Gold bounced this week as traders covered shorts and pushed gold 8% over its April 15, 2013 low. That’s the story this week. Aided by rumor, pomp and circumstance, traders create volatility by placing huge bets on future movements of securities. Recently at record highs, short activity for gold has been well publicized. (Shorting is...Read More

I’m hearing more and more confusion about the investment markets these days. The stock market won’t down, some say, and gold is going the wrong way. What’s going on? Admittedly, if you have to make money in this market your situation gets much harder. Most of your money should have been made when it was easy. Now it’s...Read More

Analysis of the investment markets is a two part story this week. It starts with gold and ends with stocks. Gold took a nose dive this week, dropping 5% on Friday and 7% for the week. Why such a dramatic move? Speculation. Gold is widely used as an indication of inflation. The thinking here is...Read More

I was a little lost about what to say in this blog this week. I mean, how many times can you say the economy stinks, the stock market is overvalued, and conditions are ripe for gold? But the truth is nothing much has changed. There was little new in the news this week, and what...Read More