WEEKEND REPORT – CONFIDENCE

Welcome to the weekend report. It is another long report with roughly 30 charts, to build up your confidence. So grab your coffee and lets get right to the charts!

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SPX – I have been expecting this dip and my target area shown here has been met. Do we see signs of a bottom?

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SPX – Yes, this is a gravestone doji sitting on the 200sma. This could be the dcl, because the ‘ cycle-timing’ is right. We wait for a swing low and confirmation before entering, since it can drop below the 200sma as a shake out.  Look at the selling here, 9 straight days of red high volume. THAT will change sentiment from Bullish to ” I dont want to be long”.  We may get  post election rally no matter who wins, and everyone will then say , ” SO & SO won, and that was good news to the markets.”

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USD CHART #1 – The USD is due for a dcl and will likely break the trend line shown before finding one. I pointed out an A-B-C drop in a prior report, but right now it seems that time is running out for that.  I could picture this bottoming in 2 days  ( the election in the U.S.?).  So Gold may top around then too.

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USD CHART #2 – The USD has put in a weekly swing high. It is overbought, and signs show that it is starting an intermediate decline.  This is BULLISH for Gold and builds our confidence too.  We still have in place within this 2 year process a series of lower lows and lower highs.

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USD CHART #3 – So with the Dollar putting in a dcl, I expect the longer term move will still be a drop into an Intermediate decline  (ICL). This will boost Gold and your confidence over time. Read the chart for January 2016. 🙂

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  Conclusion: I have been doing a little extra research on the USD, and even though it does look bullish on the weekly charts, it matches other times when it just rolled over. I may discuss this in future reports but right now it points to a topping dollar and a 3rd stage of the GOLD BULL RUN in play.  We did extremely well in the spring of 2016, and all bull markets consolidate and go sideways for the next run up. We actually continued to make money trading those consolidation periods this summer. The next run may be great, and we may be at the starting point now.  I will discuss that shortly, and I think that we shall continue to make good money in precious metals.

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WTIC DAILY – I warned that Oil wasn’t acting correctly 5 days ago. If it continues down, we have a failed daily cycle. We could get a dcl at any time ( we’re on day 33), which should give Oil a good size bounce. Watch $43.06 and see how the energy stocks react in Oils next daily cycle for clues.

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WTIC WKLY – Will there be bounces along the way? Yes. The big picture does not support a good rally from here, but we are on day 33 and we could get a dcl within this timing and a ‘Bounce’ from there.  I am seeing something changing in Energy from bullish looking to bearish looking. Oil is still overbought and broke the long term trend line.

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NATGAS – NATGAS ( also energy) broke the long term trend line, recovered rapidly, and then lost it again a week later. look at the volume on last weeks sell off.  I sold all of my Energy holdings weeks ago and I am done with energy until I see a change for the better.

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GOLD, SILVER, & MINERS

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GOLD CHART #1 –  Gold is acting correctly, look at that 10sma climb. Confidence is building, right? We now have a peak on this daily cycle at day 18 of 20.  Right Translation is all but guaranteed.  We had capitulation selling when I called the lows in Early October. We had a dcl, but I felt that it was an ICL.  I still have confidence that we do, but we really need a break of the overhead trend line for further confirmation.

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  Lets look at possibilities, because it is important to be prepared for anything and be able to remain calm and able to think clearly without reacting emotionally.  You will read many things this coming week with the US elections on Nov 8th. 

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GOLD CHART #2Daily cycles can go 26 days, or even 29 days long or even 32 days long. I dont expect a crash, but we have to expect a pull back in time. This is one possibility of a post election drop. ( Ignore the Daily count, I was off by 1 day in the next 2 charts, we are on day 21 Monday. See the above chart for the correct count).

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GOLD CHART #3 – The USD still looks to be dropping into its dcl, so Gold could POP first into the elections and then drop later.

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GOLDCHART #4 – THE BIGGER PICTURE –  Do you see what I see here?   We have been ‘trading’ this market very well, but it has actually been rather sideways for several months in the big picture. Most lose money in sideways chop , but we timed our entries well, and exited when a drop was due. You could say this is 8 months of sideways action and yet  we made money from May to July.  The BIG picture could be that we are about to break above a very long consolidation.   Yes, we are expecting a dip into a dcl short term, but please don’t lose focus on our big picture expectations. A break out could become a big move.

