Gold Editorials & Commentary

In today's video I want to caution gold bugs to again take any bounce with a grain of salt as ICL's almost always unfold as an ABC, at least an ABC move down...

Food and energy prices receive headline attention because of their impact on consumer budgets. Post-Covid there has been a sharp spike upwards in the cost of groceries that seemed to catch most people off guard. In addition, the cost of gasoline at the pump has...

A few years ago, I was studying the relationship between the major stock market indexes and their volatility indexes and I came across and an intriguing phenomenon. The vast majority of the time these indexes move in opposite directions from one another.

The best-performing precious metal for the week was gold, but down 1.75%. The demand for platinum is driven by two key factors: 1) The increased platinum loadings needed to meet the China VI standards for heavy-duty vehicles, introduced in 2022, and the expected...

In this video, Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, Chairman & CEO of POET Technologies, discusses the benefits of AI and photonics. Even silver investors want to know about AI. POET Technologies is an emerging AI hardware supplier that uses photonics to deliver the speed and...

The best historical comparison for Gold and precious metals is not the 1970s or 2008. It is the mid 1960s, during which gold stocks (the proxy for gold) broke out from a long base. Had Gold been a free market, it likely would have broken out from a 1948 or 1951 peak...

AI! Computers making intelligent decisions! New paradigm! Old laws don’t apply anymore! Long live the bull market! …Really? Yes, AI is transformative. It already starts to enhance multiple businesses, just like the Internet did many years ago. And as many thought...

As one who tracks market sentiment, it still amazes me to watch it develop in real time. And, we see it quite well in the analyst community as well.

White House and Congress complete ritualistic debt ceiling Kabuki Dance. Extra, extra, read all about it! The debt ceiling has been extended, markets of course celebrate.

Fiscal hawks weren't optimistic when Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the U.S. House. The California Republican's track record was dismal when it comes to spending restraint.

The gold price is rallying Tuesday morning, following the tentative agreement to the debt ceiling situation, which calls for a suspension of the debt limit until January 1 of 2025.

The gold market reaction continues, and the daily closing price chart does a good job of highlighting key buy zones for investors.

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC, or in America let’s call it “FedCoin”) is a hot topic right now. Articles about it are everywhere, and Monetary Metals’ clients are asking about it. Gold is widely seen as a way to opt out. No doubt this is part of why the price...

When President Nixon slammed shut the gold window for foreign holders of U.S. dollars, it was the final step in a planned exit from the gold standard. It was also tacit admission that the United States government, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve, had debased...

Back in 2002, then-Vice President Dick Cheney claimed "Reagan proved deficits don't matter" and went on to push for tax cuts combined with more federal spending. Indeed, the Bush administration would go on to push immense amounts of new spending, supporting a huge...

Microsoft’s bullish rampage last week added to already strong evidence that the stock market is headed to new records highs.  The shares of the software leviathan’s shares not only jackhammered through granite resistance in the form of the midpoint ‘Hidden Pivot’...

Join us today is Greg Foss, an expert in sustainable energy and high-yield credit trading, and we talk about his insights on the economy, banking risks, and the importance of owning hard assets like silver, gold, and Bitcoin to protect against fiat currency...

Gold stocks are very oversold on a short-term basis and are approaching technical support. The percentage of HUI stocks trading above the 20-day and 50-day moving averages is 0% and the percentage of GDXJ stocks trading above the 20-day moving average is 8% with...

Since my last article posted back in early-May (i.e., 'Gold Cycles Move into Mid-Term Topping Range'), Gold has moved sharply lower, with the metal dropping over $150 - into the most recent swing low.

The gold and silver Commitments of Traders, as tracked each week in NFTRH leading into the correction, indicated a potential for a coming decline in gold, silver and the gold miners. A correction, not the end of the bull phase by this sentiment measure. CoT was...

Below, we look at simple facts in the context of complex markets to underscore the dangerous direction of Fed-Speak and Fed policy.

Global macro commentator Andrew Axelrod joins us today to discuss the current chaos in the markets and how the Federal Reserve is trapped in a dilemma of its own making.

The latest video from Gary Savage looking at the gold market and the optimum times to buy and sell.

Housing prices as measured by the Case Shiller 20 Housing Index are falling year over year for the first time since January 2007. There are two differences this time.

As herein penned just a week ago for Gold: “…the present … Long trend can swiftly end in tears. Either Gold right now resumes adroitly up, or … just a wee drop in actual price, and ’tis over. A new Short trend would then ensue, and … even the 1800s may return anew...

As the debt ceiling fight in Washington heads down to the wire with the risk of a technical default looming, investors are growing nervous. Some are fleeing to physical precious metals as a safe haven from risky financial assets. But on the futures exchanges that...

Starting on Tuesday’s close, the Dow Jones closed below its BEV -10% line. Is this the beginning of a major collapse in valuation? Most likely not, but the Dow Jones has been going the wrong way all this week, going down, a little bit at a time. Then again, on...

Current data suggests a correction is in progress, and should see new highs overall. Our ratio is on sell signal. Trend is DOWN for USD. Trend is UP for gold stocks.

The Russel 2000, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 triggered Hindenburg Omens in May. The odds of a recession remain near 100% and could start as soon as July. The Annual inflation rate in Argentina exceeds 100% for the first time.

There are many factors that one needs to consider when analyzing any market. Looking at a single indicator might be misleading. If it was that easy, everyone’s trades would always be profitable, right? But they aren’t.