Author Archives: David Durand

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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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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