Wealth Creation Through Natural Resources
Daily Commodity Chart Wrap 3/23/2015: Copper (Daily) Copper has rebounded nearly 10% in just the past few trading sessions. Price is now testing a cluster of previous support $2.75-$2.80. Above $2.80 the next area of resistance will be $2.95-$3.00. … Continued
Less than 10 days ago the gold miners were being pushed to the brink of collapse as gold waffled in the mid $1100s. This morning after an impressive rally to finish last week the gold miners are back to being … Continued
In the last two weeks gold futures speculators have liquidated a total of 66,897 gold futures contracts which equates to a notional amount of nearly $8 billion: To put this recent gold liquidation into perspective it is the largest … Continued
The small cap Russell 2000 Index has exhibited relative strength for several weeks and seemingly makes another all-time high with each new day. Even as the S&P and Dow suffered some notable down days the Russell managed to remain well bid … Continued
Eurozone equity allocations have not been this high since 2006 which happened to coincide with a major peak in relative performance of EU equities vs. the world: Meanwhile, the German DAX Composite Index hasn’t been this far above its … Continued
I have not kept it a secret that I have been looking for a marginal new low in WTI crude to wash out weak handed bulls followed by a violent upside reversal. Today this scenario happened in a most unexpected … Continued
The following tweet from @BobBrinker sums up today’s FOMC announcement quite nicely: The Fed lowered its 2015 PCE inflation forecast to a range of .6%-.8% from a previous range of 1.0%-1.6% and also lowered its 2015 GDP growth forecast to … Continued
The ultra-strong US dollar (USD) is making its presence felt throughout the globe and is on the verge of wreaking havoc on a much larger scale. A premature Fed rate hiking cycle could be the catalyst to send the USD into … Continued
It’s no secret the oil and gas industry is on the ropes. A greater than 50% correction in the price of oil in late 2014 has producers scrambling to lower costs. One company, Divergent Energy Services (TSXV:DVG), has a simple product … Continued
The main driver of the US equity bull market and the recent slew of all-time highs has undoubtedly been corporate stock buybacks. Nearly 3/4 of S&P 500 companies (72%) participated in share buybacks during the 4th quarter of 2014 and … Continued