Is Apple Inc a Value Play Now? (AAPL)

I’m always on the hunt for a bargain, and not just of the Black Friday variety. Sometimes, those bargains can be in the last place you would expect. In this case, it’s in a $360+ stock of a company currently valued at $337B. But hey, a bargain is a bargain and right now, Apple Inc. is on sale! I haven’t bought any AAPL stock since it was at around $240, so I thought I might give it another look at the company, since I would end up spending that money in the Apple Store anyway…

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Why You Should Not Buy This Dip in Gold and Silver (GLD, SLV)

Gold has been a stellar performer this year, which comes to no surprise considering the alarming level of uncertainty surrounding economies in all parts of the world.

The parabolic move to over $1,900 an ounce that started in July had analysts raising price targets well beyond the $2,500 mark, a price target which was once met with vigorous skepticism.

The smell of a bubble was in the air and seeing articles about Gold Bullion Vaults running out of space, I could not resist playing the short side.

If you’re a long-time reader of this blog, you would know that I recommended going long the GLD over a year ago, when the mainstream media was recommending going short.

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When Will China Become The Number 1 Economy - Infographic

It's no secret. It is only a matter of time before China takes over the world. The trillion-dollar question is, when?

Using data from Goldman Sachs, the below interactive infographic beautifully illustrates how the economies of the world will perform in the decades to come.

Notice the projected growth for Nigeria, Russia, Brazil, Vietnam and the Philippines. This is actually more interesting to me than China's growth.

Courtesy of Mint.com

How would you use this info to make money? Invest in Nigerian real estate? Buy airline shares in the Philippines? Stock up on Vietnamese soup base? Comment below!

I'm back! Blogging will resume this week!

Time sure does fly! After being absent from this blog for the whole year (and what a year it’s been!), I’m back and will resume posting my analysis and recommendations this week of the 4th of September.

I’ve been very busy this year working hard on my newest website, SwingTradingDaily.com which has been a big success so far and is growing quickly, not to mention my personal life which has seen many changes in 2011.

I’m looking forward to sharing my ideas with all of you and hearing what is on everyone’s mind!

If you want to help me get over my writer’s block, tell me what you would like to read about by leaving a comment below or sending me a message on twitter.

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Trading Rangebound SPY, GLD and USO with Options

Pre-Market trading on Friday morning was wild as the S&P 500 did not react well to the latest jobs report. Sellers stepped in and pushed down the e-mini contract by over 10 points in less than 15 minutes which is a pretty drastic move. It is critical to note that before the jobs announcement, the S&P 500 had put in a new high in the pre-market drawing in bulls and leaving many of them trapped. Today’s price action will be interesting as Fridays are usually pretty quiet.

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Gold and Silver Trading Strategies; Managing Your Money and Emotions

Last week we had typical pre-holiday light volume trading going into US Thanksgiving. The previous week I warned every one to trade with extreme caution because of the light volume and the fact that the market is on the verge of a sizable drop for both stocks and commodities. Any price action could not be taken seriously because of the light volume. We will not know until later this coming week what the big money wants to do… Buy or Sell, also what the manipulators will do… Seems like there are a lot of wild cards out there with Europe issues and both unemployment and payroll numbers out on Friday morning.

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Are Gold and Silver Getting Crowded? (GLD, SLV)

The past few months it seems the gold and silver play has been getting a little crowed with everyone wanting to own gold. While I am a firm believer that these precious metals are a great hedge/investment long term, I can’t help but notice the price action and volume for both metals which looks to me like they are getting exhausted.

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New Trends Forming in the Markets, What to do... (TBT, UUP, SDS, GLD)

There have been some major trend changes recently and it looks as though more investments are about to follow. The real question though is… Are You Ready To Take Advantage Of It?

It has been an exciting ride to say the least with the equities and metals bull market and the plummeting dollar. But it looks as though their time is up, or at least for a few weeks. Traders and investors will slowly pull money off the table to lock in gains or cut losses and re-evaluate the overall market condition before stepping back up to the

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Gold May be Losing Favor with Fickle Investors

Just a short week ago everyone was cheering as gold and other commodity markets were making new highs. Last week however, things changed as everyone seemed to want to jump through the same door, at the same time, putting a great deal of downside pressure on many markets.

This phenomenon sometimes happens when people have multiple positions in multiple markets in the same direction. When they start to take profits, there is no one left to buy.

In today’s short video on gold, we show one of the clues that was given by this market all the way back in May of this year. The video runs about 4 minutes and will give you a very good idea of exactly what

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