Gold reset

  A chart that shows that effectively, the appreciation in Gold price since the start of the decade has been reset via the creation of increased monetary base.

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Fall

The much followed volatility index ($VIX) or “fear gauge” is still falling indicating increasing complacency in the markets.  Usefully Proshares offer QID an ultrashort product that fairly well correlates to $VIX which can only be traded in the futures, or on some spread betting platforms.  Personally I prefer the opportunity to purchase it as a [...]

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Opportunities shaping up

It is a good time to get in on the commodities at bargain prices, in real terms, not seen since the start of the decade. With governments flooding the financial system with liquidity globally, it is just a matter of time before this flows through into higher raw materials prices – more paper chasing limited [...]

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Commodity Bull sees red

This past week saw the biggest fall off in prices in the precious metals since the start of the decade – but even now there could be further downside. The upside is that gold stocks are resting on weekly support / 200 week moving average. Versus gold, there is not much further to fall, even [...]

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Has Apple got vertigo?

Trading has got a lot in common with surfing, I think, they can both be excelled at as solitary pursuits and can be pretty intense, man!

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Chump change

Well, this is the first weekly update starting this week and will have a few nice sections to help me keep track of market activity without getting too close to the market action. Firstly, Apple has indeed turned lower, see 50 day ma, and Fridays action quite bearish. If it does follow through next week [...]

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ipocalypse

Couple if items to note Morgan Stanleys “catastrophic event“ RBS says “global stock crash“ Apple short sale £246 in profit.

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Short sale watch – Apple

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Monumental opportunities

Again I have a feeling that the good times are about to roll.  Nikkei a good short a week or so back when it was at 14,550, now lumbering around 13,500 – further to fall. Now attention back on dollar short – commodities long game, after the rally in the USD, possibly now over. Gold/silver [...]

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You heard it here first…

Commodities Higher Before Fed Decision By STEVENSON JACOBS – 4 hours ago -associated press NEW YORK (AP) — Commodities prices climbed broadly Thursday as expectations of another U.S. interest rate cut and rebounding global equities markets boosted investors’ appetite for gold, grains and other hard assets.

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The deep blue sea

Today saw the return of the Bear (capital B) and will run on – but not without taking a breather so watch those short positions as a short term bounce is likely. Take care folks. A favorite spot of mine is Santorini, Greece, visit if you can one day, for the fantastic views over the [...]

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Sugar trade

This was my first attempt at trading sugar and it went nicely. Initially I was thinking to open up a position to keep open hopefully to capture months of upside. Trading the London contract – as it is offered by Capitalspreads.com in the UK is an easy and low risk way to enter a trade [...]

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Themes for 2008…

Usually I will post on a Friday, trades made if any for the week just gone and any commentary or thoughts on the state of the markets that are being traded. For those of you not in the UK you can see some comments and follow up on some of the ticker symbols with www.stockcharts.com [...]

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