Wealth Creation Through Natural Resources
Bob Moriarty, founder of 321gold, does not profess to be a market timer but he sure does have a knack for timing. In my last three conversations with him he gave readers prescient insights into gold, the precious metals mining … Continued
After making a marginal new low for 2017 at $891.40 on July 11th, amid multiple bullish momentum and volume divergences, the much beleaguered precious metal called platinum has found itself on the verge of greatness again: Platinum (Daily – … Continued
The Commitments of Traders reports (CoTs), for the week ending July 11th, which were released yesterday showed some remarkable shifts in market participant positioning in precious metals futures: Gold (Weekly – CoTs) Large spec positioning in gold futures hasn’t … Continued
Last week Bob Moriarty emailed me stating that gold was getting ready to put in a tradable low so I had to get him on the phone to hear his latest thoughts. While Bob has warmed up to gold and … Continued
Precious metals have had a strong rally since reaching the worst sentiment on the sector in more than 20 years in mid-December: Gold/Platinum/Silver Performance 12/16/2016-2/23/2017 Silver is up 13.51%, gold is up 10.63%, and platinum is up 10.13%. However, the … Continued
We had the opportunity to catch up with 321gold founder Bob Moriarty and pick his brain on where we are at in the mining cycle, what his favorite investments are right now, and several timely macro topics including the Turkish failed … Continued
Platinum has historically traded at a significant premium to gold, however, recently this relationship has been flipped upside down with gold trading $250/oz above platinum: Platinum (dark) vs. Gold (gold) since 1998 A bottom has formed in platinum during … Continued
Platinum has been suffering a brutal, yet steady, decline during 2015 and appears poised to drop into the ‘triple digits’ for the first time since early 2009: After a painful (for precious metals holders) 4-year decline platinum may be on … Continued
We haven’t paid much attention to platinum frankly because it’s a relatively small market compared to gold & silver and much less liquid. After wedging lower from its 2011 rebound peak platinum has been in one of the steepest downtrends … Continued
Weekend Commodity Chart Wrap 4/18/2015… Gold with realized volatility (top) and implied volatility (bottom) Both realized and implied gold volatility have been in decline since the beginning of the year. The GVZ (CBOE Gold Volatility Index) is currently pricing … Continued