Tag Archives: Gold

Rapidminer 5.0 Video Tutorial #2 – Building a Gold Trend Classification Model Part 1

Looks like I'm on a roll!  Please see my Rapidminer 5.0 Video Tutorial #2. In this video we begin the process of recreating my original written NMT YALE/Rapidminer tutorials into version 5.0 and into a video.  This video shows how to … Continue reading

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Would You Buy Gold Now?

Well would you? Or would you wait till $1021ish?  What's everyone's long term outlook on Gold?

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Links for January 11th

These are my links for January 11th: LaHood: Auto bailouts were a good investment – MarketWatch – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood kicked off the Detroit auto show on Monday by telling reporters that the government's commitment to the car … Continue reading

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A Review Of My GOLD Trade

When I started formulating my simplified trading strategy, I tested it out on GOLD.  GOLD made a new all time high on high volume on 5/20, I entered on 5/21.  Needless to say, I caught a small portion of the … Continue reading

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Links for January 6th through January 7th

These are my links for January 6th through January 7th: Geithner’s New York Fed Told AIG to Limit Swaps Disclosure – Bloomberg.com – “It appears that the New York Fed deliberately pressured AIG to restrict and delay the disclosure of … Continue reading

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Gold Trend Busted, For Now Anyway

Yeah, the Gold upward trend got busted in my system around December 8, 2009.  My stop would've been hit at $1150.53 and since I own some physical gold too, I started debating my exit strategy from that.  I'll go long … Continue reading

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Current Stock Positions – Dec 2009

I'm using a very simple trend strategy now.  I just buy all-time highs, use strict positioning sizes, and enter a volatility stop each and everytime.  I let the market tell me which stocks to buy (and when to get out) … Continue reading

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American Eagle Gold Proof Coins – SOLD OUT!

I asked him why and he said that the US mint had suspended making them. Continue reading

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Modeling Gold Trends

I’ve been busy rebuilding my Gold neural net model over the past few days with new data and inputs using the new version of Rapidminer.  It’s the same model I used to write my published Futures Magazine article and tinkering with … Continue reading

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State Of The Market

It figures that the Gold and Oil markets start to collapse just as I go on hiatus. My guess is that hedge funds are selling their winners to cover their losers (financials, banks, etc). This has had a nasty consequence … Continue reading

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Unmitigated Disaster

You have to love Jim Rogers and the interviews he gives Bloomberg. He’s a wise man that comes across as a cranky at times but we should listen carefully to what he has to say. “I don’t know where these … Continue reading

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Buying Gold and Silver

I’m back from vacation feeling refreshed, relaxed, and ready to post. I was slowly burning out from work and blogging so I needed this vacation badly. We had a lot fun and I spent most of the time with my … Continue reading

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