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Jon C. Ogg

Gold Bugs Chart Dilemma: Breakout or Fake Out?

ThinkstockGold is back. After challenging $1,200 per ounce in December, gold bugs have become bullish again and the shiny yellow metal is back above $1,300 per ounce. Now a key technical milestone has been…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

The Weekend That Destroyed Bitcoin

Wikimedia CommonsBitcoin is proving to be the joke of a currency that many experts and pundits had predicted. This is too bad, because the world could use something akin to Bitcoin — perhaps with…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Gold Miner Breakout, Hecla Can Still Double

ThinkstockIt has not been an easy time for gold bugs over the last year or so. Now imagine being a gold miner or producer when gold prices were cratering. Many producers and miners are…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Why Warren Buffett Changed His Big Oil Bet

ThinkstockFriday’s SEC filings showed investors which stocks Warren Buffett and his portfolio managers have been buying and selling. While the full stock holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) grew in size yet again,…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Meet the 2014 Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stocks

White House Photo by Pete SouzaAs many consider Warren Buffett to be the greatest investor of modern times, investors want to know any time there are big changes in the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Greek Recession to End Sooner Than Expected?

thinkstockIt is really hard to get excited about anything in Greece and the peripheral nations. That has been the mantra for years now, even before the U.S. recession. But maybe all bad things can…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Irony or Paradox? New York Regulation Could Save Bitcoin

Wikimedia CommonsBitcoin has been facing its own identity crisis of late, and its future is back to looking very uncertain. After MtGox suspended withdrawals and after widespread reports of Bitcoin attacks, news from around…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Weekly Jobless and Claims and Retail Sales Look Weak

Thursday brought two economic reports. First was the weekly jobless claims, followed by January retail sales. Oddly enough, weather was not really cited for any weakness. Stocks were already weak, and they have drifted…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago