On Friday, I went “all in” for one of my portfolios in IEF, the medium-term bond fund. The saucer setup is absolutely magnificent, and I wanted something conservative, long, and well-formed for this particular portfolio.

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On Friday, I went “all in” for one of my portfolios in IEF, the medium-term bond fund. The saucer setup is absolutely magnificent, and I wanted something conservative, long, and well-formed for this particular portfolio.

I first wrote about palladium (specifically, the PALL fund) precisely eight months ago, and it is up 20% since then. The thing is, I think that 20% is just the first baby step in YEARS of price gains to come, at least relative to equities. Here is a recent view of how the /PA futures are doing, aided by Monday’s $50 price gain.
