Gold & Silver in Super Cycles: When Will They Go “Boom” & Then “Bust”? (+2K Views)

So writes David Hunkar (www.topforeignstocks.com) in edited excerpts from his original post* entitled On The Gold And Silver Price Super-Cycles.

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Hunkar goes on to say in further edited excerpts:

The following chart shows real gold and silver prices from 1850 to 2012:

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The tables below show the dates of super-cycles and dates of booms and busts:

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It is interesting to note the boom and bust lengths for these two precious metals. During the depression of the 1930s gold had one of the long boom periods. The recent long boom lasted 6 years from 1977 through 1983.

[How long will the current boom periods last for each of gold and silver? Time will tell but the above analyses should give you some idea of when.]

Editor’s Note: The author’s views and conclusions in the above article are unaltered and no personal comments have been included to maintain the integrity of the original post. Furthermore, the views, conclusions and any recommendations offered in this article are not to be construed as an endorsement of such by the editor.

*http://topforeignstocks.com/2013/03/24/on-the-gold-and-silver-price-super-cycles/ – Copyright 2012 TopForeignStocks.com (Data Source: http://www.sfu.ca/~djacks/papers/workingpapers/w18874%20(typology).pdf  by David S Jacks, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University, Canada; NBER Working Paper No. 18874, March 2013 entitled From Boom to Bust: A Typology of Real Commodity Prices in the Long Run)

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