VIX at ‘scary low’
No analysis of equities would be complete without a look at the VIX, and here the picture is extremely interesting, and no doubt worrying for […]
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Appeal for help following Typhoon Haiyan
Please make a donation NOW Many of you reading this post, will already be aware of the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan which hit the […]
Emotional times for gold traders!
For gold bugs the past few weeks have been a roller coaster of emotions, with the gold price first recovering strongly from the low of […]
Bullish momentum returns for the US dollar
Not wishing to sound too smug, but in my post of mid October when everyone was writing off the US dollar, I did suggest that […]
US dollar regains its mojo
A confluence of factors all conspired to give the poor old US Dollar some much needed bullish momentum last week, coming in a variety of […]
Crude oil continues lower, not helped by the fundamentals!
Crude oil continued its bearish tone once again last week, closing the oil trading session on Friday at $94.61 per barrel for the December futures […]
The FED delivers a lesson in VPA!
For intraday emini index traders, last nights FED meeting delivered a classic lesson in volume price analysis (VPA). The example here is from the emini […]
The wonderland world of equities!
Much like Alice in Wonderland, equity markets appear completely disconnected from economic reality and continue to trade in their own fantasy world, and for fundamental […]
Gold bugs cheered, but for how much longer?
The last two weeks have been positive ones, and not just for equities, as gold bugs finally found something to celebrate with a return of […]
CAD/JPY moving to test support on the weekly chart
Whilst the relationship between the US dollar and oil appears to have broken down, one that continues to remain in place is that between oil […]
Crude oil futures remain bearish on the daily chart
For commodity traders, the last few weeks have been interesting to say the least, and indeed these markets have demonstrated once again, if any further […]
Markets return to normal – but what’s normal?
With the US government shut down at an end and the debt ceiling crisis kicked into the long grass, at least for the time being, […]
A tale of two commodities – oil and gold
An interesting phase of price action for two of the most precious commodities over the last few days, with both gold and oil, testing key […]
Gold and the US dollar – back in harness?
Much as expected, and indeed as I suggested in yesterday’s post on gold, the precious metal has finally managed to find some bullish momentum, following […]
The US dollar : ‘the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated’
With the brouhaha in Washington continuing to dominate both the financial and main stream media, and the deadline for a technical US default drawing ever […]
The barometer of risk now awaits – stormy seas or sunny weather ahead?
As we approach the end of what could be a defining week for the financial markets, nowhere is this reflected more graphically than in daily […]
Gold now delicately balanced on the tipping point!
For those of you who follow my regular market analysis will know that not only do I enjoy trading gold, I also enjoy writing it […]
Tesla returns in spirit if not in body!
With so much media focus on shutdown & the debt ceiling crisis in the US, I thought that today I wouldn’t add further to the […]