http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html Freshly squeezed market commentary & analysis Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-14173 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:40:38 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-14173 Gold is a hedge against inflation, nobody said it was a good investment. As long as inflation is steady, gold will rise, their is no need for a stock market crash. Gold is a hedge against inflation, nobody said it was a good investment. As long as inflation is steady, gold will rise, their is no need for a stock market crash.

]]> http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-13973 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:55:14 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-13973 [...] It is a myth that gold acts as any kind of a safehaven but what we have seen isn’t the normal, run of the mill bull market correction. This one has been caused by the dislocation in the fixed income market. [...] […] It is a myth that gold acts as any kind of a safehaven but what we have seen isn’t the normal, run of the mill bull market correction. This one has been caused by the dislocation in the fixed income market. […]

]]> http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-10332 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:49:21 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-10332 [...] Babak presents The Myth Of Gold As Safehaven posted at Trader’s Narrative, saying, “Most people mistakenly believe that gold and gold stocks acts as a safehaven when the stock market crashes. This is a myth. The recent market declines didn’t approach crash proportions but evenso, gold stocks fell right along with the market.” [...] […] Babak presents The Myth Of Gold As Safehaven posted at Trader’s Narrative, saying, “Most people mistakenly believe that gold and gold stocks acts as a safehaven when the stock market crashes. This is a myth. The recent market declines didn’t approach crash proportions but evenso, gold stocks fell right along with the market.” […]

]]> http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-10297 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:16:07 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-10297 Although I agree that gold and gold stock has a positive beta > 0, and therefore follows market direction, I not sure you made the point adequately in the previous post the Gold and Gold stocks are in a Bear market. I don't think we can make that conclusion just yet. Furthermore calling a top on the k-ratio alone, seems adventurous to me. Although I agree that gold and gold stock has a positive beta > 0, and therefore follows market direction, I not sure you made the point adequately in the previous post the Gold and Gold stocks are in a Bear market. I don’t think we can make that conclusion just yet. Furthermore calling a top on the k-ratio alone, seems adventurous to me.

]]> http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-10273 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:36:07 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-10273 Yes, recent advice to buy gold perplexed me because, as you say, I looked at the last several years and gold seemed cyclical (not countercyclical) and up (peaking?), not down now. Yes, recent advice to buy gold perplexed me because, as you say, I looked at the last several years and gold seemed cyclical (not countercyclical) and up (peaking?), not down now.

]]> http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-10268 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:45:55 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-myth-of-gold-as-safehaven-1219.html#comment-10268 Excellent post, Babak. Excellent post, Babak.

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