Articles by Bob Weir

Gold, gold stocks, and gold ETFs have been in high demand recently, that is, until the market crash. With the GDX down almost 50% from its recent high, the current price level might represent an attractive entry point. [more]

Scott Grannis, the Calafia Beach Pundit, weighs in with advice on how investors should react to a significant market down-draft. [more]

Despite plunging interest rates last week, our Recession Barometer actually weakened, lessening the likelihood of an Economic Recession in the USA in the near future. [more]

With the exceptional volatility that has recently gripped global stock markets, many indexes have declined sufficiently enough to now threaten their rising trend-lines. This has negative implications for the nine-year bull market. [more]

When the spread in the price of related assets gets too wide, reversion to the mean often offers exceptional profit opportunities. [more]

Market sell-offs, like the one we have just experienced, often provide exceptional stock-buying opportunities. In these circumstances, it is the prudent investor that takes advantage of the stock market’s traditional seasonality trends. [more]

Keith Richards of ValueTrend lays out two possible scenarios for the market outlook. [more]

Scott Grannis, the Calafia Beach Pundit, believes that the market is signalling to the Fed that interest rates should be lowered, and soon. [more]