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  Look at January and that small dip. Be confident, don’t fear the coming dip if it resembles that one.  Many got left behind back in February, because they read way too many bearish things in the news. I remember the emails I got back then, telling me I was “crazy for being long,  SO & SO is saying Gold is going to $800”.  We rode the wall of worry straight up then. Now looks similar to Jan & February, so far.

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GOLD  – It looks and feels very familiar to me here too ( 2008-2009), but right now many are very worried about Gold & the election. By the way, what year was Obama first elected? Does anyone remember what the election year was? Late 2008.

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GOLD –  This points out Moves out of the ICL.  When people look back on it, everyone says ” I could have easily bought at those Jan or May lows. Next time I will!”  Many are going to miss this one too, because they don’t know where to look for confidence, and they bail out or never buy because…  ” If so & so gets elected, I read it will hurt the Miners”.

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HUI –  And many many are seeing this as a Head & Shoulders pattern.  Oh wait, You were confident until I pointed this out, right? So know this in advance – what you read is going to affect your trading going forward over the next couple of  weeks. ‘To be forewarned is to be forearmed.’

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HUI – A break higher and a dip into a dcl would actually make a nice inverse H&S and a dcl at the 2nd shoulder.

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GDX WKLY –  Miners are leading the way trying to break out of the intermediate trend line.  THIS indicates that an ICL was left behind in Oct and adds confidence that Gold is going to do the same.   If an ICL is what we left behind, those lows should not be broken , even if suddenly Adam Sandler was written in and elected as President of the U.S.!  Gold would rally and the news reports would say ” Gold is rallying as a safe haven play, because Adam in the Oval Office!” The news always ‘fits’ after the fact, because they make it fit.  Beforehand many are just guessing.

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2 CHARTS FROM FRIDAYS REPORT AS A REMINDER –  We should at least have start positions to be in it to win it. Use stops, but not too tight.

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GDX – Even a drop is expected  ( into a dcl). I was buying the first week of October, we should expect a normal drop by November, right? 

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To build confidence

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THESE CHARTS ARE FROM THE PAST AND REMIND US ( and show newer readers) WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR WEEKS AGO.  IF IT IS HAPPENING NOW, THEN WE ARE DONG FINE AND THAT CAN BUILD OUR CONFIDENCE TOO. SO FAR, SO GOOD.

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HUI –  Here I was comparing 2008 Lows to 2016 lows.  The stochastics was not oversold when I posted this, so we could drop to the BLUE LINE. Thats HUI 190 – 200 as it was rising.   So far – we did.

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GDX– The drop to $22 area was what I had been pointing out, and now we were ‘there or close’ I wrote.  I mentioned ( and showed) That that blue channel was used in 2008 to catch every dip. We were on it. This all also built  confidence.

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In early September I wrote when Price was near $230-$250 – Look for more of a a drop to the red arrows. Miners were  not a buy before that. I developed this channel years ago as a personal guide for the extreme drops ( or ICLs).  In Oct we were currently where the red arrows pointed to .

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Early October –  I said that We are in the BUY area. This was posted from Oct 6th. I admit, this was a scary buy, because it did overshoot a tad bit in the past.

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Anyone here this summer knows that I was looking for GDX $22  ( I did say $22-$24 was also a possibility if it did more of a ‘sideways dip ‘ than ‘drop’ over time, but $22 was my measured target).  So looking at a 1-2-3-4-5 type move higher being projected at that time, the potential is great.  So …  IF we just completed a large 1-2 move when we hit $22, we are now starting wave 3 , and it should be a big wave.  That’s a Big ‘If‘, but great potential gains could be ahead.  Lets look even deeper.

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And also if you have been here for a while, you know that these bases are favorites of mine.  You will recall these charts posted here as Miners moved out of their bases in January. I had several of them.  WE WILL COMPARE THEM to GDX NOW…For confidence 🙂

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ABX -A week earlier I had pointed it out as a buy breaking from this base. Here I was saying that the right side can run as fast as the left side dropped. The constant selling into the base turns to constant buying.

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ABX –  A job well done ABX.

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NEM – I pointed out the same set up here. Many thought that the 200sma would act as resistance.  I said to ignore that.  A run higher could move up the way the left side dropped down.

