Published in June 13th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: S&P At A Cusp
It seems to me the S&P is at a cusp.
I originally thought we were repeating the 1966 to 1982 structure. I formed this view in 2000 and to date the analogy has served me well. This June price action has raised another alternative.
Let’s start with the original analysis - Figure […]
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Published in June 8th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: Did the Fed Print Money in QE1 and QE2? (2)
Bob Eisenbeis, Chief Monetary Economist for Cumberland Advisors wrote a follow-up to his first piece. Here is the follow-up.
In Friday’s economic commentary “Did the Fed Print Money in QE1 and QE2?” an astute reader pointed out an error in which the following sentence should […]
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Published in June 7th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: A Gold Story
A long time ago, in a a time and place far, far away…there was a trader called Ray. He had sold his legal practice thinking to find fame and fortune in the markets. But instead, all he found was heartache and losses. For four years all he knew was losses, month […]
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Published in June 6th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: A Winning Mindset
It’s been an interesting period for the market:
The S&P appears to be on the cusp of resolving its choppy price action that has been with us since Feb 2011. And because the markets I trade are either directly or inversely correlated with US Stocks, they too have been choppy to a […]
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Published in June 5th, 2011
Bob English sent in a fab comment on Friday’s Blog. It’s rather long so I reposted it as a blog.
Bob co-authored MIDAS Technical Analysis and writes The Precision Report: The book deserves a place on your bookshelf and if you are an E-mini trader, the Report well worth a look.
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“His concern is one that we […]
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Published in June 4th, 2011
Cross ref:
http://anatrader.com/?p=1023
Quantitative Easing v Printing High-Powered Money
After QE 1 & 2, there is now talk of QE3. With all the cashflow, where have all the money gone? Studies have shown the money was lent out to FED at low interest rates and not released to the public to stimulate the economy! […]
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Published in June 3rd, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: On the Cusp for the S&P?
Are we about to see an 18-day Swing (monthly trend) Change in Trend?
At first glance, Wed’s price action and volume would suggest this is the case. But as Figure 1 shows, we have seen it before. This time however the context is a little different; this time we […]
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Published in June 2nd, 2011
Cross ref
http://anatrader.com/?p=1016
QE3 v Taylor Rule
Many in the financial circle feel it is untenable for the interest rates to remain at zero. According to the Taylor Rule, the Fed Funds rate should be at least 1%: here is why:
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/01/2011 09:58 -0400
A month ago, Zero Hedge first posted […]
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Published in June 1st, 2011
Cross ref:
http://anatrader.com/?p=1006
Rules v Habits of Success
This is one post that should reinforce what have been taught by Ray Barros in his first Habits of Success course with hand-holding for this year.
Among the students are a few who still believe in the ‘silver bullet’ – the silver bullet that makes every trade a winner.
There […]
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