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Know that you're now fighting an uphill battle My "copper prediction" from a few months back is starting to come true... Earlier this year, I made the case for lower copper prices. After suffering a big fall in late 2008, the metal entered an incredible rally... which took it more than 180% from...

Already down more than 40% year-to-date, alternative energy company Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) has struggled in 2010 -- both on and off the charts. Technically speaking, the shares have given up more than 40% year-to-date, and are now in jeopardy of closing the month south of both their...

Warren Buffett, George Soros could provide clues When institutional investors, corporate insiders, professional investors, and hedge funds become concerned that the market has become overbought or over-valued and due for a correction they tend to sell early, making sure they will be selling into...

Up even more despite the U.S. dollar strength Greece is saved! The European Union and International Monetary Fund are allegedly ponying up $146 billion in order to bail out the cash-strapped nation. Greek residents, who normally celebrate by breaking a few plates, took to the streets and broke a...

Best way to avoid counterparty risk Greece’s debt troubles are well known. Less recognized is the worrying truth that Greece is just the tip of the iceberg. There have been plenty of warnings. These include, for example, the recent downgrades of the debts of Spain and Portugal. By highlighting...

Has rallied more than 10% since February Gold bullion is at a new high for the year, and has rallied more than 10% since February. Yet it has not attracted the excitement among investors and the media that these rallies usually generate. That may be an indication it has further to go on the upside...

Canada is a future king, while this surprise loser is facing new headwinds. In the "commodities new world order," commodity producers will be king. Investors who need proof need only consider recent events. Iron ore prices are at record levels, and the annual-price-setting arrangement has broken...

Short interest now represents almost 13% of the home builder's available float. Homebuilders made headlines late last week, thanks to news that existing home sales increased by 6.8% last month. In addition, the Commerce Department reported that new home sales skyrocketed 27% in March, marking the...

Dollar arrives at its ‘Havenstein Moment’ There is an interesting article in Canada’s Globe & Mail about the lack of growth in the U.S. money supply. Ignoring for the moment that the quantity of dollars in circulation is significantly underreported, it observes: “The money supply in the United...

Movement away from ‘fluff into stuff’ When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."….. Frederic Bastiat (From his important book ‘The Law). Commodity...

The last time this happened, investors had the chance to pocket 83% gains in about four months time. They could have done it safely. This has nothing to do with the overall market direction. Best of all, it’s consistently lucrative. It has paid off an average of 112%. But it doesn’t happen often....

PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) has been on fire over the past year. Since tagging a 52-week nadir of $16.20 in March 2009, the shares of PNC have more than tripled, and are now exploring the $52.75 neighborhood. Although PNC is virtually breakeven for 2010, the shares look positioned to...

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, last year shipped more oil to China than it did to the United States for the first time ever - a shift that highlights China's ascension to the ranks of the world's economic elite, as well as its position as the new focal point for the world's energy...