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The historical record shows that those who get washed out during big corrections
miss the greatest buying opportunities of a bull market. With that as context, what can we expect from gold moving forward? Let’s start with the short term.
So writes Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst (www.caseyresearch.com) in edited excerpts from his original article* entitled What Are Reasonable Gold Market Expectations?.
[The following article is presented by Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.FinancialArticleSummariesToday.com and www.munKNEE.com and may have been edited ([ ]), abridged (…) and/or reformatted (some sub-titles and bold/italics emphases) for the sake of clarity and brevity to ensure a fast and easy read. This paragraph must be included in any article re-posting to avoid copyright infringement.]
Clark goes on to say in further edited excerpts:
Full market capitulation is underway. Headlines about gold are almost universally negative today, and all about selling. This feeds on itself, and the process may not be over. In this kind of environment, prices will overshoot to the downside. In other words, the bottom may not be in. [Below is what we should do] if we get more short-term pain:
1. Differentiate between short-term sentiment and long-term reality
It’s not deleveraging and fear that has hit our sector like it did in 2008, but renewed confidence in the broader markets and lack of higher inflation rates that many expected by now. The current thinking by sellers is that crisis has been averted and therefore there’s no need to own gold.
Contrast the selling by these short-sighted investors against record levels of buying by central banks, China and India gobbling up 20% of global annual production, and runaway demand at mints. [Read: Central Bank Gold Purchases up 17% – Here’s Why You Should Jump in or Top Up Too]
Fundamentals dictate long-term trends – and fundamentals don’t lie. The longer our fiscal problems are allowed to fester, the greater the eventual structural damage to global economies and standards of living. These forces will sooner or later come to a head, and will play out for several years.
The broader investment community does not yet see a compelling reason to invest in gold – but when inflation starts pinching pocketbooks and budgets, a sea change will take place. Remember, roughly 98% of US investors don’t own gold – that will change when higher rates of price inflation begin making headlines.
Should gold end the year down , it will not mean the bull market is over. It will mean that inflation remains contained and that we have a longer-than-expected buying opportunity. My suspicion is that it will also mean the turnaround will be stronger and longer than we’ve seen before. Let the sea change come when it comes. In the meantime…
2. Prepare yourself psychologically and financially to act
Emotional investment decisions rarely pay off, so don’t succumb…Giving up and selling is the worst thing to do right now. It locks in a loss and leaves one wondering when to buy back in – if at all. We heard emotional outbursts in late 2008, too, and that was the best time to buy in years, precisely because so many people were giving up.
3. Look for onramps, not exits
The best onramps, profit-wise, come when most other investors are heading out of a sector. Is that what’s happening with gold right now? Is it a dead cat or a protracted lull… just giving the bull time to catch its breath? Only time will tell for sure – but investors who wait for the answer will likely miss a once-in-a-lifetime profit opportunity that could be life changing. Don’t be among those investors.
[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://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/what-are-reasonable-gold-market-expectations (© 2013 Casey Research, LLC, All rights reserved)
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I agree with Mr. Clarks thinking, I’d also add that ever growing DEBT is also coming back to bite the USA in its bottom (line).
When that happens, we will all hear, “All Hail Precious Metals, Gold Is Truly KING”.
What it will look like for investors is the subject for my next article, stay tuned!