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  • Breakout or No Breakout, Short-term Correction Appears Likely

    July 19, 2011, 12:00 PM

    Is the short term rally in gold prices over? What do both fundamentals and technicals suggest about the long-term market direction for gold?

  • Gold & Silver Miners Stop as General Stock Market Declines

    July 15, 2011, 12:00 PM

    Mining stocks have been rallying strongly recently, but without analogous action in the main stock indices it seems that miners' outperformance relative to gold is over or is about to be over.

  • Gold: Summer Trip and a Long-term Overview

    July 8, 2011, 12:00 PM

    As the summer begins, precious metals sector components appear to have reached significant resistance levels. Although rapidness provides the current impetus, recent upswings seen in gold market are expected to have an end soon in view of the seasonality. While current technicals support a summer downtrend, let’s have a global overview of the gold market fundamentals across the regions.

  • Precious Metals Crossing Halfway on an Annual Race; Heading towards "Gold"?

    July 1, 2011, 12:00 PM

    With double digit gains in first-half of the year, precious metals are expected to shine in second-half portfolio diversification and rebalancing. Referring the recent events in the precious metals space, developments in Greece economy take the lead. However, the yellow metal had a mild reaction towards the strength of the euro. While the global tensions decreased, what about the direction of dollar and precious metals in the near term?

  • Currency Indices and Gold/Silver Prices - What's Next?

    June 21, 2011, 12:00 PM

    In the USD Index, the situation still appears to be bullish although declines or some sideways movement is possible in the short-term. The situation for the Euro Index is of course the opposite with a small rally likely to be followed by declining index levels. In this essay we discuss the likely impact these events would have on the price of gold.

  • Fundamentals, Technicals and Silver Be Cautious!

    June 17, 2011, 12:00 PM

    Silver failed to follow gold higher - is the situation in silver really bearish in the short term or is it likely to move up with a vengeance? In today's essay we deal with the above question and additionally we discuss the usefulness of the technical analysis given the most important fundamental factors present today.

  • Will Gold Price Decline Soon or Is This Summer Really Different?

    June 14, 2011, 12:00 PM

    Ongoing price-volume action for both gold and silver suggests that extreme caution is necessary while taking positions in precious metals. Summer months are traditionally known to be bearish for gold - is this year going to be any different?

  • Negative Momentum in Gold and Silver to Continue?

    June 10, 2011, 12:00 PM

    The situation in currencies does not bode well for Gold and Silver Bulls presently. The risk of higher USD Index levels is quite significant and would impact the precious metals sector in a negative way. It appears that this is a factor that must be watched closely in the days ahead and caution is warranted with trade positions anywhere in the precious metals sector.

  • Euro, Dollar Indices and Gold Market - A Short-Term Must-Watch!

    May 27, 2011, 12:00 PM

    The correlation between gold and currency indices is a matter of interest among precious metal investors – no wonder these indices used to indicate the direction for both gold and silver many times in the past. We encourage you to read today’s essay as it describes the most recent events in both indices.

  • Gold, Euro and True Seasonals for Mining Stocks

    May 24, 2011, 12:00 PM

    Backed by a (still!) bullish trend for the euro gold is expected to witness an upside in the short-term. The True Seasonal trends have provided an excellent roadmap for the precious metals sector so far in May. Therefore, it’s particularly interesting that a change in trend is expected towards end-May or early-June.

  • Breakout or Breakdown - Whats Next for Gold?

    May 20, 2011, 12:00 PM

    From a speculative point of view, it appears that the next move in gold market likely be to the upside – however, is the yellow metal likely to move to new highs in the following weeks?

  • Silver to Outshine Glittering Gold in the Long (!) Term

    May 17, 2011, 12:00 PM

    It still appears that we are in the early stages of a corrective phase in the precious metals markets. This corrective rally within the decline is something that one could bet on. The risk/reward ratio appears most favorable for gold over silver for the short-term.

  • Gold and the Contra-Trend Moves Seen in USD and EUR Indices

    May 13, 2011, 12:00 PM

    The currency markets at first glance appear to have changed their trends, but a closer look indicates that this is not the case. The trend remains up for the Euro Index and down for the USD Index and the impact will likely induce fluctuations in precious metal market moves in the days and weeks ahead.

  • Gold Price Analysis from the Mining Stocks' Perspective

    May 10, 2011, 12:00 PM

    In our previous essay (Freefall in Silver, What's Next?) we described the current situation in silver and today we would like to provide you with a mining-stock-related follow-up.

  • Freefall in Silver, What's Next?

    May 6, 2011, 12:00 PM

    Recent downturn in silver market has raised a lot of eyebrows, doubting vicinity of a peak in prices. If a peak is confirmed, the next step is down. However, what do the charts say about the next possible moves in silver market?

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