Silver

If you routinely invest in gold while paying little attention to its less-expensive little brother, you might be missing out. Silver has performed very well in 2016—up about 20% and is expected to go much much higher over the short and long term for the following 3 reasons. Words: 412

I believe that the price of silver will eventually go over $100 a troy ounce and when that happens, those that got in today will be exceedingly happy with their returns. Others are projecting even greater gains. I am fully convinced that silver is a wonderful investment for the mid to long term.

Silver is undervalued these days but has shown over time that it can jump up in price with sudden, strong movements. Today’s infographic, which covers silver’s biggest win and loss streaks since 1970, really helps to show the magnitude of this volatility. In fact, silver has gone on 58 such runs where it jumped more than 10% in price in a mere matter of days. Take a look.

Higher gold prices look both reasonable and inevitable. Fifty years ago gold sold for under $40. Gold selling for over $4,000 does not seem unlikely. Depending on the unfolding “insanity” in our political and financial world, $4,000 might be considered quite low in 5 – 10 years.

With the gold to silver ratio over 82 and silver nearing a 21 year low in terms of gold so, regardless of whether or not precious metals fall or raise in the near term, the likelihood that silver will outperform gold is historically very high over the next few years. Here's how to take full advantage.

We are market realists, and the reality is neither gold nor silver are about to launch into the upper reaches of higher prices for the near term but the reasons for such happening are beginning to be more credible so it might occur in the second half of the year.

An intermediate top is forming in gold and silver, confirmed by the latest COT data, indicating that a severe drop is imminent. In addition, the latest 1-year chart for gold shows gold having become heavily overbought after after a parabolic slingshot move. Breakdown from the parabola will likely lead to a dramatic plunge. This article addresses these factors complete with enlightening charts. Read on.

Given that the price of silver, as indicated by the ratio to the DJIA, is near a multi-decade low, expect it to rally substantially between now and 2020. $50 silver is coming, probably fairly soon. $100 silver will take longer.

Gold is in a hurry and is unlikely to wait for investors to acquire it at anywhere near these prices. We could now see a quick move to $1,400 and if gold doesn’t stay too long at that level, the acceleration is likely to continue towards the previous high of $1,900 and go even as high as $2,000/ozt. That being said, silver will move twice as fast as gold and could well reach $50 in 2016. Here's why.

Do what the smartest country on the globe is doing (China) and buy and hold as much physical gold and silver as you can. Why? Because you will be up the proverbial creek without a paddle if you don't have either metal.