For most equity traders, the S&P and/or the Dow are watched quite closely. While these indices are usually just as important to option traders, the volatility index is generally closely monitored as well. There are a variety of volatility indices to watch, but most traders look at the S&P volatility index which is commonly referred [...]

 Gold mining is a tough business. In the quest to meet growing global demand these miners are constantly barraged with challenge after challenge. They are attacked by environmentalists, targets of governmental meddling, purveyors of a science that is not exact, and must always fight to renew their finite resources.  Gold miners are also at the [...]

by Adrian Ash BullionVault Friday, 3 September 2010  Since gold stopped being money, it’s become 75% more valuable on average…  SO GOLD is now at “fair value” says Bill Bonner, long-time gold bug and my former boss/partner-in-crime at The Daily Reckoning’s London HQ.  No, he won’t sell yet…if ever…says Bill. But gold’s huge under-pricing a [...]

from Adrian Ash BullionVault 09:00 ET, Fri 3 Sept.  Gold & Silver Fall on US Jobs Data, But “Wealth Insurance” Needed as “Double-Dip Recession” More Likely  THE PRICE OF GOLD and silver fell hard for Euro and Dollar investors Friday lunchtime in London, with gold unwinding this week’s 1.2% gains as world stock and commodity [...]

(Excerpted from August 31st forecast to our Paying subscribers, who were alerted at $18.73 per ounce, now $19.50) Silver is one asset class I do not cover very often, but have been largely bullish on since $6 an ounce many years ago.  It can be considered “poor man’s Gold” as they say.  I believe Silver [...]

from Adrian Ash BullionVault 08:45 ET, Thurs 2 Sept.  Gold Ignored & Dismissed by US Media as Good Harvest Points to Strong Indian Demand  THE PRICE OF GOLD rose back above $1250 an ounce for the second time this week – and the sixth time since May – on Thursday morning in London, as government [...]

Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report 9/01/10  Everyday New York-based investment gurus Jeff Mosseri and Doug Loud make key decisions for their high net-worth clients. Many of those decisions involve strategically positioning investors in small- and micro-cap gold and silver plays. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, you will learn some of the [...]

 Wednesday was a big session with better than expected manufacturing surging the market 3%. In this article I will do a quick technical take on the current situation for the SP500 and gold as they are both trading at a key resistance level. also its important to know what type of price action we will [...]

from Adrian Ash BullionVault 09:25 ET, Weds 1 Sept.  Gold Extends 2nd-Best Annual Rise to End-Aug. as Physical Silver “Gets Tight” in Hong Kong  THE SPOT PRICE OF physical gold bullion touched its highest level since late-June’s record peak early in London on Wednesday, extending August’s record-high monthly close as world stock markets rose together [...]

www.gracelandupdates.com Email: s2p3t4@sympatico.ca   Aug 31, 2010  Welcome to the Big Leagues. I keep telling the gold community that the Chinese people and Chinese corporations should not be confused with the Chinese Gman scumbag. Stratfor, one of the most respected information services in the world, announced that the head of the Chinese central bank might [...]

from Adrian Ash BullionVault 08:35 ET, Tues 31 Aug.  Gold “Caught in Bind” as Stocks Fall, Fresh Easy Money Looms, Dow/Gold Ratio Falls  THE PRICE OF GOLD held in a tight range as London re-opened after the Summer Bank Holiday on Tuesday, slipping $3 an ounce to $1235 as world stock markets fell again to [...]

Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report 8/30/10 http://www.theaureport.com/pub/na/7226  Listening to Trader Tracks Editor Roger Wiegand talk about market conditions and precious metals is like listening to your favorite uncle tell stories at Thanksgiving. The difference is that Roger’s stories are a lot more likely to make you money. In this exclusive interview with The Gold [...]

   In today’s economic climate it is absolutely imperative to diversify some of your assets into gold.  By David Levenstein  Each day it is estimated that the foreign exchange market (often called forex or FX market) trades an estimated US$4 trillion. Up and until now and in spite of the introduction of the euro on [...]

 Last week was a relatively strong week for stocks and commodities. Although the SP500 closed slightly lower on the week the price action Friday was strong. The recent pop in commodities has everyone feeling good and bullish again and we all know how the market works… When everyone is feeling good the market has a [...]

originally published August 29th, 2010 » Printable Version  READ MORE ARTICLES ABOUT Silver Market UpdateAugust 29th, 2010 MARKETWATCH – general update – S&P500, dollar & silver…August 19th, 2010 FALL CRASH update…August 15th, 2010 After looking extremely vulnerable for weeks, silver staged an upside breakout last week that has taken the price away from the danger [...]

originally published August 29th, 2010 » Printable Version  READ MORE ARTICLES ABOUT Gold Market UpdateAugust 29th, 2010 FALL CRASH update…August 15th, 2010 MARKETWATCH – gold cracked key support on yesterday’s plunge…December 18th, 2009 In the last update we were looking for gold to turn lower, it did turn lower and dropped quite heavily back to [...]

 By Jack Chan at www.simplyprofits.org 08/28/2010   GLD – on buy signal. SLV – on buy signal. GDX – on buy signal. XGD.TO – on buy signal.  Summary Long term – on major buy signal. Short term – on buy signals. We continue to hold our core positions, and add to positions upon new set [...]

Back in latter June I forecasted a big top in Gold, mostly due to the 5 wave structures up from the October 2008 lows to June highs, and the 5 waves up from February lows to June highs converging.  We then dropped from 1243 at the time of the forecast to $1155, which was one [...]

By Theodore (Ty) Andros  Depression Written into Law, Part IBlack SwansCrack-up Dead Ahead As the next leg down in the unfolding depression and global, financial crisis intensifies we all sit on a keg of dynamite known as the developed world’s economies and financial systems and wait for some fool in government to light a match. [...]

     This essay is based on the Premium Update posted on August 27th, 2010  With gold rising almost each day now, those of you, who are holding the yellow metal as a long-term investment are most likely happy with this situation. However, Speculators, and particularly Contrarians are probably waiting for the slightest sign of [...]