The Crimean referendum took place over the weekend, and 96.77% of the vote was in favor of joining Russia. Sanctions from the West will likely be announced soon. The Chinese renminbi fell 0.3% to an 11-month low, which is a big move for a currency; this comes after a string
There’s a lot going on these days. Crimea, a region of Ukraine, will hold a referendum this weekend on whether or not to join Russia. A secondary concern is bad data from China. Gold is rocketing, stocks are swooning and bonds are rising on jitters. But let’s take a deep
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Consider building up to a 30% short position in gold miner ANV in the zone of $5.55 to $6.00. The stock is trading at $5.62 as of this writing. Stop zone is $6.11 to $6.32. Target zone is $4.25 to $4.68.
Yesterday, as comments from China to de-Americanize the world hit the wires, my inbox was quickly flooded with over two dozen emails from alert subscribers asking if they should buy gold based on the news. Such subscribers are right in that if China succeeds at de-Americanizing the world, the right
Secretary of State John Kerry’s comment implies that a strike by the U. S. on Syria is imminent. The war trade is on. Gold, oil and Treasury bonds are up. Stocks are down. Here is the most pertinent part of a long Kerry speech, “At President Obama’s direction, I’ve spent
(Click here to enlarge the chart) Hindsight is always 20/20. Fortunately in the world of investments, there are times when foresight can also come close to being 20/20. Ben Bernanke’s testimony before the Congress on May 22, 2013, was one of those times. In a similar fashion, the Federal Open
At The Arora Report, we divide the precious metals group in seven categories. Historically, it has paid off to first identify which of the seven will be the leaders of the next cycle, and then properly time the purchases. For an in-depth look going back to 1992, please see The next
In the wake of Bernanke’s testimony before Congress and the release of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes, the U. S. stock market traced an ominous technical pattern. In traditional technical analysis, this pattern is known as an “outside day.” The outside day is visible on the chart of
This morning the Department of Labor released blowout employment numbers. April nonfarm-payroll numbers rose by 176K vs. a consensus of 166K, and more importantly, the whisper numbers were under 140K. The reaction in the markets has been violent. Interest rates have risen, and DJIA has broken the resistance at
My long-term readers know that I recommended allocating 20% of assets to silver at an average price of $17.73 and exited the position in the zone of $48 to $48.50. I also recommended buying gold in the $600s with an average price of $660, and selling half of the gold