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Bull Market Tops Form In the Context of Greed and Euphoria, Not Fear and Despair

Massive breakout above a thirty year consolidation and everyone is scared to death?

Maybe if the chart was flipped upside down.

S&P Gold (Formerly Precious Metals Mining)* Turned Upside Down

Secular bull market, exhibiting massive breakout above multi-year resistance, end within the context of greed and euphoria,

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Absolute Flushing of the "Marks" by the Sharks

A mistake for whom? There is only one side of the trade here – the right side. Success or failure will be determined by market forces not bureaucrats.

While certain groups will always setup the mark(s), their operations will never alter the secular trends. The Euro will reverse as the dollar inevitably weakens when

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Be Right and Sit Tight

A lesson from Jesse Livermore’s Reminiscences of a Stock Operator:

" There I was, short five thousand shares of UP (Union Pacific). on a hunch. That was a much as I sell in Harding’s office with the margin I had up. It was too much stock for me to be short of, on vacation;

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In the News

Jim Sinclair’s Commentary

Think about this: US banks have the ability to value their assets however they choose, making their balance sheets a total cartoon.

The problem with falsification of legal forms on foreclosures is not resolved. Yet the rating agencies are totally silent on US banks.

The shorting of the euro operation is

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The Timing of QE2 Was No Accident

Do you think the Fed’s decision to move ahead with QE2, despite the strengthening economy rhetoric, was coincidence with the rollover in "the Formula" and "Leading Formula" in November? Don’t think so. When the formula rolls over, it begins to feed on itself as described by Jim.

Identification of the real secular trends shows

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Life’s Lessons

Dear Jim,

We are taught very earily in life that there are two sides of everything. The battle between good and evil, cartels versus free markets, bulls and bears etc.  Unfortuantely, embracing this life lesson will pick the pockets of many men and women in the markets.  There is only one side to the

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Real Estate Sales Reflect Waning Demand

I’ve (Real Retail Sales) Fallen And Cannot Get Up

The real up trend in retail sales broke in 2007. For lack of a better description, they have fallen and cannot get up since 1999. This trend, reflective of waning demand, deteriorating credit creation, and currency devaluation, cannot be repaired by stimulus or QE.

S&P

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You Won’t Make A Dime Chasing the Headlines

Following the lead of QE to infinity, so it will be. While often quite entertaining, headline explanations are basically useless. You won’t make a dime chasing the headlines. Follow the money for the real news.

EU rescue fund should be increased: Belgian finance minister

Reuters, Sat, Dec 4 2010

By Justyna Pawlak

BRUSSELS (Reuters)

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