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It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the technical picture for gold has been rapidly deteriorating...and a look at the longer term charts makes it clear that we have just witnessed a head and shoulders formation that has dramatically failed. The chip shot on the downside for gold here is $1,500 [maybe even] $1,450. Bring a double dip scare for the economy into the picture, which I expect to see this summer, and $1,100 is a possibility. If you get a real stock market crash in 2013, as many analysts are predicting, and you’ll get another chance to buy at $750. [That being said,] long term, I still like gold and expect it to hit the old inflation adjusted high of $2,300 during the next hard asset buying binge - but remember also that long term, we are all dead. Words: 900

Nick Laird has put together an Elliott Wave theory prediction using ‘The Golden Mean’ & ‘Fibonacci Sequences’ to arrive at future prices for gold...which he is hopeful will serve as 'a roadmap which gold may take as it climbs to new highs'. See the chart below. Words: 625

[The adage "sell in May and go away" refers to selling one's stocks in May, going into cash, and then waiting until November before buying back into the market. That] has worked the past two years...[This time round, however,] we believe there is a high probability that you would be buying at a higher price [in November] than... [what if you were to sell out] in May of 2012. [Let us explain why we are of that view.] Words: 406

The Fed’s recent inference that QE3 was not imminent has caused physical gold and silver and the HUI and the XAU to breach their downside support lines. These transitions set up the distinct possibility that we could well see $1,500 gold and the HUI and XAU at 400 and 144, respectively! Let me outline my analyses of the current situation and how it might unfold. Words: 386

Below is a synopsis of, and comments on, a very well balanced article on physical gold which is rather rare in this day and age. The article challenges everyone who owns gold, or is considering owning gold, to think for themselves, and then come to their own conclusions as to whether physical gold is, indeed, the ultimate inflation hedge that it is so often claimed to be. Words:800

[No one would argue that] diversification is not a sound investment practice but exactly how much risk reduction, in actual numbers, is obtained through application of this philosophy? This analysis is an attempt to quantitatively determine its relevance - [and you will be surprised by the answer. Read on!] Words: 1317

U.S. imports of oil have skyrocketed from 28% 30 years ago to 49% in 2010 [and if the price of crude oil were to skyrocket it would have devastating effects on the economy but be advantagous to the savvy investor. Let me explain.] Words: 368

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We are now at the mercy of oil and the commodity markets. Bernanke's plan to print our way to prosperity is destined to fail. Ultimately, he is just going to spike inflation and collapse the global economy, resulting in a worse downturn than what we saw in 2008/09. Let me explain. Words: 510

MarketWatch's headine last Friday read You Have to Play to Win: U.S. stocks' stellar performance so far in 2012 is remarkable in part for the enemic trading volumns that have accompanied Wall Street's rise, and those on the sidelines, as with the lottery, stand no chance. I believe that this may be the single most deceptive and dangerous financial headline I have ever seen published by such an influential provider of financial information. [Let me explain why I think that is the case.] Words: 1232