Category Archives: investment

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 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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Market Timing the US Dollar, SP500 Index and Gold

Posted on June 8, 2011 by David Durand

Would you have guessed that the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, would be pleading with the Fed to leave the banks alone?  He gave the long list of actions that have been taken against the banks to create … Continue reading →

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Market Timing the US Dollar: Dollar UP, Stocks and Gold DOWN

Posted on May 12, 2011 by David Durand

So how is the US dollar rally going?  The dollar has just tested some support on the 15 minute chart for UUP at 21.55, but has slipped to 21.54. It now meets up with resistance at the 50 day moving … Continue reading →

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Market Timing: They are Selling the Rally of the SP500 Index

Posted on March 17, 2011 by David Durand

I pointed out earlier today that this would happen and the SPY for example peaked at about 10:24 am ET and has been skidding slowly from there. That does not mean the day won’t turn out positive, but it does … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Gold: Will the Sell Signal Be Voided?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by David Durand

Gold (GLD) is attempting to recover from the SELL signal generated when it closed below the GLD high of 139.54. What I’ve described multiple times is that it’s important to pay attention when markets “play” with a particular number.  This … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Signal: The US Dollar Failed A Test and Your Federal Credit Rating Just Declined!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by David Durand

The US dollar has been considered the reserve currency of the world. That means that when the you-know-what hits the international fan, the dollar is SUPPOSED to rally. It barely moved yesterday! Gold did move up significantly. This amounts to … Continue reading →

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Market Timing by Investor Sentiment: The Fearful Ones are Running Again

Posted on February 16, 2011 by David Durand

Published 2-16-2011 There they go again. The clients of investment firms who ran from stocks as the market sank to its low in 2009 are now running from bonds (now that they’ve already substantially corrected) back to stocks. Their market … Continue reading →

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SP500 Index Market Timing: This rally will be intact if…

Posted on February 7, 2011 by David Durand

The current rally in the SP500 index will be intact if these corroborating market timing signals hold into today’s close: The banking index (BKX) can close at a new recent high above 54.87 The small and midcaps can also close … Continue reading →

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SP500 Market Timing: The Ice Has been Broken

Posted on February 3, 2011 by David Durand

Sometimes breaking the ice is a good thing. This is not one of those times! The SP500 has finally broken the ice located at the breakout point of 1302.67, but is only about 3 points below that at 10:48 am … Continue reading →

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