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Has Gold Moved From ‘Safe Haven’ To ‘Risk-On’?… Reading the Charts (GLD, IAU)

Posted: October 13, 2011 at 3:08 pm

Paper money was supposed to be dead, the dollar was supposed to implode, and hyperinflation from all of the bailout money and deficit spending was supposed to eat us alive.  ...
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Running Out of Room to Store Gold Supplies (BCS, DB, JPM, BCO, GLD, IAU, HBC)

Posted: September 21, 2011 at 12:50 pm

Demand for gold as a safe haven has driven demand for more places to store that gold. And it's getting harder more difficult to find that storage, resulting in a ...
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Currency Intervention’s Impact on the Price of Gold (GLD, IAU, FXF, ERO, DRR)

Posted: September 16, 2011 at 11:01 am

Currency traders really don't like governments to intervene in the global currency market. Such moves tilt the playing field in unexpected ways that can cause traders to unwind positions that ...
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Comex Raises Margin on Gold Again (CME, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 9:08 am

Just two weeks after raising margin requirements on its 100-ounce gold contract, CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) has bumped the requirement again by 27%. It now costs a non-commercial (speculative) ...
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Risk On, Gold and Silver Off — A Little (GLD, IAU, SLV, SIVR, NEM, GG, ABX, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, DBS)

Posted: August 15, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Following an end-of-week rally last week, the DJIA has picked up where it left off and is up about 100 points just before noon today. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 ...
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Why Higher Gold Margins Do Not Matter to Gold Prices (CME, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 11:14 am

Less than two months ago, CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) lowered margins on its 100-ounce Comex gold contracts in what the company said was part of its "normal review of ...
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Margin Requirements Changing in Gold & Silver? (GLD, IAU, SGOL, SLV)

Posted: August 4, 2011 at 12:47 pm

The move up and the sudden move down in gold today has been almost impossible to ignore.  Gold was up more than $15.00 above $1,681.00 today, but now gold is ...
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Bernanke Discovers That Gold IS A Currency (GLD, SGOL, IAU, GDX, GDXJ, NEM, HMY)

Posted: August 2, 2011 at 3:49 pm

The new gold rush is the same as the ultimate flight to quality... Rather than chasing dollars and getting great income of the United States bond market, gold continues to ...
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Gold Sets Another Record High, Silver Punts (NEM, ABX, GG, GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, DBS, SLW, PAAS, SIL)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 3:36 pm

As the disagreement on the US debt ceiling turns into a debacle, gold posted a new high near $1,635/ounce this morning before pulling back to trade at around $1,624 late ...
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Commodities Watch: Comex Lowers Gold Margins, Raises Some Ags (CME, GLD, IAU, MOO, DBA)

Posted: June 17, 2011 at 12:52 pm

The CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) has announced changes to its margin requirements for a number of commodities. The changes, some increases and some decreases, cover a variety of ...
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Five Gold Stocks Offering Great Value (MIDSX, EGO, AVVGF, NAK, RIO, GLD, NEM, KGC, AU, BVN, IAU, GDX, GDXJ)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 10:42 am

Less than two weeks ago we were given an exclusive interview with Tom Winmill of the Midas Fund (NASDAQ: MIDSX).  Winmill told us he believes that gold will reach $1,700/ounce in ...
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The Top 8 Analyst Calls of the Week (ALU, AA, APC, AAPL, ATML, GLD, IAU, KGC, NFLX, POT)

Posted: January 8, 2011 at 11:23 am

This week's "Top Analyst Calls" is a much more inclusive list than it has been of late, and this week have selected "8 Top Analyst Calls of the Week" rather ...
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Gold Looking At Fourth Day in the Red (GLD, IAU, GDX, KGC)

Posted: January 6, 2011 at 8:01 am

2011 is not looking at all like 2010 when it comes to the initial trading for gold prices.  This morning we see that Gold is trading lower yet again in ...
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The 2011 Gold Flop? Seeking The Best Gold Stock for 2011 (GLD, IAU, NEM, GG, ABX, KGC, GDX, GGN)

Posted: January 4, 2011 at 11:48 am

Gold was the darling trade for commodity investors and those seeking safe harbors as central banks printed money and promised to dilute their currencies for the future.  The first trading ...
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When Gold ETF Volume Explodes Without Price Gains (GLD, IAU, PHYS, SGOL)

Posted: December 14, 2010 at 12:50 pm

Traders and investors have generally tended to flock to the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) for the gold trade when it comes to an exchange-traded product backed by real gold.  ...
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