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Friday, November 4, 2011

Further thoughts on the CME maintenance margin hike

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In communications with my broker this evening he suggested that this might be a way for the CME to let some of the firms accepting accounts ...
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CME Group hiking margins across the Board

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If I am reading the communique from the exchange correctly, the margin requirements for ALL CME products is being raised by hiking the MAINT...
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HUI pushing into Chart Resistance

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The HUI had a strong showing this week as the return of the risk trades drew money into the sector. Along with that, many investors have com...

Silver Chart improving but still bearish

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Let's start by examining the weekly chart for a bit longer perspective. For starters, silver remains held under the 50 week moving avera...
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Thursday, November 3, 2011

CME Group attempting to clean up the MF Global mess

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Dow Jones is reporting this morning that a total of TEN firms have agreed to accept portions of MF Global's clientele. The firms are a...
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HUI is continuing to outperform the broader equity markets

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The lower interest rate environment (the ECB cut rates and the Reserve Bank of Australia did likewise) is proving to be a boon for gold. Tha...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Fallout from QE - Rising Meat Prices

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The talk today is of the subtle but significant shift in the FOMC in regards to another round of Quantitative Easing or QE. It appears the f...
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Monday, October 31, 2011

Monthly Gold Charts - October 2011

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I have to keep my comments brief today as it is time for Halloween! Looks like precious metals owners got a back of tricks today instead o...
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Trader Dan
Dan Norcini is a professional off-the-floor commodities trader bringing more than 20 years experience in the markets to provide a trader’s insight and commentary on the day’s price action. His editorial contributions and supporting technical analysis charts cover a broad range of tradable entities including the precious metals and foreign exchange markets as well as the broader commodity world. He is a frequent contributor to both Reuters and Dow Jones as a market analyst for the livestock sector and can be on occasion be found as a source in the Wall Street Journal’s commodities section as well as CBS Marketwatch where his views on the gold market can often be found. He is also an avid beekeeper.
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