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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 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 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 the US Dollar: Driving Down Stocks and Gold

Posted on May 5, 2011 by David Durand

The US dollar index is back in rally mode, but how much could it rally and what does this mean for the stock and metals markets including gold?  The US dollar index could move up to about 74.5 to 75, … Continue reading →

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The Invention of Fiscal Lying: Who Ruined the US Dollar? Both Sides of the Aisle.

Posted on March 29, 2011 by David Durand

Updated since the original publication 4-18-2011 on 11-11-2015, on 9-01-2017, and on 5-08-2023. Roosevelt reinvented fiscal lying with the New Deal. There were other “fiscal liars” who preceded him.  And I am not judging him here.  Perhaps he had to … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Gold and Gold ETFs (GLD;IAU)

Posted on March 21, 2011 by David Durand

Please scroll down for the latest update.  Thanks. The premarket attempted to take out the 139.54 resistance point and failed as of now. A failure to close over this point will bring gold down again.  Watch to see whether the … 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 Gold: Reversal at a Top or Not?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by David Durand

Gold (GLD, IAU) is down hard today from an attempt at a new high. This does not guarantee it will fail, so you may want to average out instead of selling everything at once, but it does increase the risk … Continue reading →

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Market Timing the US Dollar Index: Watch this line

Posted on February 24, 2011 by David Durand

The US dollar index has dropped just below a major up trend line this morning that is formed by the Nov. 2010 and early Feb. 2011 lows. A breach of this line at around 77.19 would cause the dollar to … Continue reading →

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Gold Is Going to Make Up Its Mind: Here are the Market Timing Parameters

Posted on January 6, 2011 by David Durand

Gold as represented by the GLD in the chart below has closed below the 50 day moving average, which excites the Bears. Although gold could simply continue down here, we have to askwhat could support a rally on a technical … Continue reading →

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