Thursday is the CPI numbers. We get a lesser number, but one the market will look at -- the PPI -- on Friday. This is important because, is the market going to see sticky inflation or not? We expect the headline number to continue to slip. It's the core inflation number you want to keep your eye on. What's that number doing? What's wage inflation doing? Those are the things you have to watch.
I get so many people saying, "Ira, when is the time to buy gold?" It isn't yet. It'll be the time when the Fed says that it's through with the rate hikes. The market is saying the Fed's not done. If the Fed were done, the dollar would probably be falling and gold would probably rally.
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Over the past 35-years Ira Epstein has developed a reputation for providing clients with easy to use technology and teaching good old fashioned trading know-how. A number of our brokers have over 30-years trading experience. No matter how technology changes the methods of entering orders, there's no replacement for having "been there and done that before". It's the blend of services that brings things together.
Be it education, market information or trading platforms, we provide solutions.
Ira began in the futures markets in 1969. Over the years he worked his way up, starting from the ground up as a "floor runner" culminating with his becoming a Floor Trader. In the mid 1970s Ira decided to make a career shift within the industry to develop both retail and commercial based clientele. His customer base grew to the point whereby in 1984 he founded "Ira Epstein & Company", a trading firm specializing in retail, commercial and self-directed discount futures trading. Along the way Ira became a leader in trading technology out of necessity, due to increased small lot trade volume. He was among the first to embrace the Internet, which as you know has dramatically changed both the way information is delivered and how trading takes place today.
One of the ways Ira, along with his brokers showcase their talents is through e-mails of market information and Ira's "Futures Videos", which can be viewed on our website, through Market Center, Linn-IraChart Software and on YouTube.