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Sam Kirtley has been involved in investment and trading in the financial markets for a number of years and has experience in stock investment and analysis as well as options trading. In 2009 SK Options Trading was formed to cater to clients looking ...more

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Trapped Longs In Miners As Gold Poised For Fed Fuelled Fall
A Le Pen victory in France could derail the Fed’s plans for a follow up hike in June, but in the short term the gold market is vulnerable to a sharp move lower
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The US Presidential Election Is Not A Brexit Moment
There have been a number of comparisons drawn from the event risk around the upcoming US presidential election and the Brexit referendum earlier this year.
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How Far Can Gold Go?
Gold has broken higher through its long term downtrend line with the most recent rally. This break begs the question of how much longer gold can continue rallying.
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A Hail Mary Oil Trade That Just Might Work
We are not oil experts. This is not an article arguing the reasons why oil prices may rise. This is simply an article discussing what we believe to be an outstanding trading opportunity, based purely on risk-reward dynamics.
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The Fed Is Not Hiking: Risk Assets To Perform
The landscape of global monetary policy is changing.
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FOMC Dovish: Gold To Go Higher And Equities To Bounce
The worsening of financial conditions this year led markets to price in rates to remain unchanged at the January FOMC meeting, with many speculating the Fed to deliver a dovish statement.
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STOCKS I FOLLOW

ABX Barrick Gold Corporation (Old)
CCJ Cameco Corporation
DGP PowerShares DB Gold Double Long ETN
DGZ DB Gold Short ETN
DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average
EXC Exelon Corporation
FEZ SPDR DJ Euro Stoxx 50
GDX Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ MARKET VECTORS ETF TRJR GOLD MINES
GLD SPDR Gold Trust ETF
GOLD Barrick Gold Corporation
IAU iShares COMEX Gold Trust
IYF iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector Index Fund
KGC Kinross Gold Corporation
PAAS Pan American Silver Corp.
PHYS Sprott Physical Gold Trust
PSLV Sprott Physical Silver Trust ET
PST ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury ETF
SGOL ETFS Physical Swiss Gold
SKF ProShares UltraShort Financials
SLV iShares Silver Trust
SPY SPDR S&P 500
SSRI (see SSRM) Silver Standard Resources, Inc
TIP iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund
UUP PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
VIX Volatility Index CBOE
VIXY PROSHARES VIX SHORT-TERM FUT
XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR
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