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iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSE) - weekly- target of double bottom at ~70–currently pulling back toward 50% Fib from huge res.@ 62-ish
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSE) - weekly- backed off 50% Fib- heading towards bottom of ascending broadening wedge
iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) [...]
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First it was Business Week. Then President Obama. Now it is Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Speaking before a group of bankers this past weekend in Jackson Hole [...]
Based on the feedback we have been receiving over the past few weeks regarding our weekly newsletter, we are changing the format of the BHBGroupTrader Market Spread Report. First, the capital markets comment will contain four sections, each pertaining to a different complex in the futures asset class: macroeconomic/equity, currency, interest rate, and commodity. Second, please note that in the ideas section, I will include only recommendations applicable to the futures market.
For this week’s Energy and Capital column, I consider the recent mega-investment wave in farmland in light of peak oil concerns, and think farmland may be the trade of the century.
Is Farmland the Trade of the Century?
What should a long-term investor invest in when stocks and bonds aren’t working very well?
I’ve been asking that question [...]
In this week’s Energy and Capital article, I review the case for peak fossil fuels and offer seven no-brainer paths to success in the coming renewable energy revolution.
How to Navigate Peak Fossil Fuels. . .And Profit
I have dished out a healthy share of criticism about the paths we are taking into the energy future, so [...]
Just about every good trader I know analyzes and trades using more than 1 time frame. (our theEquilibrium just did a great analysis of Apple on 3 Time Frames). Whether they’re daytraders or swing traders, using multiple time frames means focusing on the price action you’re waiting to attack but also being aware of the [...]
It’s Time for An Honest Dialogue
For this week’s Energy and Capital, I offer highlights of the energy policy debate at the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, the world’s largest oil and gas industry conference and trade show.
When I accepted the invitation of the American Petroleum Institute (API) to attend the 2009 Offshore Technology [...]
For my Energy and Capital article this week, I take a fresh look at the debate over offshore oil drilling, its risks and rewards, and put the Outer Continental Shelf production potential in perspective.
The Market Still Follows the Financials
For my Energy and Capital column this week, I celebrate Earth Day by finding many reasons for optimism in the wave of green initiatives sweeping the nation, but also find a market still staggering under the weight of a broken financial system.
I love Earth Day. I have celebrated it for [...]
Remember the “silly season” in politics?
Well in case you were wondering, we’re now in the silly season of energy.
Oil traded from $35 to $50 and back to $37 in under three weeks, with no discernible reason based in fundamentals. Sure, we had lots of interesting news—inventory builds, paid-off pirates, geopolitical posturing, and a slew of [...]
