Wealth Creation Through Natural Resources
Realized volatility in gold has dropped by 50% in the last month and is at the lowest levels since last October (just before gold fell nearly $100/oz): GLD rolling 7-day average true range (ATR) at bottom has fallen 50% … Continued
It’s official, the two largest economic zones have moved into deflation and the trend isn’t indicating that things are going to change anytime soon: The euro area deflationary trend has been fairly steady, whereas, the US has seen … Continued
After a $90/oz decline since late-January gold in US dollar terms is at a critical juncture: Gold has retraced 50% of the entire rally from the November low – the lower 2-standard deviation Bollinger Band on the daily chart also … Continued
Regardless of how one would like to look at things, the eurozone and ECB are driving the global markets bus for the time being. The ECB took the bold step of launching a $1 trillion+ quantitative easing program last month … Continued
Better than expected jobs growth during January and a strengthening trend in non-farm payrolls sent gold futures tumbling lower this morning: The warning signs for gold have been mounting in recent days. First it was the large spike in speculative long … Continued
Mickey Fulp, The Mercenary Geologist, has come out with a tour de force post on the real cost of mining gold. Frankly, this post is long overdue and Mickey does an admirable job of delving into a wonkish and challenging … Continued
During January the GLD exchange traded fund experienced the largest monthly increase in its gold holdings since summer 2012: The August/September 2012 GLD inflows had a lot to do with the Federal Reserve’s ‘QE3’ announcement which occurred on September 13th, 2012. … Continued