Please Note: US Markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1338.00+$16.20+1.33%Silver$17.24+$0.26+0.23%XAU89.11+2.37%+1.97%HUI201.34+2.97%+1.62%GDM670.32+2.67%+1.27%JSE Gold1331.43+6.31+0.66%USD90.95-0.95-1.11%Euro122.06+1.74+1.36%Yen90.03UNCH+1.81%Oil$64.30+$0.50+4.65%10-Year2.548%+0.012+2.87%Bond150.46875+0.03125-0.97%Dow25803.19+0.89%+2.01%Nasda...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort289,16185,87369,270150,099370,370508,530525,513Change from Prior Reporting Period 47,7337,7139,222-5,00537,66651,95054,601Traders17990854554263194 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 46,92529,942555,455 2,77412354,724 non reportable positionsChange from the previous reportin...Read More
The stock markets have rocketed higher since Trump's election win on hopes for big corporate tax cuts. This extreme rally has left stocks exceedingly overvalued and overbought today. A major selloff is long overdue and likely imminent. When stocks inevitably roll over and mean revert lower to rebalance away euphoric sentiment, gold is the main beneficiary. Gold investment demand soars wh...Read More
Walmart made two announcements yesterday that perfectly illustrate the dilemma facing the developed world. First, the omnipresent retailer raised its minimum Continue...Read More
By Jeff ClarkCrypto and stock prices grabbed most of the investment headlines in 2017. But by the end of 2018, a different asset class is bound to spark investor's attention.There are multiple reasons for that, starting with the fact that no trend or bull market lasts forever. But it's about more than just the prolonged run in equities and runaway prices in cryptos.There are three specific devel...Read More
China has been accumulating gold for years, and are now taking steps to tie it to yuan. Interest rates in the U.S. are rising, and the Chinese are not so eager to keep piling up on U.S. dollars and U.S. Treasury debt. Ron Paul discusses on The Liberty Report!Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the author of eight books, inc...Read More
By Gary TanashianSince January 2013 we have been using the worldwide Semiconductor Equipment industry as a leader within the Semiconductor sector, which is an economic cyclical leader itself. That month we noted a positive move in Equipment bookings, which became a (3 month) trend that spring. This trend was used to project positive economic signals to come.Through some turbulence in 2014 and 20...Read More
By Steve St. AngeloThe U.S. Stock Market is reaching its biggest bubble in history. When the price of the Dow Jones Index only moves in one direction... UP, it is setting up for one heck of a crash. While market corrections aren't fun for investors' portfolios, they are NECESSARY. However, it seems that corrections are no longer allowed to take place because if they did, then the tremendou...Read More
Technical analyst Clive Maund discusses why he believes a massive new sector bull market is about to begin in gold and silver.When you are following the markets closely day after day it can be easy to lose sight of the big picture. So with the "everything bubble" getting closer to bursting, leading to universal mess and mayhem, there could not be a better time to look at the long-term picture for...Read More
Gold bullion set for fifth week of gains as dollar slumps (Reuters.com)Asia Stocks Are Mixed as Euro Gains, Bonds, Gold Bullion Steady (Bloomberg.com)U.S. runs December budget deficit of $23 billion - Treasury (MarketWatch.com)Uproar over crackdown on cryptocurrencies divides South Korea (Reuters.com)Wal-Mart Raises Hourly Wage to $11 in Wake of Tax Overhaul (Bloomberg.com)Bill Gross of Janus:...Read More
Happy Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal to everyoneMonday US markets are closed. Traders will take positions for Tuesday. The hawkish European central bank meeting also supported gold prices. Next week, the Federal Reserve Beige book and US housing numbers will affect metals as well as currency markets. Traders expect a strong growth view from the Federal Reserve. If consumer price index numbers...Read More
Jeff Clark : Crypto and stock prices grabbed most of the investment headlines in 2017. But by the end of 2018, a different asset class is bound to spark investor’s attention.There are multiple reasons for that, starting with the fact that no trend or bull market lasts forever. But it’s about more than just the prolonged run in equities and runaway prices in cryptos. There are three spe...Read More
Luckily or not, 2017 is behind us. It was a positive year for the gold market, as the yellow market gained more than 12 percent. However, investors are forward-looking, so let’s focus on what the coming months will bring. The next year will be shaped mostly by the following broad economic trends:1.Global activity is improving.2.Labor markets are strengthening further.3.Subdued inflation is f...Read More
When you are following the markets closely day after day it can be easy to lose sight of the big picture. So with the "everything bubble" getting closer to bursting, leading to universal mess and mayhem, there could not be a better time to look at the long-term picture for gold and silver, in order to see whether they are going to salute and go down with the ship, as they did in 2008, or constitut...Read More
Please Note: US Markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1338.00+$16.20+1.33%Silver$17.24+$0.26+0.23%XAU89.11+2.37%+1.97%HUI201.34+2.97%+1.62%GDM670.32+2.67%+1.27%JSE Gold1331.43+6.31+0.66%USD90.95-0.95-1.11%Euro122.06+1.74+1.36%Yen90.03UNCH+1.81%Oil$64.30+$0.50+4.65%10-Year2.548%+0.012+2.87%Bond150.46875+0.03125-0.97%Dow25803.19+0.89%+2.01%Nasda...Read More
Crypto and stock prices grabbed most of the investment headlines in 2017. But by the end of 2018, a different asset class is bound to spark investor's attention.There are multiple reasons for that, starting with the fact that no trend or bull market lasts forever. But it's about more than just the prolonged run in equities and runaway prices in cryptos.There are three specific developments I've be...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort289,16185,87369,270150,099370,370508,530525,513Change from Prior Reporting Period 47,7337,7139,222-5,00537,66651,95054,601Traders17990854554263194 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 46,92529,942555,455 2,77412354,724 non reportable positionsChange from the previous reportin...Read More