Of all the bullish price action we’ve seen in the past week, few developments are as positive as what we’re seeing lately in shares of Apple… Read More

In the last few years, we’ve seen the demise of such retailers as Bombay, Linen & Things and Circuit City. These firms were ill-equipped to handle the duel pressures of a slowing economy and the rising pressure of Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and other retailers. And… Read More

I’m assuming most traders were surprised at the recent power-rally in the US Equity Markets recently. However, taken into the larger context or perspective, this rally formed off major “Make or Break” Confluence Support as best seen on the Weekly Chart. What started as… Read More

Most “experts” on financial television are saying gold’s recent action is weak. We say, sure, gold is off its high, but that’s just how bull markets work…   As you can see from today’s chart, gold spent the end of 2010 trading in a range between $1,325 and… Read More

When I last wrote to you two weeks ago, the market was on the brink of a potentially long and drawn out correction. Major indexes were flirting with support – and most investors were… Read More

We kick off the second half of this year’s Market Notes series with a trading idea: Buy gold stocks.   As we’ve noted several times in the past month, companies that produce gold are cheap by just about any metric… Read More

The Greek austerity vote offers more proof that currency analysis has changed. Understanding that change will be the key to bigger profits in the months ahead… To get into what I… Read More

The trend is still down in small resource stocks… And we’re still on the sidelines.   We track the trend here with the TSX Venture Index, the most widely followed gauge of tiny gold, silver, and energy firms that scour… Read More

In case you don’t have a calendar handy, tomorrow marks the first trading day of July. If June’s been any indication, the second summer month of 2011 doesn’t bode too well for investors – that’s why you should be an impatient investor in the month ahead… Normally,… Read More

Silver is holding above its recent lows… but just barely.   Starting last September, all eyes were on silver as it rocketed from about $18 an ounce to over $30. After a pause in the new year, the metal exploded higher, gaining 80% from its January low. And… Read More