Gold Editorials & Commentary

As FOMC readies its .25% rate hike today… In 2021 and 2022 we called the Federal Reserve “tardy” on several occasions as they doggedly held to their “transitory” inflation stance long after reasonable people (using the right indicators) would have given up on such a...

On January 17, the Saudi minister of finance, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, announced that the Saudi state is open to selling oil in currencies other than the dollar. “There are no issues with discussing how we settle our trade arrangements, whether it is in the US dollar,...

Gold is often soft on Tuesday and… today is Tuesday. The uptrend line is being tested today, which is not a surprise. In just a few months, gold surged from about $1610 to $1950! I’ve urged investors to sell into this massive rally.

The best performing precious metal for the week was gold, but still down 0.03%. The Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) core price index eased further in December, perhaps laying the groundwork for the Federal Reserve to continue to ease up on rates. Consumer...

With the ongoing financial turmoil and the potential start of another world war, gold is behaving as we would expect, showing exceptional strength. Although we are nowhere near the top as open interest is still low, we still must be on the lookout for a short-term...

For the most part we are the beneficiaries of orderly financial markets.  For more than two hundred years market makers and traders have bought and sold – for themselves and in behalf of others – without long-term disruptions to the orderly function of markets.

It will soon be a year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The U.S. has provided Ukraine nearly $100 billion in weapons, cash, and humanitarian assistance. The sanctions imposed on Russia may be even tougher now than during the Cold War.

Patrick Karim returns to the show to discuss the latest insights on the commitment of traders for gold and silver and why investors need to pay attention to this information. Legacy media, such as Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money on CNBC, is saying that now is an...

Last week we wrote about the propensity for mild corrections in the early stages of Gold bull markets. Corrections in Gold tend to be limited to 8% to 10% at the most while corrections in the gold miners tend to be limited to 15%. The exception is when you get a...

“The risk of over-tightening by the European Central Bank is nothing less than catastrophic” says Prof Kenneth Rogoff. At Davos he also said: “Italy is extremely vulnerable. But this could pop anywhere. Global debt has gone up massively since the pandemic: public...

"Immovable" indeed is our Gold: having closed one week ago at (precisely) 1927.7, price settled yesterday (Friday) at 1927.6 ... the 10¢ loss of benefit only to the dastardly Short whose wealth (at $100/point/contract) thus increased by ten bucks. Lah-dee-dah.

The Dow Jones continues having problems piercing its BEV -5% line, or closing above 34,959.67 dollars. It goes without saying that if it can’t do that, the Dow Jones can’t have a new BEV Zero, a close above 36,799.65.

Our proprietary cycle indicator is UP. Current COT data supports overall higher gold prices. Our ratio is on buy signal. Trend is DOWN for USD. Trend is UP for gold stocks. Trend is UP for gold.

The gold miners’ stocks are continuing to power higher in a strengthening upleg.  As their gains mount, sector bullishness is gradually growing.  Traders’ interest is rising, leading them to increasingly chase gold stocks’ robust upside momentum.  As uplegs mature,...

Here are today's videos and charts.

While the Federal Reserve was caught off guard by the rampant inflation that it expected to be 'transitory,' and now expects that it can raise rates as quickly as it has without causing a recession, there are several analysts who disagreed, and who have so far been...

At AOTH we’ve been writing about the coming copper supply deficit for years, while mainstream media kept quiet on the issue.

John Feneck and Jorge Ganoza join the show to discuss the current state of the precious metals market and the factors driving the bull run in gold and silver. We examine the DXY index and its impact on the prices of these metals. We also look at the GDX and GDXJ...

While Flash US PMI declined further in January, the input inflation accelerated. It’s not clear whether the Fed should become more dovish or hawkish – and that impacts gold.

Between 2020 and now, quite a lot happened, quite a lot of money was printed, and we saw a war breaking out in Europe. Yet gold failed to rally to new highs. Gold Had Chances.

Before starting today’s analysis, I would like to emphasize that we might see some erratic price movements with regard to the USD Index – gold link. The reason is that today is the day when the news from Europe hits the market. The ECB President spoke, and the...

Gold has fallen and appears to be on its way to invalidating the recent breakout. What happens when it slips below $1,900?

Last year was one of the worst on record for a conventional stock and bond portfolio. The major stock and bond market indexes both fell by double digits.

The glory of gold. In a world ravaged by debt, fiat, and war… is it a time for gold bugs of the world to be bold?

In 2022, central banks will have purchased the largest amount of gold in recent history. According to the World Gold Council, central bank purchases of gold have reached a level not seen since 1967. The world’s central banks bought 673 metric tons in one month, and...

Before we move into a review of the last few months of market action to learn what most investors did wrong, I think it is important to begin this missive by reposting something written by Robert Prechter in The Socionomic Theory of Finance (a book I strongly...

In his most recent discussion with Tom Bodrovics of Palisades Gold Radio, Matterhorn Asset Management principal, Matthew Piepenburg, weaves together the various threads of historical cycles, political psychology and the hard math of cancerous global debt to make...

Joe Biden entered the Oval Office with relatively low approval ratings. The botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, an economy in decline, rising consumer prices, and potential scandals simmering in the background haven’t helped his approval ratings over the past two...

Jim Rogers returns to the show to discuss the Fed's ability to handle a higher interest rate and its potential impact on the economy, the US government budget, and corporate high-yield junk bonds.

For today's video I'm gonna just illustrate the need for patience. Last year I said I think this is going to be a difficult year, and we had a huge huge move up out of the 2020 bottom, this four year cycle low, and one of two things either happens when you get a...