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GLD - There is gold in them there hills! More on Gold and why you should own it. Graphic_rating_buy GLD
Newsmonkey
82%
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in 27 days
Why you should own gold.  Historically, Gold has been a safe haven in distressed times, during high inflation times, at times when there was distrust of the financial system, and during depressions.  Any of this sound familiar?  This time will be no different.  Recently, gold has been under pressure as hedge funds have scrambled to raise cash unfortunately most hedge funds facing redemptions have had to sell what ever was liquid.  And well Gold is liquid and has performed very well relatively so it has been a major source of cash.  It isn't that they want to sell it they have had to sell it...
By  newsmonkey   (+14.50%  risk: aggressive)  10/27/08 1 comment


Kiener: Gold Prices To Double On Paper Market Default Graphic_rating_buy GLD
Blokm2-seekingalpha2
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 -6.58%
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urg Kiener, CEO of Swiss Asia Capital, told CNBC this morning that the flight from paper currencies as a result of global interest rate cuts will lead to a doubling in the price of gold within a short period, as demand for physical precious metals outstrips supply, causing paper contracts on gold to default.

http://conquerthewallstreet.blogspot.com/2008/10/kiener-gold-...
By  Heri Setyono   (-7.80%  risk: moderate)  10/10/08 Comment


jewelry demand trumps panic investment Graphic_rating_sell GLD
Anything
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 +10.86%
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Gold's demand is being negatively affected this year by lack of jewelry demand. One institute says jewelry demand was down over 25% in Q2 2008, and this might actually worsen. Since jewelry is still about 70% of gold demand, while investment (coins at your local dealer) is still less than 20% (industrial and dental use make up the difference), the risk to gold bugs from the consumer is far greater than the risk to the dollar, which is also accelerating vs. other commodities at quite a rapid pace. This year, Gold's only strength has been market fear, which seems at a current maximum rig...
By  utopius   (+17.62%  risk: moderate)  10/09/08 2 comments


Gold Graphic_rating_buy GLD
45%
 -10.72%
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This play is simple with rate cuts and the Fed's printing press running none stop it means one word: Inflation
By  J Gotti   (-11.69%  risk: conservative)  10/09/08 Comment


The Fear Trade: Investors Pile into Gold and Treasuries Graphic_rating_buy GLD
Rxlogo
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 -1.68%
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(closed on 10/03/08)

The Fear Trade: Investors Pile into Gold and Treasuries

The Dow suffered its biggest one-day point drop in history (although not even close on a percentage loss basis) as investors moved out of stocks into tradition safe havens such as Treasuries and gold (GLD). The failure of Congress to approve the $700B bailout package stunned investors as lawmakers worked through the weekend and practically around the clock to put together a plan that was widely expected to pass. The Senate will return Wednesday night while the House meets again this Thursday following the Jewish New Ye
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-6.40%  risk: moderate)  09/30/08 1 comment




From the Blogosphere

Hoped for Stocks Bottom Pierced

Today was a rotten market day, in a rotten market month, in a rotten market year, in a troubled economy.  Otherwise, things are OK.

The Good News:

Aggregate bonds (AGG or BND), Treasuries (SHV, SHY, IEI, IEF, TLH and TLT) and investment grade bonds (LQD) were up.

The Bad News:

Municipal bonds (MUB), below investment grade bonds (HYG), international sovereign bonds (BWX), and emerging market bonds (PCY) were down.

Key equities asset categories were all down significantly.

The Bond Picture Today:

Bellwether Asset Categories:

We watch these ten key asset classes as macro level representations of the

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By  Richard Shaw   (+89.43%  risk: aggressive)  11/20/08 Comment


Hedge Inflation with two gold ETF ideas: GDX and GLD

Filed under: Barrick Gold (ABX), Yamana Gold (AUY), Newmont Mining (NEM), ETF Investing, Goldcorp Inc (GG), Kinross Gold (KGC), BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP), Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK)

It seems that everywhere you turn you hear something about the price of gold, from analysts to commercials encouraging you to sell your old jewelry for big bucks. If you're tempted, how about a bit safer investment in the commodity? Let your money work for you -- invest in an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that hold shares in several different gold producers, and you can ride the wave of the industry.

Market Vectors Gold...
By  Mitch Tuchman   (-7.54%  risk: conservative)  11/19/08 Comment


Lower Prices Now - Massive Inflation Later?

The global economy is declining. As a result, prices of important kinds of “stuff” is falling. Governments are pouring money onto the markets to solve a problem that may have been caused by easy money originally.

If you party too much and awake the next day with a hangover, taking a shot of alcohol may take the immediate pain away.  However, it only delays and probably increases the pain when you finally decide to stop drinking, or become so sick you can’t drink any more. Taking that morning after drink is referred to as taking a “hair of the dog that bit you”.

Some people are concerned th

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By  Richard Shaw   (+89.43%  risk: aggressive)  11/12/08 Comment


The Relative Appeal of Gold

Gold is unusual in that it is both a commodity and a surrogate currency. While gold's value has fallen along with other commodities, note that it has also displayed relative strength with respect to other commodities since the mid-year swoon. The chart above depicts the ratio of gold (GLD) to the commodities ETF (DBC). When stocks made their October lows along with commodities, gold's performance relative to other commodities was breaking to new highs.

While many commodities are falling due to economic weakness (oil, industrial metals), gold may be retaining a degree of interest given the...
By  brettsteenbarger   (+0.00%)  11/07/08 Comment


Outlook for Gold Bugs Index (.HUI)
Vld2czech
13%


Last time we profiled the Monthly HUI index, we pointed out the bullish pennant that was forming. Unfortunately, it has broken to the downside. No buy signal was generated as a result. For a buy signal to be generated the Pennant would have to brake to the upside. Even then a stop loss should be used for protection in case the upside breakout fail. The HUI index has gone done sharply and is testing the lows of 2004 and 2005. These lows may hold up but that remains to be seen.

Below is the HUI Monthly chart with the Monthly MACD and RSI. Both have turned down. Both are bearish. RSI ha...
By  Vlada Kynsky   (-59.75%  risk: moderate)  10/30/08 Comment



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Doug Gryder   (-16.27%  risk: conservative)
Where is the Smart Money?? - Where is the Smart Money?? We have recently been focusing on the rapid downward spiral in prices and have had some very good discussion. In my quest t...
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Doug Gryder   (-16.27%  risk: conservative)
DELEVERAGING OR DEFLATION?? - DELEVERAGING OR DEFLATION?? So many people are confusing deleveraging with deflation. Lets go back to Jim Rogers fundamental discussion on oil. He sim...
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Looking for the bottom?....Keep looking. - Why you should own gold. Historically, Gold has been a safe haven in distressed times, during high inflation times, at times when there was distrust o...
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