Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery

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.

Gold Futures

As I talked about in yesterday’s blog I am telling investors to remain neutral as I do believe gold prices will remain choppy to lower for the rest of 2014 as prices rallied $9 to trade around $1,200 per ounce as extreme volatility has entered this market and I think today’s price action was very impressive due to the fact that the U.S dollar was up over 50 points which is generally very bearish precious metals, however China cut their interest rate pushing many commodities prices higher. Gold futures are trading above their 20 but below their 100 day moving average moving higher despite the fact that the ECB looks like they’re going to utilize more stimulus which is remarkable in my opinion as I do think if the U.S dollar continues to move higher eventually that will be very bearish gold prices so sit on the sidelines as you do not want to trade a choppy market. This market is extremely volatile with big up price swings and down swings so avoid and move on to a trendy market like the S&P 500. Volatility in gold is amazing lately with many days of a $30 – $50 trading range which is incredible going into the holiday season, however if you remember last year gold’s low was near December 31st and we opened up the next day around $20 higher and I think the same thing will happen because of the fact that stock sales which are losers are sold to offset winning trades come the month of December so I still look for another leg down but still would sit on the sidelines at the current time.
TREND: NEUTRAL
CHART STRUCTURE: POOR
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Watch Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) Today

Hello traders and MarketClub members everywhere. Just a quick update today on Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG). Should this stock close at or near its high for the day on Friday, you might want to go home long this stock based on our weekend rule.

BIG LOTS (NYSE : BIG)

If you are not familiar with "The 52-Week New Highs on Friday" rules, here they are again.

Rule #1: When a stock hits a new 52-week high on a Friday and closes at or close to its high for the day, go home long that stock for the weekend.

Rule #2: Exit this long position on the opening the following Tuesday.

Rule #3: If the stock opens sharply lower on Monday, exit this position immediately.

"The 52-Week New Highs on Friday" rules work extremely well in futures and in Forex.

Be sure to leave your comments below this post and have a great weekend.

Every success with MarketClub,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-Creator, MarketClub

The Perfect ETF Portfolio

Hello traders and MarketClub members everywhere! Today, I'm going to be looking at the Perfect ETF Portfolio. This is a very simple portfolio to follow and track and we provide you with all the signals and turning points before they occur.

The Perfect ETF Portfolio was designed to track and take advantage of the major financial markets we have identified as being important in the long run, stocks, gold, the Dollar and crude oil. These four ETF instruments were chosen to give your 401(k) program or retirement program the broadest possible protection, no matter what happens in the world. After all, it is your retirement money and your nest egg, so this is not money you should be gambling with. Continue reading "The Perfect ETF Portfolio"

How To Avoid The Mistake Most Investors Are Making

By: Brad Briggs of Street Authority

It finally ended...

The Federal Reserve recently announced that it would end its third (and possibly final) round of quantitative easing (QE).

This brings to close the $1.7 trillion that was pumped into the economy in this round alone. October marked the last month of the $15 billion in monthly bond purchases -- down from $85 billion when QE3 started in 2012 -- and ends the nearly six-year bond purchasing program.

You can see what the program has done to the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve:

The central bank's bond purchasing program has sent the stock market soaring... and hopefully you've been able to capitalize on this tremendous bull market. Continue reading "How To Avoid The Mistake Most Investors Are Making"

10 Tech Stocks On the Move

Hello traders and MarketClub members everywhere. Today I'm going to look at 10 well-known, big name tech stocks. Some of these stocks are doing well and some are struggling. I'll analyze each of these stocks using a simple, time tested approach. I will be using several technical tools that you can use to determine which stocks to buy and which stocks you should avoid at all costs.

Out of the 10 stocks I will be analyzing, eight of them are traded on the NASDAQ and the remaining two on the NYSE. Here is a list of the stocks I will be zeroing in on, in alphabetical order:

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA)
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY)
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN)
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX)
Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR)
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)

My goal in today's video is to give you a clear picture of each of these stocks and share with you what I believe is the major direction for each of them.

As always, we value your opinion and your comments so please feel free to leave a comment below this post.

Every success with MarketClub,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-Creator, MarketClub