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Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Is the Rally in Gold Over?
January 26, 2015, 11:21 AMGold’s rally took place along with the U.S. dollar’s rally and this was encouraging for gold bulls, but gold’s reaction after the 1,140 billion euro QE program was announced was very disappointing. Is the rally over and will the gold market plunge once again?
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Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Fluctuate Following Recent Move Up As Investors Take Some Short-Term Profits
January 26, 2015, 8:53 AMS&P 500 index remains within three-month long consolidation. Which direction is next?
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What Would an Emerging Markets Crisis Mean for the U.S. Dollar and Gold?
January 26, 2015, 8:14 AMThe falling commodity prices may be the canary in the coalmine. The gold is not like other commodities; however, its behavior depends strongly on the U.S. dollar. What are the prospects for the greenback? Will the current cycle of Fed’s relative tightening (compared to BoJ and ECB) and the unwinding of the emerging markets carry trade lead to the next Asian crisis? Should we expect another Russian crisis? What would such scenarios mean for the gold market?
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Bitcoin Trading Alert: Rebound Might Be Coming to an End
January 23, 2015, 12:34 PMWe saw yet another day of appreciation yesterday. This was on increased volume but not by very much compared with the day before. Does this suggest that Bitcoin might go up further or are there indications that lower prices are to be seen?
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European QE, Gold and the Swiss Franc
January 22, 2015, 4:22 PMThe beginning of the 2015 abounded in extremely important central banks’ actions: the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) decision to abolish the exchange-rate floor and introduction of quantitative easing by the European Central Bank’s (ECB). What these events imply for the global economy and the gold market?
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Forex Trading Alert: Europe In Focus
January 22, 2015, 11:12 AMEarlier today, the European Central Bank launched its large-scale buying of government bonds, a policy known as quantitative easing program. ECB will purchase €60 billion per month, starting in March and continuing until late 2016. Additionally, ECB kept its main lending rate unchanged at 0.05% and a separate rate on overnight bank deposits stored with the central bank at minus 0.2%, which means that banks will have to pay a fee to keep surplus funds at the ECB. In these circumstances, EUR/USD declined sharply, approaching the recent low. What’s next?
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Stock Trading Alert: Indexes Remain Within Medium-Term Consolidation – Which Direction Is Next?
January 22, 2015, 7:41 AMS&P 500 index extended its short-term rebound as investors reacted to quarterly earnings, economic data releases. Will this uptrend continue?
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Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Will Gold Break Out Once Again?
January 21, 2015, 12:25 PMGold rallied once again yesterday and so did silver and mining stocks. The question is if the rally is about to pause or end, since the mining stocks are not really outperforming gold and the USD Index has just confirmed the breakout above the 2005 high. Today's alert features our take on this critical situation and special comments for traders.
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Is Gold Pro-cyclical or Anti-cyclical?
January 20, 2015, 1:18 PMThe recent drop in commodity prices may signal the possible recession. To understand what may happen in the gold market in the near future, we analyze the performance of gold through the business cycle. Does gold sync with stocks and other assets? Is gold pro-cyclical or anti-cyclical?
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Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Still in a Bearish Environment
January 20, 2015, 10:01 AMWe saw Bitcoin move above a possible declining trend line. This is a positive sign but it might not be as positive as it looks at first sight. Read this alert to learn our opinion on that.
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Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Dollar’s Major Breakout and Gold's Simultaneous Rally
January 19, 2015, 2:29 PMGold soared on Friday once again and so did the USD Index. It was yet another day of the two rallying together, which is a very bullish development. What’s next?
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Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Breakout or a Single-Event-Driven Upswing?
January 15, 2015, 11:51 AMWe saw another daily reversal in gold yesterday, during which gold touched its declining medium-term resistance line. Gold broke above this level early today, so we have a breakout. With gold trading above this important line it’s critical to take into account the reason behind it and to remember that waiting for a confirmation of a given move proved to be profitable many times in the past.
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Forex Trading Alert: Swiss Franc Shoots Up!
January 15, 2015, 11:47 AMEarlier today, Switzerland's central bank decided to scrap its policy of capping the Swiss franc at 1.20 to the euro, which boosted the Swiss franc against other currencies. As a result, EUR/CHF dropped under a very important support level, which triggered a sharp decline that approached the exchange rate to the levels that we saw in 2011. How much more room to decline does the pair have?
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Stock Trading Alert: Negative Expectations Following Swiss National Bank Decision To Unpeg Its Currency
January 15, 2015, 11:13 AMThe S&P 500 index extended its recent move down slightly. Will this downtrend continue?
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Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil – Another Fresh Low
January 14, 2015, 1:54 PMAlthough ongoing worries over a glut in global supplies pushed crude oil to a fresh 2015 low, the commodity rebounded, finishing day above $46 per barrel. Is it another one-day rally or something more?
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