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It is hard to know what to buy or sell let alone just when to prudently do so. Thank goodness there are indicators available that provide information of stock and index movement of a more immediate nature to help you make such important decisions. This article describes the 6 most popular Momentum Indicators. If ever there was a “cut and save” investment advisory this is it! Words: 1234

Research has found that investors using technical analysis had some performance advantage over those who didn’t use these methods. The research also found that the performance advantage was more evident during down markets. If that has piqued your interest, read on to learn more about a few of the more popular types of technical analysis.

It's hard to know what to buy or sell let alone just when to prudently do so. Thank goodness there are indicators available that provide information of stock and index movement of a more immediate nature to help you make such important decisions. This article describes the 6 most popular Momentum Indicators.

Assessing the relative levels of greed and fear in the market at a given point in time is an effective way of timing the market. This article outlines the 6 most popular momentum indicators and concludes that trading gold using just 3 of the indicators would have generated an annual return of 39.6% compared to the YTD buy-and-hold return of only about 13%! Let me explain how, why and where they should be used and examine their specific application relative to the price movements in gold and the HUI. Words: 1450

A downtrend in the U.S. Dollar Index still dominates despite the recent rally and I expect this downtrend to gather momentum and lead to a mini crash that sees a price drop at least 10% over the coming months.

...Volatility has now returned to the stock market after a hibernation of several years...[and such] an explosion of volatility is indicative of a change of trend. The recent signals transmitted by this market have been classic and have been telling us that we have entered the final topping process of this extended and stretched economic cycle.

Here in January of 2018, stocks have not pulled back 2% for five-plus months; they have not corrected a mere 3% in 15 months or 5% in 19 months. It appears as though the fear of missing out on the uptrend has become so pronounced that buyers no longer wait for the most modest of pullbacks to acquire shares lower.

Exactly what is RSI and how is it calculated?

Never again will you have to rely totally on the ‘advise’ of your broker. With what happened last year to most portfolios it is imperative to do ones own analysis and be in a position to become better informed. If ever there was a “cut and save” investment advisory this article is it. Read More »

There are patterns in markets and we can learn from past patterns in the S&P 500 Index. My assessment of the Index at this point in time suggests it would be wise to consider the possibility of a substantial S&P 500 Index drop in coming months. Here's why.