A Different Approach to Apple Using Options

By JW Jones – www.OptionsTradingSignals.com Apple (AAPL) is one of the most actively traded stocks currently. For the trader who trades only stock, there are two major difficulties in executing trades in this stock: 1. It is breathtakingly expensive. 2. It exhibits periods of neck snapping volatility exposing the trader to substantial losses if he …

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“Counterattack by Bulls” Sets Up Gold for Weekly Gain, Greek “Can of Worms” Could Be “Messy” for Investors

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Friday 18 May 2012, 09:00 EDT WHOLESALE MARKET gold prices climbed as high as $1594 an ounce during Monday morning’s London trading, jumping 1.5% in the first two hours, while Eurozone stocks looked to have stemmed four days of losses despite Greece and Spain seeing negative ratings decisions. A …

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Jump in Gold as France Refutes EU Pact, Portuguese Contingency Rumored, Chinese Demand Overtakes India

London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash BullionVault Thurs 17 May, 08:30 EST THE WHOLESALE MARKET gold price jumped at the start of New York trade on Thursday, cutting the week’s previous 3.3% dive to 5-month lows in half as the Euro fell and Eurozone stock markets slumped once again. The gold price touched $1558 …

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Liquidation of “Crowded” Gold Trade Pauses But “Clean-Out of Weak Hands Necessary”

London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash BullionVault Weds 16 May, 08:40 EST BENCHMARK prices to buy gold for London settlement rallied more than $10 an ounce off new five-month lows beneath $1528 on Wednesday morning, bouncing as the Euro, world stock markets and commodity prices also paused this month’s sharp liquidation. Spanish and Italian …

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EUR/USD continues the downtrend, looking at 1.2700 next

The Euro continues to get sold off heavily again in today’s forex trading as Greece talks for a unity government collapsed today. Greece will now have to hold new elections and their is loud speculation of the Greeks leaving the euro currency. The EUR/USD fell to the lowest level since the middle of January and …

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$1522 “Next Target for Gold”, But Dealers in Asia See “Sudden Surge” in Physical Bullion Demand

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Tuesday 15 May 2012, 07:30 EDT WHOLESALE MARKET gold bullion prices dipped below $1550 an ounce for the first time since December on Tuesday – a fall of 7% since the start of this month – before regaining some ground by lunchtime in London. “The bear channel support had …

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Bull Market in Gold “Not Over” But Speculators Turn Bearish as Greek Insolvency Looms

London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash BullionVault Mon 14 May, 08:20 EST THE PRICE OF GOLD and gold futures dropped yet again Monday morning, recording the seventh drop in nine trading days in May so far as industrial commodities, global stock markets and the Euro currency all sank amid Athens’ failure to negotiate a …

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Currency Speculators add to US Dollar long positions. Australian dollar longs fall sharply

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), showed that large futures speculators raised their overall US dollar long positions last week for the first time in four weeks as speculators increased their euro short positions to the highest level since February and Australian …

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Stronger Dollar “Makes Gold Rally Difficult”, Chinese Buyers “On the Sidelines”, Indian Dealers “Just Buying What They Need”

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Friday 11 May 2012, 08:00 EDT WHOLESALE MARKET gold prices touched their lowest level since the first week of January Friday, hitting $1574 an ounce before recovering some ground, while stocks and commodities fell and US Treasury bonds gained, with dealers in major gold buying countries reporting continued …

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Precious Metals Steady as China Spurns Euro Debt, Greece Warned on Euro Exit

London Gold Market Report from Adrian Ash BullionVault Thurs 10 May, 08:25 EST WHOLESALE MARKET prices to buy gold and silver repeated yesterday’s rally in London trade after a slight drop Thursday morning, rising back above $1594 and $29.30 per ounce respectively as platinum and palladium also stemmed this week’s sharp drops. “Technically, many [precious …

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