Anticipating the Golden Cross
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (1/12/12)
"The 'golden cross' identifies when the 50-day short-term average crosses above the 200-day long-term average of a stock or index; today, the S&P 500 is only about one and a half percentage points away from the golden cross." More >

Fractal Analysis Suggests Massive Gold Rally Is Coming
Source: Hubert Moolman  (1/12/12)
"If my comparison of the patterns is accurate, then gold should rise like it did from July 1 to August 23, 2011; however, this time the move would be much bigger and with much more momentum." More >

Gold Volatility Breeds Equity Opportunities: Mike Niehuser
Source: Special to The Gold Report   (1/11/12)
Volatility in the markets isn't going away any time soon and Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, expects 2012 to be a year of extreme swings. Niehuser draws parallels to the beginning of 2009, which was a short period of time that produced some very high returns. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Niehuser shares his market outlook and names a host of companies that are positioned to take off. More >

Bullish Macro Factors to Drive Gold in 2012 Rather than Dollar
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/11/12)
"The negative effects of a stronger dollar on gold are likely to be largely diminished in 2012, allowing the bullish macro drivers to dictate price action once again." More >

What Do Euro's Lows Mean For Precious Metals?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (1/11/12)
"We emphasize the importance of avoiding knee jerk reactions when precious metals experience healthy pullbacks." More >

Why Silver For A Monetary Collapse?
Source: Hubert Moolman  (1/11/12)
"The debt-based monetary system has created a 'mirror-effect,' whereby, silver (and gold) is pushed down in value and paper assets such as general stocks are pushed up in value." More >

China's 2012 Gold Panic
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (1/11/12)
"In a U.S. election year, Beijing's policy wonks are arguing over cutting the yuan's foreign exchange value, not raising it." More >

Platinum Price Looking Cheap, but Europe Still Has Swing Vote
Source: Geoff Candy, Mineweb  (1/11/12)
"If Europe manages to find some kind of solution, platinum's fundamental problems could reassert themselves in the price, but for the moment, investors remain wary." More >

Solving Critical Rare Earth Metal Shortages: Dr. Michael Berry and Chris Berry
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Critical Metals Report  (1/10/12)
Years of supply mismanagement have left the U.S. dependent on foreign sources for critical metals like graphite, vanadium and manganese. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Dr. Michael Berry, publisher of Morning Notes and a former portfolio manager, and Chris Berry, founder of House Mountain Partners and co-author of Morning Notes, discuss what early-stage mines close to home could be the first to bolster the supply in U.S. More >

Two Long/Short Pair Trades For 2012
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (1/10/12)
"When monetary policy becomes more accommodative, U.S. real interest rates decline and gold prices rise. Over recent weeks gold prices have fallen but U.S. real interest rates have remained low, and this pair trade is speculating that the two will converge again." More >

Gold Confiscation a Reality? (Part 2)
Source: Julian Phillips, The Gold Forecaster  (1/10/12)
"Despite the 40-year-long campaign to prevent gold from returning to any active role in the developed world's monetary system, gold remains the only universally accepted currency whose supply cannot be increased by policy makers." More >

Home-Brewed Copper: Dr. Michael Berry and Chris Berry
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (1/9/12)
Despite a pullback in growth for China, copper demand is likely to remain strong in 2012, according to Dr. Michael Berry, publisher of Morning Notes, and his co-author, Chris Berry, founder of House Mountain Partners. Other developing nations, such as Indonesia, should pump up demand, but supply from such regions remains a tenuous prospect. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, the Berrys explain how "home-brewed" U.S. copper companies will be an important part of the equation. More >

Look for End of Debt Supercycle: Thoughts from the U.S. Global Investors 2012 Forecast
Source: Streetwise Editors  (1/9/12)
What do investors need to be watching out for in 2012? More Eurozone drama? Record gold highs? A hard landing in China? The U.S. Global Investors team addressed these questions with Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle author John Mauldin in a Jan. 5 Outlook 2012 webinar. The Streetwise Reports editors highlight some of the expert insights. More >

Can Precious Metals Overcome US Dollar Strength?
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Sheet  (1/9/12)
"Investors continue to find pullbacks in gold and silver as bargains because the world still faces an insolvent issue." More >

Is Resurrection of Undervalued Miners Starting?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (1/9/12)
"Rare earths are emerging from their 2011 slumber, and some stocks are showing impressive percentage gains." More >

Follow the Management Names: Taylor MacDonald
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (1/6/12)
Well-structured deals, quality assets and high-octane management teams with "enough cash to get through the next year or two" are what Pathfinder Asset Management Limited's Associate Portfolio Manager Taylor MacDonald is looking for. Read more about why he is bullish about the market in the long term in this exclusive Gold Report interview. More >

Gold Up 5% on Week in Euros as Recession Data Hit Europe
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (1/6/12)
"The dollar cost of buying gold hovered around $1,620/oz Friday morning London time, becoming a bit more volatile following the release of U.S. employment data but failing to establish a definite direction, while stocks and commodities edged higher." More >

Using Options to Hedge Against a GLD Collapse
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (1/6/12)
"The major benefit of using an ETF such as GLD is that one can gain exposure to the gold price as easily as buying a stock and one can effectively trade gold options as easily as trading stock options. However, some are concerned over the stability of GLD in the event of a run on the fund." More >

The Party May Be Over!
Source: Toby Connor, Gold Scents  (1/6/12)
"Gold may or may not have put in a final D-Wave bottom last week. But there is a good chance that bottom is going to get tested in the next couple of weeks." More >

Gold Confiscation: A Reality?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (1/6/12)
"Many of the leading fund managers in the U.S. and elsewhere are expecting that governments will confiscate their citizens' gold. It will be to facilitate loans, swaps, lower interest rates and shore up international confidence in the turbulent, stressed, paper-currency world in which we live." More >

Gold Begins 12th Bull Year
Source: Guiseppe Borelli, The Unpunctured Cycle  (1/6/12)
"You need to understand that gold is beginning the twelfth year of major bull market; perhaps the most unprecedented bull market in our lifetime." More >

US Dollar and Currencies: Review and Outlook
Source: Axel Merk and Kieran Osborne, Merk Funds  (1/5/12)
"Central bankers may ramp up their printing presses in an effort to limit 'contagion' concerns. As such, the currency markets may be the purest way to take a view on the mania of policy makers." More >

Queenston Rejuvenating Gold-Rich Kirkland Lake Mining Camp
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (1/5/12)
"Located in Ontario along the border with Quebec, the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp is believed to host nine greater than one-million-ounce gold deposits." More >

Gold Stocks Complete First Major Bottom Since 2008
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, The Daily Gold  (1/5/12)
"In 2011 the gold equities did not crash. They merely digested and consolidated the massive recovery gains from 2009 and 2010. This persistent consolidation has left many scared, frustrated and distrustful of the sector at precisely the wrong time." More >

Why Has Gold Been Down?
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey Research  (1/5/12)
"Stay the course with your precious metals investments, no matter how the short-term picture looks. Gold stocks remain undervalued, and these are turbulent times. They appear to be far from over. Gold remains the #1 asset protector." More >