Tag: Gold

Chart of the Week

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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.

The August Gold Futures suffered through a disappointing week for Gold Bugs in the week ending on June 22nd. The chart began to show very serious promise when buyers began to speculate that the US FED would announce another round of easing. This anticipatory rally drove the market to and through an important trendline that ended at the critical $1600 price. Closes above this level had bulls feeling confident, and bears worried about the next target above the prior June high. Continue reading "Chart of the Week" →

Daily Video Update: Psst, brother can you spare 100 Billion Euros for Spain?

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 25th of June.

Let's get serious... Spain is the fourth largest economy in Europe and it is asking for a 100+ billion Euros to bailout the banks. That's got me really concerned and I don't believe the politicians have an answer that they can live with and stay in office. All politicians have done for the last 2 1/2 years is kick the can down the road and there's no indication that is going to change anytime soon.

Now look at Greece, a small economy compared to Spain, but here you have the prime minister and his finance minister suddenly ill and not able to attend the 14th summit meeting on the European problems on the 28th. What does that mean? Well, it's a delay tactic and once again kicking the can down the road. No politician wants to face the inevitable. I think there's going to be a lot of pain and some major haircuts involved, it's impossible to avoid that. If you did not see my video this past weekend on the S&P 500, I strongly recommend you watch it and see the conclusions I draw from an amazing recurrent pattern. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: Psst, brother can you spare 100 Billion Euros for Spain?" →

How Does Gold Fare During Hyperinflationary Periods?

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By Jeff Clark, Casey Research

Inflation is a natural consequence of loose government monetary policy. If those policies get too loose, hyperinflation can occur. As gold investors, we'd like to know if the precious metals would keep pace in this extreme scenario.

Hyperinflation is an extremely rapid period of inflation, but when does inflation (which can be manageable) cross the line and become out-of-control hyperinflation? Philip Cagan, one of the very first researchers of this phenomenon, defines hyperinflation as "an inflation rate of 50% or more in a single month," something largely inconceivable to the average investor. Continue reading "How Does Gold Fare During Hyperinflationary Periods?" →

Daily Video Update: Thursday was a disaster for the bulls

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Friday, the 22nd of June.

Make no mistake about it, Thursday was a disaster for the bulls in the equity markets. Watching crude oil fall below $80 a barrel and seeing gold crashing down, it was difficult to see what was going to keep stocks higher for the day. Yesterday's stock crash was a huge blow to the bullish case for stocks. As you know, our long-term monthly Trade Triangle has stayed negative on the equity markets and remains negative. We are now lower for the week in the S&P 500, the DOW and the NASDAQ. A flat to mediocre close today will be indicative of more pressure on the equity markets next week.

Gold is flat for the year and shows no indication of turning around anytime soon. Crude oil is also down on the year and is not closing well on the weekly charts. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: Thursday was a disaster for the bulls" →

Daily Video Update: What does the "D" word mean to you?

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 21st of June.

Well, it could mean Dimone as in Jamie Dimone from Citibank, or it could mean Depression as in world, or it could mean Deflation. The question is, are the markets moving into what appears to be a deflationary cycle? With the continued weakness in crude oil and gold, it all points to less demand in the world markets for oil. And with gold down almost $40 today, it says that investors are fleeing what was a hedge against inflation. The Reuters/Jeffries CRB Index is now at its lowest level in over 22 months, yet another sign that we are in a deflationary environment.

As an investor/trader, what can you do? Continue reading "Daily Video Update: What does the "D" word mean to you?" →