Gold Editorials & Commentary

It was a bit of a tough week for me. Monday showed some signs of weakness after the holiday week and I ignored, or discounted them, with recent strength in mind. Unfortunately, I was relatively heavy in leading stocks, which gaped down Tuesday and never recovered....

All-time high stock valuations – caused by Central banks covertly buying half the world’s equities. All-time low yields, caused by Central banks covertly (and overtly) monetizing every toxic bond imaginable. Housing bubbles galore, caused by Central banks printing...

If you never read a newspaper, listened to television/radio, or read any one of the numerous blogs that exist and were left with just charts to look at, the information contained in the them would put you head and shoulders above everyone else.

Complacency in financial markets is currently extremely high, and investors should have some gold in their core holdings to protect themselves said Axel Merk, president and chief investment officer of Merk Investments.

Long term – on major sell signal since Mar 2012. Short term – on buy signals. Gold sector cycle – up as of 6/20. COT data suggests a top is forming in metal prices.

Both gold and silver have enjoyed massive buying by American futures speculators in recent weeks. It all started with Fed chair Janet Yellen’s cavalier dismissal of inflation, but the buying momentum persisted well after that. Happening in the midst of the summer...

Chart Gold Head & Shoulders, Silver Launchpad, Dow Wedge of Danger, GDX Target Zone & GDXJ Beeline to $60 Charts Analysis via videos.

The US government spends more than it collects in revenues, so debt increases. The money supply increases similarly and consequently consumer prices increase. Wages increase more slowly than taxes and consumer prices. Throw in several stock market crashes, a...

Gold appears to have bottomed out and could be the in the process of making a comeback, albeit a timid one, which could gather momentum due to the world's increasingly unstable geopolitical environment.

The debate in precious metal markets today is whether or not the three-year bear market is over and a new uptrend is establishing itself. But assuming for a moment that the gold price has turned the corner, will the bullion banks be able to keep a lid on it? Given...

BIG PICTURE – The ongoing bull market is over 5 years old and both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P500 Index have climbed to record highs. Yet, the vast majority of retail investors are still not convinced and many are waiting for the elusive stock...

There are many irrefutable signs a US stock market crash is imminent. However, THREE of the most compelling are the following: Dow Index/US T-Bond Ratio and; the S&P500 PER/VIX Ratio, and London’s FTSE Stock Index. Each of these indicators heralded the market...

In my prior article from back in early-June, I noted that a short-term bottom was due, which had been projected for the June 2nd timeframe, plus or minus a day. The actual low for Gold was registered the very next trading day, doing so on June 3rd at the 1240.20...

Behind the veneer of “all is well” being promoted by both world Governments and the Mainstream Media, the political elite have begun implementing legislation that will permit them to freeze accounts and use your savings to prop up insolvent banks.

“Gold rose to a one-week high after several Federal Reserve policy members expressed concern that investors may be growing too complacent on the economic outlook, boosting demand for the metal as a haven. ‘Signs of increased risk-taking were viewed by some...

Those familiar with Jesse Livermore and the book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator know who Old Turkey is. He was Mr. Partridge, an old trader who dispensed great wisdom in few words. Those at the office nicknamed him Turkey because of the way in which he strutted...

I think today’s price action marks a very important confirmation point in the precious metals stock indexes, at least for the intermediate to longer term outlook. Finally, after a year of chopping around in small up and down moves, we are starting to get some...

When analysts forecast future asset prices they typically choose valuations that make sense in the context of current valuations. We could, for instance, easily imagine that a $100/share stock can trade up to $120/share. But when somebody comes out and says that...

This statement may seem rather extreme. But to understand our meaning, you first have to assess the purpose of the capital markets.

I think that the Metals and Miners Bull Market has just began and we are very close to the point of recognition of a new bull market which should give us an idea of what to expect going forward. As we have already seen in the past the first phase of a bull market is...

We all know the S&P 500 Index has been on a 5+ year rally to all-time highs – thanks to ultra-low interest rates and the levitating wonder of “printing money” via QE – Quantitative Easing. Examine the following chart of the S&P for the past 20 years.

The London bullion market is an over-the-counter unregulated market and has had this status since the mid-1980s. The disadvantage of an OTC market being unregulated is that change often ends up being driven by a cartel of members promoting their own vested interests...

Not even the richest man in the world Warren Buffett could compete with GOLD & SILVER. And I perceive no reason why this relative performance will not continue in the future...especially with all major countries printing money like there is no tomorrow. Global...

Recent liquidity flows on the COMEX suggest the gold market may need to retrace some of the recent gains, before moving higher.

In the end game, truth is found only at the margins. In a credit-money system, over time the constant infusion of increasing amounts of credit will inevitably lead to higher and higher rates of inflation. Because common knowledge of this fact is not in the best...

Happy Independence Day America! Your markets are bullish… and over bought, over loved and running on increasing momentum.

If you did not know what a parabolic uptrend looks like, you now do.

World's richest man (Warren Buffett) is building and hoarding cash. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway’s cash hoard has surged 30% to nearly $50 billion since the end of 2011. One must ask WHY the World's richest man is piling up the cash hoard if all is hunky-...

Another minor top appears to be forming, preceding a correction which should exceed the former one in depth; but limited and very short-term (not lasting more than a few days). After this correction is over, another attempt at making a new high should occur.

We had a nice relatively quiet but solid week for markets and stocks for the most part, which is nice to see. You just never really know what a holiday week will bring but this one was good. We didn’t see a lot of large moves but leading stocks did hold up very well...