Charting Stocks

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 )

Gold’s recent price action suggests a breakout may be near.

After consolidating for almost a year, it appears that gold may be in the early stages of another advancement. The chart below illustrates the breach of the 1 year downtrend (Red line). The RSI (bottom section) suggests that the move may have more to go as [...]

The $838 billion bailout out bill dujour won approval in the Senate by a vote of 61-37. The market reacted  in the same way as the passage of previous bailout bills – It sold off.
Why does this happen? The media is mostly to blame. They are constantly peddling false optimism while setting their viewers sites [...]

2009 will be a year of complete destruction for the US economy. 5 Million will lose their jobs. The Dow Jones Industrial average will break below 6,000. Municipalities will fail. Insurers will fail. The unemployed and foreclosed American population will take to the streets and begin rioting. The Greatest Depression is upon us.
Sound far fetched? [...]

One of the ways market technicians try to predict sector out performance is by conducting a relative strength analysis. In a bear market the price charts of most sectors and stocks are moving down with the market. Some sectors are moving down more than the market, and so they are relatively weaker, and some are [...]