I haven’t been able to write much lately, as I am in Costa Rica trying to close a real estate deal. The Internet is painfully slow on the coast, but I wanted to briefly share some thoughts on recent gold action, or lack thereof.
We were surely spoiled by the spectacular runs in gold and silver stocks since 2002. But in the past year or so, it has been like watching paint dry. I am all for a healthy correction, but how long can this last? Where is the action we have grown accustomed to over the past 4 or 5 years? We truly expected gold to break one way or another by now, but it has remained stubbornly rangebound. Sentiment is negative, forecasts have been adjusted to the downside and some respected writers have even toyed with idea that the gold bull is over. But let’s take a closer look at the action since the bull started kicking and see if there is cause for alarm.

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