Gold Editorials & Commentary

A few weeks ago I suggested that the US stock market was disguised in bull’s clothing. The crux of my suggestion focused on the identification of secular bull and bear markets. I concluded that although the market is, from a trend perspective, bullish, the...

Markets rolled over this past week…and just continue to chop around this summer, which is perfect and should provide a setup up for some great fall action. Gold and silver continue to look for lower -- and are trading in a tight range.

When you attend the funeral of a dearly departed friend or relative, it is appropriate to show due respect by wearing black. Similarly, in this update on the Tech Sector, which will very soon be on its deathbed, it is appropriate that we show due propriety and...

Is gold a buy now, or should you wait for a possible autumn price crash? With a six-year low for gold demand in the first half of this year and the lowest prices since the global financial crisis, the negative headlines for gold have reached something of a crescendo...

India’s gold imports shot up by about 61 percent to 155 tons in the April-May period due to weak prices globally and the easing of restrictions by the Reserve Bank. Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, one of the world’s most influential gold investors, said...

Current investing model favors bonds over equities. Therefore, investors should overweigh their portfolios with bonds over stocks for safety. Cash is also a position for those who are un-invested or under invested until this model favors equities again.

Gold sector is on major sell signal. Cycle is down. Traders should be in cash or short. COT data is now favorable for a tradable bottom soon.Silver is on a long term sell signal and investors should be in cash or short. COT data reveals that a tradable bottom is...

When it comes to currencies, the laws of Newtonian physics still appear to hold the greatest influence over participants’ long-term expectations. That is, the belief that a currency in motion will stay in motion, unless acted upon by an external force.

Dow Broken, Gold & Silver Support, GDX, GDXJ & Key Precious Metal Stocks analysis via videos.

Let’s talk about the Greek issue. More than enough ink has been spilled on this from the mainstream financial media. However, I do think we there are a few key takeaways we should note from this whole debacle.

With gold languishing near deep secular lows, its technicals look hopelessly broken. Sentiment is off-the-charts bearish, with traders universally convinced gold is doomed to spiral lower indefinitely. But gold’s weakness this year is very deceiving, as it wasn’t...

Over the past few years observing changes in Federal Reserve interest rate policy has been a little like watching paint dry or grass grow...only not as exciting. That's because the Fed has not changed its benchmark Fed Funds rate since 2008 (Federal Reserve, FOMC)....

How eager are gold bugs to believe their ill fortune over the last four years is the result of sinister forces rather than a lack of prudence on their own part? The answer is easily seen in the writings of gold commentators over the last few months. References to...

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Last week in US Markets it was thought that it has become time to light the fire – implying that with key long term-support for gold having been reached, the metals could now end the deep slide and begin to recover. This week’s heading still shows optimism, but...

The precious metals complex has attempted to stabilize over the past few weeks. Some markets have had more success than others. Gold has been able to hold $1080/oz while GDXJ has also held its recent low. The large cap indices (GDX, XAU, HUI) have grinded lower to...

An article on Bloomberg comparing the gold market in the late 1970s – dramatically peaking in 1980 – to that of recent years has suggested that “gold could soon get very boring” and a “repeat of that trend would leave gold at around $1,000 an ounce in 2035.”

Shock of all shocks, the IMF announced the Chinese yuan will not be admitted into the SDR until at least Sept. 2016. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-04/imf-says-more-work-nee.... What exactly does this mean?

At recent lows around $1075 an ounce, gold has been trading at the lowest price level since February 2010. And, in recent days, the metal has been consolidating in a narrow range just under $1100.

If you looked out your window and saw a hurricane coming, would you cancel your house insurance? Of course not; that would be foolish. We are content to pay for house insurance for most of our lives, yet very few of us have actually experienced a fire or a major...

We now have an explanation for Gibson's paradox (posted here), a puzzle that has defeated mainstream economists from Fisher to Keynes and Friedman. The best way to illustrate the puzzle is through two charts, the first showing empirical evidence that interest rates...

I read an article by Keith Weiner, which highlighted the evil that is interest rate suppression – sometimes called financial repression. He points out that, after a lifetime of saving, a senior earning near zero interest return on his money would be forced to...

When America was five-years deep into The Depression of 1933, the stage was set for an act of unprecedented proportions. History shows a wicked warlock at work.

Shanghai Gold Exchange deliveries at 73.289 tonnes last week. 3rd largest week of gold withdrawals ever on SGE. Both China and India heading for over 1,000 metric tonnes in 2015 … again. India imports 96.1 tonnes in May alone. ‘Chindia’ imports 296.55 tonnes in May...

Public demand for gold and silver coins, rounds, and bars suddenly skyrocketed since mid-June – particularly among first-time customers – to multiples of earlier demand levels, according to Money Metals Exchange, a national precious metals dealer in the U.S.

The belief that the Fed’s QE (Quantitative Easing) does not directly boost the US money supply remains popular, even though it is obviously wrong. This is remarkable. It’s even more remarkable, however, that this wrongheaded belief is dearly held by some analysts...

After gold declined to a 5-year low, the message is that gold is doomed. Is it really true? In the past few weeks, the price of gold has suffered a significant decline, indicated by multiple technical signals and triggered by China's disappointing disclosure of its...

..there was an element of hypocrisy..being leveled at Greece by France and Germany. It’s hypocritical to ignore the fact that a not insignificant amount was spent on buying [expensive] weapon systems from EU members Germany and France.

The deluge of negative publicity regarding gold in recent weeks would give one the impression that it was now worthless and serves no function in a portfolio. We believe this publicity is greatly exaggerated and will be seen as folly in the coming months.

I wrote a story about poor Clarence who retired in 1979, and even poorer Larry who retired last year. I created these characters to challenge the notion of calculating a real interest rate by subtracting inflation. The idea is that the decline of a currency can be...