Jim Puplava on the Big Picture: "Temporary Dip or Abandon the Ship?"

Frank Barbera is the editor of the Gold Stock Technician (GST) Newsletter which originally started publication in 1993. As editor of the GST Letter, Mr. Barbera employs technical indicators to bring market timing to bear on the highly volatile gold stocks. In addition to writing the Gold Stock Technician Newsletter, Mr. Barbera has also managed private equity capital for a number of years. In his role as a hedge fund manager, Frank sought to regularly trade precious metals, energy, currencies along with the broad stock market indices. Frank began his career in the early 1980s working with Financial News Network in Los Angeles and later, as the "on air" analyst for KWHY TV.

Market technician extraordinaire Frank Barbera joins Jim this week to assess the markets. Tune in to see if Frank is still holed up in the bunker or heading for the beach!

Ryan Puplava joined PFS Group in 1995. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration/Finance from San Diego State University. His professional designations include FINRA Series 4, Series 7, and Series 66 Uniform Combined State Law Exam. He earned the Chartered Market Technician's designation in 2007. Mr. Puplava is Senior Trading Manager and works closely with Jim Puplava on PFS Group's Growth investment objective. He also contributes a monthly Market Observation to Financial Sense and co-authors In the Know—a weekly communication for Jim Puplava's clients only—with other members of the trading staff.

This week Ryan looks at the resolution in the Greece aid package and its implications, and analyzes US economic trends and indicators.