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I don’t mean to rant against gold. I just think that there are some fundamental reasons to keep gold in the proper perspective when we consider its value as a portion of our asset holdings. In my view, it’s not the type of asset you want to build a portfolio around. Here's why.

Given the recent upside breakout in the U.S. dollar I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the reasons behind the strength as well as implications for the stock market. Here are my views on the situation.

This is one of those times where it is best to focus on pictures of the market, over various time frames, to get a better handle on what to expect moving forward, and a look at the charts tells us in no uncertain terms that the end is not yet in sight. Here is our read of what the market is saying, and has been saying for some time.

Our financial system is in far worse shape than it was just prior to the financial crash of 2008. The truth is that we are right on schedule for the next great financial crash. You can choose to ignore the warnings if you would like but, ultimately, time will reveal who was right and who was wrong and, unfortunately, I think I will be proven to have been right.

Who knows how long before the Dow Jones Index finally receives a well overdue market enema, but I can assure you of this, when it arrives it will be a VERY messy occasion!

The day is coming when insincere promises made by bankers to deliver tons of silver and gold sometime in an uncertain future will not be good enough to satisfy market demand, and that’s when this farce ends. Expect it to end with a bang, not a whimper, and people will either be in or out when it ends, so the time to get in is now.

Despite continuing QE and huge government deficits the price of gold has fallen 35% since its peak in 2011 and is down over 10% from its highs this year. Is there a logical explanation for this?I think there is. Read on.

For those of you who fall in the gold bug camp, the technicals and sentiment may finally be aligning in your favor once again. Here's why.

It is frighteningly clear to any objective analyst and/or intelligent investor that the present bull market rally in stocks (2006-2014) is "beyond the pale" (outside the bounds of acceptable behavior) i.e. the excess valuation is dangerously above the market excesses of the 1920s.

An analysis of the ratio between the market capitalization of gold (MCG) and the gross world product (GWP) over the past 63 years suggests that the current price for gold has further to fall and that it would not be wise to begin buying gold until prices have fallen below at least $1100 or $950.