Barry Stuppler

GOLD The civil war in Iraq continues to worsen, as military activity is spreading to other cities. The Oil price is increasing and the demand for Gold is growing. At 11am PDT, Gold is trading at $1,274 per ounce, down $1 per ounce on normal volume.   SILVER Silver hit a high today of $19.91 before seeing any selling. To...

This Week’s Headlines: Gold Silver Recommended Investment Commitment and Diversification GOLD Every day last week Gold traded increasingly higher and closed above the previous day’s price. What’s more important is that Gold closed above the key $1,250 per ounce resistance level throughout the week. Friday, Gold ended the week at $1,274.10 per ounce, up $21.60 for the week. The important...

GOLD The civil war in Iraq continues to drive Oil and Gold higher. At 11am PDT today, Gold is trading at $1,275 per ounce, up $2 per ounce on weekend type volume.   SILVER Silver moved higher today with Gold, reaching a high of $19.72 before seeing light selling. Hopefully, Silver will test the $20 per ounce resistance level on...

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. . .