When not to trade You might remember being excited last Monday when the Silver market had a strong down day. You were possibly observing price movements more engaged than on typical trading days. On volatile or strong directional days one [...]
Why Bitcoin will win Long before mankind minted coins and then printed money, we were forced to find means of exchange once barter over larger distances was required. Mankind invented all sorts of "commodity money", from fish to leather, grains [...]
Silver, your money is safe Markets do not like uncertainties. Tight elections one more time provide for that uncertainty. Even when this topic will be resolved we find ourselves in times where uncertainty is spelled in capital letters. 2020 has [...]
Physical versus digital money Since about one year we are living in a world where negative stories dominate nearly every conversation. News are negative since drama sells better, but a pandemic instills fear for your life. Typically, we had a [...]
The perfect storm? That's what many expect. Speculations are getting wild about election results and how they affect the markets. Many other aspects come into play and a heated emotional debate is in play since one's political affiliation might trigger [...]
Break it down and it comes together At Midas Touch Consulting, we nurse the market through its evolution in time. We measure the pulse and temperature in intervals. Break the market down into segments and evaluate a possible future scenario. [...]
Silver, shine on me If you go to eBay you will find prices for physical Silver to be at least 20% higher per ounce than the spot price. This supply/demand imbalance is persistent now for many many weeks already. Imagine [...]
The WHY is killing it Trading is a complex endeavor because it has so many moving parts. The higher the degree of variability the more we feel the need to control things. Science as a good example shows, that each [...]
Tried and true This phrase describes something that has proved effective or reliable before. A principle of classical technical analysis in trading. Still, it eludes us. Why not take the good looking trades? Why not just grab the grapes from [...]
Extremes versus optimization We all love to be inspired, want to feel something. We want to be special, feel meaningful, and have a story to tell. Extremes provide this story. Extremes make us feel something. It is one of the [...]
