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Metals weak while market marches on

Posted on May 19, 2013

In time we will see a great buy emerge but having patience and waiting for the right buy point is key.

The charts don't lie

Posted on April 22, 2013

Markets really only move well two or three times a year and you can make a mint during those times.

Market correcting, metals in limbo

Posted on April 6, 2013

For now, gold is once again something to avoid. It seems like all the precious metals charts are now in limbo as we wait for a buy or sell signal.

Weakest week of the year

Posted on February 23, 2013

The game is rigged, there is no doubt.

At least platinum looks good

Posted on February 3, 2013

It’s certainly a challenging time still for gold and silver but the long-term reasons for holding physical gold remain in place.

Much ado about nothing

Posted on October 7, 2012

Still hold a hefty portion of your wealth in physical gold and silver

Chop-fest

Posted on June 9, 2012

What a whippy week it was. Volatility spiked and then subsided into the end of the week which meant it was a great day-trading environment but then that petered off as ranges tightened for markets and stocks into the end of the week.

Bear Flag Failure

Posted on October 25, 2011

The week was a wild one with lots of choppy action in the indices as was to be expected as bases build here nicely.

Shameless riggings

Posted on August 28, 2011

It was another week of watching and sitting for the swing trading portfolio. We still haven’t put on a swing trade lately but we’ve been watching our dividend stocks and mining portfolio and I’m thinking about adding a few new miners to our stable in the next few weeks.

Silver slam-epic fail

Posted on July 25, 2011

It’s the thick of summer now and I’m trying to take it pretty easy this weekend and perhaps another weekend or two while the warm weather is here. The good news about that is that there is so much focus on the debt ceiling debates that you’d hardly know anything else is going on anyhow.

Worldwide bailout coming: Protect your wealth with precious metals

Posted on July 18, 2011

The big talk these days is of the debt ceiling in the US having to be raised. The US is lucky they can do this unlike other countries such as Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland and others who need to be bailed out or pass huge austerity measures.

S&P put in tentative bottom

Posted on June 27, 2011

It was another wild week with no real direction in markets and precious metals are breaking down.

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

Posted on June 20, 2011

The sweet Clash song “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?” seems to be the song most suited for the Greek situation right now. France and Germany are bailing them out and Greece is trying to pass large budget cuts to the disdain of their citizens.

Bottoms in!

Posted on May 23, 2011

It was another week of mixed markets where we did see some bottoms in stocks and US markets seem to have turned up thus far. Their not yet trending higher, but they look about to. The uncertainty of the end of QE2 coming in a little over a month is still weighing heavy as well as more issues over in Europe. It’s all par for the course though as the charts tell all, and usually in advance.

Silver: Buy weakness and enjoy the strength

Posted on May 9, 2011

It was a week like we haven’t seen since the beginning of the crash in early 2008, but this time it was mostly in the commodity sector. Many stocks did get hit hard, as well as the major indices, but the real damage came in commodities, especially silver.

Six down, eighteen to go

Posted on April 25, 2011

It was another wild week as silver roared and gold held its own as well. The US markets were even wilder as they bucked and jumped after news of a US receiving a forecast downgraded from a prominent ratings agency.

Long may gold and silver run

Posted on April 18, 2011

It was another great week for gold and silver. Both hit new highs and soon we could see silver break into all-time highs.  The S&P 500 has been consolidating with other markets after a strong bounce off the tsunami low.  …

Investing in gold and silver

Posted on April 11, 2011

There is no doubt my two favourite metals are stars again this year, especially my long-time favourite, silver. I’ve preached for years on the validity of owning the physical metals and hope you’ve done so. I’ve certainly put my money where my mouth is in a large way and it’s really paying off in spades.

Dirty old tricks

Posted on March 28, 2011

All in all it was a great week. Markets rebounded nicely and shrugged off higher oil prices and put in very good performances.

Wealth preservation mode

Posted on March 16, 2011

I think an update is due for everyone. Times are unprecedented and markets are very dangerous.

Waves of Destruction

Posted on March 14, 2011

It was quite a week to be sure. Markets were turbulent and have broken down slightly with the Nasdaq leading.

Heavy hitters talk about the virtues of gold

Posted on March 7, 2011

It was a strong week for the precious metals especially Silver. We had a few large players in the world talk about Gold and the coming further weakness of the US Dollar and it’s lessening role throughout the world.

“Americans save yourselves” week

Posted on February 28, 2011

Markets were weak this past week and not just for a day or two. Us markets have violated key levels, but are bouncing for now.

Bubble Butt

Posted on February 21, 2011

In comparison to the events in the Middle East, talking about markets seems frivolous, but it is what we are here for ultimately.

Bull in a Bears den

Posted on February 14, 2011

Another week marred by gaining indices who’s idea of a correction is a slightly lower close once in every six or eight trading days. It’s not like the indices are flying, their just meandering higher.

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