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India Asks America a Question

Dev Cheekock (Sprout)
email: dev@goldsproutprofits.com
posted Oct 3, 2011

Tactical Overview

I don't talk a lot. I just buy and sell. I do want to weigh in on the question of whether this is 2008 all over again. That's a question that seems to be on most people's minds. The public sold a lot of stock in August, and the gold community is very nervous about what might happen in October with gold stocks.

I don't have any concerns that this is 2008 all over again, and I think any gold market crash is coming later on in 2012, rather than now in October. There seem to be two clear schools of thought. One school believes it is 2008 all over again, and the other believes the lows are in for gold, and we are about to go much higher. I don't really agree with either view.

My concern is always for what is facing me today. Sometimes the price of a market will fall below the range I forecast, but that doesn't happen too often, and it only opens up a new and better range of play. I am not that sure that the lows for gold are in, but I doubt there is much downside if they fail.

My family background is from India. It's not really in our nature to buy gold when it rises, and that's something that is hard for the Western investor to understand. Most Western investors have to learn to buy gold when it falls against the dollar, whereas the Indian mentality is to instinctively buy it then. The recent price decline attracted more attention than is really necessary. The price of gold fell and opened up a buying opportunity.

If you didn't buy gold at $1700 or lower, you should not find yourself buying it at the price of $1900 or higher, or you will get yourself in big trouble. Look closely at the blue buy ranges I highlight on the following charts, and the red ones. Focus on those colors, rather than on theories about whether it is 2008 again or gold is about to go much higher.

The question that India has for America at this time in the gold market is, "what did you do in this correction?"

GDX-NYSE (Senior & Intermediate Gold Stocks)

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Price Range. Projected 5 day range is $53 to $63.

In my model portfolio for subscribers, my GDX holding is now 3.61% of the total portfolio, which is solid.

RSI. The current reading for GDX is 45.63. The RSI is now in a falling trend. In terms of valuation, it is currently in a relatively neutral area.

Bollinger Bands (100,2). The current price of $55.19 for GDX is near the middle Bollinger band. Buyers are likely to dominate near the $54- $58 price area, and sellers near $60- $64.

Volume. Big buy volume should come into play near $50 and big sell volume near $70.

Sprouticator. I use a blue Sprouticator for buying and a red one for selling. The current reading of 3 blue for GDX indicates light buying by the pros.

GDX Summary: The price is relatively low. I would like you to work in the $53 to $63 range that I project for the next 5 trading days.

The Bottom Line: Buy GDX around $54- $58. Sell around $60- $64.

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FXF-NYSE (Swiss Franc)

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Price Range. My projected range for your next 5 trading days is $100 to $120. In my model portfolio for subscribers, my FXF holding is now 3.26% of the total portfolio, which is aggressive.

RSI. The current reading for FXF is 34.16. The RSI is now in a falling trend. In terms of valuation, it is currently in a relatively low area.

Bollinger Bands (100,2). The current price of $109.05 for FXF is near the middle Bollinger band. Buyers are likely to dominate near the $100- $110 price area, and sellers near $115- $120.

Volume. Big buy volume should come into play near $100 and big sell volume near $140.

Sprouticator. The current reading of 3 blue for FXF indicates light buying by the pros.

FXF Technical Summary: The price is relatively low. I would like you to work in the $100 to $120 range that I project for the next 5 trading days.

The Bottom Line: Buy FXF around $100- $110. Sell at $115- $120.


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XLE-NYSE (Senior Energy Stocks)

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Price Range. My projected range for your next 5 trading days is $58 to $68. In my model portfolio for subscribers, my XLE holding is now 4.00% of the total portfolio, which is an aggressive position.

RSI. The current reading for XLE is 32.23. The RSI is now in a falling trend. In terms of valuation, it is in a relatively low area.

Bollinger Bands (100,2). The current price of $58.51 for XLE is near the middle Bollinger band. Buyers are likely to dominate near the $58- $62 price area, and sellers near $65- $68.

Volume. Big buy volume should come into play near $40 and big sell volume near $80.

Sprouticator. The current reading of 3 blue for XLE indicates light buying by the pros.

XLE Technical Summary: The price is relatively low. I would like you to work in the $57- $67 range that I project for the next 5 trading days.

The Bottom Line: Buy XLE around $58- $62. Sell around $65 - $68.

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DBC-NYSE (General Commodities ETF)

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Price Range. My projected range for your next 5 trading days is $25- $30. In my model portfolio for subscribers, my DBC holding is now a solid 3.33% of the total portfolio.

RSI. The current reading for DBC is 25.74. The RSI is now in a falling trend. In terms of valuation, it is currently in a relatively low area.

Bollinger Bands (100,2). The current price of $25.75 for DBC is near the lower Bollinger band. Buyers are likely to dominate near the $25- $27 price area, and sellers near $28- $30.

Volume. Big buy volume should come into play near $24 and big sell volume near $31.

Sprouticator. The current reading of 3 blue for DBC indicates light buying by the pros.

DBC Technical Summary: The price is low. I would like you to work in the $25- $30 range that I project for the next 5 trading days.

Immediate action: Buy DBC around $25- $27. Sell around $28- $30.


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AEM-NYSE (Agnico Eagle)

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Price Range. My projected range for your next 5 trading days is $58 to $68. In my model portfolio for subscribers, my AEM holding is now 3.27% of the total portfolio. A 3.27% holding for any holding is solid.

RSI. The current reading for AEM is 40.50. The RSI is now in a falling trend. In terms of valuation, the RSI is currently in a relatively low area.

Bollinger Bands (100,2). The current price of $59.52 for AEM is near the middle Bollinger band. Buyers are likely to dominate near the $58- $62 price area, and sellers near $66- $70.

Volume. Big buy volume should come into play near $50 and big sell volume near $80.

Sprouticator. The current reading of 3 blue for AEM indicates light buying by the pros.

AEM Technical Summary: The price is relatively low. I would like you to work in the $58 to $68 range that I project for the next 5 trading days. That's solid exposure.

Immediate action: Buy AEM around $58- $62. Sell around $66- $70.


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GG-NYSE (Goldcorp)

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Price Range. My projected range for your next 5 trading days is $43 to $53. In my model portfolio for subscribers, my GG holding is now a solid 3.26% of the total portfolio.

RSI. The current reading for GG is 53.63. The RSI is now in a falling trend. In terms of valuation, the RSI is currently in a relatively neutral area.

Bollinger Bands (100,2). The current price of $45.64 for GG is near the middle Bollinger band. Buyers are likely to dominate near the $43- $46 price area, and sellers near $50- $53.

Volume. Big buy volume should come into play near $40 and big sell volume near $60.

Sprouticator. The current reading of 2 blue for GG indicates light buying by the pros.

GG Technical Summary: The price is relatively neutral. I would like you to work in the $43- $53 range that I project for the next 5 trading days.

Immediate action: Buy GG around $43- $46. Sell around $50- $53.

Today's Sprout Seniors Portfolio is now posted on my website. Make sure you check it every day. Next order of business is to place some trades.

Disclosure: I own positions in GDX, FXF, XLE, DBC, AEM, and GG.

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Dev Cheekock (Sprout)

Monday October 17, 2011

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