Recent articles trumpeting silver’s outperformance relative to gold and some ridiculous price projections are a bit too much. Missing from most of the extremely positive commentary is a dose of reality. Below are three charts (source) which should provide some needed perspective. The charts show average monthly closing prices (inflation-adjusted) for the periods August 2020 – July 2024; April 2011 – July 2024; and January 1980 – July 2024. Here is the first chart…
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Big Down Day For Gold And Silver; More To Come?
After a recent spike to the upside over the past seven days, both gold and silver have turned negative again and could be headed back to their recent low points reached early in the day on Monday, November 30th.
The movement in both gold and silver is evident of a decided shift in trend direction to the downside. What happens after prices return to their recent lows could prove interesting; or downright discouraging if you are expecting a resumption of the trend to higher prices.
Gold Nuggets And Silver Bullets
It is very difficult to let go of someone – or something – when we have invested so much time and energy in it. It is even harder when we have invested so much of ourselves in it; when the outcome is not what we expected; when our reputation is at stake.
In this particular case, that something is gold and silver.
The emotional proclamations just a few weeks ago seemed quite strong, almost being religious in their fervor. But after two thrusts of the dagger to the heart, the explanations afterwards seem a bit hollow.