Gold Editorials & Commentary

The historical record indicates that the gold-mining sector performs very well during the first 18-24 months of a general equity bear market as long as the average gold-mining stock is not 'overbought' and over-valued at the beginning of the bear market....

In 2011 gold and gold mining stocks topped…and since then prices have been falling. I think there are several reasons for this with the main ones being the strengthening dollar, and the fact gold and gold stocks were the most talked about investment I had ever seen...

In mainstream media coverage last year, gold was largely either ignored or despised. The winner for most derisive commentary might be Citigroup Chief Economist Willem Buiter, who labeled gold “shiny bitcoin” and said “no bank should hold it in reserves.”

I expect global jewellery demand to support consistently higher gold prices, well into the month of February. That’s partly because Chinese stock markets had a tremendous performance in 2014.

With all the hype and noise built in to daily and weekly market management, sometimes it is worthwhile to dial out, calm things down and touch base with markets on the big picture. Here are views on various markets (with limited commentary) by way of some monthly...

We have so far analyzed the current situation in the oil market, suggesting that falling oil prices can indicate another recession in the not so distant future. So the obvious question arises: would it be positive or negative for the gold market? The answer depends...

The lesson is hard but simple – when trading or investing PRECIOUS INVESTMENT CAPITAL DO NOT listen to emotional or fear-based ideas. Instead, do your own analysis and STUDY THE PRICE CHARTS. You will never go wrong by listening to what the market tells you.

Gold priced in euros surged through the €1,050/oz barrier to a high of €1,052.04 per ounce this morning. It’s up 7.2% this month, outperforming gold in dollars which is up 4.8%, and building on the 12% gains seen in 2014. Market participants are increasing...

I believe today marked a breakout on the PM stock indexes and Gold which have different reversal patterns. Below is the combo chart we’ve been following that has the HUI on top and GLD on the bottom. As you can see the HUI broke above its double bottom trendline...

It is only in America that nobody seems to know or care but, in fact, during 2014 gold was the second best performing currency after the US$.

We recently discussed the astonishing surge in net long positions in the US dollar, and the lopsided reading of associated sentiment surveys, which have broken all previous records (See “How Much Further Will the Dollar Rally?” for details). Here is a brief update...

Politicians and central bankers are desperately trying to convince investors that the economy has returned to what they deem as a “pre-crisis normality”. But the truth is the global economy has never been in a more fragile condition. In an example of just how...

The financial world is changing at a very fast pace and we would like to share with you some observations of alarming recent developments in the financial system. The New Year resolution of political leaders seems to be the global implementation of the bail-in...

Paul Joseph Goebbels was the Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. He once said that if you tell a big enough lie and keep repeating it, people eventually come to believe it.

The SPX appears to be at the beginning of a long-term distribution process which is forming a top of intermediate proportions. I want to stress the word “appears”, because the various indices are not yet unified in this process. It will probably take several more...

In answering the question posed in the title, many would simply say, “it’s all about the dollar, of course.” Others would say it is about demand in China or India. Others would say it is the conflict seen in Russia or the Middle East. Many were absolutely certain...

This article is based on an interview conducted by Claudio Grass, the Managing Director of Global Gold based in Switzerland, with Mr. Steen Jakobsen. Mr. Jakobsen is the Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer at Saxo Bank, where he has served for a total of 14...

As 2014 has closed, we want to present our view of where markets are headed in 2015 in a series of coming articles. Toward the end of this series, we will cover real estate and the economy, something slightly different than what we normally cover in our market...

Gold ended the year at $1182/oz which means its closing price is now down two years in a row. This has obviously caused a lot of mining companies trying to adjust to ‘the new reality’ by slashing costs but unfortunately the market hasn’t really taken these steps...

Here is the latest chart detailing the relationship between the Hedge funds NET POSITIONING in the Comex gold market and the price of the actual metal.

The following article is from Gold Stock Bull contributor, Ben Kramer-Miller. While I agree with his overall assessment and reasoning, I am a bit more bullish in the short term and think precious metals have likely already found a bottom. Of course, short-term...

I wasn’t planning to write this morning (Friday); and in fact, will have completed this article before the December NFP payroll report is released. Regarding said report, my advice is the same as always regarding the “island of lies” reporting of the nation’s most...

Last week was a great move for markets off lows after another very short correction. And now we’re setting up for much higher prices once again. We’ve got a few good stocks already and I’m looking for a few more and there are more and more who look ready to really...

Got gold? Got silver? If not, you may not survive very well under the current and future regime[s] established in this country. Does price matter? Sure, everyone wants to buy reasonably near the lows, and there are many of us who paid substantially higher prices...

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

The precious metals market isn’t really all about metals. Well, it sort of is but it is not ONLY about metals. Mining stocks are a significant part of the market and one that is very much interesting for gold and silver investors. In this commentary, we try to give...

2015 is upon us and the turbulence has already begun. 2014 was another year of an uneasy calm interrupted by sudden bouts of abrupt market volatility. We were surprised how risk appetite remained so high despite emerging and a high level of risk especially from the...

2014 ended with two ominous developments: the strength of the US dollar and a collapse in key commodity prices. It is tempting to view both events as one, but the continuing fall in oil prices through December reveals they are sequential: first there was a greater...

Gold Jobs, Silver Slow, US$, DOW, GDX & GDXJ analysis via videos.

The gold miners have seen impressive investor interest in their beaten-down stocks in this young new year, with capital inflows fueling a sharp rally. And this buying is likely just beginning, as major market changes are afoot that should catapult gold much higher...