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    Chris Vermeulen: The Long-Term Fundamental Case for Gold 

    Published on 02-22-2012 05:52 PM
    Categories:
    1. Gold
    2. Technical Analysis
    3. Futures
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    The Long-Term Fundamental Case for Gold

    “No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.”

    ~ United States Constitution, Excerpt from Article 1, Section 10 ~

    A quick glance at most ...
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    Chris Vermeulen: Gold Trend Forecast for 1st Quarter of 2012 

    Published on 01-16-2012 01:45 PM
    Categories:
    1. Gold
    2. ETF's
    3. Futures
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    Over the past five months gold has fallen sharply and is no longer headline news which it once dominated back in 2011 when it was making new highs every day. The shiny metal has been under pressure because traders and investors started to pull some money off the table to lock in gains. Gold prices had surged so fast most advanced traders knew that final high volume surge was not sustainable. But the main reason gold topped out in my opinion was because the US Dollar index had put in a bottom and ...
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    Chris Vermeulen: Holiday Short Squeeze & Oil Trade Idea 

    Published on 12-24-2011 03:02 PM
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    1. Futures
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    Typically, the week before Christmas, stocks and commodities drift higher due to the lack of participants. Light volume favours higher prices, which is why stocks want to rise going into the holiday season.The big money players, like hedge fund managers, are finished for the year. They’re sitting on the sidelines enjoying the holiday season while waiting for their year-end bonus checks.Let’s take a quick look at how the week finished…Friday was an interesting session as stocks and oil reached ...
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    Chris Vermeulen: Gold and Silver on the Verge of a Big Move 

    Published on 12-22-2011 06:01 AM
    Categories:
    1. Gold
    2. Silver
    3. Precious Metals
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    The past few months have been tough for those holding precious metals stocks, PM futures contracts or physical bullion. With silver is trading down 41%, precious metals stocks down 30% and gold 15%. It has people scratching their head.

    The question everyone keeps asking is when can I buy gold and silver?

    Unfortunately that is not a simple answer. With what is unfolding across the pond and the bullish outlook for the US Dollar index the next move is a coin toss. That being ...
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    Gold About to Test Previous High in 1900’s 

    Published on 11-02-2011 01:39 PM
    Categories:
    1. Gold
    2. Technical Analysis
    3. Futures
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    By David Banister

    It’s been several weeks since I’ve written about Gold and we have had a wild ride since the 1910-1920 highs in August. At the time as we approached I forecasted a major correction was nigh and we were shorting the rise from 1862-1910 prior to a huge $208 drop that took place over just a few days. We covered our short at $1725 and then Gold rallied back to a double top at $1920 and then fell back to $1531.

    That pullback to $1531 qualifies as a Fibonacci     ...
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    Crude Oil Analysis 

    Published on 10-21-2011 08:47 AM
    Categories:
    1. Futures
    2. Trader Education
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    Crude Oil Analysis & How To Trade Oil Report

    By Chris Vermeulen

    How to trade oil is not an easy thing to do in today’s headline driven market. Even the best oil analysis which may have been correct will still be wrong at times. This is due to the fact that oil has many factors which play into its price. Things likes like extreme weather conditions, geopolitical events, currency fluctuations, economic conditions and supply and demand.

    During any time of the ...
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