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Is gold about to pop and put the real squeeze on the shorts?

We have opined in depth on this blog on numerous occassion over the last several weeks that gold is likely…

When 5% is the new 6%

By Ben Turney  Just over a year ago you couldn’t open a financial website or publication without seeing a headline…

Overnight roundup courtesy of Spreadex

A strong start to the U.S earnings season has helped lift global equities with Asian shares rising overnight for the…

Zak Mir on Iofina, Xcite Energy & the deadly hush…

The last time I identified a stock where the price action consisted of a deathly hush, it was at Iofina…

A reminder of our call of Thurs 20 June against consensus.

We posted below on Thurs 20 June and it is interesting that the S&P made a low of 1560 just…

AAII Goes Into Overdrive

And so, once more, after the short-lived “taper caper”, US stocks are on fire. From a cynic’s perspective, one that…

Zak mir on Vanity Purchases

As most of us are aware, one of the first things that billionaires like to buy when they attain that…

How to Take Advantage of the Confusion Created by the Federal Reserve

Guest post by Investment Contrarians  Over the last few days, the level of confusion regarding monetary policy by the Federal…

“THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS” BY ZAK MIR: ENDING JULY 12th 2013: QE Backtrack

OVERVIEW Record highs for the U.S. stock market this week reminded us of two major factor affecting the financial markets…

How to Make Sense of This Ridiculous Market Situation

Guest Post by Investment Contrarians The big news for the stock market this last week was the lackluster results from…