Today is the Fed day, a day when after the FOMC meeting, the Fed releases its policy statement. Today is also the first press conference of Janet Yellen as chair of the Fed. But regardless of it being Yellen’s first meeting, Fed day provides a gold mine of trading opportunities,
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
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) A CLEAR-EYED TAKE ON GOLD ROCKETING AND STOCKS SWOONING ON WEEKEND CRIMEA REFERENDUM JITTERS March 14, 2014 Crimea, a region of Ukraine, will hold a
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) STOCKS ROCKET, GOLD AND BONDS FALL ON BLOWOUT EMPLOYMENT REPORT March 7, 2014 February Nonfarm Payrolls came a 175K vs. 163K consensus and whisper numbers
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) THE GOOD AND BAD OF S&P 500 BREAKOUT February 28, 2014 Yesterday S&P 500 finally broke out of the heavy resistance at 1850. The
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) NASDAQ AT ITS BEST LEVEL IN 13.5 YEARS BUT RISKS ARE RISING, GOLD MOMO CROWD BUYS INTO RESISTANCE February 21, 2014 Nasdaq is at its best
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) GOLD APPROACHES RESISTANCE AT $1320 AFTER BAD INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION NUMBERS February 14, 2014 January Industrial Production fell to -0.3% compared to consensus of +0.3%; Capacity Utilization
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) SHOCKING EMPLOYMENT DATA, GOLD AND BONDS JUMP February 7, 2014 January Nonfarm Private Payrolls came at 142K vs. 161K consensus. Total January Nonfarm Payrolls came at 113K
There is an old saying that the markets make fools of the maximum number of people. The truism of this is striking when one compares the consensus predictions of gurus at the end of 2013 with what has actually happened in 2014. The chart tells the story. Please click