Articles of Interest

Market Analysis

A Lesson For the Bears From 2007 – Price Action Lab Blog

Rob Cox: Fragility bigger worry than volatility - Reuters

Despite Volatility, This Bull Is Likely to Charge Higher – Calamos Investments

Stay Out of the Echo Chamber – Focusing on the Market Fundamentals – High Tower Advisors

Who will win, the bulls or the bears? - MarketWatch

Sentiment Healing, but Remains Spooked – Marc to Market

Be Careful, Correction May Not Be Over - Streettalk

Equity Opportunities after Last Week’s Losses – BlackRock Blog

If I Could Turn Back Time – Macro Man

Platinum Prices

Contrarian Alert: A Compelling Opportunity Is Emerging For North American Platinum And Palladium Producers And Developers – Seeking Alpha

Platinum looks inceasingly attractive at current values: ETF Securities - SMM

European Economic Slowdown

The Draghi Grand Plan 2.0 – Humble Student of the Markets

French PMI Comes In Horrible, As Europe Collapse Continues – Business Insider

Oil Prices

Oil slump leaves Russia even weaker than decaying Soviet Union – The Telegraph

Here Are The Breakeven Oil Prices For America's Shale Basins – Business Insider

Low oil prices hurting U.S. shale operations – Mining.com

Monetary Policy

Fed History in the Making – The Financialist

QE Timeline Update – Calculated Risk

Is The Fed Altering Asset Prices? – Short Takes

China

Sorry, But China's 'Better-Than-Expected' Manufacturing Report Was Not 'Good' – Business Insider

Joseph S. Kalinowski, CFA