investment U, knows a bit about the one of our favorite markets - crude oil. We've all heard about the recent oil rig explosion and subsequent oil slick plaguing the Gulf of Mexico, but we invite you to read below as David points out of some facts you may not know, as well as the oil companies you may want to add you your portfolio in the near future.
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Can you hear that scurrying sound?
It's the sound of expensive shoes scampering across the floor of BP's (NYSE: BP) legal department, as hoards of lawyers try to minimize the financial damage to the firm from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Lawsuits against BP and the other companies responsible are arriving by the dozen. And environmentalists are predicting carnage for marine life in the Gulf.
Many onlookers, blitzed with TV images of wildlife choking and dying in thick sludge and Southerners fearful of losing their livelihoods, would probably subscribe to the "take 'big oil' to the cleaners" viewpoint.
And as shares of the companies involved get hammered on the market, few have much sympathy for them.
Let's take a look at the facts as we know them... the ramifications for the parties concerned... and draw some less emotional conclusions about where we go from here with regard to the future of offshore oil drilling... Continue reading "The Future of U.S. Offshore Oil Drilling"
After yesterday, you need this to survive the future
It is always interesting to live through history. However, I think many traders, or should say investors would probably like to forget about the history making market action on Thursday.
I just wanted to write a short post and show you where we stand with our "Trade Triangle" technology.
One of the advantages of using MarketClub's "Trade Triangles" is that you don't have to worry about the problems in Greece, nor do you have to worry about earnings reports, downgrades, supply and demand statistics, and all of the millions of other things that make up the price of a stock or a commodity.
An inescapable reality of the market, that effects all of us, is perception. This one characteristic can trump earnings reports, good news, and any other market changing force that comes out. For the last 12 months, the perception has been that things are getting better, and that pushed the market higher. Perception may have changed yesterday as investors are now once again beginning to worry about the euro, sovereign debt, and the value of paper currencies.
So here is how we stand in the major markets with our "Trade Triangle" technology: Continue reading "After yesterday, you need this to survive the future"
We pulled the trigger on the Dow
We pulled the trigger on the Dow
We have been concerned for some time that the market was in a rotational phase and that some key levels were being tested on the upside. The action today, Tuesday, can only be viewed one way, and that is negative. We do not expect this market to make a miraculous recovery to new highs and would not be surprised if we have seen the highs for the year.
In today's short video on the Dow, we look at potential downside targets that this market may be headed for. One of the key things to remember in trading, and this applies to all markets, is perception. This is why technical analysis plays such an important part in detecting shifts in market perceptions. Our "Trade Triangles" have done extraordinarily well in this environment.
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Enjoy the video and take a moment to comment on this post.
All the best,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub
