Keep Your Eye on the Volume Surge in the UUP Dollar ETF

There’s been talk of the strengthening of the US Dollar Index (or in the FOREX pairs), but here’s something people who only watch the index might be missing - there’s an obvious volume surge in the UUP shares (Dollar Bullish ETF) that is worth a second look. Let’s see it. Remember that the US Dollar Index is inversely correlated (trades opposite) the SP 500 and most Commodities, including Crude Oil and Gold. These relationships, as well as monthly, weekly, and daily charts, are the

Self Directed IRA Holders Find A Silver Lining To The Foreclosure Crisis

Austin, Texas ( Only2Press ) October 26, 2009 – With foreclosures at all time highs and the stock market still not quite on solid ground, investors are focusing their activities on other markets, especially stable commodities and real estate. According to the latest indicators, it seems certain that the unprecedented level of foreclosures is set to continue even as the housing market slowly recovers. For many, it’s a tragic situation – and for others, a time of unparalleled opportunity.There ar

Complementary Candlesticks Guide

Candlesticks have become popular in the Western trading community especially the United States in the past decade. However, candlestick charting methods had been developed by Japanese rice traders hundreds of years back. Internet made possible the availability of online trading to retail trading. The advent of internet has leveled the playing field for traders whether they trade stocks, futures, options, commodities, precious metals or currencies. In the last two decades there have been seismi

It Takes Two To Tango, But Almost Everybody Likes Dancing

Zero Hedge Submitted by Nic Lenoir Of ICAP The bell ringed a little louder today at 4PM with a nice 5-digit print for the Dow. People were no doubt clapping and smiling on the floor of the NYSE, far detached from the emails going around pointing out how much higher most commodities are compared to the last time we crossed 10,000, or how the dollar lost 25% in the meantime. Why wouldn’t they clap? It’s working! Printing cash in the end will make almost every asset go up. T

Transparency and the role of media in China

The following is the text of a speech given to the Xinhua World Media Summit on October 8. David Schlesinger is the Editor-in-Chief of Reuters. Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my great honour to address this gathering here today in Beijing. Reuters association with China began in the 19th century, when the agency began supplying financial and commodities information to clients here. By the 1930’s, Shanghai was our Asian headquarters. Today, our offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kon

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