From the category archives:

seasonal investing

It’s a great time to buy gold.  It’s always a good time to buy gold, of course, but right now you get a little bit of a dip.  Gold is off 17% from highs it saw last August 2011.  Right now it sits at just $1572 an ounce.
If you’re looking to do something a bit [...]

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Now that the debt ceiling has been raised and the media have already turned to the question of how Obama will be celebrating his 50th birthday, it behooves us to consider the new market slump that has sunk in following registration of the reality of America’s debt situation.  Immediate crisis would seem to have been [...]

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Summer is a slow time for stocks.  The “sell in May” crowd has gone away and many people start taking extended holidays. Volume thins on the markets and as a result there is less momentum.  And this year, it looks as though the economic slowdown will be supporting seasonal trends.
But did you know that there [...]

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The U.S. economic “recovery” is showing signs of officially slowing down at the ripe old age of two years.  This is threatening to look like the end of a bull market (and it would be happening at a seasonally appropriate time for it, too).  Bull nor bear, we’re likely to be in a trading range [...]

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Should we be concerned about $110+ oil?  Since the beginning of March, and noticeably after the March 11 triple tsunami-earthquake-nuclear disaster in Japan, oil prices have shot through the roof and show no signs of abating.  Events in Libya have helped keep oil support levels high as well, but many argue this is no mere [...]

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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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