Category Archives: gold

Bitcoin and Gold

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Gold Price Momentum

Below is the Price Momentum Indicator for Gold.

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Nasdaq vs. Gold

On February 19, 2024, Luke Gromen presented a chart of the Dow/Gold ratio from 1800 to 2024.

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Gold & Oil Technical Relationship

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1999-2024: Barron’s Gold Reference Index

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Gold Stock Indicator

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Gold Price Momentum

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Gold Price Peak

Is the price of gold peaking?

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Q & A on Gold Upside Targets

Q: Do you have price targets for Gold moving ahead?

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Thoughts on Gold

We started out as gold bulls because we followed gold analysts from the 1970’s to today.  Below are some current thoughts that might be useful.

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Gold and Inflation

As the price of gold increases and more talk of inflation permeates into our lives we thought it would be a good time to review a data set going back to 1790 for some insight on where we might be in the cycle of gold and inflation.

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National Buyers Remorse

On February 13, 2024, it was reported that the nation of Zimbabwe had accumulated approximately a ton of gold. 

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In this posting, we’ll address the elephant in the room on how that gold was accumulated.

“The Central Bank in Zimbabwe has accumulated nearly a ton of gold since introducing a law that forces mining companies to pay part of their royalties using gold.”

Suffice to say, any nation that successfully manages to extract gold from companies operating within their nation usually begin to asked for more and more, in violation of previous agreements.  Whether the strategy is right or wrong is immaterial to the overall trend that emerges.  The usual history of these kinds of agreements tend to take place after it is realized exactly how much money the companies are making in the business of extracting resources and the country believes that they have made agreements that they wish to rescind or change.

Let’s look at the typical pattern for how a nation goes from a simple agreement to a form of bureaucratic buyers remorse.

The example of Chile is the best most recent example.  In the case of Chile, it allowed private companies to mine Lithium.  However, as global demand for Lithium increased, the government of Chile decided that they wanted to control the level of production or gain greater profits from the high level of demand. 

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Previously viable companies in the business of extracting Lithium began to see their share prices drop as the potential impact was immediately transmitted to the markets.

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However, it is worth noting that Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) had already been in decline after the May 22, 2022 peak.  However, the Chilean government talk of nationalization was just another blow to an already faltering stock price.

As we frequently point out, where a trend begins transmits far more information than any point along the way up or down.  In the case of SQM, the May 2022 peak in the stock price was an indication that Lithium was on the way down (a basic tenet of Dow Theory).

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Notice that the stock price transmitted the coming peak (saturated market) for Lithium in spite of the fact that Lithium prices moved higher after May 2022. Finally, in April 2023, Chile talks of nationalization at the time when it is apparent that demand is on the decline. 

Most nations embark on a nationalization scheme during a glut and find that the hoped for gains don’t materialize.

Zimbabwe’s “accumulation” of gold will likely follow the same path that we’ve seen throughout history.  As prices start to rise (and maybe not, in the case of gold), the government will want increased payments.  Those increased payment demands will effectively shut down the industry and kill the golden goose. Those celebrating the increase of gold holdings will not see their hopes fulfilled with similar actions.

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Newmont Mining Price Momentum Indicator

Below we review the Price Momentum for Newmont Mining from 1982 to 2024 under various scenarios.

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Barrick Gold (GOLD) Price Momentum

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Idaho Gold?

Three years ago, it was hailed as a second coming and the dawn of a new age.  Hidden underneath was an appeal to the primal instincts of goldphiles everywhere.

On February 13, 2021, Idaho Bill H0007 was passed by 51-19.  The bill states, “Amends existing law to provide that idle moneys may be invested in physical gold and silver in certain instances.” What is most important about this bill is the timing. 

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It was introduced just after the runup in the price of gold from the late 2015 low.

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Whoever the legislator is that proposed such a law is keenly aware of the foibles of followers of gold but also doesn’t have the acumen to know when such a law, in the best interests of the citizens, should have been proposed (2015 or 1999).

The law (found here in PDF format) itself reads as a mockery of the concept of gold as money, go on, read it and laugh…

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The costs of maintaining a facility that is either in state, or in an adjacent state, while the price of gold goes nowhere in the face of mounting inflation really begs the question, to whose benefit is this charade?

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