Technical analyst Clive Maund presents his dystopian view of the future. The distinguishing feature of fiat money systems is that they are licentious—they are created by corrupt politicians so that they can act without restraint by, for example, promising the citizens the earth in order to improve their chances of being re-elected. The population can pick up the tab later in the form of deva...Read More

We are coming into the traditional seasonfor intense silver rallies. With silver recently making a really importantbreakout, things are setting up for a memorable period in the silver markets.Furthermore, the decision to buy silver forthe long-term is basically a no-brainer given that the Gold/Silver ratio isstill around 80. Below, is a long-term Gold/Silver ratio chart as well as aSilver chart (f...Read More

Recently, the World Gold Council published a 2019 edition of a report on gold as a strategic asset. The industry organization released later the UK edition as well. Plenty of food for thought. How can the learnings from these publications strengthen our investment decisions? Why Gold?Why investors should add gold, that does not bear any yield, to their portfolios? There are a few really good reaso...Read More

I am continually amazed at how every turn in the numbers and the economy seems to present new information that is bullish for gold and silver. The train of logic becomes downright laughable at times.Other than entertaining in a perverse sort of way, the various proclamations and conclusions end up sooner or later in confliction with each other.One of the more glaring examples involves buying gold...Read More

This is part 2 of 2 of my gold price trend forecast analysis update, (Part 1 https://youtu.be/u1yAB5s8BKQ)Also this analysis was first made available to patrons who support my work (Gold Price Breakout - Trend Forecast 2019 July Update). So for immediate first access to ALL of my analysis and trend forecasts then do consider becoming a Patron by supporting my work for just $3 per monthSo the gold...Read More

A few weeks ago we wrote that precious metals were at risk of a correction. First, they powered higher. But last week they ran into technical resistance levels that date back well beyond only a few years. This is true for Gold, Silver as well as the miner ETFs: GDX and GDXJ.Starting with Gold, we can see that it has struggled to get through $1550/oz. That’s not a surprise as we poi...Read More

Reading the new today of the riots andprotests in Hong Kong as well as the military action between Iran and Israelsuggests to us that the metals markets are poised for a very big run this weekand possibly much further into the future.This type of Chaos creates a level ofuncertainty in the global markets that will prompt a massive surge in theprecious metals markets as traders and investors continu...Read More

Since we noted the initial move to break the 200 day moving average – and at least temporarily break the downtrend on August 27th – the Silver/Gold ratio (SLV/GLD) has held its breakout, looking to close the week and the month of August on a signal that we have long anticipated. Okay, but the monthly chart of the Silver/Gold ratio makes abundantly clear that nothing has happened that h...Read More

This is part 2/2 of my Silver Price 2019 trend forecast update - Part1 - Silver Price Tragets for 2019 - Forecast UpdateSo the Silver big question for 2019 is will the price be capped at resistance at $21 or like the Gold price breakout of its 5 year trading range to target the next resistance area of $25.Silver is Still Cheap Relative to Gold6 weeks ago ago the Gold / Silver ratio was trading at...Read More

Crudeoil moved sharply higher yesterday, almost touching the previous August highs,but it didn’t manage to break above them. The resistance that we outlined inthe previous Oil Trading Alerts kept the rally in check, and we already see theresult. Crude oil simply declines. What’s next? How far can it decline?Inshort, the previous outlook remains up-to-date, simply because the situationd...Read More

Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses trends in the market and his recent trades. For those of you that have followed my raves and rants over the years, you are undisputedly aware of all of my biases when it comes to almost everything: bankers, politicians, invasive species, free market suppression, entitled Millennials, and finally, the utility of precious metals in a "financial orde...Read More

The new Alchemist went out at the end of July. And making the choice from its articles is always hard. What gems can we learn from the latest publication of the LBMA? We invite you to read our today’s article and find out!Gordon’s Brown Bottom, 20 Years OnThe first article we would like to summarize for you is “Gordon’s Brown Bottom, 20 Years On” by Adrian Ash, Direct...Read More

Just a few weeks ago, silver naysayers told us we’d have to waitmonths, or even years, before the market made a big move. Now they are eatingtheir words! The white-hot metal surged past $18.50/oz this morning to reachits highest level in more than two years.Silver is up more than 13% in the month of August alone, a timewhen many precious metals analysts had expected summer doldrums. Even som...Read More

Several articles by others recently have pointed out the apparent inconsistency of the US dollar’s action relative to the price of gold. For example, over the past year the US dollar Index has continued to strengthen, while gold has also risen in price.That would seem to indicate that the US dollar’s value is not a primary factor in determining the price of gold. As we have said, thoug...Read More

Our research team has been nailing some really great trades recently in Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, ETFs, and many other market segments.  Some of these trades have resulted in fantastic gains of +10% to +20% for our members.  One trade in particular that we called back in July was the Energy trade in Crude Oil and ERY.  Specifically, we suggested that Crude Oil would fall based on our...Read More

The most important part of investing is knowing if you are in a bull or bear market. It’s always much easier to trade in the direction of the main trend. There are times when a market is reversing from bull to bear or vise versa that there is not a lot of confirmation the turn has completed which leaves one apprehensive about getting fully invested. The more clues you can get that the major...Read More

Silver is now ready to follow gold andsuccessfully signal its bull market. In fact, it is important that silver doso, in order to provide another confirmation that gold’s recent rally is“real”.The following technique (as presented previously) could provide a way to track silveruntil it provides that clear bull market signal.Below, is a long-term silver chart: On the chart, I have...Read More

In recent months, the World Gold Council released a few interesting reports. What can we learn from the publications? We’ll then supplement it with the view of the Fed policies. Will gold like the message?Gold Demand Trends Q2 2019On August 1, the WGC published a new edition of its quarterly report on gold demand. According to the organization, the supply of gold grew 6 percent (recycling ju...Read More

Foryour sake, I hope you already have some gold in your portfolio.Gold is on an amazing run. It’s up over 21% since lastAugust.Meanwhile,the S&P 500 is up a mere 0.7%, as you can see in the chart below. Whilegold has done very well in general, I’ve found one niche group ofgold stocks thatis hands down the winner in this run.I’lltell you about it in a moment. Before...Read More

Back in June 2019, we posted a research article suggesting that Natural Gas was setting up an extended basing pattern below $2.35 preparing for a seasonal rally that typically initiates in late August or early September.  We believe the basing pattern has nearly completed and now is the time to begin positioning for the upside price rally that we believe will hit in Natural Gas as early a Sep...Read More