A classic cup and handle chart pattern that appeared in the SLV Silver Exchange Traded Fund has achieved the measured move objectives in a textbook fashion. The cup portion of this chart originates with a spike high followed by a…
It is often said that it’s not what you trade, but how you trade that determines investor success. Discipline, risk control, and money management are often more important than the choice of stock, currency, option, or futures vehicles. Trading without…
The dollar’s rise and fall and its impact on the American equity markets are obsessively discussed as a driver of the economy. The good ole’ USA is unique in its financial plan to increase interest rates with additional hikes potentially…
Savers have suffered through ultra-low interest rates for what is quickly approaching a lost decade here in the United States. Bank accounts and certificates of deposit have paid next to nothing for nest eggs. The quest for yield has pushed…
Investors and traders use technical indicators in an attempt to obtain more information than just observing price. The speed, momentum, and volume of movement can provide additional clues to what the future may hold. One of the most commonly used…
What does the gold/silver ratio tell us, and is it as powerful an indicator as it seems? Gold versus Silver… Gold has been one of the best-performing assets in 2016. The metal mania at the beginning of the decade had…
The stock market comeback in the last six months has added $2 trillion dollars in value to the U.S. markets. It’s certainly a big number. In fact, it can push the total capitalization here to almost $20 trillion. Here’s some simple math…
Gaps can be maddening. What can you do when a market opens up significantly higher or lower than where it closed? This riddle haunts traders, but there is a solution that could help you succeed. The interconnectedness of global…