January 23, 2011 · 1 comment
in Asia, BRIC, China, February, central banks, forecasts, foreign investment, gold, indicators, international economy, market reports, market timing, market trends, metals, precious metals, seasonal investing, special dates, wealth transfer
Chinese New Year typically involves a lot of gold buying, just like the Indian marriage season in late summer and Autumn. How much higher will the price of gold go as a result of the Chinese New Year?
This year’s Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year) occurs on February 3rd and celebrations will last until [...]
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Did you know that Canadian stock markets tend to rally over the American Thanksgiving? Since the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges shut down, but the TSX and venture markets remain open north of the border, lower volume levels mean it’s easier to produce a rally on Toronto markets.
Seasonal traders like Brooke Thackray and Don Vialoux tend [...]
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November 1, 2010
in November, Q4, S&P 500, S&P/TSX, financial planning, investing (general), market timing, market trends, seasonal investing, sectors, special dates, stocks, theories
November is usually a good month for stocks. Free from the seasonal worries about risky September and October markets, November often represents a return to a rallying environment in stocks generally and in certain sectors especially.
This year being a mid-term election year in the U.S. also bodes well for stock markets for the rest of 2010 and into [...]
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October 31, 2010
in 2010, FOMC, Federal Reserve, US Treasury, US debt, USD, bubble, bull market, central banks, collapse, debt, deficits, deflation, forecasts, indicators, inflation, international stock market, investing, market timing, money supply, special dates, stimulus, tips, wealthbuilding
Two of the largest days for global stock markets are coming up: November 2nd and 3rd. By doing some planning in advance you can position yourself to take advantage of it. Here’s what you should know for trading hours on Monday, November 1.
Three trading tips for the November elections and the announcement of quantitative easing [...]
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October 15, 2010
in 2010, FOMC, Federal Reserve, USD, indicators, inflation, market reports, market timing, money supply, news and updates, recession, stimulus, stimulus plan
Trading volumes have been historically low and stock markets in a trading range for quite some time now, even taking the brief September rally into consideration (buoyed by the Aug. 27 Jackson Hole speech comments by Bernanke with a view to the necessity for more quantitative easing in the near future).
Any given hour of the [...]
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There are theories about the impact of the moon on stocks and theories about the effect that January has on markets (no less astrological, perhaps). If seasonal investing on its own begins to tilt towards the wishful and superstitious, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that gold price analysis – bolstered by the croon and [...]
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Gold is now itching to break through its 6-week high. Q4 is usually the strongest quarter for gold, so you might want to get ready for it. Remember just six months ago when everyone was talking about the bubble in gold around $1100/oz?
This time last year, you laughed when gold was $950/oz.
But over a period [...]
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