Barry Stuppler

GOLD It appears that gold has established a solid trading range in the $1,605 to $1,635 area.  This is an important, and very bullish base building period, which will allow the market to continue its 11 year record of setting new all-time highs every year. At 11am PDT, gold is trading at $1,617.80 per ounce, down $3.60 for the day...

GOLD Gold had an active trading range today, reaching $1,595 on the low side and $1,624.60 was the high of the day. At 11am, PDT the price is trading at $1,622.90, virtually unchanged from yesterday. While the tensions between Iran and the West will continue to bolster gold, as safe-haven interest, the ADP Employment report, released this morning, showed an...

GOLD Gold rose by nearly 2 percent on Tuesday, fueled by a recovery in the euro against the dollar. Adding to the demand for gold are mounting tensions between Iran and the United States over a possible disruption to oil supply, which boosted crude oil futures, and reports that Iran produced its first nuclear fuel rod. European and U.S. precious...

From our point of view, there was nothing wrong with 2011. It did pretty much what it was supposed to do. We are in a Great Correction. The year just ended felt like a Great Correction is supposed to feel. High unemployment. Falling high prices. Financial crises. Stock prices losing ground. What more do you want?

On that last item, The Financial Times adds ....

GOLD It’s 2012, and the precious metal professionals, commission houses and floor traders are back and they know a bargain when they see it. Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium are all higher on excellent volume. Gold is up $35.84 per ounce from last Friday, and at 11am PDT, trading at $1,602.34 on heavy volume. Gold imports to India, the world’s...

GOLD It’s 2012, and the precious metal professionals, commission houses, and floor traders are back, and they know a bargain when they see it.  Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium are all higher on excellent volume. The week between Christmas and New Years is traditionally a light volume week for commodities, equities, energy, and foreign exchange trading.  Many of the floor...

GOLD After trading as low as $1562 per ounce the week ending Dec. 16th, gold rallied last week, staying above the $1,600 psychological support level most of the week. Gold closed at $1,606.50 per ounce on Friday, Dec. 23rd, up $8.60 for the week. Last week, Gold traded in a very narrow range while the following positive U.S. economic news...