From the monthly archives:

October 2008

What to Watch on Friday Afternoon

by Sean Brodrick on October 30, 2008

The S&P 500 is very close to giving a weekly ‘buy’ signal.

We are very close to an “outside reversal” candlestick on a weekly chart of the S&P 500. It just has to go 5 points higher than it has already. If it does — and the S&P 500 ends the day positively — [...]

S&P Update and Bearish News on Commodities; S…

by Sean Brodrick on October 30, 2008

Well, the S&P 500 did not quite go high enough to give us an outside reversal day. Last week’s high was 985.44. This week’s high was 948.38. However, some people will say these lines are drawn in crayon, not with razors. So, make your own decision.
In other news, lots of bearish stuff [...]

Dollar Chart and Global Economic Drama

by Sean Brodrick on October 30, 2008

Here’s the chart you need to watch — currencies are driving everything. Is the US dollar going to correct lower? It hasn’t broken its recent rocket ride of an uptrend. Neither has crude oil, despite its rally yesterday …
GLOBAL ECONOMY

Treasury, FDIC Crafting Plan to Rework Millions of Mortgages Officials [...]

Links and More for Wednesday

by Sean Brodrick on October 29, 2008

Our remaining short positions got cleaned out yesterday and this morning (ouch!) and now the market is waiting with bated breath to see if the Federal Reserve cuts the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points (expected) or more or less (really not expected).
There are several technical — and temporary — reasons the major [...]

Dr Doom Gives Advice on the Economy

by Sean Brodrick on October 28, 2008

NYU Economist and former Clinton administration Council on Economic Advisors member Nouriel Roubini has been uncannily correct about the global financial meltdown, earning him the nickname “Dr. Doom.”
Late yesterday, speaking at a Bloomberg Media forum in New York City, Roubini called for an immediate $400-$500 billion U.S. economic stimulus package focused upon projects to [...]

Tuesday Linkfest

by Sean Brodrick on October 27, 2008

I’ve been talking recently about how the credit crunch may slow project development in both energy and gold. Here are two examples …
Credit Crisis May Block, Delay 20% of Deepwater Rigs, Slow Petrobras Boom As many as 20 of the 100 deepwater oil rigs on order worldwide may be delayed or canceled as loan [...]

Wild End to a Wild Day

by Sean Brodrick on October 26, 2008

It took me all day to get to posting to the blog because I had issues … man I had issues.
Anyway, kind of a wild end to a wild day. The Dow opened way down, was up by as much as 200 points earlier in the day and was still positive 15 minutes before [...]

An E-Mail from a Worker at the Northwest Terr…

by Sean Brodrick on October 24, 2008

This week, I wrote a MoneyandMarkets.com article, “Yes, We Have No Silver“, about my experiences trying to buy physical silver. I mentioned the Northwest Territorial Mint. I just received a letter from one of the fine folks who works there. It reads …
Hello Sean,

I read your article today speaking of the lack of silver [...]

Big Heaping Serving of White-Hot Doom, Friday…

by Sean Brodrick on October 24, 2008

The babblers on CNBC are speaking in tones usually reserved for funerals this morning, as the S&P 500 futures go limit downand Dow futures are close to limit down. I am so, SO glad we added bearish positions to Red-Hot Canadian Small-Caps, Red-Hot Global Small-Caps and Red-Hot Commodity ETFs yesterday. But after the carnage in [...]

What The Heck Is Going On With Gold?

by Larry Edelson on October 23, 2008

The top question I’ve been getting from subscribers these days is about what’s going on with gold and whether or not its bull market is over. My answer? No way, no how!
Any pullbacks in the precious yellow metal, no matter how bearish they may appear, are opportunities to buy! The basis for that view [...]