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Chart Presentation: Themes
We have been focusing on a number of themes lately. One of the arguments has been that cyclical growth follows the bond market by close to two years. The decline in yields through the second half of 2008 should be influencing asset prices into th
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Why Commodities and International Investing Are Key Success
Why Commodities and International Investing Are Key Success Factors for a Diversified PortfolioCommodity and international investments have a reputation for being risky. But once you get to know them, you might consider inviting them into you
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Chart Presentation: Checking In
We thought that we would start off today by checking back in on a couple of arguments that we have made in past issues. We throw quite a bit against the wall on a regular basis so it usually makes sense to look back to see whether anything has ac
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Jim Wyckoff’s Morning Blog – Tuesday – 10/12/10
Despite the up-trending U.S. stock indexes, rallying commodity markets and the weakening U.S. dollar, the U.S. Treasuries are hovering near their recent contract high prices as investors continue to put money away for extended periods of time for
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Livestock Futures Commentary from Jim Wyckoff – 10/12/10
LIVESTOCK: December live cattle closed down $0.07 at$98.80 today. Prices closed near mid-range today. Cattle
market bulls and bears are back on a level near-term
technical playing field. Bulls’ next upside price
objective is to push and
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Daily Outlook – Fresh Highs on EURO and Pound
U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) the dollar went to multi-month lows against most majors before market wide aggressive profit taking saw losses turned into gains. Weekly Jobless Claims continued to improve down to 445k vs. 453k previously. Stocks revers
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A CORRECTION IS DUE
The stock market is now entering the timing band for a move down into a daily cycle low. Today is the 29th day of the cycle and we usually get a final cycle bottom by day 40. Of course we need to allow some time for the decline to unfold so I thi
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Chart Presentation: Bonds, Stocks and Lags
We are not sure whether today’s effort is going to make sense but we will try our best. The premises are as follows. First, the current market cycle is somewhat similar to the Nasdaq’s peak into 2000. Second, the equity markets relate to the bond
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Jim Wyckoff’s Morning Blog – Friday – 10/8/10
Look for a more active trading day in many markets today, in the wake of this morning’s much-anticipated U.S. employment report. How many markets finish trading today–closing at or near their weekly high or weekly low–will set the tone for tradin
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Energies Market Commentary – 10/8/10
November crude oil closed down $1.76 at $81.48 a barrel yesterday. Prices closed nearer the session low yesterday after hitting a fresh nearly five-month high early on. Price action yesterday also scored a bearish “outside day” down on the daily
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Underlying Confidence in the Economy Will Remain Weak
The Euro tested resistance levels above 1.3950 against the US dollar on Thursday and pushed to a high just above 1.40 for the first time since February as underlying dollar sentiment remained negative. The Euro-zone data was firmer than expected
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5-week Trend Remains Bullish
S&P 500 Composite consolidated gains on Thursday 10/7/10, easing lower by 1.91 points or 0.16%. Volume slowed again, which is typical of mild consolidation. Although some of the technical momentum indicators have not confirmed Tuesday’s 5-month h


