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- by New Deal democrat I'll post these over the weekend as an update here, so if you are in an area that will be experiencing the usual...

Here are some random thoughts on the report: 1.) From the household data, we have some very good news. The civilian labor forice increased ...

This is actually NDD's work. I had problems with the editing/compilation so I just cut and pasted. Bonddad The bleeding of jobs during...

The dollar is in a classic up(A) down(B) up(C) pattern. Prices consolidated in a pennant pattern (D). The EMA/price picture is very positive...

First, note the market is in a down (A), up(B), down (C) pattern. Prices have moved through support at line D. Volume is higher (E), indicat...

From Bloomberg: Layoffs appear to have picked up through January judging by disappointing jobless data. Initial claims in the Jan. 30 week r...

From the ISM: "The NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) registered 50.5 percent in January, 0.7 percentage point higher than the seasonally ad...

Tomorrow, the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS ) is going to publish its employment situation report for January and it will show job losses...

- by New Deal democrat The BLS reported that seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims rose 8,000 last week to 480,000. The 4 week moving ...

Notice that oil prices are consolidating in a triangle pattern. A.) Trend breaks can be very tricky. Some traders are very strict regarding...

Prices stayed in a very narrow range today, which is to be expected. Everyone is waiting for the employment report on Friday. A.) Note that...

From ADP: Nonfarm private employment decreased 22,000 from December 2009 to January 2010 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the AD...

From the WSJ: America's industrial base is undergoing its most radical restructuring in decades as manufacturers rethink their businesse...

- by New Deal democrat There's a lot of buzz this morning about a NY Times article documenting the increasing number of homeowners who ...

Over the last few weeks we've had some interesting developments in the commodity markets. The big development was the Chinese tightenin...

A.) Prices retreated to the 50% Fibonacci level and then rallied. But A.) Prices haven't been this far below the 50 day EMA since the S...

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve issued the Senior Loan Officer Survey. Here is a summation of the reports findings: The January survey indic...

- by New Deal democrat When the personal income and spending reports came out yesterday, I remarked to Bonddad that it was about as good as ...

A.) Prices dropped in December, falling from 93.10 to 88.6 -- a drop of nearly 5%. B.) The dashed diagonal line in the Fibonacci calculation...

Prices are below all the EMAs. The 10, 20 and 50 day EMA are moving lower The 10 day EMA has crossed below the 20 and 50 day EMA the 20 day ...