Author Archives: David Durand

When Does Gold Shine and When Does it Decline? The “Secret Formula” for Successful Gold Market Timing.

Posted on May 11, 2015 by David Durand

“What makes gold work as an investment and when does it become a portfolio disaster?” (Written 5-11-2015 and Updated 2-15-2022) When Does Gold DECLINE? Let’s handle the “bad news” first.  I said in my update of last week’s blog post: … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for the 5-01-2015 Close with 5-10-2015 UPDATE: Stocks Falter at a High. Gold Loses Some Luster. Rates Rising But Nearing Resistance.

Posted on May 2, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 5-01-2015 Close, published Saturday May 2nd, 2015 I deliver extremely FOCUSED comments on the markets.  These are supplemented with “Tweets/StockTwits” (see links below). UPDATE 5-10-2015: Dr. Yellen, our esteemed Fed Chair said U.S. … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for the 4-17-2015 Close: Stocks Correct in Their Up Trend. Rates Are Falling. Gold is a Trade and Insurance.

Posted on April 19, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 4-17-2015 Close, published Sunday April 19th, 2015 UPDATE for the Big Markets We Follow Published 4-26-2015 (Update 2 on a subscriber email is below these comments…) SP500 Index: stopped at 2117.69 on Friday, … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for the 4-02-2015 Close: U.S. Employment Loses Steam. U.S. Stock Futures Fall.

Posted on April 4, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 4-02-2015 Close, published Saturday April 4th, 2015 UPDATE 4-13-2015: There will be no publication this weekend.  Celebrating “tax week” with the rest of you and re-accessing future offerings going forward. MY CONCLUSIONS FROM … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for the 3-27-2015 Close: Lower U.S. Rates is the Best Bet Around (Updated 5-11-2015))

Posted on March 29, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-27-2015 Close, published Sunday March 29nd, 2015 I keep my comments reasonably brief to honor both my time and yours.  The rest is on Twitter®/StockTwits®. UPDATE 5-1 1-2015: Just 9 days ago, the … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 3-26-2015: A Possible Scenario for the Fed, Rates (Bonds), Stocks, Gold, and the U.S. Dollar.

Posted on March 26, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report about Fed FOMC rate changes and how they may move the various markets… Here’s my proposed scenario: 1. The Fed insists, as Fed Gov. Bullard repeated this morning, that it wants to move off “zero interest … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for the 3-20-2015 Close: Stocks Will Go Higher In Time. Gold Has A Shot. Rates Will Fall Further.

Posted on March 22, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-20-2015 Close, published Sunday March 22nd, 2015 I keep my comments reasonably brief to honor both my time and yours.  The rest is on Twitter®/StockTwits®. Let’s see how I did with: CONCLUSIONS FROM … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 3-18-2015: What Actually Happened to Stocks When Fed Interest Rates Rose in the Past?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report about Fed FOMC rate changes and how they have effected the U.S. Stock Market (SPX, SPY) historically… Fed Funds Rates: Rapidly Falling Rates Are Negative for the U.S. Stock Market (SP500).  Rising Rates Are Mostly Bullish … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for the 3-13-2015 Close: Rates Are In Charge of the U.S. Dollar, Stocks and Gold. Rate Rise Over Yet?

Posted on March 15, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-13-2015 Close, published Sunday March 15th, 2015 UPDATE 3-17-2015: And the Winner Is?  Small Cap Growth as shown: And now back to this week’s issue: I keep my comments reasonably brief to honor … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for the 3-06-2015 Close: SP500 Index Breakout Reversed. The Gold Trade Fails. Rates Rising On Fed Fears.

Posted on March 8, 2015 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-06-2015 Close, published Sunday March 8th, 2015 I keep my comments brief to honor both my time and yours.  The rest is on Twitter®/StockTwits®. Here is the lay of the land for the … Continue reading →

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