Charting Stocks

When we wrote “Inflating a Bull Market,” we mentioned the inverse relationship between the US dollar and stock prices. In March, the US dollar peaked from overbought levels and began to decline. At the same time stocks bottomed from oversold levels and began to move up. The reason is simple – Stocks are priced [...]

This map is courtesy of Mint.com and shows the top producing countries of each resource, or the proved reserves in the case of oil and natural gas. Click on the image to see  full size.

15 year chart of the natural gas to oil ratio. Nat gas is at a multi decade low relative to oil.

Much has been made over the recent stock market rally. The advance from the bottom has, indeed, been historic and has caught many of us by surprise. Though the market was extremely oversold and due for an upward correction, we continue to be  amazed at its strength and longevity.  A closer examination, however, reveals that [...]

I came across an article on MarketWatch.com which argues that the price of silver is cheap relative to gold. Written by Myra Saefong, the article goes on to say that because silver is trading more than 70 times less than gold, it is under priced when compared to gold.
When reading market commentary, I tend to [...]

In our 2009 forecast, we mentioned that the Dow Jones/Gold ratio would likely hit 5 this year. A milestone was reached today as the Dow Jones index made a fresh 20 year low in terms of gold. The ratio has fallen to 7, down from the 1999 peak of 42.5 ounces.
Seven 1 oz. gold eagle [...]

by David Gaffen

Investors have taken to terming the flight from risky assets into gold a new currency trade. The ongoing concern about the enormous task of getting the world’s banks on track — bedeviling investors across the globe — has produced a safe-haven trade into the likes of Treasurys and the dollar. However, [...]

Gold futures jumped as high as $998.50 an ounce.  as investors spooked by the sell-off in U.S. stock futures and international stock markets sought safety in the precious metal. The April delivery contract rallied to an intraday high of $998.50 an ounce, which is just a few dollars below the psychological resistance point  of $1,000 [...]

“Respected economist John Williams, editor of ShadowStats.com, a popular website that tracks real inflation figures, is advising that people hoard physical gold as well as food items in bulk so that they have some means with which to barter as the economic crisis turns ugly.” (Sources: PrisonPlanet.com WhatReallyHappened.com )

The Russian stock market collapsed today, causing the RTS and the Micex stock exchanges to suspend trading for one hour at 4:05 p.m. Moscow time.  The RTS stock index, which is denominated in US dollar,  plunged 9.4%, while the ruble-denominated Micex stock index fell 9.6%. The decline in Russia followed a tumble in oil prices, [...]