Archive for October, 2011

Busy Week Ahead

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/31/11): DJ30 – 11.956   down 275 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.18%    down 0.13% USDEUR  -  1.3843 Gold – $1724  down $22 Oil – $92.79    down  $0.53 Trick or Treat?  Stocks fell on the last trading day of October.  The Dollar gained against the Euro, [...]

Understanding the CDS Market

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/28/11): DJ30 – 12,231   up 22 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.31%    down 0.09% USDEUR  -  1.4155 Gold – $1744  down $3 Oil – $93.54    down  $3.43 All markets went sideways – they will recover from their hangover from the Summit next week. European Consequences……. [...]

Unintended Consequences

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/27/11): DJ30 – 12,209   up 340 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.40%    up 0.19% USDEUR  -  1.4187 Gold – $1740  up $17 Oil – $93.60    up  $3.40 Stocks exploded upward on the results from Europe (The market will forget all about this by tomorrow, and [...]

Summit Results

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/26/11): DJ30 – 11,869   up 162 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.20%    up 0.08% USDEUR  -  1.3896 Gold – $1723  up $23 Oil – $90.95    up  $0.75 On the Radio Thursday (10/27)…… Any of you who want to listen to a 15 minute live radio [...]

European Atmosphere

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/25/11): DJ30 – 11,708   down 207 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.13%    down 0.11% USDEUR  -  1.3912 Gold – $1701  up $41 Oil – $92.88    up  $1.61 Markets got a little scared as the trading day went on.  Stocks fell. Bonds rose – lower interest [...]

Further Downgrade

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/24/11): DJ30 – 11.914   up 105 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.23%    up 0.03% USDEUR  -  1.3925 Gold – $1650  up $15 Oil – $91.31    up  $3.91 On the Radio Thursday (10/27)…… Any of you who want to listen to a 15 minute live radio [...]

Watching The Yen

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/18/11): DJ30 – 11,809   up 207 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.20%    up 0.02% USDEUR  -  1.3895 Gold – $1640  up $28  Oil – $87.62    up  $1.55 Stocks buoyant as we go into the EU weekend.  Gold has tested $1600 several times yesterday – building [...]

Record Number Of Treasuries Sold

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/18/11): DJ30 – 11,577   up 180 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.15%    down 0.01% USDEUR  -  1.3756 Gold – $1663  down $13 Oil – $88.23    up  $1.81 Stocks jumped today on news out of Europe – that I reported to you yesterday – but it [...]

Europe’s Big Plan

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/17/11): DJ30 – 11,397   down 247 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.16%    down 0.08% USDEUR  -  1.3732 Gold – $1672  down $9 Oil – $86.23    down  $0;.57 Stocks down on fears from Europe – people just get nervous after so much euphoria last week. European [...]

Someone Is Selling

Here are the closing statistics for our key indicators (10/14/11): DJ30 – 11,644   up 166 US Treasury 10 Year Bond – 2.23%    up 0.06% USDEUR  -  1.3878 Gold – $1679  up $12 Oil – $87.20    up  $2.97 Big Spenders Beware…….. If you are having an impulse to go out and splurge on jewelry at Christmas [...]