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After the market plunge in early August this past year, a period of heightened volatility and risk has appeared and there’s no end in sight.
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Chris Kacher discusses GMCR, NFLX and ULTA.

Chris Kacher talks about the proprietary ETF trading model he uses to stay ahead of the markets and why trendless, news-driven markets like we've seen recently really put it to the test..

Volatile, news-driven markets pose big risks and challenges to traders, says Chris Kacher, who discusses how to process news events, find viable opportunities, and avoid excessive risk. .

Chris Kacher discusses key drivers of gold and silver prices and how he combines fundamental and technical analysis to find good trades in these very popular commodities.

If you are a trend-follower, the market's volatile and choppy tendencies in 2011 have made for one of the most difficult environments for catching profitable trends...Thus, we think investors can best avoid dying the "death of a thousand cuts" by taking a slower pyramiding approach in this market so that if a trend signal proves to be false, risk is kept to a minimum.
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If you are a trend-follower, the market's volatile and choppy tendencies in 2011 have made for one of the most difficult environments for catching profitable trends. In this market environment, any trend that begins to develop tends to be short-lived.
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We think things will get worse before they get better. The breakdown in gold shown in the chart below is likely signaling another liquidity crunch like we had in late 2008, and we think it could bode ill for the markets in the near- to intermediate-term. In the chart below, note that gold broke down below its 200-dma in August of 2008 and stocks followed soon thereafter, in September.
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Investment managers and authors Gil Morales and Chris Kacher tell how they use the head-and-shoulders pattern to identify short candidates. They also detail their method for using inverse ETFs.

Apple has been a legendary growth story in recent years, but the heyday may be over for now, says Gil Morales, who discusses technical and fundamental concerns facing the stock.

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Gold to Make a 2012 Comeback? Gil Morales gives his predictions for gold prices in the New Year.

Will Europe Continue to Impact U.S. Markets in 2012? Gil Morales on the factors that will affect the markets in the year ahead.