The Only Chart That Matters
If we could only look at one chart it would have to be the following one: US Dollar Index (Weekly) After peaking in March the US Dollar Index has spent the last 6 months consolidating between roughly 93 … Continued
This Company is Set To Fulfill A Critical Agricultural Demand in the World’s New Breadbasket
Deep in the heart of Brazil’s agricultural region a company called Cancana is committed to exploring for, and finding large scale high purity, high-grade manganese. Brazil is the world’s #1 net agricultural supplier and high-grade, high purity manganese is a … Continued
A Delicate Balance
An insightful graphic from Goldman Sachs Investment Research which highlights the recent evolution of the global crude oil supply-demand balance and where it’s projected to go over the next 15 months: The market is currently oversupplied by nearly 2 … Continued
This Trucking Company is Benefiting From The Weak Canadian Dollar
Titanium Transportation (TTR.V) is a Canadian based trucking & logistics company that is one of the fastest-growing truckers in North America. TTR hauls freight, primarily from Canada to the US, and the company has actually been a net beneficiary of … Continued
Small Glimmers of Hope for the Goldies
The GDX made a fresh all-time low this morning and the HUI (Gold Bugs Index) reached levels it hasn’t seen since 2002: However, there were a couple of small glimmers of hope: GDX printed a hammer reversal candlestick after … Continued
This Time Really is Different
This is a wonderful little chart courtesy of Charlie Bilello, CMT: Investors Intelligence bulls are at the lowest percentage since December 2008. The knee-jerk reaction from this extreme investor pessimism is that it must be a contrarian signal … Continued
A Notably Bearish Trading Session
I don’t know much about the news that Apple (AAPL) announced today, but I do know that the market wasn’t impressed and much of it appears to have been priced in already: AAPL printed a bearish engulfing candlestick on … Continued
Two Key Levels For USD/CAD
Since breaking out at the end of last year the USD/CAD currency pair has been one of the cleanest trends of any global market: Here’s what BNP Paribas has to say about USD/CAD: “Slightly firmer GDP and employment … Continued
The Commodity Unwind Illustrated
Two charts that excellently illustrate the commodities bear market which has accelerated to record depths during the last few years: Love them or hate them, precious metals exchange-traded products (ETFs, ETNs, etc.) soared to record levels in late 2012 following the … Continued
U.S. Housing Continues To Be Exceptionally Affordable
After recovering from the U.S. housing bubble and Global Financial Crisis, U.S. residential housing prices have enjoyed a solid rebound during the last few years: S&P/Case-Shiller 20 City Index While U.S. residential real estate prices are back up near all-time … Continued