Gold Editorials & Commentary

My last article "gold stocks are breaking down" has incited a few hate mails from the gold bugs.

Those of us in the investment business who advocate individual gold ownership are often accused of being unpatriotic. In part, this charge stems from the dire economic forecasts that often form the basis for such recommendations in the first place.

There are a lot of conflicting opinions being bandied about regarding the outlook for Precious Metals prices, as many readers will no doubt be aware, and when this occurs, it is usually a symptom of a trading range situation.

Oh my gosh, what'll we do now? Helicopter Ben must be stewing in his boots as he finds out what a mess Greenspan left him. Here in Colorado, one out of every 158 homes is in foreclosure, the worst in America.

Many investors wonder what the consequence is with a damaged compass for guidance in the economic seas. Assets must be granted a premium benefit in return for risk to capital.

Once in a while it becomes necessary to take a step back and do a "reality check" on the overall state of the markets.

Attention: As an analyst and a trader, my job is to analyse and trade. But I have learned to differentiate between the two. I trade on my signals and set ups, not my analysis. Analysis provides the road map so we know where we are going.

When Ben Bernanke told Congress that moderating economic growth will likely contain inflationary pressures, Wall Street responded with its biggest one-day rally in nearly two years.

That's an interesting subject, isn't it? Just about every consumer item we wear or use, be it TV, shoes, clothing, or parts of all sorts, are made in China. We have a huge trade deficit with China. So why have all the jobs gone to China?

When gold (and most commodities) came crashing down recently from a high of $730 to $540 in just a few weeks time many experts declared the end of the precious metals (and commodity) bull run. But based on what?

In recent weeks, as the word "stagflation" has made a few appearances on the national media stage, many bullish skeptics, such as CNBC's Steve Liesman, have downplayed the current "mini" stagflation with contrasts to the "real" variety of the 1970's and early 1

We have all witnessed the great rally of gold in the past few months, reaching beyond $700, and then just as quickly, fell to $560 within days, and now we have rebounded, reclaiming 50% of the plunge. Where to from here?

There is no bond conundrum. The ample credit supply from Asia on the finance side, and injurious Asian job outsourcing on the tangible side, these have combined to render the US Treasury Yield Curve (TYC) as flat as a buttermilk pancake.

You remember the old song, don't you? "Foot bone connected to the ankle bone, ankle bone connected to the leg bone, leg bone connected to the thigh bone…" etc. Goes all the way to the top, or from the top down maybe.

When both base and precious metals took a tumble in May, skeptics of the whole bull market felt confirmed in their view that a lot of the price action was purely down to speculators in the futures and options markets driving the price beyond rational measure.

Today's negative stock market reaction to the weak jobs data shows that the "bad news is good news market," which has ruled for the past couple of years, may have finally become a "bad news is bad news market." With the June non-farms payroll data rising by onl

Dangerous words, right?

Does the current climate and commodity bull market resemble the 1970 decade?

To me, such a claim is really lacking in substance.

After a quick read of this brief comparative analysis, answer the question:

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The truth is most traders lose money. And the few that do make money seem to make tones! Why is that? Let's take a closer look to what the average Joe see's and does.

Average Joe Chart #1

The truth is most traders lose money. And the few that do make money seem to make tones! Why is that? Let's take a closer look to what the average Joe see's and does.

Average Joe Chart #1

I just got a call from my friend Van Simmons. He said, "Steve, have you heard about this deal? I've been buying all I can."

Now that the Fed has raised rates to 5.25%, and has left the door open for future increases, the overriding concern is that over-tightening will tip the economy into recession.

Is gold a threat? You bet, but not to you or I.

A cycle seems to be in progress, playing itself out within the confines of the commodity bull market. A pendulum swings its investor emphasis from gold to energy and back again to gold.

I am No Longer an Investment Advisor. I am retired and I refuse to make any recommendations on individual stocks; nevertheless I get quite a few emails and phone calls asking for specific investment advice.

Precious Metals stocks are believed to have bottomed, although we may see a test of the recent lows, and prices may dip marginally below them in coming weeks, any such retreat being regarded as a major buying opportunity.

As real estate prices spiraled upwards over the last ten years, artificially low interest rates and lax lending standards were not the only factors helping to maintain housing affordability.

"In our society today, money's value is measured by what it can buy--its purchasing power. The Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the colonies in 1690.