Author Archives: David Durand

What the Fed Said: A Translation of the Federal Reserve Statement to American English!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by David Durand

What the Fed Said : Fun with the Fed! (translation to American English in bold; Fed Speak in non-bold print below) Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that economic growth so far this year … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update: What to do in this Bear Market

Posted on August 9, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 8-09-2011 1. The markets are bouncing this morning, but be cautious about jumping in with both feet.  Why?  Because markets that have moved this far this fast almost always retest the low they make if not … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update: How Low Will the Market Go?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 8-05-2011 WITH UPDATE 8-8-2011 UPDATE:  I was correct to disagree with Jim Cramer on Friday who claimed this was nothing like 2008.  If you read below, you’ll see that it is exactly like 2008.  This is … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update: Will the March Low Hold?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by David Durand

<a class="align left" title="HT" href=" ” target=”_blank”>All of My Most Recent Updates Listed Here Market Timing Brief for 8-03-201 with 8-04-2011 Update 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) is testing the March low today (8-4-2011 UPDATE IS BELOW- we’re now … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update: Value Stocks Leading Growth Stocks Down

Posted on August 2, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 8-2-2011: UPDATE AT CLOSE 8-2-2011: There was a rush into the following today in order of performance on a % basis: silver (SLV), 20+ year US Treasuries (TLT), gold (GLD), Swiss Francs (FXF), gold and silver … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Gold: Same as Silver. Risk of Less Risk.

Posted on July 29, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 7-29-2011 8-2-2011 UPDATE AFTER DEBT DEAL:  Gold is still creeping up.  Take a look at the chart today: GLD ETF Chart 7-31-2011 UPDATE ON FRIDAY CLOSE: There was a minor failed breakout attempt above 158.64, but … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update: The Silver Rally and the Fear of the Disappearance of Fear

Posted on July 28, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing SLV for 7-28-2011 The silver ETF (SLV) is still in rally mode as the chart shows.  Take a look at it below and then look at the comments below it. Chart courtesy of FreeStockCharts.com provided by Worden Brothers. … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update: Tech Falling. Gold and Silver (were) Rising

Posted on July 27, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 7-27-2011 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) has cleanly broken the Feb. 2011 high of 1344.07 and is back in decline.  Even tech is wounded and today’s close may determine the near term trade for the … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update: Is the SP500 Index Topping? Will They Sell the News?

Posted on July 26, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 7-26-2011 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY): The index has topped and is in risk of correcting further as I go over in the SP500Tracker™ today: SP500 Index Tracking Newsletter I put some Practical Pointers in … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update: Note to Congress – You’re Fired!

Posted on July 25, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 7-25-2011 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) index is now slightly below the critical 1344.07 number discussed last week.  It did rally back from the lows this morning, but you must realize that these swings are … Continue reading →

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