Daily Video Update: California Dreaming... another city goes belly up as political promises are systematically bankrupting the country.

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Wednesday, the 11th of July.

San Bernadino, a city of 210,000, just filed for chapter 9 bankruptcy on Tuesday. If you are keeping score, that is 3 cities in a row in just as many weeks that have filed for bankruptcy. Do you think there are going to be more in the coming weeks and months?

Remember Denise Rich? She is the same lady who was married to Marc Rich, who was once a tax fugitive. She is the one who donated a boat load of money to President Clinton, who then pardoned her ex-husband. Well, it looks like she just renounced her American citizenship for family (tax?) reasons... If we keep banging on the wealthy folks in America, pretty soon we won't have any left to support the politicians.

In other parts of the world, Prime Minister Rojoy of Spain is having to swallow the bitter pill of reality. Austerity programs are being demanded by the rest of the gang of 17 who make up the Euro zone. "Peseta, anyone?" Continue reading "Daily Video Update: California Dreaming... another city goes belly up as political promises are systematically bankrupting the country." →

Currency Commentary for Wednesday

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The September Dollar was lower due to profit taking in overnight trading as it consolidates some of last week's rally. Stochastics and the RSI are overbought but remain neutral to bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible near-term. If September extends the rally off June's low, June's high crossing at 84.00 is the next upside target. Closes below the 20-day moving average crossing at 82.49 would temper the near-term friendly outlook. First resistance is Tuesday's high crossing at 83.65. Second resistance is June's high crossing at 84.00. First support is the 20-day moving average crossing at 82.49. Second support is the reaction low crossing at 81.56. Continue reading "Currency Commentary for Wednesday" →

Stocks fall for a fourth day as tech profits slump

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(AP:NEW YORK) Stocks are dropping for the fourth straight day Tuesday following a profit slump at technology companies and steep decline in oil prices, which sent energy stocks sharply lower.

A half-hour before the closing bell, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 106 points at 12,630.

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices fell sharply after reporting that a slowdown in China and Europe led to an 11 percent slump in second-quarter revenue. The company had previously forecast a gain of 3 percent. Other technology companies also fell. Continue reading "Stocks fall for a fourth day as tech profits slump" →

Daily Video Update: This week could set the tone of the markets for the year!

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Tuesday, the 10th of July.

Score one for Spain. However, this short-term Spanish victory did not get Spain or Europe off the hook by a long shot. There's still much to be done and somewhere along the line someone has to bite the bullet.

China also appears to be slowing down dramatically and that could further exacerbate the contagion effect, not just for China but the entire world economy. This week could mark the most important week for the stock market. We are not convinced that the German courts or the public will okay the current new bailout fund. Stay tuned, as it's going to get very interesting. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: This week could set the tone of the markets for the year!" →

Morning Commentary for the Precious Metals

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August gold closed higher due to short covering on Monday as it consolidated some of last Friday's decline. The high-range close sets the stage for a steady to higher opening when Tuesday's night session begins trading. Stochastics and the RSI are neutral to bearish signaling that sideways to lower prices are possible near-term. If August renews the decline off June's high, May's low crossing at 1529.30 is the next downside target. If August renews the rally off June's low, June's high crossing at 1642.40 is the next upside target. First resistance is June's high crossing at 1642.40. Second resistance is reaction high crossing at 1674.30. First support is June's low crossing at 1547.60. Second support is May's low crossing at 1529.30. Continue reading "Morning Commentary for the Precious Metals" →