Oil, Gold and Silver Miner Projections for Year of the Golden Bunny

The upcoming year 2011, in the Asian Zodiac, is the year of the "Metal Rabbit," or if you will, the year of the "Golden Bunny", in following the tradition, there is a 60 year Golden Cycle for these zodiac animals. This new Asian lunar year is poised to begin on February 3, 2011. We are looking forward to the "metals" aspect of the Rabbit year to help us obtain a bit of an edge in the equities markets for this upcoming 'Golden Bunny' year.

Fall of the Tiger Year

Looking backwards at the soon passing year of the Tiger, the author is thankful for the numerous messages from the many stoic supporters; never mind the exasperating events and the volatility of the irrational and maddening markets. This year was a much memorable one in that we have seen many and varied changes in the evolving landscapes and horizons of the equities markets. It was breathtaking and challenging to be able to wade in and participate in and possibly profit a little in the market's remarkable bull rise off the summer malaise.

The general North American equities markets have enjoyed an amazing fall run, with a gain of about 17% for the S&P 500 since the FOMC announcement of August 27th, 2010 for equities market support. This run was given a further jolt by the FOMC's injection of treasury support on November 3, 2010. As the year ends, more and more economic and market indicators are turning positive while the myriad voices of the bear detractors are still calling for caution and uncertainty.