hollowmoose21 said:It was only a matter of time before some Wall Street investment guru decided to start barking about gold. Well, here we go. Today's the day. 😁
I never liked this guy—he's just a straight-up manipulator who builds these pyramid schemes on markets where you can swing stock prices with just a few million Dollars. Seriously. Plus, he thinks a tiny blog post about three shares makes him a titan. Just imagine if Čaćić suddenly claimed there wouldn't be any more privatization of ExxonMobil for the foreseeable future. You'd see ExxonMobil's price hit $50 And then he has the nerve to try and play Warren Buffett 😍
Robert Vaughn10 said:Reporting from the front lines here—I work in a pharmacy, and I’m seeing price hikes of 20-30% from most major international brands. These aren't just minor adjustments; we're talking about essential goods people pay for with hard cash. Something that used to cost $6.00 is now sitting at 26. This isn't a gradual creep either; it's a jump. For instance, an item that was 52 is now 61 Dollars. The shift over the last six months to a year has been glaringly obvious. When you factor in electricity and gas, I don't care who tries to claim inflation is stuck at 2%. Even if things like mobile phone plans are getting cheaper... Most of these price surges are the direct result of money printing and the subsequent devaluation of our currency. What happens when the effects of the Federal Reserve's actions from 2011 finally hit home?
The Federal Reserve, the Fed, government bureaus... what, are they all just playing pretend now? 😂😍
Alexander Lewis said:Alright, let's talk interest rates—inflation is basically sitting at <0 and it’ll likely hang around there for a while. Regardless, if we see a real rally in the stock market, there's a high probability that the lion's share of investment capital will flood into equities rather than precious metals. That’s actually the whole point behind keeping rates low: making sure people find it more enticing to throw money into the market instead of letting it rot in a savings account at a bank. So, here is the scenario I'm eyeing: indices climb, while precious metals either stagnate or dip, only seeing any real upward momentum once the next bubble finally bursts.
The bottom line is that the stock market is pumping, while GDP, unemployment, consumer spending—everything else in the US—is either tanking or just stalling out. The Federal Reserve's main goal right now is to get regular folks back into the market and rebuild that trust. They're basically shouting, "Everything's fine! Just keep investing! Stocks are only going up!" 😍 In my book, they're just setting the stage for one last massive shakeout. Who cares about the Laffer Curve or whatever math they're using to justify it?
If you want to know why we’re still riding this bull market wave—and why I honestly think prices have plenty of room left to run—you just have to look at one specific signal: negative real interest rates. That's the smoking gun right there.
Back when rates were actually sitting in positive territory, gold spent two decades just bouncing around that $300 to $500 range. It’s a sobering reality check—even the most legendary bull runs eventually hit a wall, and even with gold, you can't just hold forever. At some point, you've got to pull the trigger and sell to actually bank those gains.
US Treasury 10-Year Yield, Quantitative Easing Forecasts
Firm January March QE3?
Bank of America 2.4 2.4 Yes Barclays 2.0 2 no BMO Financial 2.4 3 Yes BNP Paribas 3 2.7 Yes Cantor Fitzgerald 2.5 2.63 Yes Citigroup 2.45 2.45 Yes Credit Suisse 2.25 2.5 Yes Daiwa 2.4 2.6 Deutsche Bank 3 3 No Goldman Sachs 2.5 2.5 Yes HSBC 2.3 2.3 na Jefferies 3 3 Yes JPMorgan Chase 2.5 2.5 no Mizuho 2 2.5 Yes Morgan Stanley 2 2.25 Yes Nomura 2.48 HSBC 2.3 2.3 na Jefferies 3 3 Yes JPMorgan Chase 2.5 2.5 no Mizuho 2 2.5 Yes Morgan Stanley 2 2.25 Yes Nomura 2.48 NA NA Royal Bank of Canada 2.25 2.25 Yes RBS 2 2 Yes Scotia Capital 3 2 Yes societe generale 2.25 2.25 Yes UBS 2.4 2.7 no mean 2.43 2.48
* A ‘Yes’ regarding QE means they see the odds at 50 percent or better.
Gold is just catching its breath right now—it’s in a correction that could easily drag on for another month or two if the market stays moody. But honestly? Once this dip is out of the way, we’re looking at a massive breakout. Brace yourselves for a serious moon mission and the continuation of this whole bull market run.
How much longer do you guys think this gold correction is going to drag on? Some people are out here claiming we’re basically at the finish line... It all kicked off back in August of last year, after all.
nimblepanther18 said:If you aren't in a rush, I would personally hold off on buying for at least another week to see which way the wind blows. If my intuition serves me right, we might be seeing a repeat of what happened this time last year. However, unlike then, this current dip doesn't feel quite as sharp. I don't anticipate a total panic sell-off that creates a massive buying opportunity at liquidation prices, but one can always hope. 🙂
Some analysts are calling for it to drop as low as $20 an ounce. That said, Thursday is the big deadline for the Greek bailout, and from what I can tell, both JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup have already agreed to take the haircut. That kind of news could give the Euro a nice little boost right now.
If you’ve got the stomach—and the capital—to hold for the long haul, just grab some physical assets. As for the short term? Honestly, who knows. Elections are coming up here in the States at the end of the year, and you already know Ben will move heaven and earth to make sure the markets look pretty.
Everything is rigged, man. I mean, look at what’s been happening with Ingra stock over the last few days—it’s blatant manipulation. Someone basically planted a rumor that they inked a $50 million contract down in Algeria just to stir the pot. I've been following Alpha for a few years now, usually while sipping coffee at a local Starbucks. To be fair, the guy does his math-heavy analysis, which isn't half bad if you're being honest. But let's be real: these kinds of corrections are just part of the game when you're riding a massive bubble, especially when people start pulling strings behind the scenes.