Gold Editorials & Commentary

Tensions between Russia and the West continue to push precious metals higher.  Gold climbed back above the critical $1200 mark.  Once again the Greek debacle is coming back to haunt markets as investors fear another decline in the Euro.

There is a lot of news chatter about the impending doom of the Russian Economy. The Ruble has fallen 45% against the Dollar during the last 6 months. Crude oil & gas, Russia’s main exports, have fallen in half from 6 months ago. Russia depends on oil & gas...

In our opinion no speculative short positions in gold, silver and mining stocks are currently justified from the risk/reward perspective.

At the end of each year, it is important to take stock and review how various assets have performed and what has transpired in the year gone past. This will give indications as to how assets will perform in the coming year and, more importantly, years.

The sudden fall in the price of oil provides a unique opportunity to examine the widely held belief that deflation is economic poison. As many governments and central banks have vowed to fight deflation at all costs in 2015, the question could hardly be more...

Most investors outside North America not only saw their currency lose value but also lost money in their stock market. Russians were hit especially hard. Whoever owned gold, though, had avoided these debilitating losses and was actually sitting on a profit.

Gold traders surveyed by Bloomberg are bullish for next week. Rising concerns surrounding the political uncertainty in Greece are increasing the precious metal’s appeal as a haven.

At the start of the New Year, there are increasing signs that the recovery seen in property prices in many cities in western countries – namely Dublin, London and other UK cities and New York and other U.S. cities is beginning to peter out.

The price of crude oil (WTI) has dropped by almost half of in the second year of 2014. In general, oil prices rise in a boom and fall during the bust. Does it mean that we are entering into recession? Is a falling oil price good or bad for the economy? What are the...

I don’t often feature technical analysis as the topic of the week. In this case, however, the Dollar Index is at a crucial threshold that deserves a drum-roll and our close attention. Notice the two tightly spaced purple lines near the top of the chart. These are ‘...

As 2014 leaves off and 2015 begins anew, the main theme seems to be the end of the American Empire, the demise of the Petro-Dollar, the blunt of USMilitary over-reach, and the global urgency of putting the King Dollar into a cement casing coffin. The global movement...

Hopefully everyone is refreshed and ready to start the New Year after spending the holidays with friends and family! During the holidays, I had a chance to shut down a bit and just observe what's going on. For me, this is a good thing because normally I view...

Gold-Eagle'ss global traffic went viral during 2014 due to the insightful and timely publishing of its more than 860 sage analysts worldwide.

This being my first feature article at Gold-Eagle, I would like to thank the operators of the site for reaching out to us at Elliottwavetrader.net to be a featured writer on their site. It is truly an honor for us to be involved with Gold-Eagle.

There is no metal quite like gold as history shows that humans have a special attraction towards gold as this metal like a parasite has held power over humanity far beyond any rational importance as a resource, even to the extent that hundreds of thousands have been...

If we look at a graph of the ‘70s gold bull market (graph #1) and superimpose the typical bubble shape, we can clearly see that it closely fits the bubble model but stopping short of a Total Despair Phase. Those like me who lived through the euphoria of the ’70s and...

I’m writing this New Year’s Eve day, from the “Play Factory” in Phoenix – where my soon-to-be three-year old is frolicking, on one of Arizona’s few rainy days. Oh well, the ominous, overcast weather is a fitting end to one of the most frustrating years of my life...

2014 was a major transition period for me on several fronts. After over two decades of being a compensated consultant in the junior resource market, I spent 2014 concluding that if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t say the classic line, “I wouldn’t change a...

The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index (XAU) consists of sixteen precious metals mining companies that is traded on the oldest stock exchange in the United States – the Philadelphia Stock Exchange which was purchased by NASDAQ in 2008. Price last traded at $70.51....

It was a tough year in many regards and markets were definitely one of them. The metals also had a tough year…and they do still look set to continue to struggle.

Russia's giant gold reserves have done nothing to protect Russian savers from the collapse of the Ruble... RUSSIA has been the world's biggest central-bank buyer of gold in 2014, taking its national holdings into the top five worldwide, writes Adrian Ash at...

Each week, we prepare a selection of newsworthy events to which the current market can explained, somewhat. This week is no exception, save one difference, that being so many want to see/hear some kind of look into the prospects for the year ahead. Our look ahead...

Long term – on major sell signal since Mar 2012 when $HUI was at 550. Short term – on sell signals. Gold sector cycle – up as of 11/14. COT data suggests lower metal prices overall going forward.

The seemingly-invincible US stock markets powered higher again last year, still directly fueled by the Fed’s epic quantitative-easing money printing. But 2015 is shaping up to be radically different from the past couple years. The Fed effectively abandoned the stock...

I disagree that the US is driving down the oil price. I also disagree that the Russian economy is in tatters. You can’t believe Reuters or Bloomberg. The ruble goes down, and the oil price goes down. This is the news: There is no change in the oil price in ruble...

US$, Crude Oil, Gold, Silver, GDX & GDXJ analysis via videos.

Rather like the oil price crash, the rise and rise of the US dollar was the surprise event of 2014 that every forecaster under the sun now thinks will be the theme of 2015. The consensus often being wrong in investment for well documented reasons, there is clearly...

Gold Today –New York closed at $1,182.60 on the last day of 2014 and the first trading day of 2015 saw the gold price stand at $1187.40 ahead of London’s opening. The Fix saw the gold price set at $1,184.25 down $15.00 and in the euro, at €983.351 down €3.991 while...

As 2015 begins I’d like to briefly follow up on my most recent article in which I discussed the oversold condition in the miners. Breadth indicators as well as technical indicators (such as distance from the 200-day moving average) showed the miners reaching an...

Well there’s nothing like being optimistic at the start of a New Year and there are certainly many factors to be optimistic about if you are a gold bull. Gold demand remains strong – notably in China and India with those countries alone probably accounting for 100%...