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NEM – And there it went

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AGAIN, what do we see here? That’s a pretty steep drop on the left side, aye? Is this just one big base? Are you afraid of the election results Tuesday and a dcl? Or are you afraid to miss this move, like me?  Do you see the ‘2’ area . That is the past 3 weeks, it hardly shows up in the Big Picture.

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THAT is your weekend confidence builder.  Is anything 100% guaranteed in the stock market? No, but probabilities and likelihoods are often detected in the charts. As always, we use stops and protect funds. Anything can happen, but things are leaning very bullishly right now for the precious metals. I expect a dcl soon, so a pullback is not going to change anything, unless our parameters are broken.  If things go against our analyses,  we will of course discuss it in the following reports.  So far, in 2016, we have been nailing down some great gains by going against the crowd, ignoring the news and chatter, buying when others are afraid and just being the best chartfreaks that we can. Listening to the charts sure does pay off in the long run, regardless of the wiggles.

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  This report was written because you are going to be bombarded with ‘News’ and ‘Election chatter.  I hear some saying that if Hilary wins, it is bad for Gold. I hear others say that if Trump wins , it is bad for Gold, and visa-versa. With a dcl due, you will probably read all sorts of chatter this week. I don’t bother to, I read what the charts are saying. Fear is going to come into play and Gold could get whippy and volatile.  Come back to the weekend report and build up your confidence by looking to see if these charts still apply or are they broken after the elections.  Is it just a lot of noise, or are things breaking down?   If something changes drastically, we will reassess.

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Have a great weekend.

Brought to you by the letter ‘C’.

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~ALEX

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Reminders from Friday.  So far, Earnings reports are more bullish than not, and that too adds confidence.

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rgld

 

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145 replies
  1. Glmus
    Glmus says:

    Thanks for the thorough analysis. Monthly we have to deal with the Fed news. Now, even worse, we have to worry about politics. I agree with your market analysis which suggests that we should have a rally in stocks and pullback in gold (hopefully short and small). That suggests TO ME that Clinton will win. I have several stocks that look better on a weekly basis: NEM, HMY, VGZ (maybe this is it?), TGD, DRD, RGLD, IAG, SWC, NG, EXK, HL,GLP – this list includes all of yours above. However, some of our old favs look weaker to me: GFI, EGO, GSV, GORO, TAHO, CDE, AG. Their time will likely come later. Then I have several that are in between, namely showing a possible daily pullback. Thanks for pointing out the relatively stronger stocks which I expect will hold up better during the upcoming dip to the dcl. Of course, the BIG question is “Will our stocks follow the market or gold?” 🙂

      • Glmus
        Glmus says:

        Looks to me like we are coming to the meeting of two trend lines. I think that Alex recommended this stock. I am holding and HOPING for an explosion up soon. 🙂 I currently don’t have a buy on it like the ones above.

  2. Johnny
    Johnny says:

    I don’t care who you are, this is good stuff. –>”The news always ‘fits’ after the fact, because they make it fit.” Thank you Alex!

    • Tammie
      Tammie says:

      Yeah, as far as I can see the dollar is still down…so…maybe it’s a knee jerk reaction to the news Comey said that there was nothing new to say about Clinton’s emails….? So market now thinks maybe Clinton will win…? I’m just guessing….OR maybe we’re moving into the dcl pre-election?

      • Johnny
        Johnny says:

        My first thought was also the reaction to Comey. I’m trying to ignore the news but that’s not easy. Its everywhere right now! 🙂

        • Tammie
          Tammie says:

          Yeah, I’m trying to think outside of election news also but….it’s really hard! I’m thinking whatever reaction comes up it’s likely to be short lived and then cycles/stuff/things start turning back to “normal” whatever that might be : 🙂

          • Johnny
            Johnny says:

            My guess is that the “news” gets baked in and the charts are going to be the charts, no matter what. That’s my guess but to be honest, I don’t know. 🙂

        • Cason
          Cason says:

          That’s the current theory. I mean, yes, this move is directly related to that. The question is then “is that real” as in was that correct and really the direction gold will take the next few days, etc.

    • Cason
      Cason says:

      As well as confirmation of the daily cycle low in for S&P, NAZ, and friends.

      I was really hoping for that election day pop. Hmmm…

  3. Cason
    Cason says:

    I think that XBI/IBB/LABU are the opposite of buy the rumor/sell the news. They are afraid Clinton and Dem friends will be harmful to bio-tech with additional regulation and pricing controls. But Bio has gone straight down for 2 weeks. I think these can likely be played to the upside here shortly. Watch above XBI $56 for a swing and above $56.50 for the 10-day SMA.

