Barry Stuppler

GOLD Both Oil and Gold rallied today based on civil war and military violence in Iraq, which has the possibility of slowing oil shipments from the Middle East. Today’s 1% rally continues to show that Gold is the ultimate safe-haven asset during times of geopolitical unrest, whether it is Iran, Ukraine, or Iraq. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading...

GOLD The World Bank stated last night that they were cutting the annual world economic growth forecast to up 2.8% from its last forecast of up 3.2%, in January. This news is bullish for Gold as it is more likely that the world’s major central banks will keep their easy-money policies longer than originally anticipated. At 11am PDT today, Gold...

GOLD Military unrest in a key oil export port in Iraq helped drive Gold higher this morning. Gold rallied in Asian markets, reaching $1,264 per ounce, before selling appeared. After the Iraq news broke, trading volume on the CME exchange almost doubled Monday’s volume on short covering and fresh buying. At 11am PDT today, Gold is up $6, trading at...

This Week’s Headlines: Gold Something is Fishy in the Gold Market China Trade Surplus Increases 94% Silver Rare Coin Report Recommended Investment Commitment and Diversification GOLD On the last trading in May, Gold broke below the key $1,250 resistance level, reaching a low of $1,242 per ounce. Last week Gold tested the $1,240 price level for four days in a...

GOLD Gold stayed above the key $1,250 per ounce level the entire trading day in a very narrow $6 high/low price range. I did notice some professional trader short covering this morning. Over the weekend, China announced that its May trade surplus had increased 94% since last month, but imports had declined. At 11am PDT today, gold is trading at...

GOLD This morning, the U.S. Department of Labor stated that May unemployment held steady at 6.3% by adding 217,000 jobs. On this news of improvement in the U.S. economy, Gold declined, reaching a low of $1,246 per ounce. I have just posted on our website an informative article from Bengt Saelensminde of Money Week called “There’s something fishy going on...

In January, the contrarian investor in me won out: I decided to buy gold.

In March I talked about how increased activity in the gold market might mean the precious metal has turned a corner.

But today, I ask that you forget all about gold’s recent price action. That’s a story for another day. . .

GOLD During this morning’s European Central Bank meeting, the bankers made the decision to cut the rate on bank deposits to a negative .01% to incentivize banks to lend to commercial businesses. This resulted in pushing up the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar, while driving the price of Gold over $1,250 per ounce. At 11am PDT today...

GOLD Gold continues to trade in a narrow price range looking for a direction. There is resistance at $1,250 and strength at the $1,240 support level. With a lot of U.S. economic news due out later this week, I would expect to see a move in Gold. At 11am PDT, Gold is unchanged, trading at $1,245 on average volume.  ...

GOLD After six straight days of decline, Gold is finding strong demand in the $1,240 per ounce price level. During trading today, Gold has stayed in a tight $8 range, from $1,248 to $1,240 per ounce. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,245, up $2 per ounce.   SILVER In early trading, Silver was able to reach $18.96...