(A Top Pick April 3/08. Down 59% but up 18% June 13 as recommended.) Sector is showing early signs of trying to bottom. Will probably be a MACD Buy signal today or tomorrow.
(A Top Pick April 3/08. Down 39% but up 23% on June 13 as recommended.) Forming a beautiful bottoming pattern right now and you'll probably get a MACD Buy signal as early as tomorrow. Short-term momentum indicators are starting to turn positive.
(A Top Pick April 3/08. Down 63.8% but only down 6.5% if sold on June 13 as recommended.) Trend is still on a downside and has yet to show any signs of bottoming.
Has a tendency to move higher between January and May. Trying to form a double bottom pattern. Seeing higher prices for base metals and crude oil. There have also been positive comments on coal.
Gold: Has very strong seasonal characteristics. Tends to move flat to slightly lower from end of January through to end of June. He is a long-term bull on gold but you are currently in a period where it doesn't do well. He would wait until July and ending in September.
Platinum: Seasonal strength is from January to May each year. Significantly outperforming gold at this time. Auto sales will have an effect. Auto sales in Germany rose 22% in January. India 20% in February. China had an all-time high in January.
Just completed a reverse head and shoulders pattern. To get the target, take the top of the trendline to the bottom and presume it will go the same amount higher. In this case around $44. Seasonally, it does very well from the end of January through to the end of May. Earnings picture should improve tremendously given higher oil prices.
All oily stocks in Canada are showing very good technical signs of trying to bottom. This one came very close to testing the bottom of its trading range last 4 months. On a minimum expectation you can expect it to go to near the top of its trading range, around $13. Timing is important and you want to be in this between now and the end of May.
Oil: Crude broke a short-term resistance level March 6 and moved to a 6 week high. Should move higher between now and the end of May. On a technical basis the key level is just over $50 and if it breaks that it completes a gorgeous reversal pattern and he could easily see a technical target of $65.
This is effective when you get the commodity moving in a distinct trend. Feels that we have just entered this trend in the last 3 or 4 trading days. If your time horizon is more than 3 weeks, you shouldn’t own this.
Technicals are clearly not here yet. Haven't shown any signs of a bottom. There are other financial services stocks that have a better outlook. Seasonally, the sector does well from the end of February to the end of May.