    DOW/S&P will confirm Friday as cycle low at tomorrow’s open. I’m looking for bio and market longs to both diversify and to profit while metals take a break.

      • Cason
        Cason says:

        Yeah, man, do what I can to help. I had a chart I made but computer messed up and wouldn’t post. LABU, CLF, X kept my portfolio from being total trash today.

  4. mike murphy
    mike murphy says:

    Alex, with gold dump and elections, appreciate if at all possible to give your thoughts late today, maybe a mini-update at 2pm?

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      Sorry but Honestly, I think I’ve said it all in this report. I dont know what I could possibly say that would be new by 2 p.m.? The elections are Tuesday, what I say at 2 p.,m. Monday would be irrelevant in my opinion

      review: I’ve been saying for days that a dip into a dcl is due in Gold & Miners. I covered every possible scenario in the weekend report so the readers would understand that a sell off can occur either before or after the election. Then I drew on the charts to show what those pull backs might look like. If an ICL is in place, and Miners seem to indicate that it is, a pullback is normal and expected. We are later on in the daily cycle. A dip was due.

      Scroll back to the report where GOLD starts.

      Keep an eye on Gold chart #2 and Gold chart #4 . Also look at the HUI charts. I was hoping that all of that would help.

      • Rob
        Rob says:

        I dont want to be an ass to fellow subs here, but Alex’s last few posts have mentioned all possible outcomes. You do not need to write a midday post. Subs just need to reread…or read for the first time, your posts over the last week or so. You cant say much more, My Friend. [insert fist-bump here]

    • Glmus
      Glmus says:

      Sadly, I think that it may be easy for me not to trade for the next three days – I’m not a day trader.

  5. Glmus
    Glmus says:

    Hey, some good news. CLF is up nicely today after tanking over a week ago. Also AKS.
    MNGA and NAK are also up some.

  6. chartfreak1
    chartfreak1 says:

    AAU, PZG, TRQ, NRP, MGH, NSU , SWC all green

    AUMN even NAK flickering green to red to green to red

    Look at a chart of HL – From $5 to $6.50 , at $6.38 as I write.

    If Gold was selling off into an ICL – these would be getting killed in my opinion.

    If an ICL is in place, many will sell down, but will also be getting accumulated

  7. Cal Staggers
    Cal Staggers says:

    Good morning, Alex –
    I’m still learning about cycles, would you call Gold’s dropping this morning a drop into a half cycle low? (assuming, of course, that it’s not headed down into a ICL)
    I’m looking for a place to remove my JDST hedge and am thinking that the downside is limited – however, could this swift drop be too quick to be considered completing a half Cycle low?

  8. SonOfGud
    SonOfGud says:

    Alex, would the triple bottom in TRX suggest it might dip to shake-out?
    i did note the other day that 200sma just below, and hasnt been tagged yet

  9. Crystal
    Crystal says:

    Went back into AG on that dip below $8. And bought more GPL this morning– hoping today was the right day to go shopping….

  10. chartfreak1
    chartfreak1 says:

    I own MUX, so I clearly remember that it was down 26 cents this morning, and now it is climbing slowly higher.
    On a day like this with Gold down., I’d say it is under accumulation again.

    Look at it from the MAY ICL. $2.09 to $4.91 ( over 100%).

    It is currently breaking back above the 50 sma with Gold getting a beat down.

  11. Ken
    Ken says:

    I know everyone is focused on Metals today but:
    USO (Oil) has a daily swing buy signal today…….
    Added 2nd tranche USO Calls , Stop below Fridays low or below 9.82.

  12. Rob
    Rob says:

    Hudbay Minerals rocketing with volume. And look at last week’s price and volume too. I dont any. I’m just looking

    • Glmus
      Glmus says:

      Although I did not buy, SoG saw this 3 hours ago. 🙂 Great catch.
      “SonOfGud

      3 hours ago

      meanwhile, back at the ranch….
      check out HBM & VALE.”

