Last week, I noticed how Gold seemed to be catching a bid whenever the S&P 500 was in sell-off mode, and selling off whenever the S&P went back up. This got me starting to think, is Gold maybe the market of choice for HFTs when we eventually do get a major correction of this move off the bottom that started in November? Furthermore, could GLD, instead of TLT (us treasuries), be the inverse trade that we should be pushing our chips towards when we anticipate a turn in this market (more…)
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The consensus seems to be that the Fed will extend twist today. However, I can’t imagine that the run up has been based on twist expectations only. And in either case, I disagree. I think the Fed will make some vague promises to be ready to do “something” if things get “worse” and to keep interest rates low as long as “needed.” (more…)
I paid attention to Kinross last Friday. After the company announced a restatement of the goodwill asset value of one of their mines, the stock dropped 20%. Rumors then abound that the company could become an acquisition target by Newmont mining. Here’s the news story: (more…)
In this week's webinar we discussed the gold and silver relationship, and whether investors should and/or could profit from a decline in gold, oil, and silver prices.
In today's Ask the Expert we discussed these issues in the context of the current rally in safe-haven investments, and talked through a few ways you can look for confirmation of these trends. Knowing how risky the rally in oil, gold, or silver is will help you pick the right strategy and set appropriate expectations.
In today's Ask the Expert I will spend time walking you through how the gold market works, what gold investments we think are the best and whether there really is a shadowy plan to keep prices artificially low.
Commodities can have great trends and represent a diversification alternative for longer term profit opportunities. However, very few individual investors are willing to trade futures, which is traditionally how traders get access to that market. There are some excellent low cost alternatives to futures but which method is best really depends on what your investing objectives are. (more…)
