How to Survive Financial Collapse Right Now
L: Doug, last time we spoke, you said quite a bit about debt, in the context of your expectation that the euro is on its way out. At the end of that conversation, you mentioned, of course, that the problem is not limited to Greece, nor the eurozone. America as a country has become a world-class debtor, and many Americans seem to think a maxed-out credit card is a reason to get a higher credit limit, not to economize. It’s like a global epidemic. Let’s talk about debt.

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NYT: The Lithium Chase
Fun fact, half the world's lithium is in Bolivia of all places. Always looking for the "next big thing" I had looked into lithium investments in the past due to the potential of large scale increase usage, but outside of Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile (SQM) - a hybrid fertilizer / lithium play - there were not really any decent sized investment candidates I could find. [Jul 11, 2008: Let's Talk About Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile (SQM)] Judging fro

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Bloomberg: Copper Demand is Now "Weak" in China, but No Worries - Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are on the Scene
We've been keeping a close eye on copper of late. [Feb 2, 2010: Trader Who Called 1996 Crash in Copper Says Prepare for Another - "Catastrophe" Awaits] Funny thing, is despite rampant inventory build the earthquake in Chile (one of the world's largest producers of copper) allowed an opportunity for speculators to run in and ramp up the price Monday, even though the mines where copper is sourced were not near the earthquake zone, and were only offline for a day or two. B

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Hugh Hendry Continues to Doubt China
There was once a time I had cornered the Hugh Hendry market in the financial blogosphere but in the past year and a half he has become quite the star, most likely for reasons that first attracted me to him. Right or wrong, he is eloquent, witty and blunt - sort of crossing Simon Cowell with Dennis Miller.

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Copper chart update
Copper "weekly" chart analysis ;
1) Yes, the situation in Chile caused the latest gap up.
2) The long term chart is still the same ; that trendline is "still" broken since we have not made a higher close yet ....
3) Pattern still suggest a double top, and a probable return to a "channel pattern".
Chart can be found @ finviz.com

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Top 100 Commodity, Materials and Energy ETF’s

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China Overcapacity, The Decline of A Nation, Currency Trading
A Wave of Steel: If China isn't using as much steel as we thought, what's happening to stockpiles of copper, coal and iron ore?

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Twofer Wednesday
First up is an interview with Jason Zweig at Advisor Perspectives. I tend to read a good bit of his stuff as there is usually an interesting nugget or two but I tend to disagree with his conclusions. Candidly I do not know much about his background other than he's been a prominent writer for quite a while. I have no idea if he has ever been a decision maker in any sort of investment capacity.

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Bloomberg: Coal Rally on Chinese Demand Sparks $59 Estimates
A lot of mixed message coming out of China on the commodity front... a potential excess of copper [Feb 9, 2010: China Copper Imports to Halve] and steel [Feb 10, 2010: China to Curb "Maverick" Steelmaking as Costs Rise], but lacking in coal. Of course coking coal being one of the components that go into steel...hmm.

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Weekender
A few to review over the weekend...
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Weekend vantage points (TraderFeed)
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What's on tap for next week? (MarketBeat)
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