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• Stock Trading Alert: S&P 500 Index still at 2,000 Mark - Which Direction is Next?

  March 10, 2016, 8:16 AM

  

  S&P 500 index continues to trade along the level of 2,000. Is this a topping pattern before some more meaningful retrace, or just a consolidation following month-long rally? Is holding short position justified?

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• Lipton’s Speech and Gold

  March 9, 2016, 12:56 PM

  

  Yesterday, David Lipton, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), delivered a speech at the National Association for Business Economics in Washington, D.C. What can we learn from his lecture?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil - One-day Drop or Something More?

  March 9, 2016, 11:34 AM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil lost 4.34% as bearish news from Kuwait and Goldman Sachs warnings weighed on investors’ sentiment. Thanks to these circumstances, light crude came back under the Aug low and invalidated earlier breakout above the Jan highs. What does it mean for the commodity?

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• Forex Trading Alert: USD/JPY Drops Under 113

  March 8, 2016, 3:45 PM

  

  Earlier today, the yen moved higher against the greenback after weak Chinese data (which showed that China’s exports dropped 25.4% from a year earlier, while imports fell by 13.8% year-on-year, missing analysts’ forecasts) increased safe haven demand. Will we see further improvement in the coming days?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Back at $400

  March 8, 2016, 3:44 PM

  

  We saw Bitcoin go down from Wednesday to Saturday. This has been followed by some appreciation. Which of these two periods provides us with more meaningful hints?

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• Stock Trading Alert: S&P 500 At 2,000 Mark, Will It Go Higher?

  March 7, 2016, 1:30 PM

  

  S&P 500 index broke above 2,000 mark on Friday, as investors reacted to economic data release. Will it extend its short-term uptrend? Or is this some topping pattern before a downward correction or uptrend reversal?

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• Overview of the Gold Market

  March 4, 2016, 10:10 AM

  

  The structure of the gold market is not very transparent. We invite you to read our today’s article presenting the overview of the gold market and find out the most important marketplaces for gold and how the global gold market really functions.

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• Is the Gold Price Manipulated? Part IV

  February 25, 2016, 4:10 AM

  

  The belief in manipulation in gold market is associated with the use of high-frequency trading, declining inventories at Comex, the fairness of London trading and leasing of gold by central banks. We invite you to read our today’s article, which analyze these worries, and learn more about the gold market and its true drivers.

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• Is the Gold Price Manipulated? Part III

  February 18, 2016, 6:58 AM

  

  Many gold investors believe that precious metals are systematically suppressed by the commercial banks creating tons of paper gold. We invite you to read our today’s article on the divergence between the paper and physical price of gold, find out whether such discrepancy really exists, and draw proper investment conclusions.

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• Is the Gold Price Manipulated? Part II

  February 12, 2016, 7:04 AM

  

  Many gold investors believe that the precious metals are under the thumb of central bankers. We invite you to read our today’s article and find out whether this belief stands confrontation with empirical data and economic theory. Our analysis should help investors better understand the gold market and its true drivers, and draw investment conclusions.

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• Is the Gold Price Manipulated? Part I

  February 5, 2016, 7:01 AM

  

  Many gold investors believe that the gold market is systematically manipulated. We invite you to read our today’s article and find out whether it is true. This analysis should help investors better understand the gold market and its true drivers, and draw investment conclusions.

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• The Fed’s Normalization and Gold

  January 28, 2016, 7:00 AM

  

  We all know that the Fed raised its interest rates. But how exactly will the Fed normalize its interest rates and what does it mean for the U.S. economy and the gold market? We invite you to read our today’s article, which enters deeper into the Fed’s normalization process, and learn why the current tightening cycle will be unique, and how it may affect the price of gold.

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• Gold in a Non-Zero Interest Rate World

  January 22, 2016, 7:39 AM

  

  The Fed finally hiked its interest rates. How will the end of the zero interest rate policy affect the gold market? We invite you to read our today’s article on the macroeconomic consequences of Fed’s action and learn about the implications for the price of gold.

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• Will the Bursting of Auto Loan Bubble Affect Gold?

  January 20, 2016, 2:52 PM

  

  It seems that the auto loan bubble has already peaked. What does it mean for the U.S. economy and the gold market?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil under $30!

  January 20, 2016, 7:36 AM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil lost 4.07% as a bearish report released by International Energy Agency weighed on investors’ sentiment. As a result, light crude dropped below the lower border of the consolidation and closed the day under the barrier of $30 for the first time since Nov 2003. How low could the commodity go in the coming days?

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