Gold Editorials & Commentary

What’s really important in following the money is for investors to not get caught up in the negative web spun by the media. There’s a lot of drama these days about Obamacare and Washington dysfunction. Take the government shutdown in October, when the House and...

“You have a choice between the natural stability of gold and the honesty and intelligence of the members of government. And with all due respect for those gentlemen, I advise you, as long as the capitalist system lasts, vote for gold." ……….. George Bernard Shaw

ASIAN and London dealing was quiet in gold Wednesday morning, with prices holding $10 per below yesterday's sudden rise to 3-week highs above $1267.

In early November we made the case that precious metals were in danger of a final plunge before a bottom. The decline that ensued has abated in recent days. It appears that a short-term rally is underway. The bear market is very close to ending but we can’t say...

While major Western Governments try everything to preserve their Fiat Currencies, China continues to accumulate more Gold Bullion. In spite of a string of strong economic data from the US, the dollar failed to stage a solid rally against other major currencies last...

Renminbi Is Destined To Replace The US$ As The Global Reserve Currency…But When?! PRESENTLY, there is precious little that really gives the Chinese Renminbi a significant competitive edge over the U.S. dollar. However, if Chinese authorities truly want the Renminbi...

After the New Year the Fed is NOT expected to taper, however, with the manipulation of the cooked numbers from the governments new higher employment numbers resulting in an unemployment rate below 7.5%, one might expect the unexpected! Why you might ask would the...

In our previous essay, we examined the situation in crude oil in different time horizons. Back then, we wrote that the short-term situation had improved as crude oil had broken above both short-term resistance lines on relatively high volume and had come back above...

Bloomberg News reports that gold held in ETPs (exchange traded products) declined again, over the past week. This chart is a view of these consistent outflows.

The most important question for investors at this time is to determine how high interest rates will rise; if indeed the Fed’s artificial suppression of yields is truly about to end. To accomplish this we first must consider where yields last were outside of central...

The PRICE of gold rose to touch $1250 per ounce for the first time in 7 sessions Tuesday morning, as major government bonds also rose after comments from US Fed officials on the odds of reducing their monetary stimulus at next week's policy meeting.

Tonight I would like to show you some HUI to gold ratio charts that could give us a place to look for the ultimate low for the big cap precious metals stocks. So far these charts have been playing out for over five years. The first chart is a 5 year daily line chart...

Ever since the year 1961 there has been only one (1) secret that will tell us when the gold complex will top and bottom. The secret first appears in the year 1961. Starting in the year 1961 you add 6 to 6 ½ years. You keep adding 6 to 6 ½ years to the total. You now...

In the jigsaw that is the Great Game of Asia pieces which heretofore made little sense on their own are beginning to slot in to give us an idea of the final picture. These disparate pieces are as varied as China’s claim of territorial rights over Japan’s Senkaku...

The market you trade is not random… The use of cycles is perhaps the most misunderstood areas of technical analysis. And is widely miss used within automated trading systems. This is because there are a wide variety of approaches ranging from magnetic, to astrology...

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Dennis Lockhart delivered the news, responding to all speculation about the coming back issue of possible “tapering”. Despite the chairman change for Ms. Yellen, the tapering issue did not taper out yet. Lockhart has told us that...

For the near-term action in the gold market, there are several key cycles that are coming due right now with the gold market, with both the daily weekly cycles due for a bottom of some degree. Whether that low will end up as anything meaningful remains to be seen,...

The PRICE of wholesale gold held steady around $1230 per ounce in London trade Monday morning, ticking upwards as European shares slipped but Asian stock markets closed higher after strong data from China.

Not only Chinese Banks but also the general population of the Sino nation are snapping up all the gold they can lay their hands on at these bargain basement prices. The recent gold price consolidation is a godsend for the Chinese. This begs the question: Why are...

In this business there is no greater buying opportunity than at a bear market bottom. For those few investors able to control emotions, delay gratification, and go against the crowd, a bear market bottom is where millionaires and billionaires are made.

Tis the Season for the most powerful seasonality trade of the year! With the stock market up big in 2013 and most participants are speculating on a pullback in the next week or two, I have to say I am on the other side of that bet. Being a technical trader I focus...

The current correction in gold is not unusual! It also happened in the 1970s. We could go to $1,000 or even $700. Though the bull market is not over…if anything it is only beginning!

A bit of a choppy week for markets which corrected a bit before looking to have put in a bottom, then flipping back to looking like more downside was needed before a large gap opening Friday on good job numbers.

Long term – on major sell signal since March 2012. Short term – on sell signals. Gold sector cycle – down as of 11/08.

With the Holiday shopping season off to a slow start according to preliminary retail sales numbers and with the stock market sitting near all-time highs, one can’t help but wonder what will happen when investors realize the economy isn’t really doing as well as we’...

We had planned on writing about China’s emergence as the world’s new superpower, while the United States keeps sliding into Third World status, but we cannot escape the more cogent political implications/ramifications of the diverging paths between the two...

After making a bear market low in June, gold rallied about 20%. Then from the August top, price headed back down for a possible retest of the June low. There is a good chance that the retest will fail, sending bear market prices to lower levels, but there is also a...

Why do you think central banks may turn their deposit rates negative? Why, because the QEs of the central banks to stimulate economic growth is not working and will not work. The QEs are fuelling bond, stock and real estate prices in the US in the hope of...

Chart analysis On Gold, Silver, T-Bonds And HUI Index via videos.

It appears that the enlightened investor is now more likely to use Bitcoin to diversify their portfolio rather than physical precious metals held in their possession. Recent price performance and sentiment have all but wiped precious metals off the map - even for...