Author Archives: David Durand

Market Timing Update: What are they celebrating in the stock market?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 7-21-2011 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) has made good progress over the past three market days in a relief rally predicated on a budget deal.  The question is, “What are they celebrating in the stock … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Update for the Silver ETF (SLV)

Posted on July 20, 2011 by David Durand

Silver as represented by SLV moved back  above 37.72 (which was a breakout point) and is now trading at 39.10.   Yesterday silver began a bit of a swoon because Europe was a bit quieter and the sense was growing … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for Stocks, Gold and the US dollar: Stocks Rising from Consolidation. Gold Steady.

Posted on July 19, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief™ for 7-19-2011 7-20-2011 NOTE: Latest on Gold is Here: GLD Tracker™ 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) is bouncing today based on good new home building data, but this is not the way the housing bubble will … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for Stocks, Gold and the US dollar: Gold Breakout. Silver Breakout. Stock Sell-off

Posted on July 15, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief™ for 7-14-2011 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) must stay below 1313.33 on the close to stay completely Bearish.  That is 131.36 for the SPY. Otherwise, there is potential for a bounce.  I’ll have a full SP500Tracker … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ on Stocks, Gold and the US Dollar Index: Gold Shining

Posted on July 13, 2011 by David Durand

1. Gold is rallying today as the US dollar slumps and the gain is due to the US dollar sell-off.  Kitco.com reports that gold is up ENTIRELY due to the dollar rally in fact.   Gold spot is up 0.91% for … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™: Update on the SP500 Index, Gold and the US dollar

Posted on July 11, 2011 by David Durand

7-15-2011 Market Timing Brief™ 7-11-2011 Brief: 1. Gold is up 0.08% at the moment with silver up only 0.08% (pre-open).  The US dollar index(UUP) is up MORE than either at 1.17% from the close Friday.  This means the pecking order … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™: SP500 Index, Gold and the US Dollar

Posted on July 7, 2011 by David Durand

The President is briefed every day, so investors and traders should be too! The 7-12-2011 Market Timing Brief™ is here: Today’s Market Timing Brief™ 1. ADP reported that private non-farm payrolls rose 157,000 in June with 130000 jobs added in … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Stocks, the US Dollar and Gold: Latest Updates

Posted on July 4, 2011 by David Durand

My Latest Updates Cover the SP500 Index, the US Dollar Index, and Gold: Today’s Market Timing Brief The VIX Points to this SP500 Index Target GLD Gold ETF Market Timing Update The trends I discuss will likely continue to be … Continue reading →

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Market Timing the US Dollar, Gold and the SP500 Index: Gold Was Better than Dollars

Posted on June 22, 2011 by David Durand

I just looked at the data comparing the performance of the US dollar index ETF (UUP) vs. the gold ETF (GLD) for this last dollar rally that is based on what I refer to as the European Panic Scenario.  What … Continue reading →

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Market Timing the SP500 Index: Uncertain Interest Rates, Uncertain Economy, Uncertain Markets

Posted on June 17, 2011 by David Durand

It struck me why the SP500 index and other stock markets could actually take the next leg down rather than up.  There is room to bounce, yes, but that remains to be proven by the Bulls.  There are reasons the … Continue reading →

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