Archive for December, 2013

Weekly Trends: December 21, 2013

Commodity Talk

The precious metals had yet another tough week as positive economic news out of the U.S. combined with the U.S. Fed tapering $10 billion from its $85 billion QE program to push gold and silver towards lows of the year. While this has been a tough year for precious metals enthusiasts, investors must remember that precious metals are an investment, not a trade, and that the long-term fundamentals for precious metals and ...

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Weekly Trends: December 14, 2013

Commodity Talk

It was a seesaw week for the precious metals. Gold finished the week off on a positive note closing up $9.70 to settle at $1,234. Next week will be another volatile one as the Federal Reserve interest rate and tapering decisions will be on the forefront of traders’ screens. Platinum and palladium exhibited relative weakness this week; however, palladium is the only precious metal that is close to positive on the year.

Gold support ...

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Weekly Trends: December 7, 2013

Commodity Talk

It was a volatile week that ended on a negative note for the precious metals and finished the week down 1.7%. US Nonfarm Payroll data came in slightly higher than expected, which put further downside pressure on the metals; they did find support around Wednesday’s low. Trading volume will likely begin to slow down coming into the holiday season, which actually creates more volatility in the markets because there are less participants ...

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VC+ Holiday Special: Free Mining Stocks Investor Guide

The holidays are approaching and it’s hard to believe that VC+ will only be four months old when the new year comes around. The entire team has been hard at work on Tickerscores, which now covers over 400 companies from around the world including British Columbia, Nevada, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, and Africa. The exciting part is, this is just the beginning.

To celebrate the holiday season and say thank you to those subscribing to VC+, we’re giving away ...

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Market Intelligence: December 2013

VC Market Intelligence is a monthly infographic from Visual Capitalist that summarizes changes in economic indicators, relevant news stories, commodity and financial trends, and provides technical analysis. The goal is to make this information intuitive and visual to the average investor.

Click image below to expand to full size.Market Intelligence December 2013

 

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