Margin Debt Breaks Out: Hits New Record 50% Higher Than Last Bubble Peak

Lynn On June 3, 2015 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

By: John Fisher The amount of margin debt just hit a new all-time high of $507 billion, $30 billion more than the month before, and nearly 50% higher than the last bubble peak reached in October 2007. This Zero Hedge story showed up on their website early

How to Predict the Gold and Silver Price

Lynn On May 5, 2015 / General Market, Gold, Silver

Here’s the news from last week: Better than expected data in the US cushioned the US Dollar Dollar weakness at times last week failed to lift gold and silver prices The Dollar showed signs of recovering The (metals) bull camp faces ongoing liquidation threats this week due

Stock Market vs Gold

Lynn On April 28, 2015 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold

Do you ever stop to compare the stock market vs gold? You may find this a surprise, but gold has out performed the stock market since 2000. Granted, the stock market is rising while the metals have been falling, but that too may change. The stock

Watch Out! NASDAQ Reaches Former Bubble Peak

Lynn On April 22, 2015 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

The NASDAQ reaches former bubble peak; this chart illustrates the overall trend of the Nasdaq Composite since 2000. The post-financial crisis rally (which began in early 2009) has been significant enough to have the NASDAQ surge well past its credit bubble highs of late 2007. In addition,

Why Should I Buy When the Price is Dropping?

Lynn On March 11, 2015 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

That’s a good question, but let me answer with another question: “Why would you buy gold (or silver) when the price is going up?” Let’s think of it this way. Suppose you were building a new home and each week you went to the hardware store to

Why the Dip in Spot Prices?

Lynn On February 6, 2015 / Daily Market Watch, Gold, Silver

12:00pm EST Friday 2/6/14 Gold is slumping after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted investors to turn their attention toward growth-sensitive investments like stocks. Gold is presently down $33, or nearly 3%, at $1,232 a troy. Silver is down $0.58 to $16.68 or 3.5%. U.S. nonfarm payrolls

Franc Down, Gold Up!

Lynn On January 16, 2015 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

A shocking move from the Swiss National Bank reignited markets fears and caused investors to flock to gold as a safe haven. Switzerland’s central bank abandoned its long-standing floor against the euro which spurred colossal intraday moves for currencies. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) also cut its

Time to Swap Your Gold for Silver!

Lynn On January 13, 2015 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

Crude oil is approaching six year lows, the US Dollar is stronger. Under normal circumstances, this would mean the precious metals would be trading lower. All four traded higher today. Gold is breaking out to the upside and hit twelve week highs today. Since breaking through a

Year End Metals Performance

Lynn On January 1, 2015 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

Here is the year end performance for the year. The first number is the close on December 31, 2013, second number is the close on December 31, 2014, and the third number is percentage change. DOW: 16,539.58 vs. 17,823.07, up 7.8% S&P 500:, 1,844.72 vs. 2,058.9, up 11.6%

Where is the Market Going, and What Should I Do Now?

Lynn On December 2, 2014 / Daily Market Watch, General Market, Gold, Silver

By: John Fisher You may find yourself asking, “What should I do now?” Yesterday the market rallied significantly. On Monday, gold was trading as much as $75 an ounce above the initial lows, while at times, silver was trading as much as $2.60 an ounce above its

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