New Video: Is Russia the New Face of Capitalism?

Posted on by The INO.com Team

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 7th of January.

Let me start by wishing everyone a happy and prosperous 2013! I hope you all enjoyed the break and were able to celebrate Christmas time and the start of the New Year with your families.

IS RUSSIA THE NEW FACE OF CAPITALISM?
Well, you may or may not have heard that Gerard Depardieu, the French movie actor, recently become a Russian citizen and now has a Russian passport. It was purely an economic decision in his case, because he didn't want to pay the 75% rate of tax imposed by François Hollande on millionaires. Taxes in Russia are 13%!

The country who has the lowest taxes usually does well, as 75% of nothing is after all nothing! Continue reading "New Video: Is Russia the New Face of Capitalism?" →

Gold Chart of the Week

Posted on by The INO.com Team

Each Week Longleaftrading.com will be providing us a chart of the week as analyzed by a member of their team. We hope that you enjoy and learn from this new feature.

Weekly Gold Report (January 7th through January 11th)

Welcome everyone to trading in 2013, where not much has changed from last year. While we are only a few days into the New Year, traders are already expecting the same type of market activity to continue for at least the next two months. Why two months? Because only a portion of the much anticipated “Fiscal Cliff” negotiations were completed at the end of 2012, so the saga will continue.

Politicians in the US knew for over ten years that they were expected to make a monumental decision by the end of the year in 2012 regarding taxes and spending, and in the eleventh hour a final decision was made to raise taxes and “kick the can” on spending for another two months. The idea was to come up with something fair and balanced, but it wound up being a  one-sided victory for one party. Despite the delay on fifty percent of the decision, it was enough to avoid a broad based panic sell.

All markets, including Gold will have to not only price in everyday news, they will also have the upcoming taxes vs. spending debate to consider. Overall, it is nothing new. Continue reading "Gold Chart of the Week" →

The Five Criteria for Every Investment

Posted on by The INO.com Team

A recent reader question is from Alex L, who is a member of my Super Sports Roadster club, a “collaborator-friend,” and big help in getting the Miller’s Money Forever project started:

“Dennis, you started actively managing your portfolio when your CDs got called in and you were sitting on cash. What do you suggest for people who already have a portfolio but might want to rearrange it a bit?”

It’s a good question, and one that I’ve been asked frequently. Let me reinforce one critical point. Do not do what I did and start reading newsletters and buying into investments because they sound like winners. There is a good chance you’ll just compound any problems in your portfolio. (I have an article from my Miller’s Money Weekly service titled “Getting the Most from Your Investment Newsletters” that explains how to use investment research from investment newsletters and make sure it fits into your strategy.)

A major component of my business career was consulting for small businesses. This was usually a three-step endeavor. First, the client recognized they had a problem and usually had a pretty good idea of what they needed to do to solve it. Second, they asked for help because they didn’t know how to implement their solution. And that’s where I stepped in: putting the solution into action. Continue reading "The Five Criteria for Every Investment" →

Weekly Futures Recap with Mike Seery

Posted on by The INO.com Team

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--- The precious metal futures this Friday afternoon were down sharply across the board due to the fact of the Fed minutes coming out yesterday stating that a possible end of the QE’s by the end of 2013 which sent the precious metals sharply lower with gold plummeting $24 today to trade right around $1,651 an ounce and at one point was down over $45 before profit taking set in continuing its bearish momentum hitting a fresh 4 month low trading far below its 20 and 100 day moving averages. Silver futures for the week are down around $.70 hitting a fresh 4 month low currently at 29.95 in the March contract also trading below its 20 and 100 day moving average with major support right around $28 an ounce and in my opinion I think the tide has turned in the precious metals in the short term and I see further weakness in the coming weeks. The one bright spot in the precious metals this week was copper in the March contract finishing higher by about 300 points for the shortened week trading above its 20 and 100 day moving average and on Wednesday the 1st day of 2013 hit a two-month high on the fact that the housing market is coming back strong along with economies around the world. Continue reading "Weekly Futures Recap with Mike Seery" →

Chart to Watch - JVA

Posted on by The INO.com Team

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 Coffee Holding Co. Inc. (JVA).

I hope you are having a Happy New Year !

This week let's take a look at the JVA stock chart.

JVA is currently on a daily, weekly and monthly green MarketClub Trade Triangle and when all time frames are pointing in the same direction that is important information to have. Continue reading "Chart to Watch - JVA" →