Market Commentaries

Waiting for Silver’s Upside Breakout

July 18, 2010 – Two months ago I stated that silver is inching closer to an upside breakout.  It turns out that “inching” was the right word because since then silver has been ...

Gold Hurdles to New Record Highs

June 1, 2010 – Numerous records continue to be broken by gold, including some longstanding ones that go back to the January 1980 peak.  Gold closed the month of May at a new record high ...

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Fear Index rises to 16-year high

July 11, 2010 – The Fear Index has risen to a 16-year high.  As of June 30th, the Fear Index is 2.35%, based on M3 data made available by shadowstats.com.  Here is the formula and ...

Banks are not lending again

July 10, 2010 – I need to correct an article I wrote last month stating that banks are lending again.  Total bank loans have indeed grown as I reported, but not because banks made new ...

Banks are lending again

June 17, 2010 – Banks are lending again.  After many months of sitting on their hands while trying to repair their over-leveraged balance sheets, banks are making new loans.  They also ...

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