By Jeff Clark, Casey Research It wasn’t a fun week for gold. By the close on Friday, the metal was down 6.7% (based on London PM fix prices), the biggest weekly decline since September. It got downright irritating when the mainstream media seemingly rejoiced at gold’s decline. Economist Nouriel Roubini poked fun at gold bugs in a Tweet....

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Submitted by Tyler Durden We thought we had seen it all. And then comes Goldman. The firm, which continues to eviscerate its clients, just closed its Long Copper and Zinc June 2012 trades at massive losses: the first was opened on May 23 at $8,804/t, and closed on December 19 at $7,274/t, for a loss of $1,530/t, the second opened May 23 at $2,189/t,...

Submitted by Tyler Durden As Bob Janjuah, of Nomura, notes in his final dissertation of the year, our in-boxes are stuffed with all the good cheer of sell-side research outlooks. However, the bearded bear manages to cut through all the nuance to get to the six questions that need to be addressed in order to see your way successfully in 2012. With the US...

By Eric McWhinnie Red has been the color of choice for gold and silver this week.  On Wednesday, gold fell below $1,600 to close at its lowest level since September.  Meanwhile, silver fell below its $30 support level.  Although many were quick to declare the bull market in precious metals dead, many investors questioned the call, because the long-term...

I know that during a correction of the magnitude we are seeing right now it seems more like the gold bull is dead than on the verge of moving into what I expect will be one of the greatest parabolic moves in history. However, all of the conditions necessary to launch the bubble phase are now in place. Gold is in the process of putting in an intermediate...

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By Louis James, Casey Research We have reported on changes in global gold demand, from booming investment demand in Asia to European and US debt concerns that have re-solidified gold’s long tenure as the ultimate safe-haven asset for turbulent times. In fact, with investment demand from private and institutional buyers continuing to grow and...

By Kevin Brekke, Casey Research A new polysyllabic term has entered the Wall Street lexicon and is sweeping through the investing world like a brush fire through a dry canyon: “hypothecation.” With its connection to the MF Global bankruptcy and aftermath, it engenders the kind of fear a homeowner might feel while monitoring the approaching...

Willem Weytjens www.profitimes.com   I guess a lot of people wet their pants last night, as gold was down over 4% at some point. The chart incurred technical damage over the short term, and if current support fails to hold, gold could be headed for about $1,440 (or the equivalent of $140 GLD), as we will discuss later on. Let’s first have a...

by The Mad Hedge Fund Trader I am throwing in the towel on the (TBT) ETF, my 200% leveraged bet that Treasury bonds will fall. I am doing this partly to clear out the dogs from my portfolio so I can start the New Year with a 100% cash position. But I am also bailing because the short term fundamentals point to continued weakness in the economy, a flight...

Well, you knew this wasn’t going to last forever and, as a few shrewd analysts have boldly proclaimed in recent days, it seems clear that the decade-long bull market in gold is now finally over. A big price run-up to almost unthinkable new highs in a relatively short period of time and then panic selling when investors realize that there are no...

by Karl Denninger We of course hear all the time that the government has to “help” the economy, or “prime the pump.” The problem is that it’s a lie — not due to intentions, but due to what has to happen for it to work as claimed and intended. Let’s first define “Stimulus” and “Work”: “Stimulus”:...

It’s that time of year again and I’m not talking about the holiday season… What I am talking about is another major market correction which has been starting to unfold over the past couple weeks. I have a much different outlook on the markets than everyone else and likely you as well. However, before you stop reading what I have to say hear me...

By Elliott Wave International Did European Union leaders make the sovereign debt crisis “go away” last week? Not even close. What they did agree on is tougher budget rules: “…17 countries of the euro zone…agreed to run only minimal budget deficits in the future and allowed the European Court of Justice the right to strike...