March 13th, 2010
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COMMENTARY for Tuesday

Gold Takes a Leap, But Is There More?

by Rick Ackerman on February 2, 2010 1:05 am GMT · 8 comments

Gold had its best day in months yesterday, but how long will the animal spirits last?  We may be better able to answer that question after we’ve seen how the April Comex contract interacts with two recent peaks located just above yesterday’s high. They are identified in the hourly chart below and lie, respectively, at 1110.90 and 1118.50.  Notice in the meantime how the entire length of yesterday’s steeply vertical surge occurred without a visible pullback.  This is a promising “impulse leg” indeed, and it would wax still more » Read the full article


TODAY'S ACTION for Tuesday

Dollar Looking Feisty

by Rick Ackerman on February 2, 2010 3:43 am GMT · 0 comments

Because my immediate outlook for the NYBOT Dollar Index is quite bullish, I’d suggest a cautious outlook on gold, notwithstanding yesterday’s strong performance by Comex futures. Concerning the broad averages, from a Hidden Pivot perspective the rally was less impressive than it may have appeared.


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ESH10 – E-Mini S&P (Last:1086.00)

by Rick Ackerman on February 2, 2010 1:22 am GMT

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GCG10 – Comex February Gold (Last:1115.60)

by Rick Ackerman on February 2, 2010 1:31 am GMT

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SIH10 – Comex March Silver (Last:16.665)

by Rick Ackerman on February 2, 2010 1:47 am GMT

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DXY – NYBOT Dollar Index (Last:79.24)

by Rick Ackerman on February 2, 2010 3:21 am GMT

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This Just In... for Tuesday

Interview Spotlights Inflation vs. Deflation

by Rick Ackerman on February 2, 2010 7:43 pm GMT · 0 comments

My latest interview with Al Korelin of The Korelin Report concerned the inflation vs. deflation conundrum.  Click here  to access it.