WCTS Spotlight for the week of August 07, 2009

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08/07/09: The dog days of summer are upon us and one can't help but get the feeling that the markets have lulled themselves to sleep. One ought to be very careful about new long positions as many of the followed markets have both hit long standing upside objectives (and in some cases) have over-extended themselves. Of particular note this week, the pork markets have collapsed as the prospects for higher grain prices have become a reality heading into the fall harvest and health concerns over hot-dogs themselves weigh heavily on demand.

That's all for this issue of the WCTS Spotlight,
Brian Beamish FCSI
the_rational_investor@yahoo.com
http://www.the-rational-investor.com

WCTS Spotlight for the week of July 31, 2009

Hello and welcome back to CRI's WCTS Spotlight



07/31/09: The US Dollar has resumed its downward trend as the lows from the spring have been broken. The Canadian and Australian dollars are moving higher suggesting commodity prices in general ought to hold their respective trends through the dog-days of summer. One market not participating, hogs, looks to be getting ready for a serious push lower going forward. This week's spotlight looks at the Canadian stock and bond markets as they are both suggesting Canada's economy continues the rebound established late last winter.

That's all for this issue of the WCTS Spotlight,
Brian Beamish FCSI
the_rational_investor@yahoo.com
http://www.the-rational-investor.com