Gold Editorials & Commentary

Investors suffered financial losses in recent weeks as stocks globally came under pressure in August and had their worst month in the last three years. In one of the most volatile trading periods since the global financial crisis, August saw a massive $5.7 trillion...

Now that the US stock market has gotten in sync with the rest of the world in its ups and downs, it also joins the rest of the world in generally (and loosely; it’s not a minute-by-minute relationship) being inverse to the Gold-Silver ratio (GSR, AKA the “metallic...

I used to post here back in 2007 / 2008 in its previous incarnation as a staunch goldbug chat board. It is great to see the transformation here from an all bull all the time site to a really good Technical Analysis Precious Metals Oriented Site. My editor...

The title lets you know where this article is going. For such a routine correction in the US stock market, the Psych/Sentiment backdrop has gotten way out of whack. Do some analysis on Rydex Bull/Bear Fund allocations among investors and you will find a historic...

Major world stock markets are all in a BEAR MARKET MODE…cash is king horizon to horizon…universally! Death Cross patterns continue to spread through most international stock markets like an epidemic gone viral (A Death Cross pattern is when the 10-week moving...

Goldbugs are bemused by reports that the European Union competition watchdog is investigating alleged ‘anti-competitive behavior’ by participants in the precious metals market. But anybody who remembers how the EU broke up the cement cartel a couple of decades ago...

Is an epic financial meltdown about to commence? Predictions that a crash will occur in the fall of 2015 have been gaining traction. They are bolstered by some of the market events of this summer, which suggest that something big is indeed unfolding.

Bill Holter is back and he says "Something Just Happened". In fact, something changed three weeks ago and a series of events began which has led to a cascading collapse in global markets and some very strange happenings in the precious metals markets.

Unfortunately, this time around, Quantitative Easing will be toothless. What is needed is genuine value-add entrepreneurial behaviour in context of saturated markets for Legacy Industries and of low unit cost prices for emerging Artificial Intelligence industries....

Once upon a time, before banks and before even private lending, there was only one way to prepare for retirement. People had to hoard something durable. Every week, they would set aside part of their wages to buy salt (later, it was silver). Assuming it didn’t get...

There is panic in the global capital markets…and it is pervasive. Let us not mince words here: the fight today is not for a few pips in the EUR or a the continuation of the bear market in commodity related currencies, or the implications of the modest 4% devaluation...

Gold’s many qualities make it one of the most coveted metals in the world. Not only can it be beautifully shaped and sculpted, the yellow metal also conducts electricity, doesn’t tarnish and is biocompatible (meaning it’s not harmful to our tissue). These qualities...

When I was a lad studying economics in between bouts of playing blues guitar, surfing, and drinking fine Namibian lager, professors taught my classmates and me the origins of paper money. Like the beginners we were, we Economics 101 students trusted and believed...

At the beginning of the current year, precious metals forecasters were predicting that due to what were seen as extremely positive fundamentals, palladium would outperform its precious metals peers. In the event, palladium has actually been the worst performing of...

Sometimes, I like to look around the market to see what the mainstream analysts are saying about the metals world. Sadly, almost all, especially at my old stomping ground at Seeking Alpha, have had a strongly bullish bias, accompanied by low levels of accuracy....

The lower price of gold has finally taken its toll on U.S. gold production. Domestic gold mine supply fell considerably in May compared to the same period last year. This is a significant amount as the United States is the fourth largest gold producer in the world...

The spotlight has been on the oil price over the past three trading days with a spectacular bounce of 27 per cent. Apply the same gain to the gold price and we would be looking at $1,450 an ounce.

In the overnight session gold reached a high of 1144.00, at the time that this Post was being written. This rally above 1140.30 satisfies our minimum requirements for a completed double 3 wave pattern rally from the 1117.00 low.

Supposedly crude oil prices will stay low for a long time and perhaps drop into the $20’s. The Internet is filled with reasons explaining why crude oil prices will drop. A few are: Saudi Arabia is a swing producer and will provide what the world needs, regardless of...

Gold was marginally higher yesterday and closed at $1135.50 per ounce, up $1.10. Silver was 0.3% higher and closed at $14.64 per ounce. Gold price rose 4% in August as stocks globally saw sharp falls on growing concerns about the Chinese and the global economy....

The fire brigade rolled up last week! They made sure the fire did not take hold, but had to rush off before it was all extinguished; there were so many fires to get to in a hurry they did half a job on some. This is not about hope or wishful thinking, but confidence...

The markets were 'shockingly' interesting last week. But what investing opportunities have been created by the recent 'shock'? The seriousness of last week’s shocking action in the market is shown by the volatility index, which posted its second highest reading...

The photo you see below was snapped recently in Beijing. It might not be that special to some readers, but in my 25 years of visiting the Chinese capital, I’ve never seen a blue sky because it’s always been blotted out by yellow smog. Beijing is clearly undergoing a...

After China’s government announced a small reduction in the Yuan’s foreign exchange (FX) value early last month, US Presidential aspirant Donald Trump immediately leapt onto the nearest available podium and exclaimed:

For six years the world has operated based on faith and hope that Central Banks somehow fixed the issues that caused the 2008 Crisis. All of the arguments supporting this defied common sense. A 5th grader knows that you cannot solve a debt problem by issuing more...

"Something" happened three weeks ago. While we cannot be sure "what" exactly happened, we can speculate. We have many dots and lots of data points to help us but first it needs to be pointed out, even if wrong in conclusion ...just the knowledge alone that "...

The massive Quantitative Easing (QE) abuse by the USFed and steeped lies are centered on its volume, which in reality is an order of magnitude higher than admitted. The recent usage of certain REPO windows has been effective to disguise huge volume of bond purchases...

Last week gold and silver prices fell and gave up some of the gains from the previous week. Gold was 2% lower on Friday and indeed 2% lower for the week and closed at $1134.40 per ounce. Silver was 4.5% lower for the week and closed at $14.59 per ounce but is just 1...

Last week we called for a rising gold to silver ratio. On Wednesday, this ratio hit nearly 80 before backing down a bit by the end of the week. It did not happen with a rising price of gold, rather it was a function of a falling silver price. On Wednesday, the...

Sorry goldbugs, it is not the gold chart. There are a lot of opinions out there on the US Dollar. Many of them are bearish in the short medium and long-term time frames. So lets’ see what the Charts are whispering.