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Though down a bit today, the gold price is hanging in there around $1,200 an ounce. We continue to see much more in the way of upside potential than downside risk, for both the short- and longer-term. We can’t justify using options at the moment, but with the U.S. dollar… Read More

Stocks climbed to marginal new highs last week; the S&P 500 closed above 2,100 for the first time in the process. According to the age-old adage, the most bullish thing for the market is to make new highs. While that’s often true, we can’t wholeheartedly support the current move. On… Read More

Last week the price of gold had slipped to the $1,200 an ounce area, where it should find good support. Concurrently, our gold indicator has improved somewhat. It’s not bullish enough to warrant taking on an option position, so we instead opted to add an unleveraged position in the metal… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 31.2% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 20.2% Average Holding Period: 247 days It’s been a solid week for Brain Trust Profits. As of yesterday’s close, in essentially a breakeven week for the broad market, our stocks gained 2.3 percent on average. The strong performance is primarily driven by three surging stocks, which we will review below. Read More

Sell ViaSat (VSAT); in its place, buy Aaron’s Inc. (AAN) We recommend taking profits on ViaSat Inc. (VSAT). In its latest quarterly statement, Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group reported no changes to its VSAT position, and has not bought any new shares in the last two quarters. While it doesn't mean… Read More

Buy to open the SPDR Gold Shares Trust (GLD), at the market price. Gold has slipped to around $1,200 an ounce, a level that should prove to be a good floor for the metal. Our gold indicator, meanwhile, has strengthened. It’s not bullish enough to warrant taking on leveraged positions… Read More

Stocks seem to disregard the latest breakdown of the negotiations over the Greece bailout. The euro has strengthened, European stocks were mostly higher, and shares here in the U.S. are essentially flat—and only after setting a new record on the S&P 500 last Friday. The market’s sanguinity may suggests ultimate… Read More

Given these numbers, as well as the political and macroeconomic backdrop, we think the stock market would require a better catalyst than that to move decisively higher from here. Our market indicators concur and are merely neutral at the moment. Last week, we closed an energy-related trade, when… Read More