Chart of the Day - Commodities

The chart of the day is from James Quin via the Market Oracle that shows short term break outs in several key commodities. Is there a hint of future inflation here or is it yet another false alarm?

Chart of the Day - Investor Credit

The chart of the day is from Advisorperspectives and it shows that Margin debt in investor accounts continues to be at alarming levels and has eclipsed levels seen prior to market melt downs in 2000 and 2008. Is history about to repeat itself again?

Chart of the Day - Gold Vs Major Currencies

The chart of the day is courtesy Rambus Chartology via the Market Oracle and examines the performance of gold relative to major currencies. It shows that gold is on the verge of a major breakout against most currencies suggesting some out performance ahead.

Chart of the Day - CSFB Fear Gauge

The chart of the day comes courtesy of ETFdaily news. It shows that while the market has been rallying off late and the Vix has been hitting lows near the 13 level, the CSFB fear gauge has surged to a record high. This shows that institutional investors have been buying out of the money put hedges in large amounts and are not believers in this rally:

Chart of the Day - Global Central Bank Interest Rates

The chart of the day is courtesy of The Telegraph and discussed by Sol Palha on Safehaven, that shows several Global Central Banks have embraced very low interest rate or even Negative Interest Rate Policies (NIRP) to try and arrest deflation and fuel growth. The jury is out on whether this would work long term as such an experiment in Japan is ending in failure.