Archive for August, 2011

• My Thoughts on a Turbulent Month
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 31st, 2011 at 3:28 pm, Comments: 0

  August was a turbulent month across financial markets. Sometimes it is important to look back and remember where we were just one month ago to [...]

• Where Do We Go From Here?
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 31st, 2011 at 12:40 pm, Comments: 0

  The S&P 500 ($ES_F, $SPY) has recaptured over half of its losses from the brutal July 21st- August 9th decline, investors & traders are now wondering where do we go from here?

• The Battle Within the Fed Over “QE3″
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 30th, 2011 at 6:09 pm, Comments: 0

  I must admit that I enjoy reading Fed speeches and FOMC minutes/statements, I guess you could call me a “Fed watcher” as sad as that [...]

• Keep an Eye on Germany
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 30th, 2011 at 9:58 am, Comments: 0

  The eurozone is still driving the global financial market bus, namely Germany and the large money center European financial institutions such as $BCS $DB $STD [...]

• The Price of Arrogance in Markets
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 29th, 2011 at 6:33 pm, Comments: 0

  This post isn’t directed at anyone specifically, we have all committed the cardinal sin of exhibiting arrogance towards the market, without fail swift punishment was [...]

• The Russell is Telling us That Someone Thinks They Know Something
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 29th, 2011 at 2:01 pm, Comments: 0

  The E-minis ($ES_F) caught a strong bid last night during Asian trading and haven’t looked back thus far in today’s regular session. Either someone thinks [...]

• The Chess Bug Bites Again
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 28th, 2011 at 3:51 pm, Comments: 0

  There was a time in my life when 90% of my waking thoughts were occupied with chess analysis and calculations. I dreamt about chess games [...]

• Saturday Night Chart Thoughts – Is Gold a Bubble?
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 27th, 2011 at 9:07 pm, Comments: 0

  One of the greatest bubbles of our lifetimes was the Nasdaq or “dot-com” bubble which topped on March 10th, 2000 at an intraday peak of [...]

• All That Glitters is Gold
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 26th, 2011 at 8:49 pm, Comments: 0

  Gold is not silver – the “gold crash” that was widely touted throughout the financial media on Wednesday by the likes of Dennis Gartman looks [...]

• The Weekly Wrap
  Posted by Robert Sinn on August 26th, 2011 at 2:34 pm, Comments: 0

  This week’s equity market action was surprisingly logical despite its violent and at times frenetic pace. The bears tried to push the market lower right [...]