Gold Editorials & Commentary

Until the S&P500 Index (SPX) broke out to the upside in early-July of 2016, we favoured the view that an equity bear market had begun in mid-2015. Supporting this view was the performance of NYSE Margin Debt, which had made what appeared to be a clear-cut...

It is my privilege now to bring in Keith Neumeyer, founder and CEO of First Majestic Silver Corp, one of the top silver mining companies in the world. Keith has an extensive background in the resource and finance sectors and has also been an outspoken voice about...

John Hathaway of Tocqueville Funds says the physical gold market will defeat the paper gold market leading to a much higher price for the monetary metal in the coming months and years in his Tocqueville Gold Strategy Investor Letter (Fourth Quarter 2016 Investor...

The election of Donald Trump sparked a rally in the broad stock market which has continued up to the present, and according to the laws of reverse (inverse) logic that rule the markets, his inauguration as President is likely to trigger a swoon, and as we will...

Last month, we noted that there could be a trend change in progress. Not only are the prices of the metals rising (which is just a mirror-image of the dollar falling, from 27.6 milligrams of gold just before Christmas to currently under 26mg). But the scarcity of...

Precious Metals have been referred to as the Anti-Stock Market. Looked at over long periods of time, it’s easy to see that when Stock indices are in Bull Markets, gold and silver generally move downward. And, when stocks go into Bear Markets, the precious metals...

Stocks continue to build bases as we progress into earnings season. I see no reason in the charts to expect any meaningful downside yet. Metals continued to show strength off lows but I am still weary that this strength is only fleeting with Chinese New Year right...

As you can above see, we've added a new panel to our weekly Gold Scoreboard: "Gold by the Week" compares the price track during 2017 to that of 2016, giving us an instant year-over-year assessment as to if Gold is faring better ... or not. And thus far, we like what...

Over the past week speculative longs build positions while shorts covered for the first time in eight weeks. Despite the move in gold, short positions remain at high levels while many speculative longs remain on the sidelines.

Gold sector is on a major buy signal and short term is on buy signal. Cycle is up. Gold stocks testing resistance. Silver is on a long-term buy signal. Short-term is on buy signal. Silver is more volatile than gold, manage your risk.

Predicting the future is especially very difficult. Still, let’s try to figure out what investors should expect from the gold market this year. For sure, in the long run, the price of gold will mainly depend on the US dollar, the real interest rates and the market...

Gold has hit the ground running in this young new year, a stark contrast to its brutal post-election selloff. Rather remarkably, these strong recent gains accrued despite literally zero buying from one of gold’s most-important constituencies. The American stock...

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Gold prices have had a good start to 2017 and has made gains in the majority of currencies, building on the strong gains seen in 2016. So far in 2017, gold is 3.5% higher in dollars, 2.3% higher in euros and 4% higher in sterling.

If you thought the pace of the head-spinning political events of the last two months couldn’t get any faster, think again. One of the most critical decisions of President-Elect Trump’s reign will soon be decided. The final verdict will have a direct impact on the...

Given our caution on the broad stock market, resulting from relatively high prices across the board, we have relatively few "buy" recommendations. Most of our buys are concentrated on the gold stocks, and even there, many of our limits are below current prices. I do...

2017 has just started but some longer-term trend changes already seem to develop. It is interesting how a new year combined with a new US president act as a catalyst for what will be the start of monumental events in the world economy. Not that many of these will...

Recently, I was quietly reading in my armchair, eyes closing and trying to stay awake, and the next moment I was falling down a rabbit hole. After falling into the void, I found myself outside a castle, which can only be described as very Gothic in the darkest sense...

Gold’s robust rally paused for just long enough on Wednesday to discourage bulls — including your editor, who had advised a long position in GDX with a stop-loss far more generous than is typical for a Rick’s Picks trade. Unfortunately, it wasn’t generous enough to...

Gold has rallied to $1,207/oz today as stocks globally have weakened after the first press conference of incoming President Trump turned into a bit of a debacle.

Now that another New Year is upon us, it’s time to reflect on what the coming months might unfold. Normally when market analysts try their hand at predicting the year ahead it involves either wild guessing or linear extrapolation based on prevailing trends. I tend...

At the time of his death, Prince had taken delivery of and had in his possession 67 gold bars, 10 ounce gold bars, valued at $836,166.70. That’s according to an asset inventory compiled by Bremer Trust released by the Carver County District Court, as first reported...

This past week saw a very nice move higher in the GDX and gold, but silver has seriously lagged, which does dampen any outright bullishness at this time. But, let’s review where we stand overall.

Major US and international banks cheat their customers and rig markets. Revelations have been piling up since the 2008 financial crisis. Hundreds of billions have been paid in fines, penalties, and settlements. The fraud, price manipulation, lying, and theft – once...

The last two bear markets in US stocks were deflation-oriented. The next one is likely to be inflation-themed, and could feature the US dollar and gold soaring higher at the same time.

The media has decided that the single bets investment going forward is the US Dollar. Indeed, Marketwatch has proclaimed that 2017 will be “The Year of the Dollar.”

The U.S. will never go back on a gold standard. The notion that a U.S. Dollar backed by gold would solve our financial problems is pure folly. Why? Because, if the U.S. Empire didn’t abandon the gold standard in 1971, it would have collapsed decades ago.

Gold Price In GBP Rises 4% On Brexit and UK Economy Risks. – Pound fell 2% against gold yesterday after Theresa May created Brexit concerns. – May’s ‘Hard Brexit’ denial does not calm markets growing fears. – Investors concerned about lack of government strategy and...

Palladium is starting this year as the best performer among the precious metals, heading for its biggest gain since March, reports Bloomberg. The metal rose 11.17 percent for the week on bets that carmaker demand will grow following positive U.S. and Chinese...

We are fortunate today to be joined by Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at U.S. Global Investors. Just recently Mr. Holmes received another award from the Mining Journal and was named America's Best Fund Manager for 2016, one of many awards he's...