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What’s the best time to buy gold on a seasonality basis? November! Over the past 40 years (basically since gold became legal
for private ownership in the U.S.) November and December accounted for almost HALF of the year’s gains for gold…If this year is anything at all like the previous 40, we’ll see about 44% of the year’s gains in November and December. That’s huge. This tendency for gold to rise in November and December isn’t just some bizarre cherry-picked technical chart: it’s a solid fundamental trend of supply and demand functions. [That being said: Don’t delay a day. NOW is the BEST time to purchase some gold.] Words: 700
So says Kevin McElroy (www.wyattresearch.com) which Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.munKNEE.com (Your Key to Making Money!), has further edited ([ ]), abridged (…) and reformatted below for the sake of clarity and brevity to ensure a fast and easy read. The author’s views and conclusions are unaltered and no personal comments have been included to maintain the integrity of the original article. Please note that this paragraph must be included in any article re-posting to avoid copyright infringement.
McElroy goes on to say, in part:
You can see this seasonality for yourself in this chart:
The above chart doesn’t include data from 2011, but you can see for yourself in this year-to-date chart that 2011 doesn’t differ all that much from the seasonal trends:
We have the characteristic spike in May, followed by a substantial correction in September-October and if this year is anything at all like the previous 40, we’ll see about 44% of the year’s gains in November and December. That’s huge.
The question is: why are November and December so good for gold?
It has a lot to do with Asian gold buying, specifically, the Indian wedding season, which lasts from the end of September through December. That sustained buying from one of the biggest and fastest growing economies for three months on end tends to have a crescendo effect on gold prices into the New Year. Despite what you might think, higher priced gold has NOT resulted in less consumption in India. In fact, it’s resulted in MORE consumption. Over the past 10 years, Indian gold consumption rose an average of 13% per year – even as gold rose faster in price. As such, this tendency for gold to rise in November and December isn’t just some bizarre cherry-picked technical chart: it’s a solid fundamental trend of supply and demand functions.
So now that we know we have 40 years of a fundamental trend on our side – what should we do? My suggestion would be to buy gold now.
…I feel extremely strongly about taking delivery of your gold and NOT buying the ETF…I own gold for the safety and reliability of having real money close at hand. Buying the ETF version of gold completely undermines those factors. Most gold ETFs won’t ever let you take delivery….[and] if you can’t touch it, you don’t own it.
Unless you’re a trader who’s looking for a 2-month play on gold, I would suggest taking delivery and keeping your gold close at hand. The world’s currency crises are nowhere close to being solved, and the world’s growth economies (like India) are consuming more gold all the time.
In conclusion: I hope you’ll buy gold now for the first time, or add to your position.
*http://www.wyattresearch.com/article/the-best-60-days-to-own-gold-begin-now/25024
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