        • chartfreak1
          chartfreak1 says:

          I believe Maria mentioned it last week with one of her Flip the candles charts

          Oh, and Chartfreak mentioned it when it was in the $2.50 and $3.00s : ) LOL

          • SonOfGud
            SonOfGud says:

            yeah if id have bothered to scan my stock lists then , it wouldve been picked up.
            was just looking elsewhere, and now its 20% up.
            buttttttttttt :)…. i probably wouldnt have bought it anyway

          • chartfreak1
            chartfreak1 says:

            Same here, I actually was looking at my list of AKS, X, CENX, SID, STLD, FCX, AA, HBM, TGD, etc etc , and pointed out the Steel and Copper charts in my reports. They were bullish set ups, but I wasn’t buying either.

            I am just drooling over the possibilities of some of these Miners.

  13. Cal Staggers
    Cal Staggers says:

    This has certainly been an exciting day

    Alex, I recall your saying that you use JNUG at the beginning of the 1st & the 2nd daily cycle – are you considering putting any on if this is a 2nd DC?

    After exiting my JDST hedge this a.m., I put JNUG on with a stop below today’s low … still pondering on it

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      You were listening correctly Cal, 🙂

      It may need a tad bit more breathing room, because we have the possibility ( Election Day) of getting whippy tomorrow and we also want to see a small break of todays lows with Gold to ease the parameters for a swing low to be put in place later this week. HOWEVER – a gap open higher by GDX tomorrow puts in a possible swing for Miners too, if they are done selling.

      And yes, This would be the start of the 2nd daily cycle and since the first try ‘only’ gave me $9+ to $13+, I expect the 2nd try to be a little more vertical. I think it hit $15, but I was out by then.

      Sidenote: I DO NOT RECOMMEND 3x ETFs – because I cannot guide those positions for anyone except myself. I do not panic if they drop 12%, and they easily can do so in 1 day. As long as I feel that we are near a dcl or ICL, I will be willing to try to build on a position.

      • Cal Staggers
        Cal Staggers says:

        Thanks so much, Alex – that’s very helpful

        I cut my JNUG position in half
        I’m prepared to allow my core to drop to the Oct. lows along with JNUG
        I’ll add back the other half of JNUG on on a breakout or a breakdown with a stop-loss at the Oct. lows
        If we drop below Oct lows, I’ll add the hedge back to cover my core

  14. Glmus
    Glmus says:

    RGLD is even on the day. I think that Alex mentioned this one a couple of days ago. It is going sideways on the hourly – accumulation or distribution? I don’t have a clue. Hopefully acc.

  15. Tammie
    Tammie says:

    Alex, what do you think of GORO chart? Thinking of adding here to cost average down my red a bit….I think this might be good spot?

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      I really liked Goro a couple of weeks ago , but Goro is acting a bit ‘iffy’ right now. They released their earnings last week, but they kind of look a tad weak ( And a H&S may have formed on a 6 month chart with a MACD that says ‘ no momentum yet’.).

      It’s less inviting looking than some others, so if you add, use a stop or wait until tomorrow and see how it acts if Gold is down on election day? Some of these Miners look like they will resist a drop if Gold is down, Goro looks 50/50 at this point

  16. Tammie
    Tammie says:

    FSM supposed to report today but haven’t been able to find anything yet…it’s up 14 cents after hours…

  17. Tammie
    Tammie says:

    Looking at MUX chart, could that be a cup and handle from late 2014 until now? I’m not sure if it qualifies or not but looks interesting…MUX has had lower highs and lower lows since July – wondering if this latest low could kind of be a double bottom before it takes off? Or maybe that’s wishful thinking…..

    • Cason
      Cason says:

      Yeah, I kinda see it on a weekly. Man, MUX really ran there this spring. I didn’t realize how straight up it was against the past. Really does take awhile to digest a move like that. A handle would suggest MUX would underperform this current ICL though. 🙁

    • Cason
      Cason says:

      Man, I tried PPP as a laggard much earlier in the year. Hated it. I think I eked out a small win but it was tough sledding and way underperformed others. Haven’t done enough research to know all of their skeletons but something is def wrong there.

  18. Cason
    Cason says:

    Stupid gaps. I finally realized that gold drop was not upcoming but imminent and that it was time to get in SPY but that was over here weekend and by 0930 this morning was a bit late to hedge and wasn’t chasing a market up 40 points. So, will be patient and wait for next longs.
    X,CLF, LABU kept me from getting too badly today. Oh yeah and AUMN goin’ green!

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