Where do Gold Miners Stand after All the Carnage in PMs?
Wanted to update my thoughts on gold miners after precious metals have been absolutely annihilated lately. As you might remember we have been short and/or avoiding this group for a very long time dating back to posts like this and this when…...
Thoughts on NZD
In the chart below the NZD and gold have tended to trade in a highly correlated manner for the past few years. More often than not, NZD has acted as a leading indicator for gold, moving north/south before gold does…...
What’s Green Today (Nat Gas a Safe Haven)?
Safe havens – gold, USD, Yen and U.S. bonds. Strangely enough though, so is Nat Gas. In fact, it’s the greenest thing on the screen. Coincidence when we find that in Cyrpus the government has promised to repay savers enduring…
Some Historical Stats on Gold
Want some additional confusing info on gold? I’m here to provide. The red filter below shows those periods in gold’s history where both of the following conditions are filled at the same time: 1) Current price < 12 month moving…...
Three Decade Perspective on Gold Miners
As you might have noticed over the past week or so, I’ve begun tempering my precious metals bearishness. My disposition has turned most noticeably on gold – not yet an outright pound the table bull, but have warmed up to…...
Quick Global Macro Overview
The ratio of the Nikkei vs. gold is reaching resistance after a massive 55%, four month rally off support. At the same time, gold sits at support itself. The Dow analog calls for a correction if the index can rally…...
Nikkei in the Early Stages of a New Secular Bull Market?
I’ll let the economists debate why or why not Japanese stocks should or should not go up. All I know is that I feel that there is a reasonably compelling price-based justification for viewing the Nikkei’s nearly quarter-century secular bear…...
The Conundrum that is Gold (To Bubble or Not to Bubble?)
Let’s continue to beat a dead horse. Is gold a bubble? If so, did the bubble run end in September 2011 when gold peaked around ~$1,900? We know that thus far, if gold was a bubble and the run ended…...
Is Gold Playing Catch up to the Yen and is its Fair Value $1,200?
Here’s the original post on this subject matter. We noted that since the early 2000s the gold had tended to lead the Yen. Deviations resulted in the Yen rallying or selling hard to catch up with gold. We also alluded…...
Evolving FX and PM Set-Ups
Forgive me for continuing to focus so much attention on the PM space. However, I do tend to think it currently offers very solid risk/reward set-ups and more importantly, the opportunity to make some money on the short side in…...