A broken clock….

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On August 29, 2016
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yes, is right twice a day.  This Friday’s NFP report in conjunction with a full solar eclipse portends possible significant changes in the economic landscape. thus far the markets have shrugged off the Fed. It’s amazing what 11 trillion in unsecured paper money will do to boost an economy! Barely 2% growth and no inflation […]
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Breakout imminent

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On August 16, 2016
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Metals are consolidating near the highs of their recent ranges, especially gold. Platinum took a hit in the mass exodus from platinum and palladium after the Eskom strike didn’t materialize.  However palladium is over 700 and platinum is 1120. The weakness in platinum and silver could be a reflection of weak economic conditions, but these […]
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Fear builds greed erupts

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On August 1, 2016
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We are in the fear building phase where complacency abounds, especially the stock market. Forget the bond market, it is a dead man walking. The rise in precious metals prices is proof. Not everyone is fooled by the money printing, helicopter dropping monetary policies of the Central Banks. Stocks will drop sharply soon, the weakness […]
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Pivot point

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On July 27, 2016
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Today could be pivotal with the Fed meeting possibly upsetting the sentiment on the future of interest rates. Gold still seems to be in the midst of a relatively weak correction. The gold platinum spread has come in from 350 post brexit to 200.  Recent noises out of South Africa suggest that the producer are […]
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The end of the greatest bubble of all time

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On July 12, 2016
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The bond market is littered with the bodies of those attempted shorts.  35 years make for a lot of corpses. At the risk of seeming foolish, the risk reward favors the short side more than ever. There may be more pain ahead, but for those who stay the course the rewards will be great. If […]
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Despite long market Gold powers ahead

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On June 28, 2016
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Reports of historically overbought long conditions in  gold, the metal defies convention and has broken resistance and is attempting to power forward. Reports of a grand washout in gold have left many “pundits” confused. The underlying malaise in the world economic system is becoming harder to hide. Witness all the media jawboning about “Brexit” to […]
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We have crossed the Rubicon

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On June 16, 2016
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Today’s breakout above 1307 signals that gold has further to go. Even printing unlimited amounts of money isn’t helping. This implies instability ahead. Watch for the real breakout in silver. PGM’s will probably remained subdued unless events spiral out of control in SA
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Marking time for the next leg up

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On June 6, 2016
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Friday’s shocking NFP report has highlighted the Fed’s predicament & lack of options. The debt bomb keeps ticking and the only way to defuse it will be devaluation of some kind, either outright dollar devaluation a sharp rise in interest rates that will cripple the world economy. Gold and silver will be safe havens. The […]
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Crunch time: Can the metals advance from here?

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On May 3, 2016
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So far all systems are go for the great rally of 2016. Silver outperforming gold, dollar weakness and mean regression. The rally is sustainable on dollar weakness, however the weak link is tepid industrial demand. Even with healthy auto sales platinum, palladium and rhodium are far from robust. On the other hand, the producers somehow manage […]
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SILVER: DEVIL’S METAL OR THE KEY TO THE COMPLEX

  • Posted by Allan Lederman
  • On April 11, 2016
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Silver, sometimes known as the devil’s metal now probably holds the key to the new potential emerging bull market in precious metals. As gold becomes pricey investors will turn to silver because of the leverage its relatively low nominal price affords. Look for the following: Narrowing of the gold/silver ratio Narrowing of the gold/pt spread […]
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