One of the great Wall Street adages is "Sell in May and Go Away". That caught a lot of professional's off guard this year. Many packed up their bags and left town, or shorted the market based on this seasonal …
Back in 1964, the plot of the movie Goldfinger (one of the great James Bond movies), villain Myron Goldfinger attempts to corner the Gold market only to be thwarted by James Bond. Fast forward to the late 1970’s and the …
This Friday's dramatic drop in gold bullion finally put "bear market " status on the yellow relic as it has dropped over 20% from its intraday high of $1948 that was made on September 2011. The current state of the …
Apple, the company that could do no wrong fueled by the combination of brilliance and chutzpah that only Steve Jobs could master, is learning that when it comes to corporate warfare, state capitalism rules. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook had to …
While the US stock market finished up the first quarter of 2013 with a nice 10% rise, foreign markets languished. Russia and China were noteworthy underperformers; however the news out of Russia bears keeping an eye on. The onslaught of …
In a record settlement this week, SAC, a hedge fund run by multi-billionaire Steve Cohen, agreed to fork over $600 million in fines to the US Treasury for insider trading, petty cash for someone with a net worth of $8 …
This week, thousands of sharks were seen off the Florida coast clearing the beaches. Additional caution was advised if one chose to brave the water while donning silver and gold. It seems those prehistoric creatures find gold bugs a tasty …
US Stock Market history was made this week when the Dow dropped 216 points on Monday, a one day decline that engulfed the range of the prior twenty trading days. Unless the market tanks soon on the heels of the …
It's amazing how rhythmic markets can be. I don't spend a lot of time researching the cycles that exist in the market, but I've always got my eye out for an obvious intersection of price and TIME. This is particularly …
Most global stock markets posted a weekly gain in a boring, relentless, low volatility rally. This makes it seven consecutive weeks. A sweat has not even been broken and a glass of water was not needed to refresh this market. …
