Gold

The Commitment of Traders data shows that the speculators hold the majority of long positions. Hence, any weakness could…..

The HUI (Gold Stock Index) has been on fire the past 10 months. Both gold and gold stocks have been leading the market higher. But the past month we have seen gold stocks under perform the SP500 and as of today are testing a key support level. Only time will tell if it bounces or breaks, so keep a close eye on your positions.

Pinetree Capital Resource Analyst Craig Stanley sheds some light for The Gold Report on how real interest rates are driving gold’s rise. Although the 10-year real rate is positive now, he says if it goes negative, and stays negative, “Look out. The gold price could really spike.

A lot of investment focus for outlook 2010 is geared toward inflation based assets such as gold and oil. What a change from the turn of the last decade when the rage was totally based on paper assets such as stocks, bonds and yes folks, even the US Dollar. Indeed the age of the Dot.Com stocks was the zenith of the paper world.

Why Gold Beats the Market Manipulators By Martin Hutchinson, Contributing Editor, Money Morning There’s one investment that Wall Street manipulators can’t touch – and neither can the Fed or the U.S. government. Right now that investment is gold. Take Goldman Sachs for instance… After bailouts from the U.S. Treasury Dept, they just posted $16.7 billion … Continue reading

Howard Ruff: Reprising (and Preparing for) Rough Times Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report  01/15/2010 Howard Ruff, who has observed the markets, the economy and government through three serious recessions and witnessed the rise and fall of the dot-com and real estate bubbles, entered the world of precious metals when Robert Preston’s How … Continue reading

The Five Reasons Gold Will Hit $5,000 By Peter Krauth, Contributing Editor, Money Morning Let me get right to the point. Gold’s going to $5,000 an ounce. I know that sounds preposterous to most people. In fact, some of you probably think I’m crazy. But for a whole host of reasons, $5,000 may well end … Continue reading

Now, your retirement savings are at risk. I first commented on the likelihood of a 401(k) confiscation about a year ago. Because the government and Wall Street prefer to trick people and prey on the ignorance that has crept into our once great country, this confiscation it appears is progressing on schedule in a not very subtle form that should pass muster with most of the sheeple.

John Kaiser: The Allure of Bottom-Fishing Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report  01/12/2010 According to John Kaiser, creator of the Bottom-Fish Index, companies on his 2010 list are cheap because the market thinks the junior resource sector lacks the staying power it needs for their management group to guide them into significant growth. … Continue reading

Short Interview with Dave Skarica. We talked a week ago and Dave gave his outlook for the precious metals in 2010. We’ll have lots more interviews in 2010!