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As A Hedge, Gold’s Now A Bust
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.3%

Professional portfolio managers learn very early in their careers the fundamentals of hedging. If there's a need to tactically reduce exposure to a particular asset class, they learn to find contrary investments, something that "zigs" as other holdings "zag."

Brad Zigler Thursday, 11 March 2010
 
Gold Demand: Not What You Think
GoldThe latest news on true gold demand contains some surprising revelations.
  • Why is ETF demand declining?
  • Jewelry, electronics making comebacks
  • How scrap has changed the supply picture
Julian Murdoch Monday, 08 March 2010
 
Inflation Scorecard: Market, Not Fed, Snugging Up

Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12-months): 2.5%

This week, the short end of the yield spectrum ticked up and gold spreads widened to indicate an expectation of eventual tightening by the Federal Reserve. Like last week, though, the interest rate boost held an accompanying rally in commodity prices in check.

Brad Zigler Friday, 05 March 2010
 
Two Weeks And I’m Not Rich Yet!
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.1%

I'm so disappointed in Colin McCabe. You remember McCabe, don't you? He's the supposed editor of the ubiquitous Elite Stock Report we wrote about in "A Golden Future In Your Mailbox."

Brad Zigler Tuesday, 02 March 2010
 
Riding The Golden Bubble
Golden BubbleGold in a bubble? Who cares? Not George Soros, at least.
  • Why Soros is buying the ‘ultimate bubble asset’
  • Why IAU and SGOL aren’t sharing the good times
  • How high does gold go in 2010?
Lara Crigger Monday, 01 March 2010
 
Inflation Scorecard: Steady As She Goes
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12-months): 2.1%

This week's market activity provided little reason for the Fed to withdraw its accommodation. A decline in Treasury yields pretty fairly well matched the uptick in commodity prices.

Brad Zigler Friday, 26 February 2010
 
Dennis Gartman: The Euro Is 'Doomed'
Dennis GartmanThe man behind The Gartman Letter says to buy the dollar, short the euro.
  • Will Greece doom the euro?
  • Why you should dump dollar-denominated gold
  • Is inflation or deflation in store?
Lara Crigger Friday, 26 February 2010
 
Ever Want To Strangle Gold?
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 1.8%

There are always three possible trends for a market at any given time: up, down or sideways. Experienced traders appreciate the fact that markets often tread water before making substantial and sustained moves up or down.

Brad Zigler Thursday, 25 February 2010
 
A Golden Future In Your Mailbox?
Gold BountyJunior gold miners ‘exploding’ by 1,500%? We examine the outrageous claims made by one direct mail ‘special offer.’
  • Are ‘monster gains’ too good to be true?
  • Truth vs. fiction in returns
  • The Guinness Exploration connection
Brad Zigler Thursday, 25 February 2010
 
Gold Traders Are Waiting ...
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.3%

There's a lid on the gold market weighing down prices at the $1,127 level. That price should ring a bell with traders in the soon-to-expire February COMEX contract. That's the midpoint of a runaway gap created in November as prices raced to their December peak at $1,227. It's also a support level for a two-week reactive bounce in January.

Brad Zigler Tuesday, 23 February 2010
 
Another Monday, Another Gold Manipulation Notion
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.2%

Take any firefighter from my neck of the woods out for coffee (toss in a sandwich, too; it's an investment that can pay off handsomely) and you'll hear this plaint: "You'd think it's all over when we douse the flames, but it's not. We have to stick around long enough to suppress the hot spots. We often spend more time stamping out these little fires than we do on the blaze."

Brad Zigler Monday, 22 February 2010
 
Andrew Schectman: Gold Driven By Manipulation, Supply Shortages
Andrew SchectmanThe co-founder of precious metals firm Miles Franklin, LLC shares his outlook on the future of the ‘stealth' bull market in gold.
  • Why he foresees a major gold shortage soon
  • What role manipulation plays in the global gold market
  • Why the best days are still ahead for gold investors
Lara Crigger Friday, 19 February 2010
 
Gold’s Correlation Reaches New High
Real Time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 1.9%

Remember that gold/stock correlation illustrated in this week's feature "Gold And Stocks Riding The Same Bus"?

Brad Zigler Wednesday, 17 February 2010
 
Inflation Scorecard: No Immediate Need For Tightening
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.0%

Despite Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's jawboning about the central bank's plans to sop up excess liquidity in the banking system, this week's market action isn't a likely catalyst for tightening. Declines in Treasury and commodity prices likely slipped the Fed's gearshift into neutral.

Brad Zigler Friday, 12 February 2010
 
Fed Funds Rate? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 1.9%

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke started talking up the central bank's plan for withdrawing its accommodation Wednesday.

Brad Zigler Thursday, 11 February 2010
 
Gold And Stocks Riding The Same Bus

GoldIs the yellow metal losing its historic diversification benefits?

  • Changing correlations
  • The new bond connection
  • A model portfolio look-back
Brad Zigler Thursday, 11 February 2010
 
A Flood Of Equity ETFs
PodcastAssociate Editor Lara Crigger evaluates the recent flood of equity-based commodity ETF filings. But do any of them compare with GDX?


HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 09 February 2010
 
LEAPS Vs. Gold Stocks
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.2%

Last week really tested the mettle of metal-owners. An early-week bullish head fake was followed by some nasty selling that left COMEX spot gold nearly $31 an ounce lower for the week. Long liquidation was the name of the game on Wednesday and Thursday, but Friday the shorts rushed in. Well, maybe not rushed, but they weren't walking to get to the trading rings, that's for sure. Open interest rose nearly a percentage point for the week as shorts and longs passed each other at the doorway.

Brad Zigler Monday, 08 February 2010
 
How’d YOUR Gold Stock Fare Yesterday?
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.6%

PHEW! Thursday was quite a day! Spot gold dropped more than $48, or 4.4 percent, dragging gold stocks with it. Well, when you actually look at the losses sustained by the miners, you're apt to think it was the equities that led the descent. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: GDX) gave up 5.5 percent yesterday.

Brad Zigler Friday, 05 February 2010
 
Brian Nick: Time To Short Gold
Brian NickThis Barclays Wealth investment strategist explains why now is the right time to short the yellow metal.
  • Why we're not headed toward inflation
  • How ETFs have changed gold's demand picture
  • What's the real fair value for gold?
Lara Crigger Friday, 05 February 2010
 
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