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BIGGEST PROBLEM FOR GOLD AND SILVER: DOOMSDAY NEVER COMES

March 6, 2012

The number-one problem for gold and silver investors is that the world does not end very often. You must understand that unlike stocks, bonds and forex markets, gold and silver markets are not very deep. In plain English, this means that typically at any one time there are not enough buyers and sellers ready to step in with a large size without a big change in price. This is typically not the case with large cap stocks, Treasury bonds and major currencies. The price of gold and silver is moved by the marginal buyers and sellers at the fringe. Traditional

TAKING PARTIAL PROFITS ON GOLD (GLD)

March 6, 2012

Consider taking partial profits on a 5% tranche right here at $162.24. This will leave 20% of full core position size as short.

CHINA SUPER CYCLE IS OVER

March 5, 2012

The China super cycle is over. China will still grow at a heady pace, but I believe the torrid growth rates of 10% plus are a thing of the past. In my article, Generate wealth in 2012 and beyond , I described that the last big-picture macro cycle was ending. The last cycle was characterized by high inflation in emerging markets and high gold GLD -0.36%and silver SLV -2.37%prices. In October of last year, I described that a new cycle was starting. Among several characteristics of the new cycle were two related to emerging markets. First, there was the prediction

SMART MOVE IS SELLING APPLE ON IPAD ANNOUNCEMENT

March 5, 2012

Johnny-come-latelies in Apple (AAPL) stock may be setting themselves up to get their pockets picked by professionals. Unless one has been hiding under a rock, it has been impossible to hide from the constant bombardment of the same tired news that iPad 3 is coming. Professionals and individual investors play the much anticipated event very differently. Professional traders marked on their calendars on March 2, 2011 to start accumulating Apple stock in early January, 2012 subject to overall market conditions. What was so special about March 2, 2011? This was the day when iPad 2 was introduced. Based on past patterns, it

TAKE PARTIAL PROFITS ON ADOBE (ADBE)

March 5, 2012

The position in Adobe (ADBE) is long with an average price of $25.60. Currently, 30% of the full core position size is held. Previously, profits have been taken at an average price of $28.10. Consider taking partial profits on a 5% tranche right here at $33.73. This call is being driven by the big macro call that probability of market correction has arisen. For your convenience, the following post that was published earlier on ZYX Buy Change Alert is being reproduced below: CHINA LOWERS GROWTH TARGET China has lowered GDP growth target to 7.5%. This is the first target under 8% since

Why Yahoo Attacks Facebook Now

March 2, 2012

When the news first broke that Yahoo (YHOO) is seeking patent licensing fees from Facebook (FB), it seemed business as usual. As a long-time member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, its publication Spectrumhas been my regular read for years. Spectrum has given its top ranking to Yahoo patents in Communication/Internet services category. Yahoo had already set the mold when it received 2.7 million shares of Google (GOOG) before Google went public in exchange for Google licensing patents that Yahoo inherited when it acquired Overture. My first reaction was that Yahoo is angling to receive shares in Facebook before it goes public. But

CONSIDER TAKING PARTIAL PROFITS ON GLD

March 2, 2012

Consider taking profits on the last 5% tranche (from 2/29/12 at $173.38) right here at $166.28. Consider maintaining the remaining short position.

SMART MONEY SELLING GOLD

February 29, 2012

First a clarification, the gold position taken this morning is a short position. In other words, the objective is to benefit from gold going down. Those interested in gold and silver may benefit from reading our morning post from today. Subscribers to ZYX Buy Change Alert and ZYX Short Sell Change Alert receive similar morning posts most mornings before the market opens. Reproduced below is the post from today that was published at 9:27 am. Longer-term refinancing operation (LTRO) is a big hit again. 800 European banks borrowed from ECB €529.5bn at 1% for three years. This is the second