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Become a FanIf You’re Not Invested in Emerging Markets, You’re About to Miss Out
Thursday, February 9th, 2012The economic tides are turning, and if your portfolio has no exposure to emerging markets, you’re about to miss out on a possible 120% rally.
The Fed’s Measure of Inflation is Essentially Meaningless
Friday, February 3rd, 2012For the past three decades, the Fed has tinkered with their math to hide the real rate of inflation.
How to Profit From US Dollar and Euro’s Race to the Bottom
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012As the US Dollar and the Euro continue to take a beating from central banks, there are still ways to find profit during this currency war.
How High Can Stocks Go?
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012The S&P 500 index has been on a tear. It just had the best Januray since 1997. And it seems nothing can stop stocks from rising. But now it’s the time to start being careful. The index is approaching the critical level around 1,350. We will likely see a correction around that level. Take a look [...]
US Dollar is Trading at a Critical Level
Friday, January 27th, 2012The Fed announced this week it will keep interest rates at zero until late 2014. There’s no question this is bad news for the US dollar. However, we could see a short-term rebound in the dollar soon. Take a look at the daily chart of the dollar index below. This index measures the performance of [...]
Time to Buy Italian Stocks?
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012One of the charts I’m watching right now is the MSCI Italy Index. It tracks the performance of Italian stocks. As you can see in the chart below, Italian stocks tanked last year, as investors started to price in the risk of a severe recession in the country. But stocks have been rallying recently. So [...]
Playing Stock Market Volatility with the Mexican Peso
Friday, January 20th, 2012Mr. Market is a very tricky character. He always does what you least expect. Take last year, for example. The consensus at the beginning of 2011 was that global economic growth would be healthy, and that it would be a good year for stocks. We all know it didn’t turn out that way. The market [...]
According to Dr. Copper, Things Are Getting Better
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012As you know, the market views copper as the metal with a PhD in economics because it tends to be a good indicator of global economic health. When global economy is growing at a healthy pace, copper tends to rise. When it’s not, copper tends to fall. Copper has just broken a consolidation pattern to [...]
US Dollar Correction Could Start Next Week
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Buying the dollar is the right trade right now. But this may not be the best time to jump in. It’s just a really crowded trade. Everyone loves the dollar, and hates the euro right now. I want to go long the dollar, but I’m waiting for the right time. We may get a good [...]
Escape the Bear Market Death Spiral With Forex Trading
Monday, January 9th, 2012In a bear market, buy and hold is a sure path to financial ruin. Look towards forex trading to profit even in times of trouble.
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