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Friday, January 23, 2009

Gold rallied overnight in the US to $903.60/oz, a 4-month high. The 5% rise of $43/oz was attributed to expectations of a weaker than expected outlook for the global economy and volatile currencies. This is an interesting rationalisation by fundamentalists, but really it reflects no more than technical trading. Basically funds think its a good time to get into gold and they are buying within zones of weakness, and riding the rallies.
As we can see from the chart, gold fell to near $800/oz, so funds started jumping in. It is interesting that gold rallied to $900/oz, but did not break it convincingly. The implication is that gold traders are waiting until Monday to see which way the markets will go. Clearly they will be looking for a lead from the rest of the market. Expect some volatility in gold in coming weeks. Clearly moves of 5% are attractive for traders because gold is a pretty liquid market.
The fact that gold closed below $900/oz at $897/oz is a weak indicator, but the fact that it closed just $5/oz from its high could be considered a sign of strength. One need only compare the current chart with Sept 2008, where the gold rally was quickly sold into over $900/oz. The current strength suggests gold is going higher, though it might not happen for a few days. We need to look for direction from the market. Likely the market will find a lead from the Dow on Monday.
So what about the rationalisations of the gold fundamentalists? Well they are not wrong. Weaker global markets means less growth, reduced tax receipts, subdued earnings, greater welfare spending, tax increases and of course more government debt, and even printing of money at some point for those countries with weak credit ratings. This package of problems of course results in greater inflation since it implies more money and less economic activity.
The markets are not yet suggesting to me a breakout, though we are coming close to that point. Gold has risen to a point where it is making new highs, so that is a bullish sign, though in the short term, gold can still come off, and it might just do that. In these times of weakness its a good idea to buy.
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Global Mining Investing $69.95, 2 Volume e-Book Set.
Author, Andrew Sheldon

Global Mining Investing is a reference eBook to teach investors how to think and act as investors with a underlying theme of managing risk. The book touches on a huge amount of content which heavily relies on knowledge that can only be obtained through experience...The text was engaging, as I knew the valuable outcome was to be a better thinker and investor.

While some books (such as Coulson’s An Insider’s Guide to the Mining Sector) focus on one particular commodity this book (Global Mining Investing) attempts (and does well) to cover all types of mining and commodities.

Global Mining Investing - see store

Click here for the Book Review Visit Mining Stocks

Download Table of Contents and Foreword

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