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Trade Wars And An Emerging Market Crisis Likely To Keep Oil Volatile

Trade Wars And An Emerging Market Crisis Likely To Keep Oil Volatile

  Fundamental Forecast for US OIL: Neutral FUNDAMENTAL CRUDE OIL PRICE TALKING POINTS: The ONE Thing: A massive build in refined crude products in the US in Thursday’s EIA data put a sour taste in the mouth of oil bulls. Given the concern of global demand and the decoupling of US risky assets to other markets, there […]
Ten Clean Energy Stocks For 2018: Second Quarter Earnings

Ten Clean Energy Stocks For 2018: Second Quarter Earnings

July and August saw some mild recovery for the stock market after a difficult first half of 2018. Clean energy income stocks continue to lag the broader market, but my Ten Clean Energy Stocks model portfolio has managed to maintain its lead over its broad market benchmark. Through August 31st, the model portfolio is up 7.5%, compared […]
Weighing The Week Ahead: Inflation Watch

Weighing The Week Ahead: Inflation Watch

There is a big economic calendar competing with mid-term election campaign stories. The increase in hourly wages in the employment report offset some market enthusiasm about continuing job market strength. With inflation concerns on a hair trigger, expect special focus on this week’s PPI and CPI. The Beige Book and JOLTS report will also get […]
Forex Forecast: Pairs In Focus – Sunday, Sept. 9

Forex Forecast: Pairs In Focus – Sunday, Sept. 9

The difference between success and failure in Forex trading is very likely to depend upon which currency pairs you choose to trade each week, and not on the exact trading methods you might use to determine trade entries and exits. Each week I am going to analyze fundamentals, sentiment and technical positions in order to […]
Gold And Money, Honey

Gold And Money, Honey

As sung by the iconic ABBA “Money money money, must be funny, in a rich man’s world” let’s look at but a few measurements of which there are infinite permutations, of “money”. Obviously a mere glance at the above Gold Scoreboard’s right hand panel shows us measures of two monies we regularly follow, i.e. the U.S. […]
The Gold Rally Is Finally Here

The Gold Rally Is Finally Here

Latest Price – $1195.10 Daily Chart Pattern – price looks to have capitulated into a low at $1162 and I am now looking for price to trade down and set up a higher low. Bollinger Bands – price fell just short of the upper band and is now back at the middle band which has […]
EURUSD: Eyes Further Weakness Towards The 1.1529/00 Zone

EURUSD: Eyes Further Weakness Towards The 1.1529/00 Zone

The EURUSD pair looks to follow through lower following its past week’s losses. On the upside, resistance comes in at 1.1600 level with a break through there opening the door for more upside towards the 1.1650 level. Further up, resistance lies at the 1.1700 level where a break will expose the 1.1750 level. Conversely, support lies […]
From Democracy To Technocracy

From Democracy To Technocracy

During the recent congressional hearings, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the Senate intelligence committee’s vice chairman, said, “The era of the wild west in social media is coming to an end.” Congress, he said, will have to take action. “Where we go from here is an open question.” More hearings are clearly in the offing, and […]
From Synchronized Growth To Renewed Divergence And A Rubicon That Will Be Crossed

From Synchronized Growth To Renewed Divergence And A Rubicon That Will Be Crossed

Heraclitus, the ancient Greek philosopher of change, is said to have taught that one cannot step in the same river twice. So too it seems that the international political economy is always in a state of flux; becoming, never being. The synchronized global upturn appears to be giving way to renewed divergence. It is hardly surprising […]