Now’s THE Worst Time to Panic Out Of Gold & Silver! Here’s Why (+2K Views)

Now may be the worst time to panic out of the precious metals and junior mining sector into the overbought U.S. dollar. Here’s why.

The above introductory comments are edited excerpts from an article* by Jeb Handwerger (goldstocktrades.com) entitled Forex Volatility Predicting Bottom In Precious Metals?.

Handwerger goes on to say in further edited excerpts:

The Euro

Now may be the worst time to panic out of the precious metals and junior mining sector into the overbought U.S. dollar. Why? Because their is evidence that smart capital may be carefully looking at ways to diversify away from the euro (and yen) which has collapsed hitting multi-year lows and the fact that inflation may pick up rapidly in Europe (and Japan) as a result of the European Central Bank printing euros like crazy causing a collapse in the currency, and its worst quarter in many years, as shown in the chart below.

The flight of capital from Europe and Japan has looked for temporary liquidity in the U.S. dollar which is hitting three year highs as investors expect the Fed will raise interest rates by 2015. I wouldn’t count on that so quickly, though. Investors are also buying the S&P500 large caps sitting on record cash positions. The U.S. may be the most dangerous overbought market right now that could correct from those nosebleed levels delaying interest rate increase.

The U.S. Dollar

The U.S. dollar has soared as a liquid alternative. For how long is the main question. Can the S&P500 continue to rally alongside the dollar? The yen and euro are collapsing. Could the U.S. dollar be the next currency to fall or could it be the U.S. equity markets which have gone up for three years now with no meaningful correction?

A strong U.S. dollar could put pressure on the large U.S. multinationals and S&P500 as U.S. exports become more expensive. U.S. deficits continue to soar to record levels and they must be paid with cheaper dollars.

Gold, Silver & Junior Miners

Eventually, the large U.S. dollar position should rotate into the commodities and natural resources as deflations set the stage for hyper-inflations. What one must do during these periods is prepare for inflation to pick up by buying precious metals and junior miners.

Deflationary periods do not last long. The long term trend favors inflation. Three to four years is already an extended period of time for a correction by historical standards. Deflations breed the best buying opportunities as one can protect oneself ahead of the inflationary storm that may be directly ahead.

Gold and silver prices have been declining since 2011 but may soon bottom as the U.S. dollar begins to test multi-year highs. The U.S. dollar is very overbought as investors fear that the U.S. will raise interest rates while other countries continue to print money like the ECB, Japan and China.

This rally in the U.S. dollar should not last much longer as it may be a dead cat bounce before the next downturn. This may actually be a great time to transfer cash into real assets such as the junior miners trading near multi-year lows.

The U.S. deficit is continuing to increase especially as new wars are announced in Europe and the Middle East. The Fed will continue to support inflationary policies and prevent deflations at all costs and rising deficits and war are usually quite bullish for gold and bearish for the dollar.

• Silver is already in new four year lows trading below $18.
• Gold has not yet violated the $1200 mark but may soon bounce off that level.
• The GDXJ ETF is continuing to hold its 2014 lows.

Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar is strong at new six year highs despite billions of dollars of bailout and quantitative easing. The Fed is running the risk of deflation and may actually be forced into more easing to boost inflation. The U.S. must pay back its record debts with cheaper dollars.

Right now, the bottles of champagne are popping in the US as real estate and equity markets continue to hit new highs. However, the piper must be paid and it is harder to pay down debts with a strong dollar. Don’t be surprised to see the Fed eventually make a reverse move to devalue the dollar to pay down debts. Expect more bubbles to explode not just in 3-D printing, but in social media stocks and get rich quick real estate scams.

There is a huge cash position waiting on the sidelines to buy real money such as gold and silver especially from the Europeans right now dealing with a currency on verge of collapse and China, which just announced a new Shanghai Gold Exchange. Major institutions are sitting on large amounts of U.S. dollars/bonds and must transfer that into the form of real money in the form of gold, silver and ounces in the ground controlled by the junior miners.

Conclusion

Look for huge volume and accumulation in gold and silver over the next few weeks and in some high quality junior mining stocks. Negative capitulation followed by strong accumulation could be the indicator that the smart money expects gold and silver to bottom. The question for many is when this will occur. It should be soon as this correction in the junior miners has been one of the worst and longest in decades providing possibly a once in a generation buying opportunity.

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://goldstocktrades.com/blog/2014/09/23/strong-accumulation-may-follow-selling-capitulation-in-junior-gold-miners/(© 2014 Copyright Jeb Handwerger – All Rights Reserved; Subscribe to my free newsletter to get up to the minute updates on rare earths, uranium, gold and silver.)

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