Some folks take a long time to catch on. Bernard O'Bama, for instance, couldn't figure out whether the 14 murders in San Bernardino were terrorist acts until somebody told him so. Maybe he though those were Irish Republican Army terrorists? Did they leave Guinness bottles littering the site? Where have all the adults gone? Continuing its volatility pattern, the Dow today fell back 117.12 (0.66%) to 17,730.51. S&P500 gave back 14.62 (0.7%) to 2,077.07. Dow in Gold & Dow in Silver hooked up today, just a tee-tiny hook up, dancing around the 20 DMA, but not enough to make me doubt for a New York second that they topped on 27 November & 2 December. Y'all go look for yourselves, http://schrts.co/8Sv0tc and http://schrts.co/ohwLZP The US dollar index rose 35 basis points (0.35%) today to 98.69, but this is like watching a broken-legged horse struggling to rise. The thrashing around does NOT mean he's okay. Likewise the US dollar index needs to penetrate and close above the March high at 100.70 to disprove my conclusion that its rally has been broken. Chart's at http://schrts.co/OkJ5UT West Texas Intermediate Crude oil closed at a new low for the decline that began in June, $37.65. That's its lowest since February 2009. Tis possible that it is making a double bottom with the $37.75 August low. It won't keep us waiting long to find out. This comes, by the way, on the heels of OPEC's Friday decision not to limit production, rotten news for high cost US producers. The Gold/Bank Stock Index spread has shot up and down in lunatic trading since July, trading I associate with markets trying to swallow a huge trend change. The spread rises when confidence in gold is growing & confidence in the financial system is dwindling, and falls when financial system confidence is growing. Today it punched through its 20 DMA, first tripwire for a trend change, but didn't quite close up there. Appears to have double bottomed with a July low at 13.50 and Friday's low at 13.771. Assuming it continues to rise, this is about the best news gold could get, short of abolishing the Fed and European Central Bank. http://schrts.co/iof4Ar Both silver & gold fell back today, no surprise after a blistering Friday. Comex gold dropped $8.10 to $1,076.40 while silver sliced off 19.8 cents to 1430.7c. This is not nearly lethal, more like trivial. Both remain above their 20 day moving averages. Both are set up for hearty rallies, and both may have finally put a period to the post-2011 bear phase with lows last Thursday. Gold has been extremely oversold, so is due for an extreme snapback. The 200 day moving average lies overhead about $1,152, flowing together with the downtrend line from the October 2012 high, same lines that Gold challenged in October without success. This time should be different, as every indicator favors gold rallying. Silver isn't as well positioned against its moving averages. The 200 day hovers above at 1557c, far below the downtrend line from 2011's high. Whether we've seen the ultimate lows or not, both metals have a meaty rally just ahead. I've already gotten as long as I could stand. SPECIAL OFFER: 1/10 oz. gold American Eagles Today I bought a large lot of one-tenth ounce gold American Eagles waaaay bigger than I want to keep. I am, therefore, powerfully motivated to price them to move. Cheapest I could find these elsewhere on the Internet was $125.20 or 16.5% over their gold content. But whoa! I am not running a museum, and I want to say good-bye to these coins, so that's your golden opportunity. I will sell them at $120.75 or 12.2% over their gold value. One lot is Twenty (20) coins at $120.75 each for a subtotal of $2,415.00 plus $35.00 shipping for a grand total of $2,450.00 per lot. These are random dates, and my choice of dates. This is the smallest denomination gold coin in a modern issue. I have thirty-three lots only, and this ridiculous price applies to those coins only. After that, it's only a dim memory. You may order multiple lots. Special Conditions: First come, first served, and no re-orders at these prices. I will write orders based on the time I receive your e-mail. Sorry, we will not take orders for less than the minimum shown above. All sales on a strict "no-nag" basis. We will ship as soon as your check clears, but we allow Two weeks (14 days) for your check to clear. Calls looking for your order two days after we receive your check will be politely and patiently rebuffed. ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS: 1. You may order by e-mail only to offers@the-moneychanger.com. No phone orders, please. Please do NOT order by replying to THIS email, because it will delay your email. Your email must include your complete name, address, & phone number. We cannot ship to you without your address. 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Argentum et aurum comparanda sunt —
Silver and gold must be bought.
— Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger
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